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Video games stories with a bad ending or endings, in which the primary conflict is unable to be resolved and/or a bad fate befalls the protagonist.
Games that let you choose the path you take through the story-line.
Games that feature terrain that can only be traversed by a specific character class.
A device used in many games with vast open worlds, to travel instantaneously from one place to another. It sometime appears in the form of an item or skill.
Rooms that are either invisible or extremely hidden. Players are rewarded with health, easter eggs, weapons or traps.
Kart racers are cartoon-like racing games that often feature fantastical power-ups.
Multiple endings is a term used to describe different outcomes or conclusions to a game based on the previous actions of the player.
Used in Super Mario Bros. via the pipe system. Warp Zones became popularized on the NES/SNES.
Warping allows the player to take a shortcut, bypassing part of a game.
In some racing games the player has to choose between two different routes. This also occurs in platform games and other genres.
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