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Game » consists of 0 releases. Released December 1988
Sure, these days have almost every game sporting the newfangled 3D, but way back when, everyone had to live with plain old 2D. 2D, or two dimensions, limit the game to scrolling backgrounds, but some games even now make use of this basic concept.
Games that can be played with a CGA monitor and graphics card. CGA, Color Graphics Adapter was the first generation of color graphics for the IBM PC.
When collectibles in a game are arranged to spell out a word, usually related to the game or the company that made it.
Games that ask the player whether they are sure about the decision that they have just made.
The concept of purchasing media and having it delivered over the internet. No physical representation of this content is given, and although the content resides on the user's hard drive they are typically granted a license to the product, rather than ownership of it.
A door that players must go through to exit the level
In games, fire can be an obstacle, a tool, a weapon, or a solution. Just don't play with it...unless you really want to.
Water that defies gravity by being suspended in the air.
Enemies that prefer to keep a distance to the ground, and swoop down occasionally to do some damage.
A glitch is an action performed within the bounds of a game engine that was not intended by the game's developers. Glitches are often performed by the player, though they can also occur independently.
A digital distribution platform that focuses on providing DRM-free computer games, both old and new.
A heads-up display is a graphical overlay of vital information used in most modern games.
A situation where the player-controlled character loses their life immediately. The quickness of that demise is often a stark departure from the balance of power, and sometimes the rules, established by the developers during the rest of the game.
A leaderboard is a way for players of any multi-player game to know where they rank within the game's community.
The concept of lives in video games evolved to let the player get a second chance after failing once. The most recognizable symbol is the heart.
This concept is for games in which at least one of the main characters is male.
Describes a situation where weapons and other equipment must be acquired from the environment, rather than being carried there.
Pixel art refers to digital images composed of visible pixels, drawn with individual pixel-level intent and precision.
Sometimes the creator's logo or name can be found in the product's game world.
A two-dimensional image or animation overlaid into a scene. The foundation of early 2D games, making up everything from props to the player-controlled character.
It's the designer's go-to guy. If they want to steer a player in a given direction they'll lock an in game door and force the player to find a way to either unlock it or find an alternate route.
Used in Super Mario Bros. via the pipe system. Warp Zones became popularized on the NES/SNES.
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