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Most games based on this mythology adapts the One Thousand and One Nights tale.
An individual who specializes in armed combat.
A blob consisting of some icky substance, the slime monster is one of the most used RPG monster clichés besides rats.
Members of the German National Socialist Party, which controlled Germany from January 1933 unto the end of World War II in May 1945. Nazis and characters inspired by them are often used as villains in video games.
Games that incorporate licensed music from popular bands and musicians for their soundtracks.
Who loves you and who do you love?
A game that takes gameplay mechanics, characters, or story elements from an existing series in a separate and different direction, sometimes changing genres along the way.
Games that feature co-operative play for 4 players.
The act of buying a particular good for a low price at one location, and selling it at another location for a higher price, resulting in a profit.
Games that are arguably the most fun in a "party" scenario with multiple players in one room.
Games often feature in-game music, however some have taken the effort to create their own radio stations, with DJ's, talkback, and a variety of music.
Nocturnal beetle with luminescent abdominal organs.
Clouds that, for some reason, can be stood on without falling through.
The event of a character's flesh and organs disappearing so rapidly that they are fully skeletonized in a matter of seconds. Usually done for comedic effect.
A trap designed to kill off victims by crushing them. Commonly found in sacred temples though industrial variations (like car crushers) exist.
A movie reference in a game, is where a game references a film. This can be done in many different ways.
A gameplay mechanic which allows the player to move faster than the normal speed. Usually for a set amount of time.
Sega System 1 is a Z80-based arcade architecture that Sega used from 1982-1987.
A type of stage themed around, or made entirely out of, food - often confectionery.
General MIDI (also known as GM or GM 1) is a standardized specification for electronic musical instruments that respond to MIDI messages. It is used in the large majority of older DOS and Windows games.
Whether it be for points, speed boosts or just for aesthetic purposes, this game includes fancy tricks that the player can perform.
An Easter Egg is an intentionally hidden cheat or hidden content in a video game, also known as a "secret".
A cyclops is any race of creature that is born with only one eye.
Some arcade cabinets have multiple monitors in use, either to display additional information, to have multiple player perspectives on the same machine, or to show a unique "ultra-wide" display.
Robot Ninjas are robots made to be ninjas. They combine the stealth and deadliness of a trained ninja with the precision of machines.
A Slice-of-Life game portrays the mundane day-to-day existence of a fairly unremarkable person. Note this is the game's entire focus, and not simply setting things up before the main story starts.
A person leading a double life. Many comic book characters have one and sometimes the plot of their stories is keeping their secret identities a secret.
A page for video game protagonists that are elderly.
In auto racing, standing starts have the cars or go-karts stationary in the starting grid as the race begins. To commence racing in a standing start, a set of red lights is needed before the green one goes off to start the race.
Foreshadowing is a plot device that allows the creators to leave subtle (or not-so-subtle) hints about future events in the game.
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