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A machine designed with the purpose of moving objects or characters vertically.
An item in the Metroid series that increases Samus's maximum energy by 100 units.
Engines appear in nearly every game with a machine on them. With an infinite number of varieties, they will always be a part of modern culture.
Exoskeletons are artificial body suits that enable the wearer with inhuman strength, enhanced durability, and other superior capabilities that would be impossible to obtain otherwise.
An explosive is any weapon or device designed to cause an explosion, whether it be a frag grenade, TNT, or a nuclear bomb.
Plants bearing petals that are often fragrant and vibrantly colored.
The Frog Suit is a powerup which allows Mario or Luigi to swim much faster underwater.
Cable railways or elevators that move diagonally on an inclined plane. Despite being relatively rare in reality, they appear frequently in video games.
Samus Aran fused with the DNA of a Metroid.
Glass is a transparent substance made from compressed sand.
A grapple is a device, usually thrown or shot, that allows a game character to 'hook' onto objects within the game, with the purpose of climbing or scaling.
One of Samus Aran's more useful upgrades, allowing her to latch onto surfaces to swing over gaps, as well as pulling away armor and shields, and energizing terminals.
It's green and grows in the ground. This page is for games that use grass in some notable way, not for all video games that merely have grass in them.
Samus Aran's Power Suit upgraded to allow her to move normally in pressurized conditions, such as underwater.
Considered one of the most frequent and controversial implements of destruction in video games and real life, guns are devices that fire projectiles with explosive force.
Made of wood, metal or concrete, this structure can be used in extreme sports such as skateboarding, inline skating and biking. Maneuvers can be performed on its surface, its railings or in mid-air.
A hamburger is a hunk of ground beef served between two pieces of bun-configured bread. Hamburgers are often served with a variety of toppings and condiments. It is named for the region in which it was invented, not for the kind of meat (as is often mistakenly suggested).
Helicopters are flying vehicles, typically with a single large main rotor to maintain lift with a tail rotor to counter rotation induced by this main rotor. They are useful in air to ground combat as well as for quickly inserting and recovering infantry close to the front line.
Whether it's worn for protection or style, helmets appear in various game genres.
Any projectile that incorporates some sort of guidance system, allowing it to auomatically seek out its target.
A well known weapon in the Metroid series that allows you to hit enemies as well as freeze them. Ever since, it has been recreated in most notably the Pokemon series.
Frozen water that can be a hazard to the player or used as a weapon.
A Jet pack is a backpack with rocket boosters built in that usually allows the wearer to hover or fly.
A special racing tool that officially begins the race or battle in all eleven Mario Kart games that can only be used by Lakitu himself and it is very useful during a standing start. 3, 2, 1... GO!
Relatively precious stone commonly used in decorations or jewelry because of its blue color.
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.
Latex is the word used to refer to natural latex rubber. Particularly, for non-vulcanized rubber products like latex condoms and latex clothing.
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.
Samus' Power Beam endowed with the power to fire bursts of light
Samus Aran's Power Suit upgraded to withstand the corrosive energy of Dark Aether, and allowing her to move through portals of light.
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