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Game Boy classics made available to subscribers of Nintendo Switch Online.
Almost a common thing in Fighting Games where player 2 or 1 inserts the coins, pressing start or entering the online lobby when the player 1 or 2 is playing arcade mode or training mode in modern days.
Falling Debris, rocks, or other items that may possibly cause damage to the player character.
Ever since Pac-Man, games have had us navigating mazes.
The player character is seen at a distance from a number of different possible perspective angles. There is generally a movable camera but it can also be in a fixed position. It most commonly refers to a viewpoint behind the player character.
Puzzle platformers are platform games where the key aspect involves solving riddles and puzzles, rather than combat.
The concept of moving blocks around to certain areas such as highlighted squares, or switches, or in order to get past a maze.
Levels whose visual design represents objects or symbols (including text).
Games based on TV shows, which includes live-action and cartoons.
Games that earned the "ASM-Hit"-Award. ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) was a popular German multi-platform computer games magazine that was published from 1986 until 1995.
Any game that involves jumping on an enemy's head as an attack, such as in Super Mario Bros.
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.
Bet a little or bet the house. How much you win depends on how much you wager.
PSone Classics are titles that were initially released for the original PlayStation, and re-released digitally for later PlayStation hardware.
Reptiles known for their hard shells.
Why are bad guys on so many game covers? Perhaps the developers secretly think they're cooler than the good guys.
Climbing is a common tradition in games, particularly platformers. There is often a particular type of surface that can be climbed, and it has a recognizably different look than other surfaces in the game. Climbing ladders or stairs doesn't count.
Depending on the country, a song enters public domain after a certain number of years after release or after the death of the writer. In the United States, it is 95 years after release.
Christianity is a religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus. It is also the largest religion in the world.
War is a series of organized conflicts carried on by force of arms between two or more nations or groups. Whether it never changes or has already changed is up for debate.
Used in fighting games, projectiles are objects that a fighter can launch at another fighter to attack from a distance. While they can be used to simply inflict damage, projectiles are often used to maneuver opponents into disadvantageous positions.
As part of the Switch Online subscription, Nintendo offers a selection of SNES games through the downloadable Super Nintendo Entertainment System application.
Finishing moves are typically moves that end a fight in a traditional fighting game.
A video game protagonist's enemies come from more than just the Animal and Mineral kingdoms. P-O'd plants have been battled by everyone from plumbers to the undead.
A fighting game concept in which a player using a particular character can fight against either the CPU or another player using the same character.
Games which have served as the basis of a comic book or vice versa.
The strategy of demonstrating how awesome something is by putting the word "super" in its title. Incredibly popular among developers making games for the Super Nintendo, which itself counts as an example.
A mechanical system designed to capture or cause harm. Either the player can set traps for their enemies or others set them for the player.
By definition, a pirate is a (mostly naval) robber without commission from a sovereign nation. While maritime robbery has been around since ancient times, Piracy had its highpoint during the 17th century. They are easily identified by the "Jolly Roger", which is the traditional name of the famous skull flag.
A service started by Nintendo in 1997 that allowed customers to purchase digital Super Famicom and Game Boy games at an in-store kiosk that would be written onto RAM cartridges available for each system.
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