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Being learned scholars and masters of the arcane arts, wizards wield great power by manipulating magical energy for the forces of good and evil.
Special codes or button combinations used to gain powers or advantages in a game. Generally hidden.
The Virtual Console is a platform service that first appeared on Nintendo's Wii and later on the 3DS and Wii U. Games from past consoles are emulated to run on the new hardware with the added benefits of system-level save states and other features.
A mechanical system designed to capture or cause harm. Either the player can set traps for their enemies or others set them for the player.
Physical props, clues, or trinkets included within game boxes by Infocom in the 1980s. They were often used to convey in-game information, add value, or as early copy protection.
In many games there is a ranking system, the players with the highest point value are listed in a "high score" table.
If a person is made of metal and has circuitry instead of a circulatory system, then their game belongs on this list.
Monarchs and their families.
Zombies, more accurately called the walking dead, are reanimated corpses who feed on the living, and have become a ubiquitous video game enemy. They often move slowly, but can be deadly in large numbers, which is unfortunately how they tend to travel. Shotgun time!
The skeleton is the framework of the human body.
A dog is an animal, of which there are estimated to be 400 million of in the world. Said to be man's best friend, they naturally appear in many video games.
Classic form of numbering that gives things a more regal feel.
When a certain amount of time is given to the player to reach a goal or finish an objective.
Murder is the act of ending the life of another living thing against its will without the sanction of a higher governmental authority, such as the casualties that result from acts of war. It is generally intentional, at least in a legal meaning, but not necessarily.
A heavily armored soldier in the service of a lord or cause. Typically a champion of good and a defender of the innocent.
Slashing weapons are designed to cut and slice rather than causing blunt trauma. Examples include swords, axes, claws, naginatas, or even whips.
An Unwinnable State occurs either due to a glitch or by designer choice, when the player's actions make it so that the game can no longer be completed. However, the game continues as though it is still possible to finish and win.
An aesthetic sub-genre of fantasy, focusing on brutal barbarians and arcane wizardly magic.
The concept of a helpless female character in desperate need of rescuing by the protagonist, in most cases from a villain, or from a form of impending doom.
The concept of lives in video games evolved to let the player get a second chance after failing once. The most recognizable symbol is the heart.
Necessary to sustain life in organic creatures, the crimson fluid known as blood tends to make appearances when the body's structure is compromised in some way, a very, very common occurrence in videogames.
MAYOR PEDROS attacks and hits 1 Pistolero for 20 points of damage reducing him to a thin red paste.
Make sure you respect nature, or else! Note: This only concerns *protagonists*.
Someone who investigates unsolved crimes and other mysterious happenings, either for a living, as a hobby, or simply by chance.
The grues are an adventurer-consuming monster from the Zork series and other Infocom games. They appear in the dark areas of the game and are a major threat to adventurers.
An eight legged arachnid. Some make webs to catch prey and some are poisonous. None have made a web grand enough to be called a parlor, though.
Bosses are enemies that fight you at the end of a level or at a significant point in the story.
Golf is a sport in which golf balls are hit with golf clubs in holes on a course. The fewest swings wins.
Edutainment is a specific category of games designed to teach the player a real-life subject. Whether it be math, history, or English, this game was designed to be used by a teacher or a tutor to make learning more fun!
It's arguably the one move that symbolizes the medium to those outside it. The ability to jump, be it onto a building, a platform, or a skull, is one of the all time most important abilities ever put in a video game.
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