16 Little-Known Gaming Facts That'll Blow Your Mind

11. Satoshi Tajiri Created Pokémon After Watching Caterpillars Turn Into Butterflies

Sometimes all it takes is a simple idea and the means to make it so - just as the creator of Flappy Bird. Pokemon is still going strong today, far outside of its initial 150-creature parameters. And you always groaned when another Caterpie randomly turned up for a piece of the action, didn't you?
 
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