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Piranha Pests are a unique type of Piranha Plant that appear in Yoshi's Story and Mario & Luigi: Partners In Time
A species of carnivorous plants that reside in pipes. Some specimens can spit fireballs.
A place to fall, often bottomless, usually resulting in death.
Pixel art refers to digital images composed of visible pixels, drawn with individual pixel-level intent and precision.
A narrative that takes an unexpected turn. Commonly, plot twists come in the form of revealing that the player character is not actually who they thought.
Pokey is a cactus enemy often (although not uniquely) seen in the Mario series. It's body segments can be individually destroyed.
The daughter of a monarch or monarchs.
In games, punctuation marks, especially question marks and exclamation marks are used for a number of reasons, including locating quest givers and indicating surprise.
Puzzles may need to be solved before the player can progress to the next section of the game. Often it may not be clear to players exactly what the puzzle is, or whether the an in-game items needs to be attained before it is even possible to solve it.
Rex are purple dino-dragons that need to be jumped on twice.
If a person is made of metal and has circuitry instead of a circulatory system, then their game belongs on this list.
Monarchs and their families.
Special locations in game that allow the player to manually save their progress.
Not all scientists are mad and/or hell-bent on dominating worlds. Some are just your ordinary egghead with a coat.
Sometimes, things are just meant to happen the way they do. Usually triggered by a timer, or by the player crossing a checkpoint.
A creature which is made up of mostly identical segments and has an elongated shape.
In-game jokes or Easter eggs involving references to characters or events from earlier in a game or the game's series.
Plants that have at least some rudimentary thoughts or intelligence. They may be rooted or mobile, beneficial or dangerous.
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.
A shadow is an area where direct light from a light source cannot reach due to obstruction by an object.
No point in gathering coins, gold, gil, money, or whatever if you can't buy anything with it.
The ghastly aliens that invade the Mushroom Kingdom of yore in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.
Shy Guys are masked hoodlums of the Mushroom Universe.
Sidekicks, different from partners, are less powerful, less important characters who support the main protagonist and generally stick by their side.
These games are designed to be played by one person, and one person only.
A Snifit is a Shy Guy who spits bullets from behind the mask on their face.
Crunchy frozen water fallen from the sky. Many games feature a snow world, a snow level, or otherwise-connected regions of wintery landscapes.
Clouds that, for some reason, can be stood on without falling through.
A game that takes gameplay mechanics, characters, or story elements from an existing series in a separate and different direction, sometimes changing genres along the way.
Tiny red-shelled creatures from Super Mario Bros. Always a pain to defeat as they are covered with spikes.
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