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A large elevated water storage container constructed for the purpose of holding a water supply at a height sufficient to pressurize a water distribution system.
Spiky plants, infamous for growing in hot inhospitable environments such as deserts.
The late night gamer's and student's best friend. It is also an important beverage for detectives, lawyers, and other high-strung video game characters.
In many games, the player can find notes that contain story information, hints, codes to unlock doors, and so on. Especially common when there are no other characters around for the player to talk to.
Spikes are dangerous and often deadly obstacles that can line the floor, walls, or ceiling of any given room or passageway. They are an extremely common form of environmental hazard, particularly in side-scrolling games.
A skateboard is a plank with wheels; it is used as a means of transport or used to perform a variety of tricks.
Bulldozers provide great cover from fire, and thumbs up to fun factor while running people over. Usually comes in yellow.
A transport trolley locked on a rail. Often used to bring coal and other mined materials from inside mines to the surface.
Just like in the real world, a Safe is a very solid, secure box that has uses a number combination as a key. In sci-fi games, these can often also be hacked open using either a passive skill or a tool that the player has collected.
A zip line is a cable or rope mounted at an incline that allows the user to be propelled down it by gravity. Usually it hangs over an area that if the player were to let go it would undoubtedly lead to their death.
A usually metallic hollow object with a clapper inside that hits the inner shell to make a sound.
Lego Studs are a type of piece from the line of Lego Construction toys. In many of the Lego Universe games they act as the form of currency which the player uses to unlock extras and cheats.
A public box for deposit of mail.
The headwear of a distinguished gentleman. Top hats can be associated with classical renaissance as well as modern Gothic subculture.
Bread is made from dough that is baked and usually sliced into pieces. It is the top and bottom of sandwiches.
A conveyor transport machine for carrying people up and down between floors of a building.
A a small enclosure housing a public telephone. Because of the invention of the cellphone, phone booths have become almost obsolete.
A large vessel used for boiling.
Russian semiautomatic sniper rifle, high calibre and high magnification scope.
A tuxedo is a nice garment worn by true gentlemen. Works for posh parties, political gatherings and undercover agent work.
A toolbox is a box that contains mechanical tools.
Link uses one. You do it in Animal Crossing. Lakitu uses it in most Mario installments like Mario Kart and Super Mario 64. Loads of games use fishing rods! Reel in that carp!
Crowbars are commonly used to open nailed wooden boxes. They are also, however, excellent weapons. Epitomised in the phrase: "Aliens have invaded the Earth. Here's a goddamn crowbar."
You put them on your feet and you run real fast!
They are meant for hard labor but are often used for violence.
Currency consisting of printed paper.
A self defense weapon. The asians were first to develop a fighting style based around it.
Favorite weapon of vampire hunters, archaeologists, and dominatrixes.
A mode of transportation in the sky often associated with steampunk.
Games that feature a heads that have been removed from their body. Occasionally, these heads are able to continue living, even after being separated from their body.
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