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| Name | Games | Last Edit | |
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Health |
1764 |
09/23/2009 |
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3D first appears in Elite |
1553 |
07/14/2009 |
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Death |
1414 |
11/04/2009 |
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Boss Fight first appears in DND |
1375 |
09/09/2009 |
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Jump first appears in Donkey Kong |
1286 |
08/30/2008 |
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2D first appears in Tennis for Two Simulator |
1260 |
10/25/2009 |
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Melee |
1105 |
09/18/2009 |
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Game Over |
1071 |
07/21/2009 |
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Xfire |
996 |
10/31/2009 |
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Explosion |
993 |
09/08/2008 |
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Non-Player Character |
978 |
06/17/2009 |
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Tie-In |
931 |
05/03/2009 |
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Magic |
877 |
05/09/2009 |
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Cutscene first appears in Maniac Mansion |
853 |
10/24/2009 |
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Experience Points |
820 |
09/04/2009 |
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Difficulty Level |
798 |
09/28/2009 |
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Anthropomorphism |
787 |
07/31/2008 |
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Bosses first appears in DND |
760 |
10/19/2009 |
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Steam first appears in Half-Life: Counter-Strike |
744 |
11/18/2009 |
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Artificial Intelligence first appears in Pong |
723 |
08/14/2009 |
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First-Person Perspective first appears in Night Driver |
703 |
11/28/2008 |
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Achievements first appears in Kameo: Elements of Power |
670 |
10/25/2009 |
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Combo first appears in Street Fighter II |
650 |
01/12/2009 |
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Online first appears in Maze War |
640 |
07/24/2009 |
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Hit Points |
639 |
10/13/2008 |
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Leveling Up first appears in Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness |
629 |
10/16/2009 |
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Side-Scrolling |
624 |
07/21/2009 |
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Voice Acting |
607 |
10/31/2009 |
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Inventory |
599 |
07/30/2008 |
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Third-Person Perspective |
583 |
09/02/2009 |
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Cooperative Play first appears in Gauntlet |
582 |
04/25/2009 |
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Aliens first appears in Space Invaders |
557 |
07/30/2009 |
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Platinum Games |
555 |
05/30/2009 |
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Crosshair |
552 |
01/30/2009 |
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Cheat Code first appears in Manic Miner |
526 |
10/09/2008 |
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Minigames first appears in SwordQuest: EarthWorld |
521 |
11/02/2009 |
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TV Tie-In |
517 |
06/26/2009 |
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Reloading |
500 |
10/13/2009 |
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Movie Tie-in |
491 |
09/27/2009 |
|
Digital Distribution |
485 |
04/27/2009 |
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Heads Up Display |
482 |
07/22/2009 |
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Turn-Based first appears in Computer Diplomacy |
482 |
10/10/2008 |
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Gravity |
480 |
08/03/2009 |
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Hand to Hand Combat |
469 |
11/08/2009 |
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Blood |
464 |
01/20/2009 |
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Multiple Endings first appears in Metroid |
458 |
05/20/2009 |
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War first appears in Space War |
435 |
10/13/2009 |
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Upgradeable Weapons first appears in Metroid |
426 |
08/02/2008 |
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Unlockables first appears in The Legend of Zelda |
423 |
09/24/2009 |
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Robots |
419 |
10/23/2009 |
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Multiple Protagonists first appears in Super Mario Bros. |
419 |
07/27/2008 |
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High Score first appears in Seawolf |
417 |
01/03/2009 |
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Xbox 360 Backwards Compatibility first appears in Halo: Combat Evolved |
415 |
09/04/2009 |
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Currency first appears in Pool of Radiance |
414 |
11/09/2008 |
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E3 2007 |
413 |
08/27/2009 |
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Xbox Live first appears in Unreal Championship |
412 |
10/18/2009 |
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Female Protagonists first appears in Ms. Pac-Man |
406 |
07/20/2009 |
|
E3 2008 |
405 |
08/27/2009 |
|
Virtual Console |
400 |
10/05/2009 |
|
Shopping |
399 |
07/26/2009 |
|
Direct2Drive |
396 |
05/03/2009 |
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Kid Friendly first appears in Pong |
392 |
09/09/2009 |
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Lives |
392 |
07/26/2008 |
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Power Up first appears in Super Mario Bros. |
390 |
02/10/2009 |
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Final Boss |
390 |
05/23/2009 |
|
E3 2005 |
386 |
08/27/2009 |
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Character Creation |
386 |
11/21/2008 |
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Save Point first appears in Pitfall II: Lost Caverns |
379 |
11/12/2009 |
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Strong Women first appears in Metroid |
376 |
11/10/2009 |
|
Cartoon Character |
372 |
09/10/2008 |
|
Launch Titles |
367 |
08/08/2008 |
|
Villain |
362 |
08/04/2008 |
|
Moving Platforms first appears in Donkey Kong |
362 |
07/11/2009 |
|
Fire first appears in Donkey Kong |
359 |
11/15/2009 |
|
Real-Time Combat |
358 |
10/22/2009 |
|
Laps |
356 |
04/22/2009 |
|
Collectibles |
355 |
08/31/2008 |
|
Time Limit |
355 |
11/05/2009 |
|
Day/Night Cycle first appears in Castlevania II: Simon's Quest |
346 |
09/27/2009 |
|
Puzzles |
342 |
10/22/2009 |
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Zombie first appears in The Evil Dead |
339 |
10/02/2009 |
|
Customizable Characters first appears in Wasteland |
339 |
08/17/2008 |
|
E3 2004 |
335 |
08/27/2009 |
|
E3 2006 |
334 |
11/19/2009 |
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Headshot first appears in Resident Evil |
330 |
09/20/2009 |
|
Trilogy |
326 |
07/30/2008 |
|
Military |
323 |
07/29/2008 |
|
Crouching |
318 |
11/11/2009 |
|
Game Compilations |
317 |
09/21/2009 |
|
Snow |
316 |
11/19/2009 |
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Character Select Screen first appears in The Oregon Trail |
314 |
09/20/2009 |
|
Dragons |
313 |
05/13/2009 |
|
Flight |
309 |
07/23/2009 |
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Point and Click first appears in Enchanted Scepters |
308 |
04/07/2009 |
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Fish |
305 |
09/03/2009 |
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Party System |
302 |
10/10/2008 |
|
Referees |
297 |
07/20/2009 |
|
Split-Screen Multiplayer first appears in Spy vs. Spy |
297 |
10/24/2009 |
|
Male Protagonists |
296 |
10/08/2008 |
|
XNA |
295 |
10/07/2009 |
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Hey, How's Your Knowledge Of Zelda?
Answer some questions, and you might win a copy of Spirit Tracks!
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New Resident Evil 5 Single-Player Content Starts Feb. 17
Two new story-based episodes, a bunch of costumes, and a catch-all Gold Edition package are on the way for your horror-shooting needs early next year.
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Super Street Fighter IV Hands-On
We mess around with a few of the new characters in Capcom's upcoming Street Fighter update.
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Atlus Bringing 3D Dot Game Heroes To North America
It's coming in May!
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Brad Pitt Plunges Into Dark Void
Pitt's Plan B production company options the film rights to Capcom's upcoming jet-packs-and-aliens adventure.
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Most Popular Achievements (11/7 - 11/13)
Oh hey, right, this thing. Sorry it's late!
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Hey, How's Your Knowledge Of Zelda?
Answer some questions, and you might win a copy of Spirit Tracks!
|
|
|
Super Street Fighter IV Hands-On
We mess around with a few of the new characters in Capcom's upcoming Street Fighter update.
|
|
|
New Resident Evil 5 Single-Player Content Starts Feb. 17
Two new story-based episodes, a bunch of costumes, and a catch-all Gold Edition package are on the way for your horror-shooting needs early next year.
|
|
|
Atlus Bringing 3D Dot Game Heroes To North America
It's coming in May!
|
|
|
Brad Pitt Plunges Into Dark Void
Pitt's Plan B production company options the film rights to Capcom's upcoming jet-packs-and-aliens adventure.
|
|
|
Most Popular Achievements (11/7 - 11/13)
Oh hey, right, this thing. Sorry it's late!
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