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Carefully exploring a large, labyrinthine area full of enemies (i.e., a dungeon) in the hopes of finding treasure, leveling up, or completing a specific task. Having their roots in tabletop games, video game dungeon crawls are found almost exclusively in RPGs.
An Easter Egg is an intentionally hidden cheat or hidden content in a video game, also known as a "secret".
A dark version of a game's hero, featuring many of the same powers. Usually wears black. Male evil twins often have goatees.
Fairies appear in many games, usually as a race that will assist players with magic. Fairies are almost exclusively female.
A device used in many games with vast open worlds, to travel instantaneously from one place to another. It sometime appears in the form of an item or skill.
An industry game design convention that's appeared in many games over the years. The fetch quest involves sending the player out to collect a certain number of items, and return them to complete the quest. A staple of the RPG and Adventure game genre.
That bad guy looks awfully familiar... probably because it's you. This is for games where you fight yourself or an evil version of yourself
The last boss you face in a game, usually representing the final climax of the game.
Cold-blooded aquatic animals that have scales and breathe through gills.
A person, often a gypsy woman, gifted in diviniation through some kind of inate power or mysticism, usually with the aid of a crystal ball.
Game Over originally appeared in pinball machines, and later, arcade machines. When players lose at a game, it is game over.
Giant Insects are insects and other 'bugs' that are far larger than in the real world. Some are about half the size of a human, others are bigger than buildings. Larger than life or gigantic insects are a common element in many video games, especially those of the RPG Genre.
Gibdos are mummy-like enemies from the Legend of Zelda series.
A style of play in multiplayer gaming with the purpose of annoying, irritating and angering other players.
Health is a value that gauges how much damage players can take in a game before they die or pass out. Also known as life in some games. Health is usually represented by a bar or a percentage instead of an exact amount. Found in most non sport games
Weapons that behave differently depending on the health points of the character
Rooms that are either invisible or extremely hidden. Players are rewarded with health, easter eggs, weapons or traps.
A hub is the central location from which a player can venture out into different areas of a game. It is often used as a clever way of masking loading between levels or worlds.
Humanoid elfish race starring in the Legend of Zelda games. Link, for instance, is a Hylian.
A Hyrulian is any race of beings within Hyrule. They appear in the Legend of Zelda Franchise.
The best way to make sure even the stupidest players know that certain people, places, terms, or concepts in a game are important is to highlight those words in the text with different coloured letters, or through the use of bold, italicized, or all-caps text.
Some games feature end credits that scroll over a playable segment of action.
A game that takes place between the events of two previously-released entries in a series, whether those be games or other media like films.
Any object that holds health, ammo, equipment, money, etc. The container must be opened or destroyed in order to procure the items within.
Take an item and throw it at the enemy.
Bat-inspired enemies from The Legend of Zelda series. Can appear in various forms such as Fire Keese.
Kidnapping is often used in videogames as a motivation for the protagonist to venture into unknown worlds and fight seemingly hopeless battles.
A heavily armored soldier in the service of a lord or cause. Typically a champion of good and a defender of the innocent.
A centipede-esque creature that made its debut in The Legend of Zelda. Attacking its tail first is recommended to defeat it.
Games that allow the player to choose which level to play next, rather than a fixed linear order.
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