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Video game controversy revolves mostly around the psychological effects that games with graphic violence or sexual content in them can have on players. Other sources of controversy can range from racism, sexism, politics, or religion.
A handful of games deemed of historical significance have been inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame every year since 2015.
If a person is made of metal and has circuitry instead of a circulatory system, then their game belongs on this list.
Video game combat in which combat actions are performed in real-time, rather than through a turn-based structure.
Some games feature protagonists that are not humanoid in nature. These are creatures that do not have human characteristics (i.e. stand on 2 legs, have 2 arms, a body and a head).
"Comic Book Included" is for video games that have an actual physical comic book that come with them (See "Comic Book" for comic books in the games themselves). Sometimes the comics help the player play the game, sometimes they're just a fun diversion.
Games on Xbox Live that are no longer available for purchase on the Xbox Games Store.
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.
Levels that progress forward by themselves at a fixed rate.
Whenever there's a new Pixar, superhero or Harry Potter movie they have to make one of these.
Games that feature an antagonist--someone who opposes the game's protagonist--that is a woman.
Cheating is the act of creating an advantage by using methods beyond the normal means of the game.
The legendary Konami code, any who knew it were rewarded in many classic Konami games. UP UP DOWN DOWN LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT B A (SELECT) (START)!
Atari 5200 Games that supported the Trakball
These games are designed to be played by one person, and one person only.
The Classic NES Series of games were re-released versions of NES games for the GBA. Also known as Famicom Mini and NES Classics in Japan and PAL regions respectively.
Any game that does not have any written or spoken dialogue in it, regardless if it has characters or not. This includes any text or recorded dialogue that is spoken by a character or narrator, but not text such as "Press Start".
Flattening is taking something three dimensional, and somehow making it very thin almost two dimensional. It can be used for comedic effect or a character to use it to fight through tight spaces.
Enemies that are adamant in their will to hunt you down. Example: Pac-Man ghosts.
Potentially deadly in the real world, annoying and funny in the animated world.
War is a series of organized conflicts carried on by force of arms between two or more nations or groups. Whether it never changes or has already changed is up for debate.
Also known as the "Sega My Card", Sega Cards are an alternate cartridge format for Sega's earliest game consoles. While they were cheaper to produce, they could only hold smaller more-limited games.
Scorpions are an eight-legged arachnids with two large pincers and a venomous stinger on the tail, used to kill or subdue prey and defend against aggressors. Though their sting can be very painful to humans, few scorpion species can kill a healthy adult.
Trackballs were often used in arcade games. You spin them.
Early game consoles were unable to produce complex objects nor different colors. To make the games more enjoyable, the developers included a translucent overlay that players could physically place on the television screen.
A Palette Swap is when two or more characters share the same style sprite or character model with only minor color or cosmetic changes. Although visually similar, palette swap characters may have very different moves and personalities.
Vertical scrolling is when the screen scrolls along the y-axis. In a vertical scrolling game the player usually starts from the bottom of the screen and moves up. They are also almost always presented in a top-down perspective.
Whether it be a close up shotgun blast, far away sniper rifle, explosive, or backstab, the "one hit kill" is a popular kill strategy. Usually hard to master and even harder to avoid, the instant kill is loved and hated by gamers everywhere.
A concept where the game must be restarted if you are killed. It is a mechanic found in most arcade games, but the term is usually used in reference to the RPG genre where the mechanic is less common, particularly "roguelike" games as well as strategy games such as Fire Emblem or Final Fantasy Tactics where characters die if they are defeated in battle. Often used as a significant plot device.
Extraterrestrials appear in many video games in a variety of styles. Sometimes they're evil, sometimes they're benevolent, and sometimes they're very similar to humans.
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