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Sure, these days have almost every game sporting the newfangled 3D, but way back when, everyone had to live with plain old 2D. 2D, or two dimensions, limit the game to scrolling backgrounds, but some games even now make use of this basic concept.
An insect with broad colorful wings.
Chiptunes are musical compositions that are synthesized by a computer or console sound chip.
The main line of distinction between victory or failure in video games, death is the process of a biological being ceasing to be alive.
Sometimes designers add old-school things on purpose to enhance game design. These games tend to be heavily inspired by hardware limitations of older systems. NES, Atari 2600, and early computer platforms (DOS, Commodore 64, MSX, etc...) are common sources of inspiration.
An animation and game development engine prolific during the 2000s and early 2010s. While most titles developed in Flash were browser-exclusive, Flash could also be used for standalone games.
Freeware games are those which have their full versions legally free to download or otherwise obtain.
This tag is for all games and characters that deal in the concept of gods, demigods, half-gods and the like.
“Indie” or “independently developed” games are video games which are developed by a studio without the support of an external publisher.
Whether it be a close up shotgun blast, far away sniper rifle, explosive, or backstab, the "one hit kill" is a popular kill strategy. Usually hard to master and even harder to avoid, the instant kill is loved and hated by gamers everywhere.
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 idea of deriving a feeling of pleasure through experiencing pain or torment.
Through trial and error gameplay, complex game mechanics and intense difficulty, masocore games are specifically designed to frustrate players over and over again.
Games that can be played with one hand, typically using only half of a standard controller or only the mouse/keyboard.
Games that have had an Original Soundtrack album released.
Pixel art refers to digital images composed of visible pixels, drawn with individual pixel-level intent and precision.
Puzzle platformers are platform games where the key aspect involves solving riddles and puzzles, rather than combat.
A two-dimensional image or animation overlaid into a scene. The foundation of early 2D games, making up everything from props to the player-controlled character.
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