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by h2odragon 2569 days ago
"one trick pony" is somewhat older lingo than electronic games i think
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Online Etymology Dictionary claims: "The figurative one-trick pony is 1897, American English, in reference to circus acts."

https://www.etymonline.com/word/pony#etymonline_v_17634

Could be. I admit I heard it first in videogames but I am not an authoritative source.
yeah the term is older than gaming, but I brought it up in reference to DoTA.