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Name Games Last Edit
Licensed Game first appears in Fonz
3,131
 05/14/2012
Jump first appears in Basketball
2,156
 05/18/2012
Polygonal 3D first appears in I, Robot
2,105
 05/19/2012
Health first appears in pedit5
2,090
 05/18/2012
High Score first appears in Space Invaders
1,982
 05/12/2012
2D first appears in Tennis for Two
1,976
 05/19/2012
Death first appears in Spacewar!
1,831
 05/08/2012
Digital Distribution first appears in Phantasy Star II Text Adventures
1,830
 05/19/2012
Boss Fight first appears in DND
1,822
 05/18/2012
Achievements first appears in Pac-Man
1,615
 05/16/2012
Steam first appears in Half-Life 2
1,363
 05/17/2012
Explosion first appears in Speed Race
1,310
 05/12/2012
Melee first appears in pedit5
1,251
 05/10/2012
Game Over first appears in Computer Space
1,184
 05/16/2012
Magic first appears in pedit5
1,132
 05/13/2012
Bosses first appears in DND
1,107
 05/18/2012
Non-Player Character first appears in Speed Race
1,077
 05/14/2012
Cutscene first appears in Space Invaders
1,043
 05/20/2012
Difficulty Level first appears in Speed Race
1,037
 05/10/2012
Voice Acting first appears in King & Balloon
1,032
 05/14/2012
Artificial Intelligence
1,016
 04/27/2012
Xfire
1,002
 03/18/2012
Bink Video
976
 04/20/2012
Experience Points first appears in pedit5
968
 05/06/2012
Tie-In first appears in Fonz
952
 05/02/2012
Third-Person Perspective first appears in Fonz
936
 05/14/2012
First-Person Perspective first appears in Maze War
933
 05/01/2012
Online first appears in Empire
918
 05/17/2012
Anthropomorphism first appears in Space Invaders
893
 05/13/2012
Slashing Weapons first appears in Samurai
888
 05/03/2012
Leveling Up first appears in DND
880
 05/10/2012
Side-Scrolling first appears in Bomber
802
 05/11/2012
Cooperative Play first appears in Mario Bros.
780
 05/09/2012
Combo first appears in Shanghai Kid
774
 04/30/2012
Inventory first appears in Colony 7
766
 05/14/2012
Blood first appears in Ghost House
760
 05/08/2012
Greatest Hits first appears in F-Zero
760
 05/08/2012
Multiple Endings first appears in Metroid
726
 05/17/2012
Minigames first appears in Videocart-1: Tic-Tac-Toe, Shooting Gallery, Doodle, Quadra-Doodle
698
 05/19/2012
Aliens first appears in Space Invaders
698
 05/20/2012
Hit Points first appears in pedit5
691
 04/18/2012
Original Soundtrack Release first appears in Super Xevious
689
 05/14/2012
Multiple Protagonists first appears in Super Mario Bros.
680
 05/14/2012
Platform Exclusive first appears in Space Invaders
679
 05/12/2012
PlayStation Trophies first appears in Super Stardust HD
679
 05/19/2012
Final Boss first appears in Samurai
664
 05/20/2012
Xbox Live first appears in Whacked!
645
 05/18/2012
Collectibles first appears in Pac-Man
643
 05/19/2012
Robots
639
 05/16/2012
Fire first appears in Sasuke vs Commander
639
 05/20/2012
Games Based on Movies
625
 05/16/2012
Human first appears in Basketball
616
 05/10/2012
Currency first appears in Nobunaga's Ambition
610
 05/10/2012
Power Up first appears in Pac-Man
609
 05/16/2012
War first appears in Interceptor
605
 05/06/2012
Turn-Based first appears in Video Chess
603
 05/17/2012
TV Tie-In first appears in Fonz
599
 05/10/2012
Male Protagonists first appears in Sheriff
596
 05/14/2012
Puzzles first appears in Heiankyo Alien
588
 05/13/2012
Heads Up Display first appears in Space Invaders
587
 05/03/2012
Unlockables first appears in The Legend of Zelda
586
 05/18/2012
Upgradeable Weapons first appears in Xanadu: Dragon Slayer II
585
 05/02/2012
Crosshair first appears in Interceptor
584
 05/10/2012
Time Limit
579
 05/18/2012
Female Protagonists first appears in Ms. Pac-Man
572
 05/16/2012
Lives first appears in Space Invaders
560
 05/20/2012
Gravity first appears in Crazy Climber
558
 04/18/2012
Hand to Hand Combat first appears in Heavyweight Champ
555
 05/07/2012
Cheat Code first appears in Frogger
543
 01/08/2012
Games Based on Anime first appears in Lupin III
540
 05/13/2012
Shopping first appears in Xanadu: Dragon Slayer II
523
 05/14/2012
Direct2Drive
522
 09/11/2011
Reloading first appears in Virtua Cop
509
 04/05/2012
Zombie first appears in The Evil Dead
499
 05/12/2012
Real-Time Combat first appears in Dragon Slayer
492
 05/01/2012
Kid Friendly first appears in Pong
492
 05/17/2012
Xbox Live Indie Games
492
 05/18/2012
Romance first appears in Sheriff
482
 04/30/2012
Dragons
476
 05/10/2012
Leaderboard first appears in Space Invaders
473
 05/13/2012
Top-Down Perspective first appears in Speed Race
468
 05/12/2012
Strong Women first appears in Ms. Pac-Man
464
 05/02/2012
Flight first appears in Bomber
460
 05/17/2012
Isometric Viewpoint first appears in Zaxxon
459
 05/12/2012
Point and Click first appears in Planet Mephius
455
 05/13/2012
Downloadable Content first appears in BS Chrono Trigger: Jet Bike Special
451
 05/14/2012
Loading Screens first appears in 1942
447
 05/14/2012
Character Select Screen first appears in Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
445
 05/18/2012
Undead first appears in Ghost House
444
 05/01/2012
Character Creation first appears in The Black Onyx
443
 05/07/2012
Split-Screen Multiplayer first appears in Speed Race Twin
441
 05/16/2012
Customizable Characters first appears in Xanadu: Dragon Slayer II
438
 05/01/2012
Roman Numerals first appears in Space Invaders
437
 05/07/2012
Snow first appears in Antarctic Adventure
431
 05/09/2012
Nudity first appears in Night Life
429
 05/03/2012
Crouching first appears in Super Mario Bros.
423
 04/19/2012
Moving Platforms first appears in Donkey Kong
423
 05/18/2012
Headshot first appears in Virtua Cop
422
 04/22/2012
E3 2007
412
 05/25/2011
Steam Achievements first appears in The Orange Box
412
 05/16/2012

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