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Game » consists of 4 releases. Released 1983
Asynchronous multiplayer is a term applied to online interactions in video games where players participate in shared activity, but not concurrently. The oldest form of asynchronous multiplayer is turn-based multiplayer gameplay between two or more players that can check in and play their turn when it's convenient. Similar to play-by-mail games and, more electronically, play-by-email or play-by-post forum games.
An Auction House is a place where people can go to buy or sell items they have found or crafted.
The extraction of valuable minerals from the earth.
Games with randomly (or rather, procedurally) generated environments create new levels from predetermined pieces each time the game is played.
Ranking Systems tally the player's current progress and relative skill, by tracking raw numbers of multiple statistics (like score and time) during a session of gameplay. This results in a competitive meta-game where the goal is usually to reach the top position.
Games that feature this concept require the player to wait for a certain amount of real time.
Like pirates, only spacier. Frequent antagonists in sci-fi games, especially the Metroid series.
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