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Sure, these days have almost every game sporting the newfangled 3D, but way back when, everyone had to live with plain old 2D. 2D, or two dimensions, limit the game to scrolling backgrounds, but some games even now make use of this basic concept.
A non-interactive sequence within a game most often used for plot advancement.
A boss fight is a culminating challenge that pits the player against one or more enemies representing a greater threat and/or difficulty than those previously faced. These scenarios typically feature unique antagonists.
An unofficial translation of a video game, created by people not associated with the original development team.
Characters controlled by the game for players to interact with, as opposed to player characters which are controlled by whomever is playing the game.
The last boss you face in a game, usually representing the final climax of the game.
A sub-genre of adventure games, visual novels are a form of interactive fiction that usually have very little in terms of gameplay but often focus more on extensive storytelling, character interactions, decision-making and branching narratives.
A parallel projection technique used in 2D sprite-based games to fake the appearance of 3D depth.
It's arguably the one move that symbolizes the medium to those outside it. The ability to jump, be it onto a building, a platform, or a skull, is one of the all time most important abilities ever put in a video game.
An numeral indication of how much damage a character can sustain. The loss of all hit points results in the death of the character or another penalty.
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