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A brand of motorbike appearing in the Excitebike francise and as an Assist in Super Smash Bros.
Any projectile that bounces off a surface upon impact.
Yet another type of stage included in lots of games. Nefarious tin soldiers, deadly domino rows and letter blocks of death are some of the perils one might encounter in a Toy-Box Stage.
The larval stage in the life cycle of an amphibian.
Scary Children in scary games. Some speak, some don't but they all stare.
A reporter for a news-outlet, whether it be as a writer or photographer.
Many RPGs and survival horror games have the player find diaries written by people that were slowly transforming into monsters or zombies. Somehow, they make sure to keep writing in their diary, right up until they're no longer human, so that the player can read their mindlessly violent final thoughts.
Games where every playable character is its own individual class (Ranger, Spy, Necromancer, and so forth).
An implementation of lore that is meant to flesh out the game world, without becoming a hindrance to the overall pacing of the game itself.
Television shows that appear in games that are fake. Usually parody's of real shows
Abilities or objects that can only be obtained by killing a god or if gods themselves offer them to a character.
A stance or movement by a video game character celebrating a current accomplishment.
Whenever a character is seen in promotional art, or in a cut scene, chances are, they'll be using this.
Enemies found in the Kid Icarus series that look suspiciously like Metroids.
An enemy found in the Kid Icarus series. They can turn Pit into an eggplant.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional hockey team in the National Hockey League. The Penguins have won 5 Stanley Cups, most recently in 2017.
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional hockey franchise, founded in 1972. The OIlers won five Stanley Cups in the 1980s, and are generally considered the last great dynasty of the NHL.
As one of the Original Six Teams, Boston remains one of the longest hockey dynasties in the history of hockey.
The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team playing in the National Hockey League.
The Washington Capitals are an ice hockey team playing in the National Hockey League. They won the Stanley Cup in 2018.
Any game wherein the player can control the action through multiple controllers.
Early and smaller PS2 games were produced on CD-ROM rather than DVD-ROM. They are easily recognized by the iconic, deep blue color of the underside of the disc.
When a character or group of characters does something extremely brave on behalf of another character or group of characters, knowing that they will get killed or seriously injured in the process.
A nocturnal insect closely related to the butterfly.
Games where attacks directed to the crotchal region cause much more damage than other areas, sometimes as a male-only phenomenon.
A horde of allied creatures under the players control.
When a game takes it's collectible objects (coins, rings, etc.) and arranges them to form an arrow. Usually used to tell players where to go next.
The ability to create, shape, and control fire at will. This is a common and well known power in fiction, its appearance dating back to ancient literature.
Bad things come in twos. In video games you will often run into two villains who are inseparable and you will inevitably have to fight both of them at once.
False Bowsers are henchmen of the Koopa kingdom, magically disguised as their boss. In later games, there are subtle differences between them and the real Bowser.
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