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Game » consists of 19 releases. Released Aug 06, 1986
A maneuver involving both horizontal movement and rotation about a horizontal axis. Many characters roll in a unique fashion, and certain vehicles are even capable of rolling
Game mechanics traditionally found in role-playing games that are incorporated into a non-RPG title.
The Screw Attack is one of Samus Aran's special moves from the Metroid franchise.
A style of action-adventure gameplay revolving around exploring a labyrinth with the necessity of locating new items and equipment to progress beyond otherwise impassable obstacles. The concept is named for its common usage in the Metroid and Castlevania franchises. While the term most commonly refers to 2D games, it can also refer to 3D games.
A Secret area is a place hidden that few will find unless they know where to look.
Often a timed sequence where players must escape a building, spaceship, planet, etc... before it explodes.
The ability to complete sections of a game out of the intended order (or to skip them entirely) through skill and knowledge of the game.
Side-scrolling games present the world as viewed perpendicular to the direction the characters are facing on screen. With a heavy focus on lateral movement, objectives are often met by moving from one end of a stage to the other.
Sidehoppers are recurring enemies from the Metroid series that jump from side to side to crush their foes.
A lead character who never says a word, despite being spoken to.
Games whose titles consist of a single word.
Like pirates, only spacier. Frequent antagonists in sci-fi games, especially the Metroid series.
A speedrun describes the action of a player attempting to complete a game in the fastest time possible. The rules of speedruns can vary, but generally allow glitching and sequence breaking as long as the player does not cheat with external devices/tools or tampering with the game.
A two-dimensional image or animation overlaid into a scene. The foundation of early 2D games, making up everything from props to the player-controlled character.
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