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Game » consists of 11 releases. Released 1987
Hostile Territory is defined as being within enemy control. Hard to find a friendly face here.
Enemies in RPGs that are visible on the overworld map and that are engaged in combat when touched. Examples include Earthbound and Paper Mario.
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.
When a level select screen takes the form of a map.
Games that allow the player to choose which level to play next, rather than a fixed linear order.
Games that fill up the player's health upon leveling up.
This concept applies to any game protagonist who through the course of the game's story becomes physically and permanently maimed in some way (by losing an eye, an hand or other body part). They may receive an artificial replacement but the character remains physically changed through the course of the game.
This concept is for games in which at least one of the main characters is male.
When the artwork on the game's box in no way correlates to the game's actual look and feel.
Platforms conveniently moving you towards your destination to allow the crossing of large expanses which would otherwise be impossible to cross.
Members of the German National Socialist Party, which controlled Germany from January 1933 unto the end of World War II in May 1945. Nazis and characters inspired by them are often used as villains in video games.
Exclusively in the Japanese version which features a revived Hitler both in the game as the antagonist and in the Japanese title "Hitler's Resurrection: Top Secret".
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 have had an Original Soundtrack album released.
An overworld is a simplified view of the game world that allows players to freely move to different locations or levels.
Contains the Swear word "Damn" near the end of the game, which was rare for an NES game.
Roping involves moving around, often along very complex paths, by using a grapple without coming to a stop. Made famous by the Worms franchise.
A term used to describe the flow of action in a typical action game, where the pace is pre-defined to feature fast action and require quick reflexes. As the name suggests, these are games where the player character can run and shoot at the same time.
Often a timed sequence where players must escape a building, spaceship, planet, etc... before it explodes.
Side-scrolling games present the world as viewed perpendicular to the direction the characters are facing on screen. With a heavy focus on lateral movement, objectives are often met by moving from one end of a stage to the other.
Be it bionic, demonic, or just plain magic; the supernatural arm often comes alone, but one is usually enough to give its owner extra powers.
The act of traversing space while attached to a piece game geometry. Sometimes via a rope, or other grapple like object.
Games that conclude with a screen displaying "The End" or a variation thereof, such as "Fin."
A malevolent character whose goals are evil in nature. While villains are commonly featured as antagonists, not all antagonists are necessarily villains.
Experienced soldiers that often feature as mentor characters.
The Worlds of Power series were a set of books based on NES games. The books were brought about by Seth Godin (F.X. Nine) who became popular in his own right.
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