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| Name | Games | Last Edit | |
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Health |
1765 |
09/23/2009 |
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Hit Points |
640 |
10/13/2008 |
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Heads Up Display |
482 |
07/22/2009 |
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Hand to Hand Combat |
469 |
11/08/2009 |
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High Score first appears in Seawolf |
419 |
01/03/2009 |
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Headshot first appears in Resident Evil |
330 |
09/20/2009 |
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Humor |
296 |
11/08/2009 |
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Hack and Slash |
235 |
05/03/2009 |
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Horse |
222 |
09/18/2009 |
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High Definition Graphics |
187 |
08/15/2009 |
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Havok Physics first appears in Whirl Tour |
178 |
06/12/2009 |
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Healer first appears in Final Fantasy |
159 |
04/30/2009 |
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Healing Food first appears in Gauntlet |
155 |
07/29/2008 |
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Heroes |
105 |
10/02/2009 |
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Hostages |
104 |
07/26/2008 |
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Hotkey |
99 |
07/26/2008 |
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Hitbox |
98 |
08/16/2008 |
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Horse Riding |
86 |
07/24/2008 |
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Hub World |
82 |
12/23/2008 |
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Head Jumping first appears in Mario Bros. |
76 |
10/27/2008 |
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Hunger first appears in Gauntlet |
69 |
10/22/2009 |
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Hedgehog |
66 |
10/30/2008 |
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Holiday Themes |
64 |
08/12/2008 |
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Hyperspeed |
62 |
08/26/2009 |
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Hacking first appears in Neuromancer |
61 |
10/13/2009 |
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Hyperspace |
54 |
05/08/2009 |
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Hand Of God first appears in SimCity |
53 |
10/13/2008 |
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Hotseat |
53 |
07/26/2008 |
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Helicopter Boss first appears in Rambo |
52 |
07/09/2009 |
|
Hidden Village |
50 |
08/16/2009 |
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Hunting |
49 |
05/19/2009 |
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HDR (High Dynamic Range) |
49 |
11/27/2008 |
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Hadouken first appears in Street Fighter |
49 |
08/05/2008 |
|
Hidden Room |
48 |
07/11/2009 |
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Half-Breed |
46 |
08/12/2008 |
|
Heterochromia first appears in Tiny Toon Adventures: Acme All-Stars |
43 |
01/28/2009 |
|
Henchmen |
41 |
04/22/2009 |
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Hobo |
40 |
08/23/2009 |
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Happy Killing first appears in Duck Hunt |
40 |
08/11/2009 |
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Historical Characters in Fictional Settings first appears in Custer's Revenge |
39 |
06/29/2009 |
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HoT (Heal over time) |
37 |
07/29/2008 |
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Halfling |
35 |
10/14/2009 |
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Hostile A.I. first appears in Neuromancer |
33 |
10/11/2009 |
|
Hurricane Kick first appears in Street Fighter |
33 |
07/31/2008 |
|
Hero turned evil |
32 |
02/10/2009 |
|
Hand Seals |
32 |
07/29/2008 |
|
Hair Attack first appears in The Revenge of Shinobi |
32 |
11/23/2008 |
|
Health-consuming Attack |
31 |
05/16/2009 |
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Human Shield |
30 |
07/24/2008 |
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Hip-Hop |
29 |
06/23/2009 |
|
Hybrid Classes |
29 |
07/30/2008 |
|
Helmed By Fame's... |
29 |
09/07/2009 |
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Historical Inaccuracy |
28 |
04/24/2009 |
|
Hammer Bros. first appears in Super Mario Bros. |
28 |
07/29/2008 |
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Half Elves |
28 |
10/14/2009 |
|
High Elves first appears in EverQuest |
27 |
10/14/2009 |
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Heroic Sacrifice |
24 |
11/24/2009 |
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Hooker |
23 |
10/17/2009 |
|
Hidden Door |
23 |
11/13/2009 |
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Hugging |
23 |
10/27/2009 |
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Harder versions of earlier levels. |
23 |
05/10/2009 |
|
Hypnosis |
21 |
10/23/2009 |
|
Hallucination |
21 |
07/15/2009 |
|
Hippopotamus |
21 |
10/06/2008 |
|
Hellhound |
20 |
07/13/2009 |
|
Hexagon |
20 |
08/14/2008 |
|
Headcrab first appears in Half-Life |
20 |
03/01/2009 |
|
Hitmonchan first appears in Pokémon Red/Blue |
20 |
11/19/2009 |
|
Hydra |
20 |
11/13/2008 |
|
Hooded Figure |
19 |
11/04/2009 |
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Hitscan |
19 |
06/11/2009 |
|
Hammer On/Pull Off first appears in Guitar Hero |
18 |
07/27/2008 |
|
Hungarian Grand Prix |
17 |
08/01/2008 |
|
Hologram |
17 |
08/14/2009 |
|
Hobbits first appears in The Hobbit |
17 |
08/19/2009 |
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Helicopter Crash |
17 |
05/02/2009 |
|
Horse Archery |
17 |
10/06/2009 |
|
Hunter class |
15 |
09/19/2009 |
|
Harpy |
14 |
07/10/2009 |
|
Homing Orbs |
14 |
09/28/2009 |
|
Hunter |
13 |
08/06/2008 |
|
Humiliation |
13 |
07/29/2008 |
|
Horde first appears in Warcraft: Orcs & Humans |
12 |
11/10/2008 |
|
Halloween |
12 |
10/27/2009 |
|
Hell Knight first appears in Doom II: Hell on Earth |
11 |
08/01/2008 |
|
Hollow |
11 |
09/10/2008 |
|
Hitmontop |
10 |
07/10/2009 |
|
Hyrulian |
10 |
04/16/2009 |
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Hoothoot first appears in Pokémon Gold/Silver |
9 |
07/03/2009 |
|
Hume first appears in Final Fantasy Tactics |
9 |
06/06/2009 |
|
Heartless first appears in Kingdom Hearts |
9 |
09/21/2009 |
|
Hiker (Pokemon) |
9 |
08/06/2009 |
|
Hylian |
9 |
09/18/2009 |
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Horde |
8 |
08/12/2009 |
|
Headbutt |
8 |
06/02/2009 |
|
Harem |
7 |
08/11/2008 |
|
Hunters first appears in Halo: Combat Evolved |
7 |
06/22/2009 |
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Human-Covenant war first appears in Halo: Combat Evolved |
7 |
06/01/2009 |
|
Holding Hands first appears in ICO |
6 |
07/26/2008 |
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Ho-oh first appears in Pokémon Gold/Silver |
5 |
09/29/2009 |
|
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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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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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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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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EA Announces The Next Mercenaries Game
"Mercs Inc." to continue Pandemic's legacy of explosions and open-world-type stuff.
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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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Pandemic Shutdown Leads to Office Space Tribute
If there was a TV channel called "men beating office equipment," I'd DVR every minute.
|
|
|
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.
|
|
|
Hands-On: Ridin' Zelda's Spirit Tracks
A few minutes with Nintendo's next DS Zelda installment.
|
|
|
Play The Zelda Trivia Challenge, Part Two
Five more questions to tease your brain and maybe net you some cool stuff.
|
|
|
EA Announces The Next Mercenaries Game
"Mercs Inc." to continue Pandemic's legacy of explosions and open-world-type stuff.
|
|
|
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.
|
|
|
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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