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Game » consists of 7 releases. Released Nov 21, 2013
Side-scrolling games present the world as viewed perpendicular to the direction the characters are facing on screen. With a heavy focus on lateral movement, objectives are often met by moving from one end of a stage to the other.
Wii titles played by holding the Wii Remote on its side. Such games may also require altering the grip on the Wii Remote in order to perform certain gameplay tasks.
While most games' end credits differentiate whom did what and what position each person holds in the company, games with single-entity developer credits present the entire staff of the development house as an equal member of the team with an equal influence in the creation of the game. More often than not, the team is listed in alphabetical order.
The act of sliding down an elevated geological formation, often on your buttocks.
Crunchy frozen water fallen from the sky. Many games feature a snow world, a snow level, or otherwise-connected regions of wintery landscapes.
A move used in a lot of games where the standing/moving attacker spins upon himself, damaging the surrounding enemies.
Tiny red-shelled creatures from Super Mario Bros. Always a pain to defeat as they are covered with spikes.
A gameplay mechanic which allows the player to move faster than the normal speed. Usually for a set amount of time.
Damaging enemies by simply jumping on top of them.
The strategy of demonstrating how awesome something is by putting the word "super" in its title. Incredibly popular among developers making games for the Super Nintendo, which itself counts as an example.
When a character in a game unleashes their true power and 'levels up' in a sense. Examples are super sonic, super saiyan, no more heroes, mushrooms in mario, devil trigger... etc.
Propelling oneself with kinetic usage of limbs while submerged in liquid (or otherwise fluid material).
Games that suggest players take a break from playing. This is a common feature in Nintendo games.
Whether by item or otherwise, temporary invincibility provides the user a brief moment where they are impervious to attack.
Games released in 2013 celebrating 30 years of Mario's twin sibling.
The player character is seen at a distance from a number of different possible perspective angles. There is generally a movable camera but it can also be in a fixed position. It most commonly refers to a viewpoint behind the player character.
The Thwomp is a villain from the mario franchise. He is most commonly found in castle stages.
When a certain amount of time is given to the player to reach a goal or finish an objective.
Games whose main character is so egotistical that the whole game just HAS to be named after them.
Toads are a species of intelligent mushrooms and the dominant species of the Mushroom Kingdom.
A game perspective that views the action from above, commonly at a fixed position and/or rotation.
Games that are controlled partially or entirely with a touch screen.
World Bowser features a boss level set aboard a train.
Two Screen Multiplayer basically means splitscreen multiplayer without a split screen. It's primarily a feature of the Wii U.
A malevolent character whose goals are evil in nature. While villains are commonly featured as antagonists, not all antagonists are necessarily villains.
A video game protagonist's enemies come from more than just the Animal and Mineral kingdoms. P-O'd plants have been battled by everyone from plumbers to the undead.
Wii and Wii U games that can be played using the Classic Controller (Pro).
Wii U games that support the use of a Nunchuk attached to a Wii Remote (or Wii Remote Plus)
Wii U games that support use of the Wii Remote (or Wii Remote Plus)
The Wii U GamePad features a built-in microphone that can be used for voice chat in multiplayer but also for various game-specific features like creating voice messages for other players and sharing them online.
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