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When a level select screen takes the form of a map.
The daughter of a monarch or monarchs.
Frozen water. Ice can be slippery and it can be fun for ice skating.
Sometimes, publishers find ways to release games for consoles by illicit means to get around the console makers' hardware restrictions and licensing policies. Examples of these games include Action 52 and Bible Adventures on the NES.
Samurai, or Bushi (literally, "warriors") were a social class in feudal Japan, equivalent to Western aristocracy, knights.
Games that feature an antagonist--someone who opposes the game's protagonist--that is a woman.
A gaming genre of its own, but also frequently featured as a mini-game in other titles, especially RPGs.
Video game controversy revolves mostly around the psychological effects that games with graphic violence or sexual content in them can have on players. Other sources of controversy can range from racism, sexism, politics, or religion.
Games based on literature. This does not include licenses of another adaptation.
Propelling oneself with kinetic usage of limbs while submerged in liquid (or otherwise fluid material).
Tokusatsu is the name for Japanese live-action entertainment with traditional special effects. Made popular in the West by the likes of Godzilla, Ultraman, and Power Rangers, many games use the genre's over-the-top style, such as Viewtiful Joe and The Wonderful 101.
The PlayChoice-10 was an arcade console released by Nintendo containing ten Nintendo Entertainment System games per unit.
As part of the Switch Online subscription, Nintendo offers a selection of NES games through the downloadable Nintendo Entertainment System application.
Interactive fiction is a format that uses text to describe characters and objects within a setting, and the use of a parser to interpret text typed by the player, allowing the player to interact with the characters and objects within the setting.
Extra objects, characters, or content in a game that can only be accessed after completing a certain task such as completing the game, or by using cheat codes.
Bite size games for the PSP and the PSPgo.
An Iconic concept of video games is the use of an idle animation for the players character, when during gameplay there's no control given. It's an example of emergent game design, and is used as a way to add depth to action characters.
A form of copy protection using a physical object such as a wheel, manual, or dongle.
Animals that can be ridden by players to get around faster.
An elephant is the largest land mammal who has big ears, a trunk for a nose, a tail, and tusks. Supposedly they have good memories, hidden graveyards, a love of peanuts, and a great fear of mice.
An instantreplay is a gameplay element typically associated with sports games, and widely made popular with the Madden Franchise. Instant replays allow players to go back and view gameplay footage, occasionally from varying points of view.
It's all in the family.
Some bosses transition through two or more forms during the course of a fight. Each form has its own abilities and health separate from those of other forms.
Broken English is English with improper spelling, grammar, or syntax, and is most commonly found within older video games as a result of poor English localization.
When players must fight all of the bosses of the game at once. This can either be an optional mode, or a required sequence. Boss Rush can also mean a game where the player only fights bosses.
A boxer is someone who participates in the sport of boxing.
Clouds that, for some reason, can be stood on without falling through.
Simulating the effects of a great variety of poisons, toxins, venoms and nerve agents can lead to many unique and interesting mechanics. A classic trope in games, Poison usually deals small amounts of damage to health over time.
Xbox Live is Microsoft's online gaming service.
Games that used 3D polygonal renders of CGI characters/objects for it's sprites and graphics.
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