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A situation where the player-controlled character loses their life immediately. The quickness of that demise is often a stark departure from the balance of power, and sometimes the rules, established by the developers during the rest of the game.
Porting is a term used when a game designed to run on one platform is converted to run on a different platform. Quality varies, though some titles are packaged with extras.
Greatest hits is a general term for re-releases of games which have sold a certain number of copies, as part of a program managed by the console manufacturer.
Drowning in games occurs when a being (not suited to be in water) runs out of oxygen, time, power, or barely even touches the water surface. Further complicated by the local sea-life that can knock the air out of you, should you get close.
Reptiles known for their hard shells.
Flattening is taking something three dimensional, and somehow making it very thin almost two dimensional. It can be used for comedic effect or a character to use it to fight through tight spaces.
These are the very last games officially released for a major console in North America.
The 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on May 10-12.
Some games allow people to swim. Many, however, have water that hurts or kills the player when entered.
Games devoid of or mostly without music, including games with title screen music, but with little to no gameplay music.
Cheating is the act of creating an advantage by using methods beyond the normal means of the game.
Traffic consists a bunch of cars, pedestrians and other vehicles using a common transport route.
Whether they're getting in the way while you're walking or driving, you always feel the need to trample them.
Xbox 360 and original Xbox games that have been approved to run on the Xbox One's backwards compatibility feature.
Atari 2600 games which run on Starpath's Supercharger peripheral.
Don't believe anyone. There's more going on here than is immediately apparent.
Betrayal is when a person breaks the trust and faith that others have placed in them.
The act of stealing precious artifacts from a tomb.
Special locations in game that allow the player to manually save their progress.
When the player's actions trigger a change in the game's soundtrack. This adds a cinematic quality to the gameplay.
Bats are small, very social flying mammals. They may frequent caves or haunted houses.
Also known as the "Sega My Card", Sega Cards are an alternate cartridge format for Sega's earliest game consoles. While they were cheaper to produce, they could only hold smaller more-limited games.
Sega System 1 is a Z80-based arcade architecture that Sega used from 1982-1987.
Games released on cartridges that features extras (extra chips, receivers, etc) that the consoles cannot do without them.
This exploitation of the original Starsiege: Tribes' physics model speeds up player movement down declining surfaces.
Attitudes towards the Clown vary from person to person. Some find entertainment and humor, others feel really creeped out by their overly flamboyant nature. Ultimately, games tend to take the path of a more horrific presentation to stimulate the atmosphere of a particular setting.
The act of taking on an in-game task; most often, these are provided to the player by an NPC. MMOs and RPGs are the primary users of this concept.
Certain foliage in video games that leads you to believe it is possible to move through when, in fact, it is not.
A designated place or container in the game used to hold trophies, typically those earned from completing specific tasks.
An Unwinnable State occurs either due to a glitch or by designer choice, when the player's actions make it so that the game can no longer be completed. However, the game continues as though it is still possible to finish and win.
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