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Enemies that are adamant in their will to hunt you down. Example: Pac-Man ghosts.
The maximum capacity for leveling up something in-game (usually a character).
A tough beetle-like creature with a hard outer shell that is immune to fireballs.
Magikoopas are spellcasting Koopas who made their debut in Super Mario World.
Dry Bones are skeletal Koopa Troopas that have been reanimated through magical means. Their ability to reform after being knocked apart can make them quite troublesome.
These are games that dump you directly to the title screen after you get Game Over screen.
7 Friendly stars that appear in Paper Mario. Their names are Kalmar, Mamar, Eldstar, Klevar, Muskular, Skolar, and Misstar. They also appear in Mario Party 5 as the guardians of Dream Depot.
The Koopa Troop is Bowser's army. It consists of several different members, most of whom are the koopa species.
Whether a timed button press or a more complex action, these are inputs performed during attack animations to increase damage. Most often seen in the Mario RPG series.
A flying goomba.
Frequently seen in RPGs and Fighting games, The EHI helps players calculate the current health of opponents.
Goonies are recurring flying enemies that appear intermittently throughout Yoshi's games. They aren't much of a threat alone, and are often useful as stepping stones for Yoshi.
Games that fill up the player's health upon leveling up.
Games that either are or look like they are made from paper
Sparks, also known as L'il Sparkies, are a recurring enemy in the Mario universe. They are an electricity-emitting orb that normally follow a specific path.
A dinosaur enemy in Super Mario World
The inclusion of skateboarding, snowboarding, or other X-Games fare as a diversion. Popular in the 2000s during the height of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater.
Games that have you going into a computer generated virtual universe.
A common type of bug where players can leave the intended confines of the game world or map. Exploited in many multiplayer games for easy kills.
A common glitch in games where the character gets stuck in the geometry, often a rock or the floor/ground.
From mirroned Luigi's cap to the typos.
Sticky grenades are a type of explosive that is thrown and sticks a surface such as the body of an enemy, thus making the explosive damage inescapable.
The ability in a first person shooter to shoot bullets through walls and objects at enemies. This usually results in less damage and accuracy once the bullet passes through the wall/object, and may only work on certain materials or thicknesses.
A secondary function for a single weapon, such as launching a grenade from a rifle.
Taking advantage of computers and machinery as weapons, in solving puzzles, etc. or otherwise changing up gameplay.
To strike someone physically using a handgun-type weapon.
Blurred vision, switching of assets, suddenly slowed or accelerated time or other ways a game can purposefully disorient the player or character.
Getting extra stuff on a new game from a previous game save on the player's system.
Criminals banded together with a common goal in mind. Can range from a band of thugs to the Mafia.
In many games that feature team-based competition, "Friendly Fire" is the ability shoot or somehow directly impair ones own teammates.
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