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3D Platformers are games where movement, traversal and mainly jumping is the core of the gameplay. They are a tridimensional equivalent of 2D platformer one of the most popular video game genres in the third and fourth generation of video game consoles.
Games that are specifically based on Internet phenomena, such as memes, stories, and webcomics.
Charityware (also called careware, helpware, or goodware) is software distributed in a way that benefits a charity.
Collectibles are items such as coins, rings, gems, packages etc. that can be gathered, usually for some kind of reward, or sometimes to simply beat a level. Often (almost too often) the source of earning achievements and trophies on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
The concept of requiring the player to collect large amounts of multiple tokens to progress in the game, learn new abilities, unlock secrets or optional content, etc. It was often implemented in the early platformers of the N64 & Playstation era.
Crabs in all forms and sizes, not just the giant enemy variety.
The concept of purchasing media and having it delivered over the internet. No physical representation of this content is given, and although the content resides on the user's hard drive they are typically granted a license to the product, rather than ownership of it.
A double jump is the ability to jump while already in mid-air to get some extra lift. In reality, double jumps are not possible and violate fundamental laws of physics.
Usually found in MMO games, but sometimes found elsewhere, emotes are a way of displaying your emotions on-screen either through a character animation or by the use of an icon.
The concept of a game referencing another game through mockery, parody or even directly. A game reference to the same franchise does not count.
When a character's spoken voice consists entirely of grunts or simple expressions of emotion, even if the character is able to say a lot more through text-based dialogue.
With the internet in full swing, some games reflect its leak into popular culture by making references to the World Wide Web.
A digital distribution service built around indie works and their creators.
When gravity's pull can not harm a player, no matter the distance.
Games which allow players to interact with others over the internet.
The love we share for games that made our childhoods happier ones, has now helped to make other children happier.
Who needs 2D when we've got 3D? 3D, or 3 dimensions, is what we're used to seeing in almost every game these days, letting us do all sorts of awesome stuff like run in circles!
Referencing a TV show, celebrity, song, trend, historical event, etc. is one of the easiest ways to get a laugh. This can be either a throw-away gag, like the name of an achievement, or the main subject of the game.
A sound effect that plays once the player has gained a level, solved a puzzle or reached a milestone within the game.
A carnivorous semiacquatic marine mammal.
A Secret area is a place hidden that few will find unless they know where to look.
Games which contain secret areas that are hidden within other secret areas.
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