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Game » consists of 3 releases. Released Feb 17, 1995
Broken English is English with improper spelling, grammar, or syntax, and is most commonly found within older video games as a result of poor English localization.
The ultimate pressure feature. Players have to complete the task at hand, be it defeating opponents or cutting the right wire, in the allotted time.
A non-interactive sequence within a game most often used for plot advancement.
Digitized sprites, popularized in the early 90s, were a form of graphics that used footage of real actors, Stop-motion frames of a figure/clay model or 3D renders of characters that were then made digital and put into the game.
Game Over originally appeared in pinball machines, and later, arcade machines. When players lose at a game, it is game over.
Whenever there's a new Pixar, superhero or Harry Potter movie they have to make one of these.
A glitch is an action performed within the bounds of a game engine that was not intended by the game's developers. Glitches are often performed by the player, though they can also occur independently.
A heads-up display is a graphical overlay of vital information used in most modern games.
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
It's arguably the one move that symbolizes the medium to those outside it. The ability to jump, be it onto a building, a platform, or a skull, is one of the all time most important abilities ever put in a video game.
The concept of lives in video games evolved to let the player get a second chance after failing once. The most recognizable symbol is the heart.
Games that feature an antagonist--someone who opposes the game's protagonist--that is a man.
This concept is for games in which at least one of the main characters is male.
Aquatic creatures with eight tentacles covered with suction cups. They often appear as boss enemies.
When a certain amount of time is given to the player to reach a goal or finish an objective.
The act of changing an event in the past that significantly alters further events leading up to the present. This is a major element of many stories involving time travel.
The concept of a character leaping forwards or backwards in time.
Video games contain a lot of activities for players to do underwater, from exploration to combat. Sometimes games treat water as simple low gravity movement, while other games treat underwater more realistically.
A level that takes place either in or near water.
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