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Characters either begin with multiple outfits, unlock them through play, or purchase them as in-game items. These costumes are sometimes integral to play.
The ability to change the color of a character's clothing/armor or even a vehicle's paint with or without the use of an in-game item to do so.
Downloadable Content adds new features and content to already-distributed video games via the Internet. Examples include new maps for FPS games, new songs for rhythm games, and new cars for racing games.
That bad guy looks awfully familiar... probably because it's you. This is for games where you fight yourself or an evil version of yourself
A concept SNK used during the last years of Neo-Geo games. These games had over 500 megabits in the game cartridge. They were made to compete with Capcom's CPS-3 technology.
Games that allow the player to choose which level to play next, rather than a fixed linear order.
A fighting game concept in which a player using a particular character can fight against either the CPU or another player using the same character.
When a game has several playable characters of different species, real or fictional.
Sometimes one playable character just isn't enough.
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.
Pichu is a Pokémon that first appeared in the second generation. Pichu is the pre-evolution of Pikachu, and evolves if its happiness is high enough.
Any character you can control in a game is a Player Character (PC), as opposed to a non-player character (NPC), which is a character that can only be controlled by the game.
Games that allow the option to let the computer to pick the player's character.
Common concept in 3D fighting games that allows you to side step around your opponent avoiding his attacks.
All the Pokémon you get to choose from throughout the Pokémon series goes here. With the exception of Yellow, the three starter Pokémon are always a Grass-type, Water-type, and Fire-type in the main games.
Extra objects, characters, or content in a game that can only be accessed after completing a certain task such as completing the game, or by using cheat codes.
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