11 video game bugs that ended up being accepted as game mechanics
Sometimes developer mistakes have given us new joys and ways to play.
The difficulty of creating a video game is beyond doubt and it is important to always keep it in mind. For this reason, games normally go through a strict control of bugs so that they come out as best as possible on the market, but it is very difficult for a video game to be launched without errors , although many times we do not see them. In fact, as we told you in a report, games with critical bugs are even released , despite the fact that the developers know it.
But, in the end, to err is human and failure is also part of learning . What’s more, a mistake can give us something good. Therefore, in 3DJuegos we wanted to remember 11 video game bugs that ended up being accepted as playable mechanics , something that is really curious to know. Unfortunately, this is not always fun. For example, one of the most anticipated games by all players, Cyberpunk 2077 , came out with different bugs . At least the users tried to take it with humor (and with some anger) .
Space invadersIn the classic Space Invaders, the game was sped up to progressively increase in difficulty when few enemies remained. The reality is that this was caused by a bug in the CPU, since it went faster the fewer enemies there were on the screen. Its creators liked the effect and left it as a mechanic, but it was unintentional.
