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Coins have long been used in video games as both a form of currency and as a means of accruing points.
A garment made for covering the hand.
Cars go places. Hopefully fast.
This term can refer to both a visible shot onscreen in a shooter, or a round that has been fired from or currently loaded into a weapon.
A hamburger is a hunk of ground beef served between two pieces of bun-configured bread. Hamburgers are often served with a variety of toppings and condiments. It is named for the region in which it was invented, not for the kind of meat (as is often mistakenly suggested).
A tube or hollow cylinder for the conveyance of fluid, gas, and sometimes other materials.
A mechanical lifeform, typically exhibiting superhuman abilities, that can be found in games as either the main protaganist or as powerful enemies or allies.
Shoes have been around for thousands of years and will continue to exist as long as feet do.
Used in puzzle games to be broken, moved, or matched by color, shape and size. Also used in many early 3D polygonal games. Not to be confused with Squares or Cubes.
A sculpted representation of a person or object, generally in butter or stone.
The bread and butter of any self respecting archer, the bow is a stereotypical ranged weapon of olden times and fantasy settings.
It gives meaning to gravity in 2 dimensions. There is no other object which so defines Games as separate from every other pursuit. Where else does one encounter a platform but from the bounds of a video screen? ...except for delivery men.
It's an egg. It can be eaten or thrown, or perhaps used in other creative ways, like bringing back the protagonist of a group of heroes who travels through time.
A map is a drawing on a piece of paper, or other surface, that indicates the locations of various landmarks.
Often rings represent power in games. Games that have rings are mostly fantasy games.
Mechs (or Mecha) are humanoid-like pilot driven vehicles often depicted in media as a combat machine. Early examples of Mech/Mecha in video games are often derived from early manga and anime as well as table-top games.
A grenade is an explosive device traditionally thrown by hand, but may also be propelled by a rifle or launcher.
An object that allows obstacles, such as rivers or gorges, to be crossed. Bridges can be made of a variety of materials like wood or steel.
Hearts in video games are often associated with health or extra lives. From picking them up free of charge to buying them for in-game money.
Rocks are the hard objects found randomly scattered across the ground all over the Earth's surface. They're not good for much more than smashing stuff or being made into other things. Handily crushes Scissors but cannot defeat the mighty Paper.
Any type of simple ball in a game... can be simply rendered as a single pixel, or as a geometric shape.
Mushroom is the familiar term used to describe a gilled fungus which may or may not bear a stem. Mushrooms are the "fruit" of spore bearing fungi.
A flat surface that is often used to place objects upon - most commonly, food.
The topmost bone in the human body, it contains the brain and the eyes, and is generally considered a good thing to keep intact.
Machine guns, generally, are heavier weapons with a rapid rate of fire. To quote the Quake manual, they "eat ammo like popcorn."
Favorite weapon of vampire hunters, archaeologists, and dominatrixes.
Meat is the edible flesh of animals. It is often seen restoring the health of adventurers and annoying vegans.
Helicopters are flying vehicles, typically with a single large main rotor to maintain lift with a tail rotor to counter rotation induced by this main rotor. They are useful in air to ground combat as well as for quickly inserting and recovering infantry close to the front line.
A blunt tool used to hit things, whatever those things may be... a nail, a person.
A fruit that often provides score or acts as a healing item in games.
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