|
Demons
first appears in Demon Attack
|
21 |
|
Non-Player Character
|
16 |
|
Battle Screen
|
15 |
|
Melee
|
15 |
|
Grinding
|
14 |
|
Death
|
14 |
|
Western Published Games with Japanese Titles
|
12 |
|
Turn-Based
first appears in Computer Diplomacy
|
12 |
|
Status Effects
|
11 |
|
Monsters That Look Suspiciously Like Genitalia
|
11 |
|
Lunar Cycle
|
11 |
|
Experience Points
|
10 |
|
Summoning
|
10 |
|
Incubus
|
9 |
|
Leveling Up
first appears in DND
|
9 |
|
Persona
first appears in Shin Megami Tensei: Persona
|
8 |
|
Anthropomorphism
|
8 |
|
Press Turn System
first appears in Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
|
8 |
|
Inventory
|
8 |
|
Boss Fight
first appears in DND
|
8 |
|
Fusion
|
8 |
|
Multiple Endings
first appears in Metroid
|
8 |
|
Random Encounter
first appears in Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Cartridge
|
8 |
|
Cat
|
7 |
|
Dungeon Crawling
first appears in Beneath Apple Manor
|
7 |
|
Hit Points
|
7 |
|
Party System
|
7 |
|
Health-consuming Attack
|
7 |
|
Butterfly
|
7 |
|
Transformations
|
6 |
|
DoT (Damage over Time)
first appears in Gauntlet
|
6 |
|
Save Point
first appears in Pitfall II: Lost Caverns
|
6 |
|
Silent Protagonist
|
6 |
|
Damage Numbers
|
6 |
|
Teachers
|
6 |
|
Backtracking
|
6 |
|
New Game Plus
first appears in Super Mario Bros.
|
6 |
|
Demon Negotiation
|
6 |
|
Shadows
first appears in Persona 2: Innocent Sin
|
6 |
|
The Importance of Friendship
|
6 |
|
Heads Up Display
|
6 |
|
Original Soundtrack
|
6 |
|
Phoenix Ranger Featherman R
|
5 |
|
Downer Ending
|
5 |
|
Deicide
|
5 |
|
Sad Face Moment
|
5 |
|
Students
|
5 |
|
Been Here Before
|
5 |
|
Flashback
|
5 |
|
Post-Apocalypse
|
5 |
|
Romance
|
5 |
|
Dialogue Trees
|
5 |
|
Randomly Generated Dungeons
first appears in Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Cartridge
|
5 |
|
Stat Tracking
|
5 |
|
Cutscene
first appears in Maniac Mansion
|
5 |
|
First-Person Perspective
first appears in Night Driver
|
5 |
|
Moral Decisions
|
5 |
|
Shopping
|
5 |
|
Magic
|
4 |
|
Comic Book Onomatopoeia
|
4 |
|
Neutral
|
4 |
|
Parents
|
4 |
|
Day/Night Cycle
first appears in Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
|
4 |
|
J-Pop
|
4 |
|
Strong Women
first appears in Metroid
|
4 |
|
Multiple Protagonists
first appears in Super Mario Bros.
|
4 |
|
Cartoon Cutscene
|
4 |
|
Unit Stack
first appears in Sid Meier's Civilization
|
4 |
|
Currency
first appears in Pool of Radiance
|
4 |
|
Multi-Form Boss
|
4 |
|
Important Text
|
4 |
|
Optional Boss
|
4 |
|
Punctuation Mark over the Head
|
4 |
|
All-out Attack
first appears in Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3
|
4 |
|
Social Link
first appears in Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3
|
4 |
|
Shuffle Time
|
4 |
|
Walking with your hands in your pockets
|
4 |
|
Potential Love Interest
|
4 |
|
Video Game Characters That Play Video Games
|
3 |
|
Bosses
first appears in DND
|
3 |
|
|
Apathy Syndrome
first appears in Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3
|
3 |
|
Dark Hour
first appears in Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3
|
3 |
|
Racial Stereotypes
|
3 |
|
Teenager
|
3 |
|
3D
first appears in Battlezone
|
3 |
|
Chosen One
|
3 |
|
Unreliable Mentor
|
3 |
|
Parallel Worlds
first appears in Super Mario Bros. 2
|
3 |
|
Bookworms
|
3 |
|
Cel-Shading
first appears in Jet Grind Radio
|
3 |
|
Cameo Appearance
|
3 |
|
Demiurge
first appears in Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
|
3 |
|
Idle Animations
|
3 |
|
Unskippable Cutscene
|
3 |
|
Alternate Form
|
3 |
|
Recruitable Characters
|
3 |
|
Android
|
3 |
|
Suicide
|
3 |
|
In-field enemy
|
3 |
|
Persistent Ailments
|
3 |
|
E3 2004
|
2 |
|
S.E.E.S. (Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad)
first appears in Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3
|
2 |
|
Nazis
first appears in Wolfenstein 3D
|
2 |
|
Elements
|
2 |
|
Difficulty Level
|
2 |
|
Succubus
|
2 |
|
Androgyny
|
2 |
|
Team-up Attacks
|
2 |
|
LGBT
|
2 |
|
Controversy
first appears in Gotcha
|
2 |
|
Betrayal
|
2 |
|
Character Growth
first appears in Super Mario Bros.
|
2 |
|
Resurrection
|
2 |
|
Cannibalism
first appears in Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel
|
2 |
|
Antagonist
|
2 |
|
Long-winded Dialogue
first appears in Lufia & the Fortress of Doom
|
2 |
|
Random Loot
|
2 |
|
Martial Arts
|
2 |
|
Boxer
|
2 |
|
Recurring Character
|
2 |
|
Vestigial items
|
2 |
|
Tactical Turn-Based Combat
|
2 |
|
Comic Relief
|
2 |
|
Alternate Costumes
|
2 |
|
Singing Characters
|
2 |
|
Nameless Protagonist
|
2 |
|
Back Attack
|
2 |
|
Time Limit
|
2 |
|
Mysterious Ally
|
2 |
|
Female Protagonists
first appears in Ms. Pac-Man
|
2 |
|
Final Boss
|
2 |
|
Villain
|
2 |
|
Love
first appears in Donkey Kong
|
2 |
|
Nirvana
|
2 |
|
Virtual Reality
|
2 |
|
Love Triangle
|
2 |
|
Silent Protagonists who talk in Sequels
|
2 |
|
Suggestive Remark
|
2 |
|
Insane Asylum
|
2 |
|
Ultimate Weapon
|
2 |
|
E3 2009
|
2 |
|
Historical Characters in Fictional Settings
first appears in Custer's Revenge
|
2 |
|
Male Protagonists
|
2 |
|
E3 2006
|
2 |
|
Vore
|
2 |
|
Contextual Controller Rumble
|
2 |
|
Petrification
|
2 |
|
Multiple Enemy Boss Fight
|
2 |
|
Not-So-Bad Guys
|
2 |
|
Crying
|
2 |
|
2D
first appears in Tennis for Two Simulator
|
2 |
|
Athlete
|
2 |
|
Sniping
|
2 |
|
Ars Goetia
|
2 |
|
Luck
|
2 |
|
Atmosphere
|
2 |
|
Fetus as a final boss
|
2 |
|
Frameup
|
1 |
|
Divine Punishment
|
1 |
|
Fire Manipulation
|
1 |
|
Air Manipulation
|
1 |
|
Lightning Manipulation
first appears in Big Trouble in Little China
|
1 |
|
Healer
first appears in Final Fantasy
|
1 |
|
Xfire
|
1 |
|
Revive
|
1 |
|
Exploration
|
1 |
|
Gotta catch 'em all
first appears in Pokémon Red/Blue
|
1 |
|
Anime Games
|
1 |
|
Voice Acting
|
1 |
|
Employment
|
1 |
|
Virtual Console
|
1 |
|
Side Quests
|
1 |
|
Finishing Move
first appears in Barbarian
|
1 |
|
Pep Squad
|
1 |
|
Cooking
|
1 |
|
Exclamation Mark
|
1 |
|
Tomboy
|
1 |
|
Poison
|
1 |
|
Multiple Personality
|
1 |
|
Big Man on Campus
|
1 |
|
Crotch Damage
|
1 |
|
Minimap
|
1 |
|
Nosebleed
|
1 |
|
Fire
first appears in Donkey Kong
|
1 |
|
Limited or Collector Edition
|
1 |
|
Fish
|
1 |
|
Seasons
|
1 |
|
Book or Novel Adaptation
|
1 |
|
Partners
|
1 |
|
Evidence
|
1 |
|
Multiple Eyes
|
1 |
|
A.I. Companion
|
1 |
|
3D Stereoscopy
|
1 |
|
Rain
|
1 |
|
Thumbs up
|
1 |
|
Emotes
|
1 |
|
Rainbow
|
1 |
|
Improvised weapon
|
1 |
|
Investigation Team
first appears in Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4
|
1 |
|
Doomsday Clock
|
1 |
|
Weak Spot
|
1 |
|
Scanning
|
1 |
|
Critical Hit
|
1 |
|
Fast Travel
|
1 |
|
DS games that have title abbreviate to "DS"
first appears in Super Mario 64 DS
|
1 |
|
On-Screen Message
|
1 |
|
Murder
|
1 |
|
Sacrifice
|
1 |
|
Fog
|
1 |
|
Thinly Veiled Disguise
|
1 |
|
Merchants
|
1 |
|
Player Character
|
1 |
|
Young Protagonist
|
1 |
|
Blood Splatter
|
1 |
|
Blood
|
1 |
|
Weather
|
1 |
|
Monster Chest
|
1 |
|
Saving the World
|
1 |
|
Deadly Gas
|
1 |
|
|
Menial Tasks
|
1 |
|
Multiple Gameplay Perspectives
|
1 |
|
Serial Killer
|
1 |
|
Demon Invasion
|
1 |
|
Surprising Character Switches
|
1 |
|
Younger Incarnations
|
1 |
|
Portals
first appears in Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
|
1 |
|
Religion
first appears in Moses: Old Testament Adventure #1
|
1 |
|
Game Compilations
|
1 |
|
Women Antagonists
|
1 |
|
Free to Play
|
1 |
|
Mysterious Animal
|
1 |
|
Auction House
|
1 |
|
Grid-Based Movement
|
1 |
|
Passive Ability
|
1 |
|
Countdown Timer
|
1 |
|
Precognition
|
1 |
|
Lookalike Hardware
|
1 |
|
Platypus
|
1 |
|
E3 2000
|
1 |
|
Studying
|
1 |
|
Online
first appears in Maze War
|
1 |
|
Small Warrior Big Weapon
|
1 |
|
Fight Yourself
|
1 |
|
Save File Unlockables
|
1 |
|
Breaking the Fourth Wall
|
1 |
|
Adultery
|
1 |
|
Drunk Character
|
1 |
|
|
Useless Useful Spell
|
1 |
|
Vomiting
|
1 |
|
Monster Capturing
|
1 |
|
Parody
|
1 |
|
Harder versions of earlier levels.
|
1 |
|
Platinum Games
|
1 |
|
Alter ego
|
1 |
|
|
Games that Confirm Menu Choices
|
1 |
|
Block
|
1 |
|
Projectile
|
1 |
|
The Masquerade
|
1 |
|
Hand to Hand Combat
|
1 |
|
Dual Wielding
first appears in Phantasy Star II
|
1 |
|
Bruisers
|
1 |
|
Detective
|
1 |
|
Sociopath
|
1 |
|
Police
|
1 |
|
Cross-dressing
|
1 |
|
Revenge
|
1 |
|
Crossover
|
1 |
|
The End
|
1 |
|
Talking Trees
|
1 |
|
Tokyo Game Show 2009
|
1 |
|
Ancient Curse
|
1 |
|
Pig
|
1 |
|
Reluctant Hero
|
1 |
|
Pentagon Stat Indicator
|
1 |
|
Regenerating Health
first appears in Ys: The Vanished Omens
|
1 |
|
Happily Ever After
|
1 |
|
Top-Down Perspective
|
1 |
|
Recurring Boss
|
1 |
|
Deliberately Retro
|
1 |
|
Cults
|
1 |
|
MP
|
1 |
|
|
Camera Control
|
1 |
|
Bromance
first appears in Ikari Warriors
|
1 |
|
Showing Half A Face On Box Art
first appears in Immercenary
|
1 |
|
Imperial Japanese Navy
|
1 |
|
Duality
|
1 |
|
Time Travel
|
1 |
|
Military
|
1 |
|
Evil Monk
|
1 |
|
Possession
|
1 |
|
Heroic Sacrifice
|
1 |
|
Dramatic Death
|
1 |
|
Reincarnation
|
1 |
|
Opening Cinematic were People Fight
first appears in Ninja Gaiden
|
1 |
|
Append Disc
|
1 |
|
Hugging
|
1 |
|
Camping
|
1 |
|
Gods
|
1 |
|
Sex
|
1 |
|
Memory Loss
|
1 |
|
Gifted Prodigies
|
1 |
|
Renaming Characters
|
1 |
|
Urinating
|
1 |
|
Unusual Speech Patterns
|
1 |
|
Law
|
1 |
|
Repetitive Chitchat
|
1 |
|
Alternate Reality
|
1 |
|
Changing Dimensions
|
1 |
|
Remake
|
1 |
|
Lawbreaking
|
1 |
|
Trivia
|
1 |
|
Tribe
|
1 |
|
Mind Control
|
1 |
|
Nurse
|
1 |
|
Extreme Localization
|
1 |
|
Tongue Attack
|
1 |
|
Indisposable Team
|
1 |
|
Character Creation
first appears in Pool of Radiance
|
1 |
|
Secret Identity
|
1 |
Axersia
73 points
