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Game » consists of 9 releases. Released Mar 21, 2001
Fish that are just as dangerous out of water as they are in it.
Characters who possess the ability to "fly", but only for a limited time or by gradually descending.
When stomping on someone causes the character to bounce upwards, often to a greater height than normal.
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.
A being that possess the ability to break up into smaller, identical beings, often after taking a certain amount of damage.
Ostros are large, flightless birds that serve as transport for Shy Guys.
Panser are a species of fireball-spewing flowers.
Parallax scrolling is a scrolling effect used in video game graphics, employing multiple scrolling layers to create the illusion of depth, for a pseudo-3D effect in an otherwise 2D scrolling game.
Phanto is a flying mask enemy from Super Mario Bros 2. It pursues the player relentlessly if they are holding a key.
A species of small bird from the Mario games. It is often seen riding a magic carpet and made is usually associated with Super Mario Bros. 2, where it was a somewhat common enemy.
Any character you can control in a game is a Player Character (PC), as opposed to a non-player character (NPC), which is a character that can only be controlled by the game.
Pokey is a cactus enemy often (although not uniquely) seen in the Mario series. It's body segments can be individually destroyed.
Porcupo are purple porcupine-like enemies that vex Mario and his friends.
Porting is a term used when a game designed to run on one platform is converted to run on a different platform. Quality varies, though some titles are packaged with extras.
Power Ups can be used to give the controlling character, or any other character, temporary or permanent upgrades.
Games that include a previous installment of the game's series. Usually, this extra game can be accessed via a menu or can be found within the game world.
A broad spectrum of games can be described as remakes, from straightforward graphical overhauls to extensive revision of gameplay and story elements. In the most basic sense, a remake keeps the original's core gameplay and plot but makes significant changes to peripheral aspects.
An object that instantly kills all enemies / destroys everything on the screen. Example: The Serious Bomb from the Serious Sam games.
A creature which is made up of mostly identical segments and has an elongated shape.
Shy Guys are masked hoodlums of the Mushroom Universe.
Sidesteppers are crablike enemies that first appeared in the Mario Bros. arcade game. When hit from underneath, they get angry and start moving more quickly.
A low friction surface, causing a person or vehicle to either glide or tumble.
A Snifit is a Shy Guy who spits bullets from behind the mask on their face.
Clouds that, for some reason, can be stood on without falling through.
Sparks, also known as L'il Sparkies, are a recurring enemy in the Mario universe. They are an electricity-emitting orb that normally follow a specific path.
A two-dimensional image or animation overlaid into a scene. The foundation of early 2D games, making up everything from props to the player-controlled character.
Damaging enemies by simply jumping on top of them.
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.
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.
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