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Games that earned the "ASM-Hit"-Award. ASM (Aktueller Software Markt) was a popular German multi-platform computer games magazine that was published from 1986 until 1995.
Games whose titles consist of a single word.
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.
The concept of lives in video games evolved to let the player get a second chance after failing once. The most recognizable symbol is the heart.
An online retro gaming streaming platform.
These games are based off of established licenses, such as movies, comics, or TV shows. Examples are the James Bond 007 and Spider-Man franchises.
Some television shows are ripe for interactive adaptations. Like Grey's Anatomy, or The Young Ones.
Vertical scrolling is when the screen scrolls along the y-axis. In a vertical scrolling game the player usually starts from the bottom of the screen and moves up. They are also almost always presented in a top-down perspective.
In many games there is a ranking system, the players with the highest point value are listed in a "high score" table.
Chiptunes are musical compositions that are synthesized by a computer or console sound chip.
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