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| Name | Games | Last Edit | |
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Health |
1754 |
09/23/2009 |
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3D first appears in Elite |
1543 |
07/14/2009 |
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Death |
1402 |
11/04/2009 |
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Boss Fight first appears in DND |
1362 |
09/09/2009 |
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Jump first appears in Donkey Kong |
1274 |
08/30/2008 |
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2D first appears in Tennis for Two Simulator |
1255 |
10/25/2009 |
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Melee |
1093 |
09/18/2009 |
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Game Over |
1067 |
07/21/2009 |
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Explosion |
992 |
09/08/2008 |
|
Xfire |
986 |
10/31/2009 |
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Non-Player Character |
969 |
06/17/2009 |
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Tie-In |
929 |
05/03/2009 |
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Magic |
869 |
05/09/2009 |
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Cutscene first appears in Maniac Mansion |
851 |
10/24/2009 |
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Experience Points |
810 |
09/04/2009 |
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Difficulty Level |
794 |
09/28/2009 |
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Anthropomorphism |
777 |
07/31/2008 |
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Bosses first appears in DND |
747 |
10/19/2009 |
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Steam first appears in Half-Life: Counter-Strike |
731 |
10/28/2009 |
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Artificial Intelligence first appears in Pong |
714 |
08/14/2009 |
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First-Person Perspective first appears in Night Driver |
694 |
11/28/2008 |
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Achievements first appears in Kameo: Elements of Power |
669 |
10/25/2009 |
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Combo first appears in Street Fighter II |
649 |
01/12/2009 |
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Hit Points |
633 |
10/13/2008 |
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Online first appears in Maze War |
631 |
07/24/2009 |
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Side-Scrolling |
623 |
07/21/2009 |
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Leveling Up first appears in Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness |
618 |
10/16/2009 |
|
Voice Acting |
607 |
10/31/2009 |
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Inventory |
593 |
07/30/2008 |
|
Third-Person Perspective |
582 |
09/02/2009 |
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Cooperative Play first appears in Gauntlet |
580 |
04/25/2009 |
|
Platinum Games |
555 |
05/30/2009 |
|
Aliens first appears in Space Invaders |
555 |
07/30/2009 |
|
Crosshair |
552 |
01/30/2009 |
|
Cheat Code first appears in Manic Miner |
526 |
10/09/2008 |
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Minigames first appears in SwordQuest: EarthWorld |
519 |
11/02/2009 |
|
TV Tie-In |
510 |
06/26/2009 |
|
Reloading |
499 |
10/13/2009 |
|
Movie Tie-in |
489 |
09/27/2009 |
|
Digital Distribution |
485 |
04/27/2009 |
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Turn-Based first appears in Computer Diplomacy |
482 |
10/10/2008 |
|
Gravity |
480 |
08/03/2009 |
|
Heads Up Display |
472 |
07/22/2009 |
|
Multiple Endings first appears in Metroid |
459 |
05/20/2009 |
|
Hand to Hand Combat |
458 |
11/04/2009 |
|
Blood |
451 |
01/20/2009 |
|
War first appears in Space War |
426 |
10/13/2009 |
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Upgradeable Weapons first appears in Metroid |
424 |
08/02/2008 |
|
Unlockables first appears in The Legend of Zelda |
422 |
09/24/2009 |
|
Robots |
418 |
10/23/2009 |
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Multiple Protagonists first appears in Super Mario Bros. |
417 |
07/27/2008 |
|
High Score first appears in Seawolf |
416 |
01/03/2009 |
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Xbox 360 Backwards Compatibility first appears in Halo: Combat Evolved |
415 |
09/04/2009 |
|
E3 2007 |
413 |
08/27/2009 |
|
Xbox Live first appears in Unreal Championship |
410 |
10/18/2009 |
|
Currency first appears in Pool of Radiance |
406 |
11/09/2008 |
|
E3 2008 |
405 |
08/27/2009 |
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Female Protagonists first appears in Ms. Pac-Man |
403 |
07/20/2009 |
|
Virtual Console |
399 |
10/05/2009 |
|
Direct2Drive |
396 |
05/03/2009 |
|
Lives |
391 |
07/26/2008 |
|
Shopping |
391 |
07/26/2009 |
|
Power Up first appears in Super Mario Bros. |
389 |
02/10/2009 |
|
Final Boss |
388 |
05/23/2009 |
|
Kid Friendly first appears in Pong |
388 |
09/09/2009 |
|
E3 2005 |
386 |
08/27/2009 |
|
Character Creation |
379 |
11/21/2008 |
|
Save Point first appears in Pitfall II: Lost Caverns |
378 |
10/03/2009 |
|
Launch Titles |
367 |
08/08/2008 |
|
Strong Women first appears in Metroid |
366 |
07/10/2009 |
|
Villain |
362 |
08/04/2008 |
|
Laps |
355 |
04/22/2009 |
|
Moving Platforms first appears in Donkey Kong |
353 |
07/11/2009 |
|
Collectibles |
352 |
08/31/2008 |
|
Cartoon Character |
349 |
09/10/2008 |
|
Real-Time Combat |
347 |
10/22/2009 |
|
Fire first appears in Donkey Kong |
347 |
10/08/2009 |
|
Day/Night Cycle first appears in Castlevania II: Simon's Quest |
341 |
09/27/2009 |
|
Puzzles |
339 |
10/22/2009 |
|
Time Limit |
336 |
11/05/2009 |
|
E3 2004 |
335 |
08/27/2009 |
|
E3 2006 |
333 |
11/01/2009 |
|
Zombie first appears in The Evil Dead |
331 |
10/02/2009 |
|
Customizable Characters first appears in Wasteland |
329 |
08/17/2008 |
|
Headshot first appears in Resident Evil |
327 |
09/20/2009 |
|
Trilogy |
326 |
07/30/2008 |
|
Military |
321 |
07/29/2008 |
|
Game Compilations |
317 |
09/21/2009 |
|
Dragons |
309 |
05/13/2009 |
|
Flight |
309 |
07/23/2009 |
|
Point and Click first appears in Enchanted Scepters |
305 |
04/07/2009 |
|
Snow |
304 |
10/09/2009 |
|
Crouching |
304 |
06/06/2009 |
|
Character Select Screen first appears in The Oregon Trail |
302 |
09/20/2009 |
|
Referees |
297 |
07/20/2009 |
|
Fish |
297 |
09/03/2009 |
|
Split-Screen Multiplayer first appears in Spy vs. Spy |
296 |
10/24/2009 |
|
XNA |
295 |
10/07/2009 |
|
Party System |
295 |
10/10/2008 |
|
Nudity first appears in Beat 'Em & Eat 'Em |
293 |
10/29/2009 |
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Is This The First Teaser For Kane & Lynch 2?
Do I look like I read German?
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No Doubt Gets Cobain'd, Files Lawsuit Over Band Hero
Band "bitterly disappointed," Activision "believes it is within its legal rights."
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The End of N-Gage
Special interview with the world's leading N-Gage enthusiast inside!
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Go Watch Captain N (Actually, Go Watch Pole Position)
New cartoon site launches with plenty of awful third-tier cartoons for on-demand viewing.
|
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Netflix PS3 Discs Start Shipping
Watch your e-mail boxes... and then I guess watch your mailboxes, too.
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Most Popular Achievements (10/24 - 10/30)
Spoiler Alert! They're all Borderlands this week.
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Namco Working On Tekken 6 Online Patch
Good.
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Garrus Returns! And Other Secrets About Mass Effect 2
Some familiar faces are back in BioWare's sci-fi sequel, but plenty has changed, too. Read more!
|
|
|
Is This The First Teaser For Kane & Lynch 2?
Do I look like I read German?
|
|
|
The End of N-Gage
Special interview with the world's leading N-Gage enthusiast inside!
|
|
|
No Doubt Gets Cobain'd, Files Lawsuit Over Band Hero
Band "bitterly disappointed," Activision "believes it is within its legal rights."
|
|
|
Go Watch Captain N (Actually, Go Watch Pole Position)
New cartoon site launches with plenty of awful third-tier cartoons for on-demand viewing.
|
|
|
Netflix PS3 Discs Start Shipping
Watch your e-mail boxes... and then I guess watch your mailboxes, too.
|
|
|
Most Popular Achievements (10/24 - 10/30)
Spoiler Alert! They're all Borderlands this week.
|
|
|
Garrus Returns! And Other Secrets About Mass Effect 2
Some familiar faces are back in BioWare's sci-fi sequel, but plenty has changed, too. Read more!
|
|
|
Namco Working On Tekken 6 Online Patch
Good.
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