History Trivia / Roblox

** ''Jailbreak'' is so popular and profitable through [=DevEx=] that co-developer badcc (real name Alex Balfanz) [[https://www.businessinsider.com/roblox-how-teenage-developers-are-making-millions-2017-7 had enough money for a four-year tuition at Duke University]].

* SpoiledByTheMerchandise: The Series 6 toys featured the sixth member of the [[https://www.roblox.com/games/824337654/Heroes-of-Robloxia Heroes of Robloxia]] and the antagonists of the character's debut mission before they were added to the game.

** [=MisterObvious=], once a respected fan animator who won a 2014 Bloxy, lost all his reputation and was forced to disappear from most of the Internet after allegations of sexual predatory behavior to underage girls on Discord were brought to light. It didn't help he tried to take legal action at first. To this day, unlike the [=Explode1=] example below, his account has not been terminated yet, despite pleas from many to do so.

** [=MisterObvious=], once a respected fan animator who won a 2014 Bloxy, lost all his reputation and was forced to disappear from most of the Internet after allegations of sexual predatory behavior to underage girls on Discord were brought to light. It didn't help he tried to take legal action at first.

** [=EpicCritcal=] was nearly the victim of this due to a accusation of sexual predatory behavior against minors that caused a massive amount of drama to the point where he had to shut down his social media accounts, and went dormant for about 5 months. He then eventually returned, but stated that he was only returning to implement the remaining classes he had planned for ''Critical Strike''.

** ''Adopt Me!'' is also no slouch at being a money-maker, racking up $16 million in revenue mostly from {{Microtransactions}} and also receiving a sponsorship by ''WesternAnimation/{{Scoob}}''.

** [=MisterObvious=], once a respected fan animator who won a 2014 Bloxy, lost all his reputation and was forced to disappear from most of the Internet after his sexual predatory behavior to underage girls on Discord was revealed. It didn't help he tried to take legal action at first.

* CashCowFranchise: ''Jailbreak'' is so popular and profitable through [=DevEx=] that co-developer badcc (real name Alex Balfanz) [[https://www.businessinsider.com/roblox-how-teenage-developers-are-making-millions-2017-7 had enough money for a four-year tuition at Duke University]].

* SimilarlyNamedWorks: There was a virual pet site (and toyline) called "[=AdoptMe=].com" before the Roblox game ''Adopt Me!'' came along (and grew more popular). [[http://www.adoptme.com/ The site's closure notice]] notes how many people confused the site with the Roblox game.

*** Less justifiably, almost all Pokemon related games were purged in its wake, with only the most obscure games to use Pokemon themes remaining open. Even Nintendo games also met this fate, not surprising how Nintendo treats fanwork.

** [=EpicCritcal=] was nearly the victim of this due to a rape accusation that caused a massive amount of drama to the point where he had to shut down his social media accounts, and went dormant for about 5 months. He then eventually returned, but stated that he was only returning to implement the remaining classes he had planned for ''Critical Strike''.

* TooSoon:
** Roblox's Twitter once tweeted "The Airports might be crazy right now, but that wasn’t of any worry for these [=YouTubers=]", around the time the news broke out that Juice Wrld had passed away at Chicago's Midway airport. The tweet was taken down later.
** Two seperate games, both unrelated to each other, named Virus Simulator were announced on April 14, 2020, and were immediately greeted with this reaction on social media due to the announcement coming right in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Eventually one of the games was cancelled and it's dev team disbanded, while the other was released and almost immediately after was renamed Sneeze Simulator, abeilt with a ThisIsAWorkOfFiction disclaimer.

** Tycoons are another example. Most of them are just plots of land with conveyor belts, droppers to drop stuff that earn money, flat disks on the ground to walk on, and the occasional ability to kill other players. Fortunately, some, such as Theme Park Tycoon 2 and Lumberjack Tycoon 2, don't use such mold and stand out as original tycoons.

* TooSoon: Two seperate games, both unrelated to each other, named Virus Simulator were announced on April 14, 2020, and were immediately greeted with this reaction on social media due to the announcement coming right in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Eventually one of the games was cancelled and it's dev team disbanded, while the other was released and almost immediately after was renamed Sneeze Simulator, abeilt with a ThisIsAWorkOfFiction disclaimer.

*** ''Piggy'': Since then, there have been more ''VideoGame/{{Granny}}''-like games on Roblox albeit with Piggy's unique shticks, skins and chapters. [=AlvinBlox=]'s [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsbxI7NIoTtgnU5Wx8SLN0xTpKuRrSDFF series on developing such replica]] only encouraged the trend.

* SimilarlyNamedWorks: Amazingly, there was a virual pet site (and toyline) called "[=AdoptMe=].com" before the Roblox game ''Adopt Me!'' came along (and grew more popular). [[http://www.adoptme.com/ The site's closure notice]] notes how many people confused the site with the Roblox game.

** A ''ton'' of classic ROBLOX games, far too many to list here, are either broken to the point of being unplayable due to site updates, haven't been updated in years, or just flat-out been deleted. The older the game is, the more likely this is to be true. However, there's usually a reuploaded or repaired version of these games too.
*** "Welcome to the Town of Robloxia" in particular was infamous in the early 2010s for having ''dozens'' of copies uploaded to the site. This turned out to be a blessing in disguise later on as the original game has been closed to the public for years.

* UnwinnableByMistake: A large number of games from the old days of Roblox no longer work properly due to various changes over the years regarding the way scripts work. Pretty much any script-related game from the early days of Roblox has been affected in some way, though in different ways. Issues range from minor things like malfunctioning weapons or vehicle tools, to massive game-breaking bugs like respawn scripts that no longer function or game lobbies that you can never leave. More often than not, these broken scripts render games unplayable until the creator can fix them, but with games this old, it's usually not likely that they'll be repaired.

* CashCowFranchise: ''Jailbreak'' was so popular and profitable through [=DevEx=] that co-developer badcc (real name Alex Balfanz) [[https://www.businessinsider.com/roblox-how-teenage-developers-are-making-millions-2017-7 had enough money to for a four-year tuition at Duke University]].

* CreatorBreakdown: [[https://www.reddit.com/r/roblox/comments/ci5zed/why_i_quit_developing_treelands_and_made_adopt_me/ The death of one of the Treelands developers]] led to the abandonment of development on said game and the creation of Adopt Me!. More information on this can be found on TearJerker.{{Roblox}}.

* TooSoon: Two seperate games, both unrelated to each other, named Virus Simulator were announced on April 14, 2020, and were immediately greeted with this reaction on social media due to the announcement coming right in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Eventually one of the games was cancelled and it's dev team disbanded, while the other was released and almost immediately after was renamed Sneeze Simulator.

*** [[https://www.roblox.com/games/998374377/Super-Nostalgia-Zone Super Nostalgia Zone]] Exists entirely for the purpose of preserving the games and general "aesthetic" of classic Roblox, even going as far as recreating old sound and physics glitches.

** ''Plenty'' of classic ROBLOX games, far too many to list here, are either broken to the point of being unplayable due to site updates, or just straight up don't exist anymore. The older the game is, the more likely this is to be true. However, plenty of re-uploaded versions of classic games are still around.
*** "Welcome to the Town of Robloxia" in particular was infamous in the early 2010s for having ''dozens'' of copies uploaded to the site. This turned out to be a blessing in disguise later on as the original game is no longer playable.

* UnwinnableByMistake: A large number of games from the old days of Roblox no longer work properly due to various changes over the years regarding the way scripts work. Pretty much any script-related game from the early days of Roblox has been affected in some way, though in different ways. Issues range from minor things like malfunctioning weapons or vehicle tools, to massive game-breaking bugs like respawn scripts that no longer function or