List of video game concepts

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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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