9 Times Video Games Eerily Predicted The Future

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9 Times Video Games Eerily

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Thefuturepredictedbyvideogames isalmostnevergood.Everybodysatwarwitheitherother

countriesorwithdifferentfactionsinsomepostapocalypticlandscape,orwevebeenenslavedby

robotsand/oraliens,orwevelostallourrightsandhumanitytotechnologicaladvances.Andthats

justtheRatchetandClankseries.Whointheirrightmindwouldwantanyofthehorriblefutures

depictedinvideogamestocometrue?Well,nobody,obviously,althoughwewouldntbesurprised

ifasignificantportionofDayZplayersusethefrighteningopenworldgametotrainfortheactual

zombieapocalypsethattheyresure iscoming,andwillrevolvemainlyaroundthecollectionof

bakedbeans.Butthatsnottosaythatgamesarentgoodatpredictingthefuture;obviouslywe

wontbesureifwellendupinawartorn(andmechheavy)worldofTitanfalluntilthathappens

ormorelikely,doesnthappenbuttherearetimeswhenthingsinvideogameshave,startlingly,

cometrue.

From

pop

culture

trends

to

warfare

to

sporting

events,

from

the

early

days

of

the

arcade

tothenextgen,HDworldsthatactuallylookasrealastheonestheyoutline,herearenineamazing

instancesofvideogamesprovidinganaccuratelookintowhathumanityhadinstore.Someofthem

aresoclosethatitseerie.Beforewestartthough,letshavealookatafuturepredictionthat

turnedouttobecompletenonsense,justtohighlighthowshockingtherestofthemare

Fail: Fallout 3


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Youprobablysawthisonewhenitwasmakingtheroundsonlineacoupleofyearsago,butitbears

repeating.Fallout3takesplaceinafuturisticUnitedStatesthathasbeencompletelydecimated

byworldwidenuclearwar,mutuallyassureddestructionleavingadesertofirradiatedlandwhere

citiesusedtobe,withpeopleeitherremainingtrappedinundergroundbunkersorputtingtogether

primitiveshantytowns.itcangetamightlonelytraversingthishellish,nearemptylandscape,so

oneofthesolutionsdevelopersBethesdacameupwithwasgivingtheplayeraradiotheycould

tunetovariouspiratestationsonthepostapocalypticairwaves.Thestorywentthatoneofthese

stations,whichbroadcastedmessagesinmorsecode,wasnotonlyfillinginthebackstoryforthe

gamesfuturesetting,butalsomadesomeeerilyaccuratepredictionsaboutthingsthathappened

inreallife.BesidessupposedlyrevealingthatBritneySpearswouldwinanOscar in2023(which

probably wont happen) and the Queenwould dieearlier this year (which definitely didnt

happen),thestationwasalsosaidtogetthecorrectdatesfortheBPoilspillandthedeathofGary

Coleman.Itallturnedouttobetotalnonsense,anelaboratehoaxbysomegamingforumchancer,

andhasbeenthoroughlydeniedbyBethesda.Still,itwasfunwhileitlasted,andthereareplenty

ofpredictionsthatwerentmadeofwholecloth.

9. Pac-Man The Prototypical Raver


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RealityTVdominatestheschedulesthesedays,withthelivesoftherichandthefamous,thenot

sorichandfamous,andthecharminglyracistandoutdoorsybeingbeamedintoourlivingrooms

onaregularbasis.Itwasntalwaysthisway,though.Itjustfeelslikeit.Thecurrentbreedofreality

telehasmovedslightlyawayfrom itsoriginalformoftherealitysortofgameshowthatbegan

withSurvivor in2000,butthatsstillvisible inthe likesofBigBrotherandTheBachelor.So for

argumentssake,wellput2000downastheyearthatrealityshowsbegantoruleourlivesinabig

badway.InwhichcasearcadegameSmashTVwasaheadofthecurvebyagooddecade,sinceit

hit themarket in 1990. The gameplaywas prettymuch identical toWilliams previous title,

Robotron:2084,butSmashTV introducedauniquebackstory fortherunandgunaction:your

charactersweretakingpartinasortofextremegameshowwheretheyfightfortheirlives,and

millionsofviewerswatchathome,totallyhooked,inasortofdystopianfuturethatsessentially

identicaltoours.

7. Perfect Dark Foresaw A Black President

Theres a lot inRares firstperson shooter for theNintendo64 thathas yet to come topass.


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Dependingonwhoyouask,atleast,butwerestillprettysurethatwisecrackingalienshaveyetto

visitEarthtohangoutinArea51andgushabouthowmuchtheylovehumanculture.Alsothey

probablywouldntbecalledElvis.Thatdoesntmeanweshould totallydiscountPerfectDarks

abilitytopredictthefuture,though.Especiallybecause itwasJoannaDarkwhoforetoldofthe

comingofBarackObama.Well,notObamaspecifically,butthegamedoesinvolvealevelwhere

thesecretagentJoannaDarkhastorescueafictionalUSpresidentfrom,ahem,theNSA,bygetting

himsafelytohisescapepodandblastinghimoffofAirForceOne.Alsothepresidentisblack.Pretty

progressiveforavideogamefrom2000!Althoughitwassetin2023,meaningtheypossiblywerent

expectingthelikesofObamaforanotherdecade

6. Ghost Recon Gets The Russia-Georgia War

Right To The Year

TomClancy(RIP)rackedupmorecorrectpredictionsthanNostradamusduringhislife.Thatmight

bebecausehefilledhisdoorstopsizedbooksandthegamesandfilmsinspiredbythemwith

somuchunnecessarydetailaboutrealworldpolitics,weaponsandmilitarystrategiesthatatsome

pointthat

thick

sludge

of

information

in

his

fiction

was

going

to

hit

upon

something

that

then

happened innonfiction.As in, the realworld.Besides foreseeing therecentconflictsbetween

RussiaandtheUkraineinhisfinalbook,CommandAuthority,thefirstGhostRecongametocarry

ClancysnamealsopredictedaskirmishbetweentheRuskiesandneighbouringGeorgia.Released

wayback in2001,thefirstentry intheseriestitledTomClancysGhostReconcentredona

conflictbetweenRussia,GeorgiaandvariousBalticstates,astheformertriestobringtheformer

Sovietcountriesbackunder itscontrol.Alsotheguy incharge looksa lot likePutin.Finally,the

gamewassetin2008,theveryyearthattheactualconflictbetweenRussiaandGeorgiabrokeout,

whichisprettyeerilyaccurate.

5. Homefront Knew When Kim Jong-Il Would Die


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followed)havealwaysbeenlookingforwardsintermsofhumanevolutionandtechnology,getting

inonthegroundflooroftranshumanismbeforewedevencomeupwiththelikesofGoogleGlass,

letalonebeforewestartedmockingpeopleforwearingGoogleGlass.Forallofitspeeringintothe

futuristicabyssofthesingularitythough,itsoneofDeusExsmorecontemporarypredictionsthat

cametrue.9/11wassuchamomentousandtragiceventofthemodernagethatyoucanbarelygo

onlinewithoutstumblingacrossahalfdozenconspiracytheoriesrelatedtoitespeciallyinpop

cultureandplentyoftin foilhatenthusiastspointtopredictionsoftheTwinTowersattack in

variousmedia. InthecaseofDeusEx,theWorldTradeCentrewasnoticeablyabsent fromthe

gamesNewYorkCityskyline;thiswasactuallyduetotechnicallimitations,butEidoswroteinto

thegamesstorythatthebuildingshadbeendestroyedinaterroristattack.Thegamecameoutin

2000,agoodyearbeforethereallifeattacksthatbroughttheTwinTowersdown.Prettyspookyif

youaskus.

2. Solid Snake, The Original Edward Snowden

Ifyouwant tobepedanticabout it, itsactuallyRaiden that thishappens to.Butnobody likes

Raiden,eventhoughitshisportionofMetalGearSolid2:SonsofLibertythathastheclosestties

tolater,

real

life

events.

Like

Tom

Clancy,

Metal

Gear

director

Hideo

Kojima

is

acrazy

fan

of

politics,

war andmilitary advances,meaning that the gamesare as filledwith actualdevelopments in

societyandtechnologyasmuchastheyarewithaguyhidingfromgeneticallyenhancedsuper

soldiersinacardboardbox.PerhapsthemoststartlingpredictionKojimahasmadeandseencome

truewastheparallelsbetweentheplotofSonsofLibertyandtherecentrevelationsofNSAspying

oncivilians, leakedbywhistleblowerEdwardSnowden.Infact,thegamebeganbyriffingonthe

rumblingsofthePatriotActwhich,inapost9/11US,wouldplaceitscitizensundergreaterand

greatersurveillancebythestate.MetalGearSolid2sclimactictwistdoesgoalittleoverboardwith

regardstoitsshadowygovernmentdealings(thehumangenomegettingmappedandcloned,and

allthat),butitalsointroducedtheSelectionforSocietalSanityprogram,whosedescriptionsounds

exactlyliketheNSAsPRISMsystem,whichmonitoredtheonlinecomingsandgoingsofeveryone.


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