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Game » consists of 7 releases. Released Jun 04, 1993
Extraterrestrials appear in many video games in a variety of styles. Sometimes they're evil, sometimes they're benevolent, and sometimes they're very similar to humans.
The car dealer, Fast Eddie, is an anthropomorphic dog. Katarina Lyons is also anthropomorphic.
Launched by Blizzard in 1997, this service provides a solid online foundation to Blizzard's franchises such as the Diablo, StarCraft and WarCraft series. As a constantly evolving service, a new version, Battle.net 2.0, was released in 2010 with the release of Starcraft 2.
When a character from an existing media franchise makes a brief appearance in a video game, sometimes without even openly acknowledging their origins.
Some game characters just cannot swim. This usually means automatic death as soon as they hit the water.
A concept in games with multiple characters, a screen with pictures of all playable characters with the possibility of stat listings.
Some games allow you to attack your opponents during a race.
The art of taking corners is an essential element for any good racing driver, and it is a technique that must be mastered in order to produce the fastest times on track.
Currency has all forms in video games. It is used to buy characters, vehicles, weapons, and more.
The three difficulty levels are Rookie, Veteran, and Warrior.
Voice actors don't always get an NPC to represent them. Sometimes voices have no visible speaker.
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.
Sporting events that are set in the future. These sports are often extremely violent and may feature robots, mechs, or cybernetic implants.
The concept of a game referencing another game through mockery, parody or even directly. A game reference to the same franchise does not count.
Olaf is a hidden character, unlocked by the input of a code.
A parallel projection technique used in 2D sprite-based games to fake the appearance of 3D depth.
Games that incorporate licensed music from popular bands and musicians for their soundtracks.
Some games feature protagonists that are not humanoid in nature. These are creatures that do not have human characteristics (i.e. stand on 2 legs, have 2 arms, a body and a head).
Each planet has it's own NPC opponents.
Passwords are codes used to save a player's progress, primarily during the 8-bit era and, to a lesser extent, the 16-bit era.
A form of level transition, mainly used in the early 90's. The act of travelling from one planet to another.
Punks are part of a subculture (stereotypically) recognized by their mohawks, piercings and spiny attire.
Grinder X19 was made by the Drakonis robotics team.
A widely popular music style, originating from a fusion of blues, R&B, country, and jazz. Includes sub-genres such as punk, heavy metal, synth rock, and pop rock, among others.
No point in gathering coins, gold, gil, money, or whatever if you can't buy anything with it.
Temporarily makes your character or the world around you go faster, either by stepping on an object, activating a power or object, or by collecting a power up. There are many other ways in which a Speed boost can be used and it depends on the game.
Sometimes, you want to play games with a real person who's sitting right next to you. These games have you covered.
Whether it be for points, speed boosts or just for aesthetic purposes, this game includes fancy tricks that the player can perform.
Rip and Shred are twin race car drivers.
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