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The alien fly protagonists of Yars' Revenge.
Giant Insects are insects and other 'bugs' that are far larger than in the real world. Some are about half the size of a human, others are bigger than buildings. Larger than life or gigantic insects are a common element in many video games, especially those of the RPG Genre.
These prehistoric behemoths cause chaos amongst many. Unfortunately, they are extinct.
The Undead is an umbrella term describing creatures that do not exhibit the key fundamental attributes that are associated with life, such as respiration, and blood circulation. They are divided into two main categories: Ethereal and Corporeal, depending on whether or not they have a body.
A new fad in Games and Movies. Some good examples of this concept is Rufus in SF4 and "The Blob" in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
Karate is an umbrella term for a wide range of martial arts originating in pre-Japanese Okinawa.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
An earthworm is a legless, sightless, hermaphrodite worm that mostly lives underground. Many video games give them eyes and/or arms and legs.
Medium dog breed originating from Germany. They are ideal watchdogs.
Using pre-rendered clay figures to display environments, characters, and objects. Often used to comedic effect.
Cows are four-legged ruminant mammals, bred for milk, meat, or leather.
Games for the Nintendo 64 with the numbers 64 after the title to denote that it is, in fact, a 64-bit game for the Nintendo 64.
Squirrels are small rodents that have big bushy tails and a fondness for nuts. Characters can range from Nutty of Happy Tree Friends to Conker
Aquatic creatures with eight tentacles covered with suction cups. They often appear as boss enemies.
Third-party developers and publishers occasionally engage in the practice of releasing a title or piece of DLC on only one platform for any number of reasons. Sometimes these are permanent while others are only platform exclusive for a certain window of time.
Zombies, more accurately called the walking dead, are reanimated corpses who feed on the living, and have become a ubiquitous video game enemy. They often move slowly, but can be deadly in large numbers, which is unfortunately how they tend to travel. Shotgun time!
A species of striped feline.
A frog is a small and usually green amphibian that can swim, hop, and ribbit. Sadly, most of them aren't princes.
Sometimes designers add old-school things on purpose to enhance game design. These games tend to be heavily inspired by hardware limitations of older systems. NES, Atari 2600, and early computer platforms (DOS, Commodore 64, MSX, etc...) are common sources of inspiration.
Power Ups can be used to give the controlling character, or any other character, temporary or permanent upgrades.
A mouse is a small rodent with a tail and whiskers.
Inflation is when you expand or fill up something with something else, usually air, to make it more full or bigger. Some mini-games have you be the first to completely inflate a balloon, or, in the case of Dig-Dug, you inflate monsters to have them explode!
Games that feature digital versions of pinball tables, whether they be original designs or replicas of existing tables.
Gorgons are mythical female creatures known most notably for their hair of living snakes and ability to turn anyone into stone with their gaze. While the most famous depiction of a gorgon is Medusa, they have been depicted in various other ways in literature, film, and games.
Police are paid protectors who enforce the law through legal use of force. They are supposed to help ensure public safety and social order. Their motto is to protect and to serve.
Ever since Pac-Man, games have had us navigating mazes.
Some creatures don't need guns or swords to hurt you. Instead they pack a punch with some kind of deadly breath attack, be it flaming, poisonous, radioactive, or just plain bad!
Aardvarks are nocturnal African mammals with a long snout. They are not anteaters, but they enjoy being on the first pages of many dictionaries.
Specialists in production of coffee-related beverages.
An Easter Egg is an intentionally hidden cheat or hidden content in a video game, also known as a "secret".
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