In the days before the internet, much fabrication was proliferated in school playgrounds across the globe. Most of the information about video games and the cheats, secrets and Easter eggs contained therein was spread via print magazines and word of mouth – and kids being kids, a portion of it was outright lies – mere childhood fantasy – perpetuated through “Chinese Whispersâ€
Probably the most infamous of these -Â created by EGM for an April edition of their magazine – is one detailing both the existence of, and method to fight Sheng Long in Street Fighter II.
Somebody it seems, has a fondness for this misinformation, and has created the Video Game Lies Wiki, where you can read about the deceit that had you duped in your youth.
It’s fairly new and thus not quite exhaustive, but should provide an entertaining read for long-time gamers.
You can find the Video Game lies Wiki here
Let us know if you’d been fooled by any of these in your gaming infancy.
Source : Kotaku
Last Updated: March 4, 2009
Lupus
March 4, 2009 at 15:06
You’ve linked your own link 😀
Lupus
March 4, 2009 at 15:09
Nudalities had me back in school, we scoured through magazines and everything possible back then to try find them out. Man I miss those days, as around 1998 life got easier for cheats when websites like Happy Puppy popped up :-D.
Geoff
March 4, 2009 at 15:10
Argh! you’d swear it was Monday.
fixed!
Geoff
March 4, 2009 at 15:18
My entire circle of friends got suckered by the Sheng Long gag. Naturally there were people who swore they’d managed to not only to reach him, but to beat him too.
Nick
March 5, 2009 at 03:41
I can remember seeing fake Mortal Kombat pics back in the day as well. We were all so gullible then.