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The minimap is a small, simplified version of a larger map. This plays a vital role in many games, especially Real Time Strategy, where it is important to have an overview of the entire map.
If a person is made of metal and has circuitry instead of a circulatory system, then their game belongs on this list.
Collectibles are items such as coins, rings, gems, packages etc. that can be gathered, usually for some kind of reward, or sometimes to simply beat a level. Often (almost too often) the source of earning achievements and trophies on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Game visuals based on mathematical calculations. As opposed to texture or sprite based raster graphics.
Ever since Pac-Man, games have had us navigating mazes.
A game where you eventually receive a map of an area. Like in Metroid Prime you have map download stations to get a map outline of the area. This is the same concept in the exploring Castlevania games.
8-bit can be a reference to actual computing power, or it can be a retro look for videogames that want to recall a bygone era.
Games that earned the "A Crash Smash"-Award. This award was distributed by Crash, a magazine dedicated to the ZX Spectrum home computer that was published from 1984 to 1992.
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