History Trivia / Borderlands1

** "No Heaven" by Music/{{Champion}} is the closing theme.

* SleeperHit: Gearbox had some minor hits before this game to their name (the ''[[VideoGame/HalfLifeOpposingForce Opposing Force]]'' ExpansionPack for ''VideoGame/HalfLife'' and the ''VideoGame/BrothersInArms'' series, for example), but it wasn't until the release of this game that the company would have their CashCowFranchise that's still rolling. Even then, it took several months and ''lots'' of word of mouth in order to make the series the huge success it became, and the series wasn't too heavily promoted, being an original franchise from a relatively unknown studio becoming universally acclaimed was unexpected, to say the least. This led sequel ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'' to get a bigger budget and proper advertising.

* FanNickname: The ''Secret'' Armory DLC is often called the "farmory" (affectionately and not), thanks to a glitch that allowed you to easily loot the many chests at the end with no time limit (whereas normal circumstances give you ~3 minutes to grab stuff).

* DescendedCreator: Crazy Earl the memorably mad merchant is voiced by Randy Pitchford, President of Gearbox.

* GenrePopularizer: The ''Borderlands'' series starting with this game, helped popularized the "Loot Shooters" genre.

* TheWikiRule: [[http://borderlands.wikia.com/ Borderlands Wiki]].

* AuthorExistenceFailure: [=GameSpy=], which provided the online multiplayer for the PC version, ceased operations in 2013. You can still play LAN multiplayer, though, and the Steam version has since been updated so that it uses Steamworks for multiplayer.

* SleeperHit: While not without excitement leading to its release, an original franchise from a relatively unknown studio becoming universally acclaimed was unexpected, to say the least.

** "Ain't No Rest For The Wicked" by Music/CageTheElephant
** "No Heaven" by Music/{{Champion}}

** Early trailers suggested a story-based, RealIsBrown FPS with RPG elements and ProceduralGeneration. It was changed to a colorful, RuleOfFun FPS/RPG with focus on MoreDakka. There was an entire story that was mostly cut out and the art-style underwent a total overhaul unusually late in development. All the original concept art went unused, which actually led to one of the devs (the art director) leaving the game industry forever. Helena Pierce also played a prominent role in the trailer, indicating that she was originally supposed to have a much larger role in the original storyline for the game itself, rather than being just one of many sidequest givers with almost no input into the main plot.
** The main game was supposed to feature a lot more of cutscenes, but most were cut out in the final product.

** In the Game Informer article, they mentioned being able to disassemble guns into their parts so you could build your own super guns out of them.
* TheWikiRule: [[http://borderlands.wikia.com/ Borderlands Wiki]].

** In the Game Informer article, they mentioned being able to disassemble guns into their parts so you could build your own super guns out of them. Not that it matters when you can find almost any combination you could want in game anyway (or build your own from component parts outside of the game with a [[GameMod gear construction kit]]).

** The fans and critics alike were disappointed by a lack of storytelling and the FinalBoss being a GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere, which most likely caused the developers to put a bit more emphasis on story in the sequel, though it still retains the run, shoot, and loot gameplay from the first game.

* ColbertBump: Gave a little one to Cage the Elephant, the indie band who recorded the game's theme song.