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Cheating is the act of creating an advantage by using methods beyond the normal means of the game.
Echo found in games when a character dies or gets KO'd. Particularly popular in fighting games such as Street Fighter 2, Tekken, Soul Calibur, and etc.
Who loves you and who do you love?
Known for their flashy appearance and superficial charisma, game show hosts in video games are often not to be trusted - outside of game show adaptations, at least.
When will those crazy scientists learn? Be it killer robots, invasions from outer space, sentient computers or mutations; they always seem to have the habit of leaving a big mess behind for you to clean up.
They may be good or evil, but mad scientists are always performing experiments that are on the outer fringes of science. Ever since Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, they've been in the scene.
A biological entity with the innate ability to control the behavior and direction of water using little to no physical contact.
The act of turning one thing into another, be it lead into gold or earth into air.
Drifting is a technique used in motorsports that involves intentionally over-steering the car to create a slide. This is done both as a competitive and exhibitive technique.
Some games have one kind of mini-game or bonus stage that recurs between each of the main levels. It is an extra chance to get extra points, lives or other goodies that is clearly set apart from the main action of the game.
A game that uses a mixture of 2D & 3D techniques. Commonly used to describe the use of either 3D graphics restricted to a 2D perceptive, or 2D graphics used to fake the appearance of a 3D perceptive.
Many games that feature a theft mechanic also include a some form of risk or punishment. Other games just let players steal things as if it's a perfectly normal thing to do.
No point in gathering coins, gold, gil, money, or whatever if you can't buy anything with it.
Many video game villains oftentimes laugh in evil ways, be it a vicious cackle, a sneering chuckle, or a booming laugh. Common evil laughs often include "Bwa-ha-ha", "Mwa-ha-ha", or "Ho ho ho".
A large omnivorous mammal that can be white, brown, or black. Despite their ferociousness, they are also associated with being soft and cuddly, as in teddy bears. Bears are also known to eat stairs. Scientists say that because "bears eat stairs" rhymes the bears are naturally inclined to do so.
Mammals that have pouches and like to hop.
Foxes are wolf-like mammals, many having red fur. They are thought of as tricksters, underdogs, or for women, if you're foxy, then you're sexy.
The raccoon is a medium-sized mammal native to North America.
You want an example? Know what I mean? See what I did there? *Wink wink, nudge nudge*
When the main character at some point has to escape from a confined area, be it a dungeon, a prison cell, or a penal colony.
Small weasel like mammals that are often kept as pets.
Footprints are visible marks left behind by a character walking.
Sometimes when players beat a game, the credits sequence will end with the phrase similar to, "Thank you for playing!".
A person, often a gypsy woman, gifted in diviniation through some kind of inate power or mysticism, usually with the aid of a crystal ball.
The foil of almost every early RPG lover, these rodents often live in sewers. While most rats are simple targets, games like Ratatouille make them the hero.
An optical effect formed by beams of light contrasting against areas of shadow in the atmosphere. They are often simulated in video games through volumetric lighting.
The forceful expulsion of gas from the stomach.
Some games portray cutscenes as portraits of characters talking to each other.
Otters are semi-aquatic mammals that primarily eat fish.
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