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Bats, hammers, wrenches, maces, staves, or even brass knuckles. These are weapons intended for blunt trauma rather than cutting or slicing.
Games which feature creatures who make use of the natural excretions of their body to lay waste to their enemies.
Rock-type Pokemon introduced in the fourth generation as Sudowoodo's baby form.
Bonus levels, rounds, or stages give players a chance to gain extra points, powerups, or lives. Occasionally bonus stages will play completely different than the rest of the game, like as a slot machine or pinball minigame.
Boo is a ghost-enemy in the Mario universe who pursue Mario until he looks in their direction. They earned their reputation for being "shy" this way. Don't turn your back on them!
A boss fight is a culminating challenge that pits the player against one or more enemies representing a greater threat and/or difficulty than those previously faced. These scenarios typically feature unique antagonists.
A distinct and predictable pattern of attacks or movement a boss takes. This can be based in reaction to a player's actions or simply a stringent script the boss adheres to.
When players must fight all of the bosses of the game at once. This can either be an optional mode, or a required sequence. Boss Rush can also mean a game where the player only fights bosses.
AI Bots are computer-controlled game characters that substitute for characters that are otherwise typically played by a human, and are most commonly found in multiplayer games.
Boulders that one has to escape are often implemented in games as a homage to Indiana Jones.
In video games, breaking the fourth wall occurs when a game becomes aware of its nature as a game, or when a character directly acknowledges the player.
Some creatures don't need guns or swords to hurt you. Instead they pack a punch with some kind of deadly breath attack, be it flaming, poisonous, radioactive, or just plain bad!
Bulbasaur is a grass/poison type Pokémon that evolves into Ivysaur. Bulbasaur is also one of the three starter Pokémon in Red/Blue.
Bulblins are a race of green, orc-like enemies in Twilight Princess.
Bulborbs, or grub-dogs, are a family of creatures in the Pikmin series. The Red Bulborb is the most iconic and recognized, being the poster enemy for the Pikmin series.
Bullet Bills are enemies in the Mario franchise. They are one of the games' more challenging enemies.
Enemies that arrive at the surface from underground. Often this is used as a method of taking the player by surprise.
An enemy in Pikmin and a boss monster in Pikmin 2. It is a member of the Snavian family.
Several games feature button glitches or button cancels. One that comes to mind is Halo 2, with the use of the BXR, BXB, and RXR button glitches
Button Mashing is a term used to describe gameplay where certain skills can be only realized explicitly through mashing buttons, a reckless player trying to get results or when the game rewards the player(s) who bash buttons the fastest. The latter example is common in Party Games.
A tough beetle-like creature with a hard outer shell that is immune to fireballs.
Some game characters just cannot swim. This usually means automatic death as soon as they hit the water.
Legendary pokemon found at Level 70 in Pokemon Gold, Silver, Crystal, Leaf Green, Fire Red, Emerald, Ruby, and Sapphire. You can only obtain Celebi through a special event.
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.
Chansey is a normal-type pokemon first found in the original Pokemon Red/Blue. Chansey is the evolved form of Blissey and keeps a lucky egg in its pouch at all times... What will hatch?
A character in the game actually increase in size. This may be a temporary or permanent transformation.
Text profiles that summarize a character's history and their role in a story. Often paired with concept or CG art.
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.
Charizard is a Fire/Flying-type Pokémon that evolves from Charmeleon.
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