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A homing missile is a missile that locks on to and follows its target. Homing missiles are featured in lots of games, from old school to new school.
A recurring item in the Legend of Zelda series that shoots out a chain with a spike on the end. Once the spike is lodged into an object or enemy, the chain retracts and pulls Link (or the enemy) along rapidly.
Fiery trap from the Mario universe
Appears in The Legend of Zelda. Is made in Hyrule.
A giant rectangular (usually a square or cube) piece of ice. They can be walked across or pushed around.
Frozen water that can be a hazard to the player or used as a weapon.
A Jet pack is a backpack with rocket boosters built in that usually allows the wearer to hover or fly.
Used to open doors, or anything else that is locked. In any game where the player has an inventory, it's a safe bet that a key will appear at some point.
Bowser's vehicle of choice. It resembles a cup, with a propeller underneath that keeps the vehicle hovering.
Koopa shells are a signature part of the Mario series of games, and come in many different colors and flavors.
A ladder is used to gain access to higher or lower ground. Also used as a weapon in most wrestling games.
The Landmaster is the oft used land assault vehicle featured in the Star Fox franchise. First featured in Star Fox 64, Fox McCloud has employed the Landmaster on several occasions when the otherwise airborne Star Fox team needs ground support.
A laser is a focused beam of light, invisible through the air without some other medium (such as smoke) to illuminate it. Lasers are often used in video games as part of a targeting system, or as an offensive weapon in their own right.
Lava is molten rock, usually from the interior of a planet, and in games is often used as a hazard to players, or as a visible gameplay-area boundary.
Traditionally, lightning is a form of electrical discharge originating within clouds. Within video games, lightning can be used as an offensive attack.
An elegant weapon for a more civilized age. A Jedi or Sith is rarely caught without one.
Lip stick was used by the character Lip in the Japanese game Panel De Pon, which was later released as Tetris Attack in the United States. In Super Smash Bros if picked up can be used to inflict damage on enemies.
The Magic Carpet is a great mode of transportation that can take you over wide chasms, poisonous fields or just simply on a ride.
Majora's Mask is an evil entity in the form of a wooden mask.
A mallet, not a hammer.
This is a box that floats in the air and has a question mark on it.
Also known as the Blade of Evil's Bane, the Master Sword has been an integral plot device and the signature weapon of Link in the Legend of Zelda franchise for years.
An item Kirby uses to restore health.
A large roundish fruit that is usually greenish in color.
A box made of metal, or, a box that turns one into metal. Metal!
Metal Gears are the military mechs from the Metal Gear series, capable of launching global nuclear strikes from anywhere around the world.
Originally designed by the Marine Corps, RAY's design was stolen and mass produced by the Patriots.
A bipedal nuclear-capable tank being tested at Shadow Moses Island, REX is taken over by FOXHOUND.
The delicious dairy drink that comes from mammals. Some games use it as a power up / health boost, while others use it as a resource. Substitutes can be comprised of rice, soy, and apparently, hemp.
A transport trolley locked on a rail. Often used to bring coal and other mined materials from inside mines to the surface.
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