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Wood from trees that is cut and prepared for use as building material.
The X-Wing is a starfighter used by the Rebel Alliance in the Star Wars universe.
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.
An emplacement gun used to shoot down enemy aircraft.
A usually metallic hollow object with a clapper inside that hits the inner shell to make a sound.
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).
Wet soil. Mud usually appears as a simple aesthetic in video games but when implemented in gameplay it usually works in a way that slows characters down.
A round generally rubber object used to support and transport motor vehicles. Also used as throwing objects in certain fighting games.
Slime can be defined as any thick or viscous liquid. It can be made up of a wide variety of chemicals, be of various thicknesses and is often green in color.
The item in Pac man which renders the Ghosts temporarily edible.
A body that orbits around a star, maintains hydrostatic equilibrium, and clears its area of other celestial bodies.
Vessel for transportation through water.
The iconic hat Mario wears. It is red, with a white circle on the front containing an M for Mario.
An enclosed area, usually at the center of the screen, where the enemies spawn, and in some cases, return. Sometimes these areas can be entered, but it usually isn't advisable.
A length of exceptionally sharp metal with a handle, used for centuries as the go-to killing device for the human race. It's dead simple: you stick the pointy end in the thing you want to die. Or you could always slash them with the equally sharp sides. That works too.
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.
A citrus fruit that is round and orange in color. Sometimes it is a bonus prize as in the Pac-Man series of games. Also comes in the form of juice and soda.
A seesaw is a long, narrow board suspended in the middle so that, as one end goes up, the other goes down. Often used for extra hight jumping in video games.
A mechanical lifeform, typically exhibiting superhuman abilities, that can be found in games as either the main protaganist or as powerful enemies or allies.
Whether it's a regular piece of colored fabric or the high-tech keystone of a base's defenses, the flag is the most important asset a team can have and the most precious thing the opposing team can steal. It is also used for racing games.
A series of links, typically of metal, that hold objects together, restrain them, or transmit mechanical power.
Whether they're tedious and spiral or short and quick, staircases appear in many games.
Crystals come in many varieties, although typically they're somehow magical in games. Especially central to the Final Fantasy franchise.
It's a large scale plasma weapon.
The Original artillery, and first naval weapon. Cannon's fire massive Iron cannon balls using gun powder and a match to set off the charge in the barrel send the ball at the enemy.
A Terran defensive structure that can garrison Terran infantry units for protection.
Whoever built, discovered or reverse-engineered them, teleporters get you where you want to go immediately. Hopefully without materializing you halfway into a wall.
A term denoting a jump-pad that also flings objects activating it (such as a man or "mans") a significant lateral distance. "Man-cannon" was coined by Bungie Studios in 2007 to describe their alternative to teleport pads in Halo 3.
A soft, usually round fruit that goes from green to red as it ripens. Some uses are eating them raw, making them into ketchup, or throwing rotten ones at entertainers who do poorly.
The eggplant has appeared in numerous video games, most notably the 8-bit era. This was probably mainly due to its unique shape and color, which made it stand out.
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