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Games that feature co-operative play for 4 players.
Amiibo is Nintendo's NFC figurine and card program that works across multiple games. Amiibo work natively with the Nintendo Wii U via the NFC reader in the Wii U GamePad and the New Nintendo 3DS. In 2015, Nintendo will release an accessory for the original Nintendo 3DS that lets players use Amiibo on it as well.
Some games don't feature a traditional co-op mode that makes the players equal partners, but allows a second player to participate in the game to assist player one albeit with significantly different gameplay mechanics.
A fish with swim goggles. A common enemy in water sections of Kirby games.
Bonus levels, rounds, or stages give players a chance to gain extra points, powerups, or lives. Occasionally bonus stages will play completely different than the rest of the game, like as a slot machine or pinball minigame.
Bouncy is a recurring enemy in the Kirby series.
Bronto Burt is a recurring enemy from the Kirby series. Burt goes almost everywhere by flying.
Using pre-rendered clay figures to display environments, characters, and objects. Often used to comedic effect.
Collectibles are items such as coins, rings, gems, packages etc. that can be gathered, usually for some kind of reward, or sometimes to simply beat a level. Often (almost too often) the source of earning achievements and trophies on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Digitized sprites, popularized in the early 90s, were a form of graphics that used footage of real actors, Stop-motion frames of a figure/clay model or 3D renders of characters that were then made digital and put into the game.
The ability to draw or paint in a game, whether as a gameplay mechanic or just a fun bonus.
The twentieth Electronic Entertainment Expo took place June 10-12, 2014 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California.
Earning an extra life, either by collecting a 1up or by hitting a certain score.
Health is a value that gauges how much damage players can take in a game before they die or pass out. Also known as life in some games. Health is usually represented by a bar or a percentage instead of an exact amount. Found in most non sport games
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.
The sixth annual PAX East took place March 6-8, 2015 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston, Massachusetts.
Non-pinball games featuring a level or stage that greatly resembles the interior of a pinball machine.
Third-party developers and publishers occasionally engage in the practice of releasing a title or piece of DLC on only one platform for any number of reasons. Sometimes these are permanent while others are only platform exclusive for a certain window of time.
Games that used 3D polygonal renders of CGI characters/objects for it's sprites and graphics.
A sequel (also called a follow-up) is a game that carries forward the gameplay concepts, and often the story, of a previous game to which it is officially linked.
Wii titles played by holding the Wii Remote on its side. Such games may also require altering the grip on the Wii Remote in order to perform certain gameplay tasks.
A mode in the game, often an unlockable, allowing players to listen to individual music tracks, voice clips and/or sound effects.
Games whose main character is ball-shaped, sometimes with a face and/or hands/feet, but mostly just spherical.
Games whose main character is so egotistical that the whole game just HAS to be named after them.
Games that are controlled partially or entirely with a touch screen.
A transformation is a different stage or form for something. Usually an upgrade.
The most common enemy in the Kirby universe, they are the equivalent to Goombas from the Mario universe.
The one-eyed cousin of the Waddle-Dee from the Kirby universe.
Wii and Wii U games that can be played using the Classic Controller (Pro).
Wii U games that support use of the Wii Remote (or Wii Remote Plus)
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