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Enemies that arrive at the surface from underground. Often this is used as a method of taking the player by surprise.
An insect with broad colorful wings.
A tough beetle-like creature with a hard outer shell that is immune to fireballs.
When a character from an existing media franchise makes a brief appearance in a video game, sometimes without even openly acknowledging their origins.
The ability for a player to control the motion and direction of the in-game camera.
Cataquacks are waggling duck-billed creatures native to the pacific beaches on Isle Delfino.
The larval stage of a butterfly or moth.
A Chain Chomp (or Chomp) is a common enemy in the Mushroom Kingdom, first appearing in Super Mario Bros. 3. They resemble ball and chains, and behave in a very dog like manner, to the point where they even bark.
Chain Chomplets resemble Chain Chomps both in personality and appearance. It's unclear if they are the infant version or a distant relative of Chomp. They are energetic creatuers with a tendency to overheat. They yelp, rather than bark and are kept as pets by some Piantas.
Any game where players progress through difficult challenges that usually provide points or medals based on performance.
A character in the game actually increase in size. This may be a temporary or permanent transformation.
A concept in games with multiple characters, a screen with pictures of all playable characters with the possibility of stat listings.
Charging is the action of pressing & holding down a button or particular direction on the controller. Its purpose is to build up a powerful blast or burst of energy to take out an opponent or cause critical damage.
When the protagonist is pursuing someone or something in an effort to kill or capture.
Special codes or button combinations used to gain powers or advantages in a game. Generally hidden.
A point within the game whereby the game saves its current state whether it be for the purpose of a more convenient respawn point or a gameplay design (such as in racing).
Fish that shoot out of the water with great speed in Super Mario Bros. If not jumping through the sky, they can be found in the oceans of the Mushroom Kingdom.
Clam is a general term that covers all bivalve mollusks.
The Classic NES Series of games were re-released versions of NES games for the GBA. Also known as Famicom Mini and NES Classics in Japan and PAL regions respectively.
Allows the player to continue playing - even though they have finished the game. This allows the completion of unfinished side-quests or the results of the player's victory in the world to be seen.
A Boss fight that can only be won by climbing onto the enemy.
Climbing is a common tradition in games, particularly platformers. There is often a particular type of surface that can be climbed, and it has a recognizably different look than other surfaces in the game. Climbing ladders or stairs doesn't count.
Games that became insanely popular also spawned a number of lesser, equally and even more popular games.
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.
When a game takes it's collectible objects (coins, rings, etc.) and arranges them to form an arrow. Usually used to tell players where to go next.
When collectibles in a game are arranged to spell out a word, usually related to the game or the company that made it.
Usually seen in 3D platformers, these games ask you to collect certain objects to open up additional levels.
The concept of requiring the player to collect large amounts of multiple tokens to progress in the game, learn new abilities, unlock secrets or optional content, etc. It was often implemented in the early platformers of the N64 & Playstation era.
Palette-swapping are sometimes used to denote the different strengths and abilities of your adversaries.
The act of performing a task in benefit of the community without payment - often this is not voluntary.
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