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A laser is a focused beam of light, invisible through the air without some other medium (such as smoke) to illuminate it. Lasers are often used in video games as part of a targeting system, or as an offensive weapon in their own right.
Lava is molten rock, usually from the interior of a planet, and in games is often used as a hazard to players, or as a visible gameplay-area boundary.
A plant organ specialized for photosynthesis. *Please only add games that have leaves with an actual purpose/function.*
Often used as either a weapon or in a weapon and also used often times as a weather effect, lightning is seen in several games. Called "thunder" in some games, even though thunder is the sound that lightning makes.
An elegant weapon for a more civilized age. A Jedi or Sith is rarely caught without one.
Machine guns, generally, are heavier weapons with a rapid rate of fire. To quote the Quake manual, they "eat ammo like popcorn."
A magnet is something, usually in a bar or horseshoe shape, that is attracted to and can, if strong enough, pull in metallic things via the force of magnetism. Video games may be a bit more liberal in what a magnet can attract and how powerful it is.
Mechs (or Mecha) are humanoid-like pilot driven vehicles often depicted in media as a combat machine. Early examples of Mech/Mecha in video games are often derived from early manga and anime as well as table-top games.
Mega Man and Mega Man X's weapon of choice.
A transport trolley locked on a rail. Often used to bring coal and other mined materials from inside mines to the surface.
Also known as an Easter Island head, the Moai has long been a popular figure in games as an enemy or object. Konami games are especially known for secret images of Moai that the player can seek out.
Musical Notes are used in many games, but are primarily known in the Banjo-Kazooie series. In Banjo-Kazooie they are collected to gain access to more areas in the game. In Banjo-Tooie they are collected to learn more moves.
The manliest type of facial hair.
Like a grenade but when it explodes its radiation fuzzes your vision and disarms all your inventory. This bomb does little damage but is great in mosh- type fighting.
In many racing games there are oil slicks on the track that will send you spinning if you don't dodge them.
Short for PErsonal Terminal, the handheld mainstay computer interface of the Mega Man Battle Network series.
Samus Aran's Power Beam upgraded to fire intense beams of heat.
It's a large scale plasma weapon.
It gives meaning to gravity in 2 dimensions. There is no other object which so defines Games as separate from every other pursuit. Where else does one encounter a platform but from the bounds of a video screen? ...except for delivery men.
A potion is any sort of liquid, usually brewed by an alchemist, that replenishes the health, mana, or energy of the player, or causes damage to an enemy. Potions are extremely common in role-playing games.
Power armor (also referred to as a powered exoskeleton) is a form of full-body armor, that uses electronics and micromachinery to enhance the wearer's performance.
"Power Glove" refers to the accessory equipped in many RPG's which often increases your strength attribute.
Small portable audio device originally known as a "wireless", that receives signal from a radio tower. May emit static when monsters are nearby, or emit voices when a talk show host is on.
Seen in Super Smash Bros Melee among others.
A mechanical lifeform, typically exhibiting superhuman abilities, that can be found in games as either the main protaganist or as powerful enemies or allies.
Robotic version of mans best friend
Rocks are the hard objects found randomly scattered across the ground all over the Earth's surface. They're not good for much more than smashing stuff or being made into other things. Handily crushes Scissors but cannot defeat the mighty Paper.
The saw blade can be used as a weapon by the player or the enemy. Saw blades may also appear as traps or obstacles.
An item of clothing usually worn around the neck.
A single-handed tool with two blades that used for cutting thin materials. In terms of Rock, Paper, Scissors; scissors beats paper and rock destroys scissors.
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