10個關於電子遊戲的驚人事實：英語精讀講義

If it's supposed to be the Final Fantasy,

如果它理應是《Final Fantasy》（最終幻想），

then how come there are so many games in the series? 文法

那為什麼這個系列裡有那麼多款遊戲呢？

We've all probably heard it before.

我們大概都聽過這句話，

and it does indeed bring up a valid point. 片語動詞

而且這確實是個有道理的問題。

But there's a perfectly good explanation.

但這有個非常合理的解釋。

The year is 1987

那是在1987年，

and the creator of the Final Fantasy series

《Final Fantasy》系列的創造者

is about to quit the video game industry altogether. 文法

正打算完全退出電子遊戲產業。

Why?

為什麼？

Because the company he works for,

因為他效力的公司，

Square,

Square，

is about to go bankrupt. 片語搭配

即將破產。

So in a final attempt to create a successful game, 片語搭配

所以在打造一款成功遊戲的最後嘗試中，

he creates Final Fantasy.

他創造了《Final Fantasy》。

Grand Theft Auto, GTA,

《俠盜獵車手》（GTA），

only exists because of a glitch in another game.

的存在純粹是因為另一款遊戲的漏洞。

In 1995,

1995年，

Rockstar was working on a game titled Race'n'Chase.

Rockstar正在製作一款名為《Race'n'Chase》的遊戲。

The game was very similar to what would later become GTA. 文法

這款遊戲非常類似於後來成為的GTA。

However,

然而，

the game focused only on car chases

遊戲只專注於汽車追逐，

as well as playing as the police trying to catch criminals. 用詞

以及扮演警察試圖抓捕罪犯。

But a bug in the game caused AI police cars

但遊戲中的一個bug導致AI警車

to try and run you off the road 講解

試圖把你撞出馬路，

rather than actually catch and bust you. 片語搭配

而不是真正抓住並逮捕你。

This was popular enough with testers 文法

這在測試人員中非常受歡迎，

that the model of the game was reworked to better suit this dynamic.

以至於重做了遊戲模式以更好地適應這種動態。

And so,

於是，

GTA was born. 慣用語

GTA誕生了。

While working on Deus Ex, 文法

在製作《殺出重圍》時，

and adding a New York skyline into the game,

並將紐約天際線加入遊戲中，

designers had to cut out several parts of the backdrop, 片語動詞

設計師們不得不剪掉背景中的幾個部分，

including the Twin Towers,

包括雙子星大樓，

because of memory limitations. 用詞

這是由於記憶體限制。

Gamers noticed this,

玩家們注意到了這一點，

and when they complained,

當他們抱怨時，

the developers of Deus Ex explained

《殺出重圍》的開發者解釋說，

that the towers had been destroyed by terrorist attacks in the game. 文法

在遊戲設定中雙子星大樓已被恐怖攻擊摧毀。

The game was released over a year

這款遊戲發布的時間，

before the actual 9/11 terrorist attacks.

距離真正的9/11恐怖攻擊還有一年多。

The Xbox was originally named Direct Xbox,

Xbox最初被命名為Direct Xbox，

as it was initially designed to show

因為它最初的設計是為了展示

how Microsoft's DirectX graphics technology

微軟的DirectX圖形技術

could benefit the console market.

能如何使主機市場受益。

The Bioshock series is well known for its enemies 片語搭配

《生化奇兵》系列以其敵人而聞名，

such as the Big Daddies and Little Sisters.

比如大老爹和小妹妹。

However,

然而，

before coming up with the idea for Little Sisters, 講解

在想出「小妹妹」的點子之前，

the creators had a few other ideas in mind.

創作者們腦海中還有幾個其他的想法。

At first,

起初，

the Little Sisters,

小妹妹，

or Gatherers as they were called at the time,

或者當時被稱為的「採集者」，

was designed based on a sea slug

是基於一種海蛞蝓設計的，

and looked like this.

看起來像這樣。

But nobody seemed to empathize 片語搭配

但是似乎沒有人

with the character that much.

會對這個角色產生多少共鳴。

Big surprise. 語氣意圖

毫不意外。

So the artists were given the task 片語搭配

所以藝術家們接到了任務，

of creating a character that players could more easily feel pity for. 片語搭配

創造一個玩家更容易感到同情的角色。

One artist sketched up this design of a dog in a wheelchair,

一位藝術家畫了一隻坐在輪椅上的狗的設計草圖，

and another was that of a toad

另一個則是一隻蟾蜍，

with a funnel attached to its anus.

肛門上連著一個漏斗。

Yeah,

是啊，

try to empathize with that.

試著去對那玩意兒產生共鳴吧。

In New Zealand, 文化背景

在紐西蘭，

it's considered a criminal offense

擁有被視為一項刑事犯罪——

to own the game Manhunt.

即持有《俠盜獵魔》這款遊戲。

The game was described by a court

這款遊戲被法院描述為，

that it portrays killing humans as fun, 片語搭配

把殺人描繪成一種樂趣，

and the more violent, 文法

且越是暴力，

the more fun the killing is.

殺人的樂趣就越大。

Even though 12-year-old screaming little boys

儘管大聲尖叫的12歲小男孩

seem to be the minority of gamers,

似乎是玩家群體中的少數，

it's surprisingly far from the truth. 慣用語

這卻出人意料地偏離事實。

About 32% are below 18 years old.

約32%的玩家在18歲以下。

That means that 68% of all gamers

這意味著所有玩家中有68%

are 18 years or older,

年齡在18歲或以上，

and the average age of a gamer

而玩家的平均年齡

is actually 30 years old.

實際上是30歲。

But the most staggering fact about all this

但關於這一切最驚人的事實是，

is that roughly 45% of all gamers are female.

大約45%的玩家是女性。

So you're telling me there's a chance? 語氣意圖

你的意思是我還有機會？

The best-selling video game console of all time 片語搭配

史上最暢銷的電子遊戲主機

is the PlayStation 2,

是PlayStation 2，

with over 155 million units sold worldwide. 文法

在全球售出了超過1.55億台。

The best-selling handheld device

最暢銷的掌上設備

is the Nintendo DS,

是Nintendo DS，

with over 153 million units sold worldwide.

在全球售出了超過1.53億台。

The worst-selling console of all time

史上銷量最差的主機

is the Apple Pippin,

是Apple Pippin，

which sold about 43,000 units

它賣出了大約43,000台

during its 2-year period on the market.

在其兩年的上市期間。

Not too surprisingly,

這並不太令人驚訝，

considering it was made by Apple.

考慮到它是蘋果製造的。

No,

不，

I'm just kidding. 語氣意圖

我只是開玩笑。

Not really,

也不全是，

but the failure had to do with its price. 慣用語

但它的失敗確實與價格有關。

It had a price tag of $599,

它的定價為599美元，

and the competing consoles were much cheaper

而競爭對手的主機要便宜得多，

as well as better in performance and features.

並且在效能和功能上也更好。

Mega Man was originally called Rockman,

《洛克人》最初被稱為Rockman，

but for its release in America,

但在它於美國發行時，

they changed it to Mega Man

他們將其改為了Mega Man，

because Nintendo of America thought

因為美國任天堂認為

people might mistake his name for Cocaine Man. 片語搭配

人們可能會把他的名字誤認為是Cocaine Man（古柯鹼人）。

At roughly $270 million,

預算大約為2.7億美元，

Grand Theft Auto V currently has the largest budget 文法

《俠盜獵車手5》目前擁有著最大的預算

of any game in history.

在歷史上所有遊戲當中。

It was actually so expensive to make 文法

它實際上製作成本如此之高

that only one movie so far has had a bigger budget,

以至於目前為止只有一部電影的預算比它更高，

Pirates of the Caribbean 3,

《神鬼奇航3》，

at 300 million.

預算為3億美元。

It's okay if you don't want to sing along. 講解

如果你不想跟著唱也沒關係。

But if you do,

但如果你願意，

I promise you you will feel like you belong. 文法

我保證你會找到歸屬感。

Don't get me wrong, 語氣意圖

別誤會我的意思，

we're not saying

我們並不是在說