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| Name | Games | Last Edit | |
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Health |
1766 |
09/23/2009 |
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3D first appears in Battlezone |
1553 |
11/22/2009 |
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Death |
1418 |
11/04/2009 |
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Boss Fight first appears in DND |
1378 |
09/09/2009 |
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Jump first appears in Donkey Kong |
1290 |
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 |
1073 |
07/21/2009 |
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Xfire |
996 |
10/31/2009 |
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Explosion |
994 |
09/08/2008 |
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Non-Player Character |
979 |
11/21/2009 |
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Tie-In |
931 |
05/03/2009 |
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Magic |
880 |
05/09/2009 |
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Cutscene first appears in Maniac Mansion |
854 |
10/24/2009 |
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Experience Points |
823 |
09/04/2009 |
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Difficulty Level |
799 |
09/28/2009 |
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Anthropomorphism |
787 |
07/31/2008 |
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Bosses first appears in DND |
762 |
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 |
724 |
11/21/2009 |
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First-Person Perspective first appears in Night Driver |
705 |
11/28/2008 |
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Achievements first appears in Kameo: Elements of Power |
672 |
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 |
640 |
10/13/2008 |
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Leveling Up first appears in Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness |
630 |
10/16/2009 |
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Side-Scrolling |
624 |
07/21/2009 |
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Voice Acting |
608 |
10/31/2009 |
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Inventory |
600 |
07/30/2008 |
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Third-Person Perspective |
584 |
09/02/2009 |
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Cooperative Play first appears in Gauntlet |
584 |
04/25/2009 |
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Aliens first appears in Space Invaders |
558 |
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 |
518 |
06/26/2009 |
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Reloading |
500 |
10/13/2009 |
|
Movie Tie-in |
491 |
09/27/2009 |
|
Digital Distribution |
486 |
04/27/2009 |
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Turn-Based first appears in Computer Diplomacy |
484 |
10/10/2008 |
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Heads Up Display |
482 |
07/22/2009 |
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Gravity |
479 |
08/03/2009 |
|
Hand to Hand Combat |
469 |
11/08/2009 |
|
Blood |
468 |
01/20/2009 |
|
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 |
424 |
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 |
419 |
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 |
415 |
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 |
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E3 2008 |
405 |
08/27/2009 |
|
Virtual Console |
400 |
10/05/2009 |
|
Shopping |
399 |
07/26/2009 |
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Direct2Drive |
396 |
05/03/2009 |
|
Kid Friendly first appears in Pong |
392 |
09/09/2009 |
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Lives |
392 |
07/26/2008 |
|
Power Up first appears in Super Mario Bros. |
392 |
02/10/2009 |
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Final Boss |
391 |
05/23/2009 |
|
Character Creation |
387 |
11/21/2008 |
|
E3 2005 |
386 |
08/27/2009 |
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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 |
|
Moving Platforms first appears in Donkey Kong |
363 |
07/11/2009 |
|
Villain |
362 |
08/04/2008 |
|
Fire first appears in Donkey Kong |
362 |
11/15/2009 |
|
Real-Time Combat |
358 |
10/22/2009 |
|
Time Limit |
357 |
11/05/2009 |
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Laps |
356 |
04/22/2009 |
|
Collectibles |
356 |
08/31/2008 |
|
Day/Night Cycle first appears in Castlevania II: Simon's Quest |
346 |
09/27/2009 |
|
Puzzles |
342 |
10/22/2009 |
|
Zombie first appears in The Evil Dead |
340 |
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 |
|
Headshot first appears in Resident Evil |
330 |
09/20/2009 |
|
Trilogy |
326 |
07/30/2008 |
|
Military |
323 |
07/29/2008 |
|
Crouching |
320 |
11/11/2009 |
|
Game Compilations |
317 |
09/21/2009 |
|
Snow |
317 |
11/19/2009 |
|
Dragons |
315 |
05/13/2009 |
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Character Select Screen first appears in The Oregon Trail |
314 |
09/20/2009 |
|
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 |
306 |
09/03/2009 |
|
Party System |
302 |
10/10/2008 |
|
Male Protagonists |
299 |
10/08/2008 |
|
Referees |
297 |
07/20/2009 |
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Split-Screen Multiplayer first appears in Spy vs. Spy |
297 |
10/24/2009 |
|
Humor |
297 |
11/08/2009 |
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Pandemic Shutdown Leads to Office Space Tribute
If there was a TV channel called "men beating office equipment," I'd DVR every minute.
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EA Announces The Next Mercenaries Game
"Mercs Inc." to continue Pandemic's legacy of explosions and open-world-type stuff.
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Hands-On: Ridin' Zelda's Spirit Tracks
A few minutes with Nintendo's next DS Zelda installment.
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Most Popular Achievements (11/14 - 11/20)
As the year winds down, it's clear that one game will stand alone... well, for the next few weeks, anyway.
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Play The Zelda Trivia Challenge, Part Two
Five more questions to tease your brain and maybe net you some cool stuff.
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Five Years In The World Of Warcraft
A bit of reminiscence about Blizzard's little juggernaut from a few of the developers who have been there.
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Pandemic Shutdown Leads to Office Space Tribute
If there was a TV channel called "men beating office equipment," I'd DVR every minute.
|
|
|
EA Announces The Next Mercenaries Game
"Mercs Inc." to continue Pandemic's legacy of explosions and open-world-type stuff.
|
|
|
Play The Zelda Trivia Challenge, Part Two
Five more questions to tease your brain and maybe net you some cool stuff.
|
|
|
Hands-On: Ridin' Zelda's Spirit Tracks
A few minutes with Nintendo's next DS Zelda installment.
|
|
|
Most Popular Achievements (11/14 - 11/20)
As the year winds down, it's clear that one game will stand alone... well, for the next few weeks, anyway.
|
|
|
Five Years In The World Of Warcraft
A bit of reminiscence about Blizzard's little juggernaut from a few of the developers who have been there.
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