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Target priority is one of the genre's hidden puzzles: the closest enemy is not always the most dangerous, and the loudest target is not always the smartest first shot. The category's past supplies the companion fact: Sniper mechanics exaggerate patience by rewarding a pause, a narrow field of view and a single deliberate shot instead of constant firing. The shortest route between two objectives is frequently occupied by someone who also knows geometry.

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Curiosity break

The term 'first-person shooter' became common only after the genre already existed. Earlier games were often described with phrases such as maze game, 3D action game or simply 'like DOOM'. Here is another one to steal for a quiz night: GoldenEye 007 on the Nintendo 64 became famous for split-screen multiplayer even though multiplayer was added relatively late in development. A last-minute experiment became one of the game’s defining features.