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Genesis/Mega Drive classics made available to subscribers of the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack.
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 shadow is an area where direct light from a light source cannot reach due to obstruction by an object.
Games that feature an antagonist--someone who opposes the game's protagonist--that is a woman.
The skeleton is the framework of the human body.
Point and click is an interface featured in a specific kind of adventure game, where players click on objects and characters to interact with them.
A digital distribution service owned by Valve Corporation. Originally created to distribute Valve's own games, Steam has since become the de facto standard for digital distribution of PC games.
Games based on literature. This does not include licenses of another adaptation.
Legendary, stealthy assassins from Japan's feudal era, who are well-trained in the art of the sword, and who may or may not have access to magical powers.
A super weapon, often found in scrolling/rail shooters which destroys all enemies on screen instantly.
A heads-up display is a graphical overlay of vital information used in most modern games.
Broken English is English with improper spelling, grammar, or syntax, and is most commonly found within older video games as a result of poor English localization.
The legendary Konami code, any who knew it were rewarded in many classic Konami games. UP UP DOWN DOWN LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT B A (SELECT) (START)!
A marketing term coined by Sega in 1992 to advertise the Genesis console's faster performance compared to the rival SNES. Sega originally coined the term to refer to the high-speed bandwidth and fillrate of the Genesis VDP graphics processor's DMA unit. The term is also often used to refer to Sega's advertising campaign for the Genesis in the '90s.
See? The exploiting, soulless people who run the video game industry DO care about their fans!
As part of the Switch Online subscription, Nintendo offers a selection of NES games through the downloadable Nintendo Entertainment System application.
Many games allow you to buy stuff, these are the dudes who help sell it to you. Typically they also engage in light conversation.
Famicom Disk System games that were only available via a disk writing service available in many Japanese game stores. As such, they have no official box art and are harder for collectors to find.
A matching pieces puzzle game played with Mahjong tiles. Two matching tiles are removed on each move with the overall goal being to remove every tile without blocking yourself off.
The political thriller is a story, often action-oriented, that tends to revolve around two or more nations struggling to gain power. Outcomes are usually found through military confrontations, covert wars, and back alley negotiating.
Two or more factions, either with the same or completely different goals, that constantly try to one-up each other. The player is sometimes forced to pick a side to root or work for during the struggle. Other times the rivalry is only mentioned in the plot.
A love triangle is when three (or more) people are in some kind of romantic relationship with each other. They can become messy and complicated. It may or may not be competitive.
Some games portray cutscenes as portraits of characters talking to each other.
An industry game design convention that's appeared in many games over the years. The fetch quest involves sending the player out to collect a certain number of items, and return them to complete the quest. A staple of the RPG and Adventure game genre.
An opponent that typically appears around the halfway point in a level. Mini-Bosses are more formidable than the average opponent, though normally not as tough as the end-level Boss.
From Beat-em-ups to fighting games to modern FPS, one dude hitting another has made an enjoyable pastime.
A digital distribution platform owned and operated by EA.
The recording of data related to player performance or progress in a game. This feature is commonly found in RPGs or competitive multiplayer games. It does not include statistics in sports games, unless related to player performance.
Hand-drawn or computer-generated animation.
These games are designed to be played by one person, and one person only.
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