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| Name | Games | Last Edit | |
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Health |
1681 |
02/26/2009 |
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3D first appears in Elite |
1493 |
12/31/2008 |
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Death |
1360 |
06/05/2009 |
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Boss Fight first appears in DND |
1270 |
05/13/2009 |
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Jump first appears in Donkey Kong |
1216 |
08/30/2008 |
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Melee |
1068 |
05/09/2009 |
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Game Over |
1039 |
01/31/2009 |
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Xfire |
985 |
06/06/2009 |
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Explosion |
960 |
09/08/2008 |
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Non-Player Character |
943 |
06/17/2009 |
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Tie-In |
909 |
05/03/2009 |
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Magic |
828 |
05/09/2009 |
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Cutscene first appears in Pac-Man |
813 |
08/04/2008 |
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2D first appears in Tennis for Two Simulator |
798 |
02/03/2009 |
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Experience Points |
760 |
06/01/2009 |
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Difficulty Level |
746 |
05/25/2009 |
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Artificial Intelligence first appears in Pong: The Next Level |
705 |
06/15/2009 |
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Anthropomorphism |
705 |
07/31/2008 |
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Bosses |
682 |
03/20/2009 |
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Achievements first appears in Kameo: Elements of Power |
640 |
06/14/2009 |
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Hit Points |
625 |
10/13/2008 |
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Combo first appears in Street Fighter II |
625 |
01/12/2009 |
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Online |
594 |
11/04/2008 |
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First-Person Perspective first appears in Night Driver |
575 |
11/28/2008 |
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Voice Acting |
572 |
06/29/2009 |
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Steam first appears in Half-Life: Counter-Strike |
571 |
06/30/2009 |
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Leveling Up first appears in Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness |
561 |
12/23/2008 |
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Cooperative Play first appears in Gauntlet |
550 |
04/25/2009 |
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Crosshair |
549 |
01/30/2009 |
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Inventory |
548 |
07/30/2008 |
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Aliens first appears in Space Invaders |
536 |
11/01/2008 |
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Side-Scrolling |
534 |
11/11/2008 |
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Cheat Code first appears in Manic Miner |
521 |
10/09/2008 |
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Minigames first appears in SwordQuest: EarthWorld |
500 |
07/01/2009 |
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Reloading |
492 |
07/04/2009 |
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TV Tie-In |
486 |
06/26/2009 |
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Gravity |
469 |
01/30/2009 |
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Platinum Games |
468 |
05/30/2009 |
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Turn-Based first appears in Computer Diplomacy |
465 |
10/10/2008 |
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Movie Tie-in |
465 |
08/18/2008 |
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Digital Distribution |
460 |
04/27/2009 |
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Heads Up Display |
458 |
05/30/2009 |
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Hand to Hand Combat |
452 |
12/28/2008 |
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Blood |
416 |
01/20/2009 |
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Xbox 360 Backwards Compatibility first appears in Halo: Combat Evolved |
415 |
05/30/2009 |
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War first appears in Space War |
410 |
09/28/2008 |
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Xbox Live first appears in Unreal Championship |
401 |
06/25/2009 |
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Direct2Drive |
397 |
05/03/2009 |
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Virtual Console |
396 |
06/27/2009 |
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Unlockables |
394 |
06/23/2009 |
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Upgradeable Weapons first appears in Metroid |
390 |
08/02/2008 |
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Currency first appears in Pool of Radiance |
388 |
11/09/2008 |
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Multiple Endings first appears in Metroid |
387 |
05/20/2009 |
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Third-Person Perspective |
387 |
11/01/2008 |
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High Score first appears in Seawolf |
385 |
01/03/2009 |
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Robots |
380 |
02/24/2009 |
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Kid Friendly first appears in Pong |
375 |
02/12/2009 |
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Multiple Protagonists first appears in Super Mario Bros. |
371 |
07/27/2008 |
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Save Point first appears in Pitfall II: Lost Caverns |
369 |
07/26/2008 |
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Character Creation |
369 |
11/21/2008 |
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Female Protagonists first appears in Ms. Pac-Man |
365 |
05/05/2009 |
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Launch Titles |
364 |
08/08/2008 |
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Lives |
361 |
07/26/2008 |
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Laps |
352 |
04/22/2009 |
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Villain |
350 |
08/04/2008 |
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Power Up first appears in Super Mario Bros. |
345 |
02/10/2009 |
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Cartoon Character |
340 |
09/10/2008 |
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Shopping |
332 |
06/22/2009 |
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Collectibles |
332 |
08/31/2008 |
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Strong Women first appears in Metroid |
332 |
08/11/2008 |
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Real-Time Combat |
328 |
10/13/2008 |
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Moving Platforms first appears in SwordQuest: EarthWorld |
326 |
10/07/2008 |
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Headshot first appears in Fallout |
323 |
12/28/2008 |
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Day/Night Cycle first appears in Castlevania II: Simon's Quest |
323 |
04/17/2009 |
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Trilogy |
319 |
07/30/2008 |
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Customizable Characters first appears in Wasteland |
306 |
08/17/2008 |
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Zombie first appears in The Evil Dead |
304 |
06/25/2009 |
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Game Compilations |
301 |
01/04/2009 |
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Flight |
296 |
06/01/2009 |
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Puzzles |
296 |
07/29/2008 |
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Military |
295 |
07/29/2008 |
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Fire first appears in Donkey Kong |
291 |
05/15/2009 |
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Point and Click first appears in Enchanted Scepters |
290 |
04/07/2009 |
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Final Boss |
290 |
05/23/2009 |
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XNA |
286 |
06/27/2009 |
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Party System |
283 |
10/10/2008 |
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Elements |
279 |
11/30/2008 |
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Split-Screen Multiplayer first appears in Spy vs. Spy |
279 |
02/05/2009 |
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Fog of War |
275 |
01/22/2009 |
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Downloadable Content |
275 |
03/24/2009 |
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PlayStation Underground first appears in Twisted Metal 2 |
273 |
08/19/2008 |
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Time Limit |
273 |
05/23/2009 |
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Referees |
272 |
07/30/2008 |
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Character Select Screen first appears in Gauntlet II |
270 |
04/19/2009 |
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Griefing |
267 |
02/18/2009 |
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Dragons |
266 |
05/13/2009 |
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Isometric Viewpoint first appears in Zaxxon |
263 |
12/22/2008 |
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Male Protagonists |
263 |
10/08/2008 |
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Murder |
260 |
04/12/2009 |
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Leaderboard |
258 |
07/21/2008 |
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Blizzard Comments On No LAN Support In StarCraft II
No IPX, no sale.
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Whatcha Playing This Weekend? Independence Day Edition
It's a long weekend for many in the U.S. Tell us how you're spending it indoors with the shades drawn.
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Hey Brad, Did You Know That The Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts Soundtrack Is Out Tomorrow?
Sorry if you're not Brad, I just had to get this message to him and this was the most efficient method I could think of.
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I Got Next Gets Got
Get a taste of this documentary about the competitive fighting game scene.
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Halo: Reach May Be Natal-Friendly
Teabagging just got waaay more disgusting.
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XNA Community Games Not Economically Viable
But then, they weren't ever supposed to be huge money makers, were they?
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Ogle Some Of Forza 3's Hot Japanese Rides
Fans of imported car porn, rejoice!
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"Authentic" StarCraft Lessons: $25 An Hour
This is as gosu as it gets.
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Whatcha Playing This Weekend? Independence Day Edition
It's a long weekend for many in the U.S. Tell us how you're spending it indoors with the shades drawn.
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Blizzard Comments On No LAN Support In StarCraft II
No IPX, no sale.
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Way Of The Warrior 2009
OK, reality check time. Can anyone tell me if any of this is actually happening? I've got a loose grip on reality after hearing about this upcoming 2D digitized fighting game.
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Halo: Reach May Be Natal-Friendly
Teabagging just got waaay more disgusting.
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Ogle Some Of Forza 3's Hot Japanese Rides
Fans of imported car porn, rejoice!
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Hey Brad, Did You Know That The Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts Soundtrack Is Out Tomorrow?
Sorry if you're not Brad, I just had to get this message to him and this was the most efficient method I could think of.
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Alpha Protocol Dated For October 6
Obsidian's "espionage RPG" finally gets a hard release date, along with box art and a new video.
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Faction Transfers Coming To World of Warcraft
Maybe a little change of scenery would do your alternate characters some good?
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