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This quaint, barred-spiral galaxy is home to hundreds of billions of stars and is centered around a supermassive black hole. Located somewhere in the inner-rim of the Orion Arm, Earth is merely a speck of dust in this immense celestial cloud.
A hospital is a place to seek help in a medical emergency. It is also used for treating minor illnesses that aren't necessary an emergency. Some games take place in a hospital, whilst others use them as a part of the environment.
A place to buy alcoholic beverages and to mingle/meet with non player characters. Bars in games are sometimes essential to advance the plot, or recruit party members. Bars are the modern equivalents of taverns. You see taverns in fantasy games and bars in modern/sci-fi games.
A large stream of water emptying into a lake, ocean or another body of water.
A place of worship.
An intricate, often ancient, structure devoted to a deity, usually filled with traps and overly enthusiastic followers.
A type of food service location in which there is little or no table service.
The fourth planet from the sun, it's proven a popular location for the demons of hell to vacation. Mars is best known as the setting for the Doom franchise as well as being an actual planet in our solar system.
Excessively large and luxurious houses, usually built on several thousand square feet.
Where things get done and everything goes wrong.
Halls, also called hallways or corridors, are areas that connect rooms. Not much happens here except people going from one room to another, but in some games the player sees little else.
A city in the Kansai region of southern Japan, home to Nintendo and other game companies. Though smaller than nearby Osaka and Kobe, Kyoto is renowned for its historic architecture and is often described as the cultural heart of Japan.
Home of the Barbarian.
A port where seagoing vessels can take on or discharge cargo.
Mexico is a federal republic in North America. Its capital city is Mexico City.
Area above houses and buildings. You can walk, run or jump on and over rooftops. Usually good sniping positions.
A hardened shelter, often buried partly or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks.
Constructions and buildings designed for defense in warfare and military bases.
A business or establishment containing a selection of arcade games, pinball machines and other amusement devices. This include both games found in a Video Arcade and games where the Video Arcade is a location.
Office or headquarters for police officers, also contains holding cells and interrogation rooms.
An east-Asian nation, China has the largest population of any country on Earth. With a history dating back thousands of years, it is also among the oldest sovereign states still in existence.
A convenient shop full of convenient things. In North America, they're typically attached to gas stations and pharmacies.
The field of play used for the game golf. The average golf course features eighteen holes.
Because some bridges are too large to be considered mere objects.
England is on the island of Great Britain, a set of Islands in the Northwestern part of Europe. Its capital city is London. It was an independent kingdom until May 1707, when it formed the United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Scotland.
One of the traditional seven continents, Europe is a favorite source of video game settings. In the real world, European countries have produced a host of notable developers and publishers, and compose a large gaming market.
Nagoya, Japan is the fourth largest city in Japan and is home to the Nagoya Castle and Astuta Chrine. This city is also the birthplace of Pachinko.
The Spanish speaking country of Peru is located in South America. It was the cradle of the Inca civilization.
The not so humble abode of royalty.
A common place in Survival Horror video games. Burial grounds for the deceased. Or zombies.
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