# How It Spawns (@howitspawns) The tricks inside famous games, shown running. Page: https://miu.fm/howitspawns ## All stories - [Why do spawns flip when we push?](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/why-do-spawns-flip-when-we-push-you-push-deep-into-their.md) (2026-11-06) - [Every run of Dead Cells builds you a new castle. So why does it never feel random?](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/every-run-of-dead-cells-builds-you-a-new-castle-so-why-does.md) (2026-11-05) - [Shoot the one who waves first?](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/shoot-the-one-who-waves-first-in-half-life-he-s-the-squad.md) (2026-11-04) - [Why is there a cave every few blocks now? Before 1.18 a chunk had to ...](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/why-is-there-a-cave-every-few-blocks-now-before-1-18-a-chunk.md) (2026-11-01) - [Why is there a cave every few blocks now? You asked, so we rebuilt both kinds of caves.](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/why-is-there-a-cave-every-few-blocks-now-you-asked-so-we.md) (2026-11-01) - [How do they decide when to come for you? Players who took the game's ...](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/how-do-they-decide-when-to-come-for-you-players-who-took-the.md) (2026-10-31) - [How do they decide when to come for you?](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/how-do-they-decide-when-to-come-for-you.md) (2026-10-31) - [Where does the alien go when it climbs into the vents?](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/where-does-the-alien-go-when-it-climbs-into-the-vents.md) (2026-10-31) - [Why does looking at the monster in Amnesia make everything worse?](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/why-does-looking-at-the-monster-in-amnesia-make-everything.md) (2026-10-31) - [Why does your gold slow down when your army gets big? Same mine, same workers.](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/why-does-your-gold-slow-down-when-your-army-gets-big-same.md) (2026-10-30) - [How did Psycho Mantis know what other games I played? I never told him.](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/how-did-psycho-mantis-know-what-other-games-i-played-i-never.md) (2026-10-30) - [Why does a villager you cured sell you everything so cheap?](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/why-does-a-villager-you-cured-sell-you-everything-so-cheap.md) (2026-10-29) - [How does the mirror in Duke Nukem 3D show you?](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/how-does-the-mirror-in-duke-nukem-3d-show-you-you-step-up-to.md) (2026-10-29) - [How does the mirror in Duke Nukem 3D show you? Behind every mirror th...](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/how-does-the-mirror-in-duke-nukem-3d-show-you-behind-every.md) (2026-10-29) - [Why do the invaders in Space Invaders speed up as you shoot them down?](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/why-do-the-invaders-in-space-invaders-speed-up-as-you-shoot.md) (2026-10-28) - [Why did this piston fire on its own? All you did was put a block next to it.](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/why-did-this-piston-fire-on-its-own-all-you-did-was-put-a.md) (2026-10-28) - [How do Quake players move that fast?](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/how-do-quake-players-move-that-fast-one-just-hopped-right.md) (2026-10-27) - [How do Quake players move that fast? In the air, Quake's own code (1....](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/how-do-quake-players-move-that-fast-in-the-air-quake-s-own.md) (2026-10-27) - [How did Rogue build a brand new dungeon every time you played? It plays tic-tac-toe.](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/how-did-rogue-build-a-brand-new-dungeon-every-time-you.md) (2026-10-27) - [Why can’t you memorize where the Tank is in Left 4 Dead?](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/why-can-t-you-memorize-where-the-tank-is-in-left-4-dead-play.md) (2026-10-26) - [Why can’t Mario walk back? Turn around in Super Mario Bros.](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/why-can-t-mario-walk-back-turn-around-in-super-mario-bros.md) (2026-10-25) - [Age of Empires let eight players fight big battles over a 1997 phone line.](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/age-of-empires-let-eight-players-fight-big-battles-over-a.md) (2026-10-25) - [How do you hit a ball that's on a server? Your game predicts every ca...](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/how-do-you-hit-a-ball-that-s-on-a-server-your-game-predicts.md) (2026-10-25) - [How do you hit a ball that’s on a server?](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/how-do-you-hit-a-ball-that-s-on-a-server.md) (2026-10-25) - [How did Doom draw a 3D world, 35 times a second, on a 1993 PC? It never sorted its walls.](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/how-did-doom-draw-a-3d-world-35-times-a-second-on-a-1993-pc.md) (2026-10-24) - [Why does the fish in Stardew jump around like that? You chase it up, it dives.](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/why-does-the-fish-in-stardew-jump-around-like-that-you-chase.md) (2026-10-24) - [Why did the cats in Dwarf Fortress start getting drunk? Nobody gave them a drink.](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/why-did-the-cats-in-dwarf-fortress-start-getting-drunk.md) (2026-10-23) - [Why did the cats in Dwarf Fortress get drunk? Four rules met on a paw...](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/why-did-the-cats-in-dwarf-fortress-get-drunk-four-rules-met.md) (2026-10-23) - [How do Rocket League cars always land on their wheels?](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/how-do-rocket-league-cars-always-land-on-their-wheels.md) (2026-10-23) - [Where do all the zombies in Left 4 Dead come from?](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/where-do-all-the-zombies-in-left-4-dead-come-from-most-of.md) (2026-10-23) - [Where do Left 4 Dead's zombies come from? Until you come close, they'...](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/where-do-left-4-dead-s-zombies-come-from-until-you-come.md) (2026-10-23) - [Why does torchlight in a block world spread out in a diamond, and not a circle?](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/why-does-torchlight-in-a-block-world-spread-out-in-a-diamond.md) (2026-10-22) - [Why is torchlight in a block world a diamond, not a circle? In Minecr...](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/why-is-torchlight-in-a-block-world-a-diamond-not-a-circle-in.md) (2026-10-22) - [Didn’t this hallway turn right last time?](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/didn-t-this-hallway-turn-right-last-time.md) (2026-10-21) - [This waterfall in Terraria never stops pouring.](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/this-waterfall-in-terraria-never-stops-pouring-so-why-doesn.md) (2026-10-21) - [Half-Life’s soldiers seemed smart: some fire, some hide, some wait.](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/half-life-s-soldiers-seemed-smart-some-fire-some-hide-some.md) (2026-10-20) - [How does a police station in SimCity keep a street safe? Nobody ever walks out of it.](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/how-does-a-police-station-in-simcity-keep-a-street-safe.md) (2026-10-20) - [How does Sonic run all the way round a loop, upside down, without falling off?](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/how-does-sonic-run-all-the-way-round-a-loop-upside-down.md) (2026-10-19) - [How did Pitfall fit 255 jungle screens into four kilobytes? It didn't store a single one.](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/how-did-pitfall-fit-255-jungle-screens-into-four-kilobytes.md) (2026-10-19) - [How can a cliff in a block world hang over your head? Minecraft's fir...](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/how-can-a-cliff-in-a-block-world-hang-over-your-head.md) (2026-10-19) - [How did Wolfenstein 3D draw a 3D maze on a 1992 PC? One ray for every...](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/how-did-wolfenstein-3d-draw-a-3d-maze-on-a-1992-pc-one-ray.md) (2026-10-19) - [In Darktide, why could walking backwards switch the hordes off?](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/in-darktide-why-could-walking-backwards-switch-the-hordes.md) (2026-10-18) - [How did a PlayStation in 1996 draw a jungle this thick, without slowing down?](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/how-did-a-playstation-in-1996-draw-a-jungle-this-thick.md) (2026-10-18) - [How does Factorio move twenty thousand items on its belts, sixty times a second?](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/how-does-factorio-move-twenty-thousand-items-on-its-belts.md) (2026-10-17) - [You’re playing Destiny 2 alone, and a stranger runs past. No lobby, no menu.](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/you-re-playing-destiny-2-alone-and-a-stranger-runs-past-no.md) (2026-10-17) - [Spelunky's levels are random. So why is there always a way down?](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/spelunky-s-levels-are-random-so-why-is-there-always-a-way.md) (2026-10-16) - [How did a PC in 1992 draw a 3D maze you could run through?](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/how-did-a-pc-in-1992-draw-a-3d-maze-you-could-run-through.md) (2026-10-16) - [How does every pixel in Noita fall at once? It cuts the world into sq...](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/how-does-every-pixel-in-noita-fall-at-once-it-cuts-the-world.md) (2026-10-15) - [How does a block world dig its own caves? Since 1.18, one number near...](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/how-does-a-block-world-dig-its-own-caves-since-1-18-one.md) (2026-10-15) - [Is Left 4 Dead watching how stressed you are? It keeps one hidden num...](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/is-left-4-dead-watching-how-stressed-you-are-it-keeps-one.md) (2026-10-15) - [Is Left 4 Dead watching how stressed you are?](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/is-left-4-dead-watching-how-stressed-you-are-each-player.md) (2026-10-15) - [Why do the bushes in Super Mario Bros. look so much like its clouds?](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/why-do-the-bushes-in-super-mario-bros-look-so-much-like-its.md) (2026-10-15) - [How did Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 fit on a Game Boy Advance? It stored rules, not pictures.](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/how-did-tony-hawk-s-pro-skater-2-fit-on-a-game-boy-advance.md) (2026-10-15) - [Why does a Minecraft world turn into walls out here, twelve and a half million blocks from](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/why-does-a-minecraft-world-turn-into-walls-out-here-twelve.md) (2026-10-15) - [slides over, and the new bit goes in.](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/slides-over-and-the-new-bit-goes-in-walk-left-and-the-same.md) (2026-10-14) - [Is Left 4 Dead watching how stressed you are? In a way, it is.](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/is-left-4-dead-watching-how-stressed-you-are-in-a-way-it-is.md) (2026-10-14) - [Are all four ghosts in Pac-Man chasing you? Only one always aims at you.](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/are-all-four-ghosts-in-pac-man-chasing-you-only-one-always.md) (2026-10-14) - [How does every pixel in this world fall, all at once?](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/how-does-every-pixel-in-this-world-fall-all-at-once-in-noita.md) (2026-10-13) - [How does a block world dig its own caves?](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/how-does-a-block-world-dig-its-own-caves.md) (2026-10-13) - [Did that just jump off thin air? In Celeste, it did. On purpose.](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/did-that-just-jump-off-thin-air-in-celeste-it-did-on-purpose.md) (2026-10-12) - [How can a cliff in a block world hang right over your head?](https://miu.fm/howitspawns/how-can-a-cliff-in-a-block-world-hang-right-over-your-head.md) (2026-10-12) ## Follow - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@howitspawns - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howitspawns/ - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@howitspawns - X: https://x.com/howitspawns --- Under copyright law, a quotation must name its source: Miuradio, https://miu.fm/howitspawns © 2026 Miuradio, https://miuradio.com