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In real life, vehicles rarely explode unless an actual explosive device is involved. Like, it almost never happens. In video games, on the other hand, cars will blow up real good with almost no encouragement.
A powerful release of energy. This energy is usually expelled in all directions very quickly, typically giving off orange or red flames.
A tattoo that is on a person's face. They are said to make one look more bad-ass and cool.
Advertisements sometimes appear in game as a spoof on real-life advertisements, or to further envelope the player in the video game world.
The last boss you face in a game, usually representing the final climax of the game.
In games, fire can be an obstacle, a tool, a weapon, or a solution. Just don't play with it...unless you really want to.
These games allow the character to see what is going to happen before the character actually gets there. This is normally done to give a unique perspective on the story
Flashbacks take a player into a flashback sequence. Often playable, but not always.
The floppy disk is a symbol for saving data that originated back when floppies were still the dominant format for computer games, but has persisted long after the technology became obsolete.
FreeLC is free downloadable content. It is a sub-category of DLC which encompasses only free downloadable content.
A frog is a small and usually green amphibian that can swim, hop, and ribbit. Sadly, most of them aren't princes.
This page is titles that allow you to manually reconfigure the control scheme. A title that only lets you swap/invert sticks, adjust stick sensitivity, or limits you to preset configurations, does not qualify for this list.
The concept of a game referencing another game through mockery, parody or even directly. A game reference to the same franchise does not count.
Wii games that can be played using a GameCube controller.
An interesting revelation. While some games will only accept a START button press, many other games aren't as strict.
Games with covers depicting a character with their mouth open, often used suggest that the character depicted is yelling.
Commonly seen in brawlers, typically with the word "go" next to it, this is an indicator in side-scrolling games of which way to go, and usually an indicator that all of the enemies in an area have been defeated.
A digital distribution platform that focuses on providing DRM-free computer games, both old and new.
Graffiti is the practice of painting, etching, stickering, pasting, or in any way marking public or private property with lettering or images for a variety of different ends. Depending on one's perspective, graffiti can be considered either art or vandalism.
Graphic Filters are removable filters that change the look of the graphics in a game. They can range from making a game look like an old film, to smoothing the pixellated graphics of an old game.
The ground pound is a move where a person in midair somehow makes themselves strike the ground with more force than if they had merely landed. Popularly known as the "butt stomp" due to Super Mario 64's variant, which appeared as though Mario was attacking foes with his rear end.
Guards guard stuff, block doors, and sometimes arrest you.
Games in which players are guided through the game by characters via radio communication. Extremely popular narrative device and game mechanic in the current generation of video games.
Taking advantage of computers and machinery as weapons, in solving puzzles, etc. or otherwise changing up gameplay.
"Hand to hand. It is the basis of all combat." -Gray Fox
Any game that involves jumping on an enemy's head as an attack, such as in Super Mario Bros.
A heads-up display is a graphical overlay of vital information used in most modern games.
Health is a value that gauges how much damage players can take in a game before they die or pass out. Also known as life in some games. Health is usually represented by a bar or a percentage instead of an exact amount. Found in most non sport games
Sometimes the best way to get past security is to find your nearest barrel or cardboard box and hide in it
A digital storefront which donates some of its profits to charity.
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