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A tank filled with water, where fish and other water-dwelling animals are kept.
A kind of protective clothing.
Assault Rifle refers to a basic design of a weapon that combines the abilities of older long-range rifles and the rapid fire of sub-machine guns. Common designs include the M-16, M-4, AK47 (and 74), and the L85A1.
Any type of simple ball in a game... can be simply rendered as a single pixel, or as a geometric shape.
A barrel is a hollow cylindrical container, traditionally made of wood staves and bound with iron hoops. In video games, it is used in many ways to fill up a level or even be used in one. They also may explode. Use caution when around barrels.
A usually metallic hollow object with a clapper inside that hits the inner shell to make a sound.
A computer is a common object in video games. They can be used for many purposes; to trigger objects - such as a lift or a bomb, gather information, or even to play games.
A machine used for the lifting and moving of heavy objects.
Crates sometimes contain things!
Doors are a common object in most video games, as well as the keys and objects needed to open them. From role playing to shooters, doors are an important component of many games.
An electric device, that provides the household with refreshing gusts.
A machine designed with the purpose of moving objects or characters vertically.
An explosive is any weapon or device designed to cause an explosion, whether it be a frag grenade, TNT, or a nuclear bomb.
The First Aid Kit works exactly like bandages, except they restore health quicker
Sunglasses with technology in them. Used in many games for many different things, these sunglasses came right out of the future, son!
Protects against deadly gas and other pollutants.
A 3D scale model of Earth for education and navigational purposes.
A grenade is an explosive device traditionally thrown by hand, but may also be propelled by a rifle or launcher.
Considered one of the most frequent and controversial implements of destruction in video games and real life, guns are devices that fire projectiles with explosive force.
Common in game's like Tony Hawks Pro Skater but these are also seen in many other types of games
Helicopters are flying vehicles, typically with a single large main rotor to maintain lift with a tail rotor to counter rotation induced by this main rotor. They are useful in air to ground combat as well as for quickly inserting and recovering infantry close to the front line.
Whether it's worn for protection or style, helmets appear in various game genres.
Jumpsuit is the name for a clothing article that is a pair of pants and a jacket combined. Origionally, jumpsuits were the garments that skydivers wore when jumping from a plane. However, jumpsuits have become known as any one piece suit that is worn with a specific purpose in mind.
A ladder is used to gain access to higher or lower ground. Also used as a weapon in most wrestling games.
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.
Often used as either a weapon or in a weapon and also used often times as a weather effect, lightning is seen in several games. Called "thunder" in some games, even though thunder is the sound that lightning makes.
Machine guns, generally, are heavier weapons with a rapid rate of fire. To quote the Quake manual, they "eat ammo like popcorn."
An explosive which, when placed, will detonate when someone gets too close to it.
A 9mm submachine gun made by Heckler & Koch, used by many special forces units around the world.
A shortened version of the MP5A2, it was introduced in 1976.
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