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List of video game concepts
Filter by article type on the left| Name | Games | Last Edit | |
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Health |
1441 |
11/18/2008 |
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3D first appears in Elite |
1321 |
11/18/2008 |
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Death |
1228 |
11/17/2008 |
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Boss Fight |
1036 |
11/14/2008 |
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Jump first appears in Donkey Kong |
1020 |
08/30/2008 |
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Melee |
983 |
07/27/2008 |
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Game Over |
953 |
11/04/2008 |
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Non-Player Character |
867 |
08/14/2008 |
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Tie-In |
848 |
08/17/2008 |
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Explosion |
801 |
09/08/2008 |
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Experience Points |
696 |
10/10/2008 |
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2D first appears in Computer Space |
684 |
08/18/2008 |
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Cutscene first appears in Pac-Man |
683 |
08/04/2008 |
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Magic |
679 |
09/22/2008 |
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Best-Selling Games first appears in Pong |
636 |
09/16/2008 |
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Artificial Intelligence first appears in Pong: The Next Level |
632 |
08/14/2008 |
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Hit Points |
595 |
10/13/2008 |
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Difficulty Level |
585 |
08/07/2008 |
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Anthropomorphism |
581 |
07/31/2008 |
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Combo first appears in Street Fighter II |
553 |
08/05/2008 |
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Cheat Code first appears in Manic Miner |
499 |
10/09/2008 |
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Bosses |
498 |
08/03/2008 |
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Inventory |
481 |
07/30/2008 |
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Achievements first appears in Kameo: Elements of Power |
480 |
11/17/2008 |
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Online |
479 |
11/04/2008 |
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Crosshair |
470 |
11/03/2008 |
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Cooperative Play first appears in Gauntlet |
464 |
11/14/2008 |
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Platinum Games |
455 |
08/04/2008 |
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Leveling Up |
455 |
10/10/2008 |
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Aliens first appears in Space Invaders |
449 |
11/01/2008 |
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Gravity |
427 |
08/03/2008 |
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Voice Acting |
423 |
11/02/2008 |
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Hand to Hand Combat |
420 |
09/13/2008 |
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Xbox 360 Backwards Compatibility first appears in Halo: Combat Evolved |
415 |
09/01/2008 |
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Minigames first appears in SwordQuest: EarthWorld |
410 |
11/10/2008 |
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Turn-Based first appears in Computer Diplomacy |
407 |
10/10/2008 |
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Side-Scrolling |
392 |
11/11/2008 |
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Direct2Drive |
388 |
10/13/2008 |
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TV Tie-In |
377 |
08/08/2008 |
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Reloading |
370 |
11/06/2008 |
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First-Person Perspective |
366 |
10/18/2008 |
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Movie Tie-in |
363 |
08/18/2008 |
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Launch Titles |
361 |
08/08/2008 |
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Digital Distribution |
353 |
11/02/2008 |
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Multiple Endings first appears in Metroid |
341 |
11/02/2008 |
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Laps |
336 |
07/30/2008 |
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War first appears in Space War |
336 |
09/28/2008 |
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Save Point first appears in Pitfall II: Lost Caverns |
329 |
07/26/2008 |
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Character Creation |
328 |
08/10/2008 |
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Kid Friendly first appears in Pong |
324 |
08/03/2008 |
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Multiple Protagonists first appears in Super Mario Bros. |
319 |
07/27/2008 |
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Lives |
316 |
07/26/2008 |
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Currency first appears in Pool of Radiance |
307 |
11/09/2008 |
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Heads Up Display |
304 |
07/24/2008 |
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Robots |
303 |
09/22/2008 |
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Unlockables |
302 |
08/01/2008 |
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Villain |
302 |
08/04/2008 |
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Upgradeable Weapons first appears in Metroid |
299 |
08/02/2008 |
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Point and Click first appears in Ultima |
299 |
07/30/2008 |
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Cartoon Character |
298 |
09/10/2008 |
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Xbox Live first appears in Unreal Championship |
288 |
10/02/2008 |
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Murder |
287 |
10/09/2008 |
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High Score first appears in Seawolf |
285 |
07/26/2008 |
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Blood |
284 |
10/19/2008 |
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Third-Person Perspective |
281 |
11/01/2008 |
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Steam |
278 |
11/14/2008 |
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Shopping |
277 |
09/11/2008 |
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Day/Night Cycle first appears in Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny |
277 |
07/27/2008 |
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Real-Time Combat |
276 |
10/13/2008 |
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PlayStation Underground first appears in Twisted Metal 2 |
274 |
08/19/2008 |
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Fog of War |
272 |
09/13/2008 |
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Strong Women first appears in Metroid |
267 |
08/11/2008 |
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Female Protagonists first appears in Ms. Pac-Man |
266 |
11/17/2008 |
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Griefing |
263 |
07/27/2008 |
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Collectibles |
262 |
08/31/2008 |
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Customizable Characters first appears in Wasteland |
262 |
08/17/2008 |
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Referees |
261 |
07/30/2008 |
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Party System |
253 |
10/10/2008 |
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Military |
253 |
07/29/2008 |
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Power Up first appears in Super Mario Bros. |
247 |
07/30/2008 |
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Zombie first appears in Castlevania |
247 |
10/11/2008 |
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Mascot first appears in Pac-Man |
245 |
08/03/2008 |
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Isometric Viewpoint |
242 |
07/29/2008 |
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Split-Screen Multiplayer first appears in Tunneler |
240 |
09/03/2008 |
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Literature Inspired |
240 |
09/17/2008 |
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Button Mashing first appears in Track & Field |
239 |
09/17/2008 |
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Elements |
237 |
07/28/2008 |
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No Scope |
236 |
09/25/2008 |
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Game Compilations |
236 |
07/31/2008 |
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Martial Arts |
226 |
10/05/2008 |
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Character Select Screen |
224 |
09/30/2008 |
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Battle Screen |
222 |
08/08/2008 |
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Double Jump first appears in Dragon Buster |
222 |
09/04/2008 |
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Silent Protagonist |
222 |
09/16/2008 |
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Non-Humanoid Protagonist |
220 |
10/13/2008 |
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Headshot first appears in Fallout |
217 |
10/24/2008 |
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Humor |
214 |
09/20/2008 |
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Cover Athlete |
210 |
08/16/2008 |
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Stealth first appears in Castle Wolfenstein |
210 |
11/05/2008 |
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Leaderboard |
208 |
07/21/2008 |
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