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Game » consists of 19 releases. Released Oct 31, 1996
PSone Classics are titles that were initially released for the original PlayStation, and re-released digitally for later PlayStation hardware.
When you're able to push a block you know it's a videogame. Usually used to solve puzzles.
Video game combat in which combat actions are performed in real-time, rather than through a turn-based structure.
Red Book is a set of specifications for audio CDs. For games it refers to early CD-ROM titles with background music recorded and played back as audio tracks, instead of being generated by the hardware. Its called Redbook Audio because the book that lays out all the specifications has a red cover.
Retroachievements is a community created and curated site that adds Achievements and Online Leaderboards for supported emulators and platforms like Raspberry Pi
Sometimes a game is so great that the developer has to go back after the game's release to add achievements.
A sound effect that plays once the player has gained a level, solved a puzzle or reached a milestone within the game.
A term used to describe the flow of action in a typical action game, where the pace is pre-defined to feature fast action and require quick reflexes. As the name suggests, these are games where the player character can run and shoot at the same time.
Special locations in game that allow the player to manually save their progress.
Female characters who are designed with highly idealized figures and proportions, outfits that are revealing and/or form-fitting, and prone to ending up in completely over-the-top poses designed to show off their bodies.
These games are designed to be played by one person, and one person only.
The skeleton is the framework of the human body.
The act of sliding down an elevated geological formation, often on your buttocks.
Arguably the most fearsome of all the reptiles - it has scales and no legs. Snakes use a variety of tactics to harm players such as poison, hypnosis, and constriction. The most deadly snakes have mastered the way of stealth.
A digital distribution service owned by Valve Corporation. Originally created to distribute Valve's own games, Steam has since become the de facto standard for digital distribution of PC games.
Moving to the left or right without rotating the body axis. The technique, also called side-stepping, is useful in FPS games to avoid incoming fire without turning away from a target.
Propelling oneself with kinetic usage of limbs while submerged in liquid (or otherwise fluid material).
Tank controls refers to a movement style in third person games where the character, not the camera, is used as the point of reference when choosing which control moves them in a given direction.
Games set in, or focused primarily around, the years between 1990 and 1999.
The player character is seen at a distance from a number of different possible perspective angles. There is generally a movable camera but it can also be in a fixed position. It most commonly refers to a viewpoint behind the player character.
Water that may elevate or lower over time or because of player actions.
A species of striped feline.
The act of stealing precious artifacts from a tomb.
These games have significant plot points that deal with hunting for treasure. Treasure in this instance is a physical non-living item one can hold and obtain. Examples include gold, jewels, the Holy Grail, alien artifacts, marble, etc.
The king of all dinosaurs, featured prominently in most every game that features dinosaurs. Usually portrayed as a high-level boss or even an invincible obstacle.
The Undead is an umbrella term describing creatures that do not exhibit the key fundamental attributes that are associated with life, such as respiration, and blood circulation. They are divided into two main categories: Ethereal and Corporeal, depending on whether or not they have a body.
A malevolent character whose goals are evil in nature. While villains are commonly featured as antagonists, not all antagonists are necessarily villains.
A level that takes place either in or near water.
Wolves are mammals closely related to dogs and are known for howling in moonlit forests and hunting in packs to pester players in numerous RPG games.
When a protagonist/hero works for the bad guy. It may be unintentional or completely voluntary.
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