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Puzzle platformers are platform games where the key aspect involves solving riddles and puzzles, rather than combat.
In some games, either after completing the main game or as part of the game itself, players must replay a harder version of the same level. This is not classified as a different difficulty level, as the levels usually add new mechanics or enemies.
A type of gameplay mechanic, where the objective is to indirectly guide one or multiple entities to safety. Not to be confused with 'Escort Mission'.
The concept of a game referencing another game through mockery, parody or even directly. A game reference to the same franchise does not count.
Games that could be controlled via the PS1 mouse.
A person who plays football (soccer). Eleven of these make up a team.
The little green-haired creatures that players command in the Lemmings games. They have a variety of skills, but independent problem-solving is not one of them.
Tracker music, or module/MOD music is a digital music format that was popularized in the late 80's and became the de facto standard for video game music on the Amiga, as well as in the Demoscene, and is still in wide use today.
Levels whose visual design represents objects or symbols (including text).
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.
A place were everything is unnaturally or naturally large compared to the protagonist.
Parallax scrolling is a scrolling effect used in video game graphics, employing multiple scrolling layers to create the illusion of depth, for a pseudo-3D effect in an otherwise 2D scrolling game.
A line that signals the start or the end of the race. Even though it is used for racing, it could mean any type of racing game.
An Arcade-style racer is a game which shoots for a fun and fast-paced experience over trying to simulate real life physics and racing protocol.
These are games based on toys or toy franchises.
The Art of tracking down criminals and the wanted like for a cash reward.
Games that have you going into a computer generated virtual universe.
The ultimate pressure feature. Players have to complete the task at hand, be it defeating opponents or cutting the right wire, in the allotted time.
Swearing, cursing, call it what you want. It is an expression of anger or frustration, in most cases.
Games that feature characters that are known for a highly distinctive and unusual manner of speech.
An uninterrupted speech mostly given by a narrator or the main character. May include useful hints, interesting backstory, or character-related viewpoints.
An audio signal that contains noise at the same level at all frequencies. Appears on TV screens and video transmissions as static "snow".
Games in which players are guided through the game by characters via radio communication. Extremely popular narrative device and game mechanic in the current generation of video games.
Cyberpunk is an aesthetic choice that is employed in many different media, it focuses on technology and how that technology encroaches on our natural, daily lives.
Drugs of the digital variety.
Multiple endings is a term used to describe different outcomes or conclusions to a game based on the previous actions of the player.
A lead character who never says a word, despite being spoken to.
Games that have had an Original Soundtrack album released.
This concept occurs in many RPGs and Sci-Fi games. The Ancient Advanced Civilization Technology is often a giant weapon (Halo Rings, Giant of Babil, etc.) that becomes a major plot focus in the stories of these games.
Alternate realities are worlds that exists next to, in parallel of, or in place of our own.
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