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A tattoo that is on a person's face. They are said to make one look more bad-ass and cool.
Scarring over the eye. Used by game developers to make a character appear more rugged and 'badass'.
Rooms that are either invisible or extremely hidden. Players are rewarded with health, easter eggs, weapons or traps.
A super weapon, often found in scrolling/rail shooters which destroys all enemies on screen instantly.
A low friction surface, causing a person or vehicle to either glide or tumble.
Characters capable of creating something from other sources, such as energy or art, to wield a weapon or other objects. Most well known example is the Green Lantern Ring.
A divekick is a gravity-defying move found in many fighting games that allows an airborne fighter to propel themselves downward at their opponent at a high rate of speed.
Myths, religions, and folklore from Japan. The two main religions of Japan have traditionally been Shintōism and Buddhism, although like most nations, there is much further complexity. A great deal of legends and figures from neighboring countries were also adapted for Japan.
Trading systems allow players to trade items, money and other objects between each other.
A grappler is a combatant in a fighting game whose best attack strategies usually revolve around throwing their opponents around the stage.
Super Speed is the ability for a character to travel at speeds normally unattainable by regular humans. Super speed can be a stock super power by characters such as the Flash & Sonic the Hedgehog, or a technologically enhanced ability like Nomad in Crysis.
A game that takes place between the events of two previously-released entries in a series, whether those be games or other media like films.
As time progresses, the character ages. A boy one moment, a man the next, soon the character is so old he's on the brink of death...
A mod is a user-created patch that alters any part of a game, or adds new content to it. At the extreme, "total conversion" mods can change the game so much that an entirely new experience is created.
The delay between what you do and when it actually happens, latency can result in a lessened ability to enjoy a game or get high scores.
A character who is destined to save or destroy the world. Often seen in RPGs.
Sticky grenades are a type of explosive that is thrown and sticks a surface such as the body of an enemy, thus making the explosive damage inescapable.
Throwing the saber and manipulating it using the Force
Badniks are the enemies which Sonic the Hedgehog fights in nearly every game. Although deadly, they are actually innocent animals imprisoned by Eggman within robotic shells.
Games in which you play as a Pokémon rather than use one.
Combos where constant inputs from the player aren't required. All that is required is that the first hit connects and then the Combo will play out until it is completed, or the player on the receiving end escapes.
Billfish are large, predatory fish characterised by their large, pointy bills.
A Christian military order from the middle ages, known for their skilled warriors wearing white mantles with an emblem of a red cross.
In fighting games, some characters have special moves that are counterattacks. In order for the attack to work, the player must enter the proper command and then allow for the opponent to strike when the player's character is in the move's "wait" position.
Pokey is a cactus enemy often (although not uniquely) seen in the Mario series. It's body segments can be individually destroyed.
Fuzzys are parasites that suck HP to heal themselves.
Characters who at some point possess the ability to shrink in size.
Whether it's Super Scaler or Mode 7, growing and shrinking sprites/textures is a concept often used in sprite-based games. It was a popular technique used to create three-dimensional games with sprites, mostly during the 16-bit to early 32-bit eras. Sprite-scaling was an early form of 3D texture-mapping.
Clouds that, for some reason, can be stood on without falling through.
Walky is a living microphone enemy in the Kirby series. In its first appearance, Kirby's Dream Land, it was an item instead of an enemy.
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