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Sure, these days have almost every game sporting the newfangled 3D, but way back when, everyone had to live with plain old 2D. 2D, or two dimensions, limit the game to scrolling backgrounds, but some games even now make use of this basic concept.
A digital distribution platform that focuses on providing DRM-free computer games, both old and new.
Special codes or button combinations used to gain powers or advantages in a game. Generally hidden.
General MIDI (also known as GM or GM 1) is a standardized specification for electronic musical instruments that respond to MIDI messages. It is used in the large majority of older DOS and Windows games.
Games whose titles consist of a single word.
Point and click is an interface featured in a specific kind of adventure game, where players click on objects and characters to interact with them.
These games are based off of established licenses, such as movies, comics, or TV shows. Examples are the James Bond 007 and Spider-Man franchises.
A concept that has been popularized since the days of the European colonial empires. The main bad guy is seemingly old, white, although not always human.
When the player character is a robot. This does any form of humans infused with robotics.
The title of a game is a year, or has a year in it. Normally used for sports game and other annual titles, but also used to designate when a game takes place rather than the year released.
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