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Commodore was a company which developed several home computers including the very popular Commodore 64 and Commodore Amiga 500

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Jump
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It's arguably the one move that symbolizes the medium to those outside it. The ability to jump, be it onto building, onto platforms, or onto skulls, is one of the all time most important abilities ever put in a video game.
2D
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Sure, these days have almost every game sporting the newfangled 3D, but way back when, everyone had to live with plain old 2D. 2D, or two dimensions, limit the game to scrolling backgrounds, but some games even now make use of this basic concept.
Game Over
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Game Over originally appeared in pinball machines, and later, arcade machines. When you lose at a game, it is game over.
Virtual Console
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The Virtual Console is a platform service that first appeared on Nintendo's Wii and later on the 3DS and Wii U. Games from past consoles are emulated to run on the new hardware with the added benefits of system-level save states and other features.
Clowns
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Attitudes towards the Clown vary from person to person. Some find entertainment and humor, others feel really creeped out by their overly flamboyant nature. Ultimately, games tend to take the path of a more horrific presentation to stimulate the atmosphere of a particular setting.
Pixel Art
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Pixel art refers to digital images composed of visible pixels, drawn with individual pixel-level intent and precision.
Multi-Load
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A method of splitting a game into multiple parts to get around memory constraints, particularly on tape based formats such as the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64.
Feudal Japan
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The "feudal" period of Japanese history, which was dominated by powerful regional families holding large areas of land (daimyo) and military warlords (shogun), between 1185 and 1868 AD.
Head Jumping
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Any game that involves jumping on an enemy's head as an attack, such as in Super Mario Bros.
Martial Arts
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Martial arts are a popular set of skills that many video game characters possess. Martial arts are the cornerstone of any fighting game, and have influenced many platforming and adventure games.
Inventory
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A gameplay mechanic allowing players to store their items and freely carry them around.
Roundhouse Kick
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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.
Rat
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The foil of almost every early RPG lover, these rodents often live in sewers. While most rats are simple targets, games like Ratatouille make them the hero.
Hit Points
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An indication of the amount of damage a character can sustain in game. The loss of all hit points results in the players death, or penalty.
Chiptune
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Chiptunes are musical compositions that are synthesized by a computer or console sound chip.
Drunk Character
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Some characters get drunk off of alcohol, others get drunk off of the atmosphere and can't feel their own face.
Jumping Puzzle
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Jumping puzzles are generally implemented in fast-paced action games as a way to slow down the progress of the player. Failure often results in certain death.
First-Person Perspective
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First-Person is a vantage point that attempts to simulate looking through a game character's eyes. It is most commonly found in First-Person Shooters and Racing Games, and to a lesser extent in other genres, such as RPGs and 3D Platformers.
Side-Scrolling
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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.
Juggling
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This is a concept in fighting or other action games of attacking an enemy in order to keep the enemy in the air, unable to fight back. This is also a tactic in tower defense games of keeping the enemy on the battlefield longer by manipulating towers.
Isometric Viewpoint
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Isometric viewpoint refers to the camera angle used in many 2-dimensional games to give the appearance that they are 3-dimensional, without requiring 3D models. The isometric perspective is characterized by a somewhat overhead camera angle, askew to show depth.
Decay
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The concept of decay is best known in video games when an item or a being is of a degrading quality. When the item is degrading, players or the game itself refer to this matter as decay.
Hara-Kiri
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Ritualistic suicide, specifically to use a blade across the belly.
Western Published Games with Japanese Titles
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For games that have either wholly or partly Japanese title names.
Darkness
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Darkness is used in games to restrict access, increase tension, or just to set a mood. Often the player has access to a light source that can mitigate its effect.
Abstract Art Style
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Games that are very graphically abstract, and don't strive to be realistic.
Never-Ending
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Never Ending Games is a self-explanatory concept in which a game is unbeatable and never ends, due either to the game having no true ending or because the game is not saved (or truly continued) after the last section of the game.
Interactive Fiction
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Interactive fiction is a format that uses text to describe characters and objects within a setting, and the use of a parser to interpret text typed by the player, allowing the player to interact with the characters and objects within the setting.
Ninja
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Legendary, stealthy assassins from Japan's feudal era, who are ridiculously well-trained in the art of the sword, and who may or may not have access to magical powers. If you ever manage to see a ninja, you're already dead.
Voodoo
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Religion, that originates from Africa.

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