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Games whose titles consist of a single word.
Sure, these days have almost every game sporting the newfangled 3D, but way back when, everyone had to live with plain old 2D. 2D, or two dimensions, limit the game to scrolling backgrounds, but some games even now make use of this basic concept.
Ever since Pac-Man, games have had us navigating mazes.
Never Ending Games is a self-explanatory concept in which a game is unbeatable and never ends, due either to the game having no true ending or because the game is not saved (or truly continued) after the last section of the game.
This concept is for games in which at least one of the main characters is male.
In many games there is a ranking system, the players with the highest point value are listed in a "high score" table.
Porting is a term used when a game designed to run on one platform is converted to run on a different platform. Quality varies, though some titles are packaged with extras.
Game Over originally appeared in pinball machines, and later, arcade machines. When players lose at a game, it is game over.
Gravity is a physical phenomenon, specifically the mutual attraction between all objects in the universe. In a gaming setting, gravity determines the relationship between the player and the "ground," preventing the player or game objects from flying off into space, and hopefully acting in a predictable/realistic manner.
Games that are in genres where the ability to jump is expected, but do not allow the player character to jump on command.
Games that can be played with a CGA monitor and graphics card. CGA, Color Graphics Adapter was the first generation of color graphics for the IBM PC.
A professional cook. Chefs are often overworked and very sensitive about their cuisine.
These games take the select button literally. Pushing up and down (or any other button) to select an option will do nothing.
Famicom Disk System games that were only available via a disk writing service available in many Japanese game stores. As such, they have no official box art and are harder for collectors to find.
Data East's DECO Cassette System is the first modular arcade platform, allowing operators to quickly change from one game to another without buying an entirely new cabinet.
An online retro gaming streaming platform.
Sometimes you want a challenge, sometimes you wanna coast.
The main line of distinction between victory or failure in video games, death is the process of a biological being ceasing to be alive.
Games whose main character is so egotistical that the whole game just HAS to be named after them.
Currency has all forms in video games. It is used to buy characters, vehicles, weapons, and more.
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.
Whether by item or otherwise, temporary invincibility provides the user a brief moment where they are impervious to attack.
Typically found in fighting games, combos are a series of strung-together moves.
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.
Bats are small, very social flying mammals. They may frequent caves or haunted houses.
If a person is made of metal and has circuitry instead of a circulatory system, then their game belongs on this list.
Those who choose to Rebel against authority or attempt to topple 'The Man' or a greater power. Also known as insurgents
Used in many games such as Sim City and Black & White to make sweeping changes to the environment or to move massive objects.
An act of Mother Nature that brings hardship on humanity and the world.
World Building games focus on the ability of the player to created his own little world just as he wants it. Good examples, are The Sims, Black and White, and Spore.
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