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Name Games Last Edit
Health
1,812
 02/01/2010
3D first appears in Battlezone
1,664
 11/22/2009
Death
1,442
 11/04/2009
Boss Fight first appears in DND
1,430
 12/22/2009
Jump first appears in Donkey Kong
1,337
 12/08/2009
2D first appears in Tennis for Two Simulator
1,323
 10/25/2009
Melee
1,121
 09/18/2009
Game Over
1,092
 07/21/2009
Explosion
1,017
 01/21/2010
Non-Player Character
1,013
 11/29/2009
Xfire
1,000
 10/31/2009
Tie-In
948
 05/03/2009
Magic
908
 12/25/2009
Cutscene first appears in Maniac Mansion
874
 10/24/2009
Experience Points
858
 09/04/2009
Difficulty Level
815
 09/28/2009
Anthropomorphism
802
 07/31/2008
Bosses first appears in DND
792
 10/19/2009
Steam first appears in Half-Life: Counter-Strike
788
 11/18/2009
Artificial Intelligence first appears in Pong
741
 01/27/2010
First-Person Perspective first appears in Night Driver
739
 12/01/2009
Achievements first appears in Kameo: Elements of Power
688
 12/22/2009
Combo first appears in Street Fighter II
662
 01/12/2009
Leveling Up first appears in DND
659
 12/24/2009
Online first appears in Maze War
659
 07/24/2009
Side-Scrolling
654
 12/04/2009
Hit Points
651
 01/23/2010
Voice Acting
636
 01/31/2010
Platinum Games
625
 05/30/2009
Inventory
618
 01/24/2010
Third-Person Perspective
598
 09/02/2009
Cooperative Play first appears in Gauntlet
598
 04/25/2009
Aliens first appears in Space Invaders
578
 07/30/2009
Crosshair
557
 01/30/2009
Minigames first appears in SwordQuest: EarthWorld
538
 01/27/2010
Cheat Code first appears in Manic Miner
527
 10/09/2008
TV Tie-In
524
 06/26/2009
Reloading
504
 10/13/2009
Movie Tie-in
503
 09/27/2009
Heads Up Display
503
 07/22/2009
Blood
498
 01/20/2009
Turn-Based first appears in Computer Diplomacy
497
 10/10/2008
Digital Distribution
495
 04/27/2009
Gravity
487
 08/03/2009
Hand to Hand Combat
485
 12/09/2009
Multiple Endings first appears in Metroid
467
 05/20/2009
War first appears in Space War
453
 10/13/2009
Robots
449
 10/23/2009
Currency first appears in Pool of Radiance
444
 01/21/2010
Multiple Protagonists first appears in Super Mario Bros.
439
 07/27/2008
High Score first appears in Seawolf
438
 01/17/2010
Unlockables first appears in The Legend of Zelda
438
 09/24/2009
Upgradeable Weapons first appears in Metroid
437
 11/29/2009
Shopping
421
 01/24/2010
Female Protagonists first appears in Ms. Pac-Man
419
 07/20/2009
Xbox Live first appears in Unreal Championship
418
 10/18/2009
Final Boss
416
 02/01/2010
Xbox 360 Backwards Compatibility first appears in Halo: Combat Evolved
415
 12/15/2009
E3 2007
413
 08/27/2009
Lives
409
 02/01/2010
Power Up first appears in Super Mario Bros.
408
 02/10/2009
E3 2008
404
 08/27/2009
Kid Friendly first appears in Pong
402
 09/09/2009
Virtual Console
402
 12/30/2009
Direct2Drive
396
 05/03/2009
Character Creation first appears in Pool of Radiance
395
 01/12/2010
Strong Women first appears in Metroid
388
 11/26/2009
E3 2005
386
 08/27/2009
Fire first appears in Donkey Kong
385
 11/15/2009
Time Limit
384
 12/25/2009
Save Point first appears in Pitfall II: Lost Caverns
382
 11/12/2009
Collectibles
376
 08/31/2008
Cartoon Character
374
 09/10/2008
Crouching
374
 02/01/2010
Moving Platforms first appears in Donkey Kong
373
 01/14/2010
Real-Time Combat
370
 10/22/2009
Launch Titles
368
 08/08/2008
Villain
366
 08/04/2008
Laps
364
 04/22/2009
Zombie first appears in The Evil Dead
361
 11/26/2009
Puzzles
356
 10/22/2009
Flight
355
 07/23/2009
Day/Night Cycle first appears in Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
354
 01/31/2010
Customizable Characters first appears in Wasteland
350
 08/17/2008
Snow
349
 11/19/2009
Dragons
346
 12/10/2009
Nudity first appears in Beat 'Em & Eat 'Em
339
 01/31/2010
E3 2004
335
 08/27/2009
E3 2006
335
 11/19/2009
Headshot first appears in Resident Evil
332
 09/20/2009
Military
330
 12/15/2009
Male Protagonists
329
 10/08/2008
Character Select Screen first appears in The Oregon Trail
327
 09/20/2009
Trilogy
327
 07/30/2008
Game Compilations
321
 09/21/2009
Fish
317
 09/03/2009
Humor
316
 11/08/2009
Point and Click first appears in Enchanted Scepters
314
 04/07/2009
Party System
313
 10/10/2008
Split-Screen Multiplayer first appears in Spy vs. Spy
307
 10/24/2009
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