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Game » consists of 18 releases. Released Aug 27, 1992
Greatest hits is a general term for re-releases of games which have sold a certain number of copies, as part of a program managed by the console manufacturer.
You've made it to the end, but you can't get back to the title screen. You cannot skip the ending image. The only options are turning the console off or hitting reset.
In many games there is a ranking system, the players with the highest point value are listed in a "high score" table.
Take an item and throw it at the enemy.
It's arguably the one move that symbolizes the medium to those outside it. The ability to jump, be it onto a building, a platform, or a skull, is one of the all time most important abilities ever put in a video game.
Kart racers are cartoon-like racing games that often feature fantastical power-ups.
A very common collection of enemies in the Super Mario Bros. franchise. Some famous Koopas include: Lakitu, Hammer Bro., Bowser Jr., and the King of Koopas himself, Bowser!!
One of Bowser's most common minions. They are protected by a hard shell.
A lap is one circuit around a race track. This is featured in many, but not all racing games.
A common type of stage based around the fire and/or lava element. Often platforming heavy and inhabited by fire-based enemies.
The concept of lives in video games evolved to let the player get a second chance after failing once. The most recognizable symbol is the heart.
Sports games that feature pre-existing videogame characters, rather than real athletes.
When the President wants to go for a burger, you know that all your cake is a lie.
A simple texture mapping graphics mode on the SNES that allows a background layer to be rotated and scaled. Many game developers used this to create faux-3D worlds and environments.
A type of primate with tails; often monkeys are depicted as causing havoc the moment they are encountered.
A mole that is featured in the Mario franchise.
When a game has several playable characters of different species, real or fictional.
Two or more characters are featured on the game's box art.
Music speeds up as the time runs out or a particular part of the game gets harder. Found in Street Fighter, Mario games, Sonic games, etc.
Games that are arguably the most fun in a "party" scenario with multiple players in one room.
A species of carnivorous plants that reside in pipes. Some specimens can spit fireballs.
Pixel art refers to digital images composed of visible pixels, drawn with individual pixel-level intent and precision.
Power Ups can be used to give the controlling character, or any other character, temporary or permanent upgrades.
The daughter of a monarch or monarchs.
A multicolored spectrum of light shaped in an arc.
These men and women are present to officiate sporting events and racing games. Notable referees in the article are: Lakitu, John Madden, Punch-Out! Referee and DJ Jazzman.
A rocket start is an element that appears in most fictional racing games; it is an important technique to gain boost at the start of a race by accelerating at the right time. This technique is inspired by the Mario Kart series. It is also used in other games, too!
Rubber Band AI is an infamous hidden feature in racing games that allows computer-controlled opponents to catch up no matter how far behind they are. It is intended to keep challenging the player, but can also give AI opponents an unfair advantage.
Crunchy frozen water fallen from the sky. Many games feature a snow world, a snow level, or otherwise-connected regions of wintery landscapes.
Temporarily makes your character or the world around you go faster, either by stepping on an object, activating a power or object, or by collecting a power up. There are many other ways in which a Speed boost can be used and it depends on the game.
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