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It's arguably the one move that symbolizes the medium to those outside it. The ability to jump, be it onto a building, a platform, or a skull, is one of the all time most important abilities ever put in a video game.
The legendary Konami code, any who knew it were rewarded in many classic Konami games. UP UP DOWN DOWN LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT B A (SELECT) (START)!
A very common collection of enemies in the Super Mario Bros. franchise. Some famous Koopas include: Lakitu, Hammer Bro., Bowser Jr., and the King of Koopas himself, Bowser!!
Games that allow the player to choose which level to play next, rather than a fixed linear order.
These games are based off of established licenses, such as movies, comics, or TV shows. Examples are the James Bond 007 and Spider-Man franchises.
Games that incorporate licensed music from popular bands and musicians for their soundtracks.
Small payments made with actual money which result in an in-game bonus, such as an extra item, character, etc...
Games that feature support for Nintendo's Mii avatars.
Using gestures with the controller to control on-screen actions. Alternatively, these gestures can also be detected by motion-sensing cameras.
A music video is a film that comes with a song. It can be a combination of the music artists performing and/or actors playing scenes and/or other elements. Many games come with a music video related to the game.
Meant to make musical games more accessible as well as permit everyone to let loose their inner musician, these peripherals can look very much or not at all like the instruments they emulate.
When a crowd is present in a game (often invisible) that does nothing more than cheer or boo, depending on the player's performance.
DLC that is technically available on the disc, but requires the player to buy a key separate from the game to activate it.
Games that have had an Original Soundtrack album released.
Characters that are overweight have more body fat than normal for their race, or at least look it. A character that is overweight may or may not have great strength.
Games that are arguably the most fun in a "party" scenario with multiple players in one room.
The use of peripherals has vastly changed the way games are played. This concept includes an array of items, including joysticks, plastic guitars & drum-sets, and specialized printers.
Trophies are an incentive-based system for the completion of various objective in PS3, Vita, and PS4 titles.
A game which includes functions for the Japanese-only LCD memory card/handheld.
Who needs 2D when we've got 3D? 3D, or 3 dimensions, is what we're used to seeing in almost every game these days, letting us do all sorts of awesome stuff like run in circles!
The daughter of a monarch or monarchs.
Games that make records. Often records like most played game, or critically acclaimed. There have been gaming records since the says of Pong and the Magnavox Oddysey.
‘S-Rank’ is a term used in games, most commonly awarded at the end of stages with graded missions or side objectives.
Most achievement systems allow developers to hide certain achievements, obscuring details about them until a player has earned the achievement.
Tiny red-shelled creatures from Super Mario Bros. Always a pain to defeat as they are covered with spikes.
Sometimes, you want to play games with a real person who's sitting right next to you. These games have you covered.
Video games that, for better or for worse, are based on an existing non-video game franchise. Usually drawn from movies, tie-in games have also been made about TV shows, novels, and even one-hit wonder pop bands.
Toads are a species of intelligent mushrooms and the dominant species of the Mushroom Kingdom.
Reptiles known for their hard shells.
The Tweester is a tornado like enemy found in several Mario games. It usually doesn't harm you, just blow you away to places or ways you probably don't want to go to.
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