Video game spoilers have always been a thing, and they’ve only gotten more prevalent as major releases have become more ambitious/complex and the internet has made it easier to leak information.
Of course, several of the most famous reveals ever occurred during the initial decades of the medium. For example, it was entirely possible for kids in the 1980s to have friends or classmates blurt out that the American version of Super Mario Bros. 2 takes place in a dream or that the original Metroid ends by showing that Samus is a woman.
Granted, some people don’t care about spoilers, and for whatever reason, a select few may want to know everything that happens in a game before they start it. Yet, many players would probably prefer to…