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When Nintendo dropped the price of the 3DS a couple months after release, those early adopters who bought the system before the price drop and registered it by signing into the eShop became the Nintendo 3DS Ambassadors.
Sparks, also known as L'il Sparkies, are a recurring enemy in the Mario universe. They are an electricity-emitting orb that normally follow a specific path.
An enemy debuting in Donkey Kong Jr.
The spear counterpart of Damsel in Distress, this is when a male or male-presenting character is captured/kidnapped and must be saved by another character.
Nitpickers are the avian adversaries of Donkey Kong Jr.
A Light Gun controller is used on some arcade games and very few console games. You point it at the screen, pull the trigger, and people die.
Sporting events that are set in the future. These sports are often extremely violent and may feature robots, mechs, or cybernetic implants.
Sidekicks, different from partners, are less powerful, less important characters who support the main protagonist and generally stick by their side.
Any game that involves jumping on an enemy's head as an attack, such as in Super Mario Bros.
A gigantic variant of the famous crustacean and the subject of a popular 00s internet meme.
A game that takes gameplay mechanics, characters, or story elements from an existing series in a separate and different direction, sometimes changing genres along the way.
A common type of stage featured in many games. Slippery ice, avalanches, and freezing water are some of the unpleasantries to be had when visiting these cold arctic regions.
Reptiles known for their hard shells.
An object that instantly kills all enemies / destroys everything on the screen. Example: The Serious Bomb from the Serious Sam games.
Sidesteppers are crablike enemies that first appeared in the Mario Bros. arcade game. When hit from underneath, they get angry and start moving more quickly.
Fighter Flies are enemies from the Mario series. They hop back and forth while flapping their wings.
The PlayChoice-10 was an arcade console released by Nintendo containing ten Nintendo Entertainment System games per unit.
Insects of the order Diptera, Flies (sing. Fly) are common household pests. The Housefly is considered one of the most widely distributed insects.
A low friction surface, causing a person or vehicle to either glide or tumble.
Crabs in all forms and sizes, not just the giant enemy variety.
Two or more characters are featured on the game's box art.
The act of an enemy growing more aggressive due to player action.
Games in which the player is incapable - not just discouraged from - harming innocents. Sorry, no matter how bad you want to, you just can't pull that trigger.
Shellcreepers are the turtle-like enemies from Mario Bros., and precursors to the Koopas.
A plumber is a maintenance professional who specializes in piping for water, drainage, and sewage systems.
Depending on the country, a song enters public domain after a certain number of years after release or after the death of the writer. In the United States, it is 95 years after release.
The act of aerial combat between two or more fighter aircraft. A common occurrence in many combat flight games, it is the equivalent of a firefight in a first- or third-person shooter.
A boss fight is a culminating challenge that pits the player against one or more enemies representing a greater threat and/or difficulty than those previously faced. These scenarios typically feature unique antagonists.
A parallel projection technique used in 2D sprite-based games to fake the appearance of 3D depth.
The Roundhouse is a kick taught in many martial-arts, though believed to have originally been conceived as part of a developed fighting system by monks for Shaolin Kung-fu. Notable real-life users include Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Jackie Chan, and Jet Li.
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