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A condition in which two male characters are socially close, but not sexually or romantically, and are often partners.
A partner is someone in a duo that shares the same status and/or billing. In video games, you often switch from one to the other because they have different strengths and weaknesses.
In many games that feature team-based competition, "Friendly Fire" is the ability shoot or somehow directly impair ones own teammates.
A feature in Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, and Nintendo 3DS games allowing linked multiplayer with only one cartridge.
In a number of games, characters often talk about friendship and the importance of friends, some sacrificing themselves for one another.
Games where you cooperate with other players to accomplish certain goals, yet at the same time compete for power (items) and glory (wealth).
In some of the older platforming games, the protagonist had no choice but to advance.
Commonly seen in brawlers, typically with the word "go" next to it, this is an indicator in side-scrolling games of which way to go, and usually an indicator that all of the enemies in an area have been defeated.
Characters, items, etc. will sometimes blink before disappearing.
A boss character in a game which shows up again later as a regular enemy.
Usually refers to the end of the world.
Some game environments feature certain areas that allow for special kills outside a player's normal cadre of moves. These kills usually feature unique animations such as slamming an enemy's head through a television or sticking their head in a trash compactor.
The act of pressing your lips against someone or something else as a sign of affection.
Some remakes allow you to switch back to how the game originally looked.
Games containing enemy characters throwing barrels.
Games that have had television shows based on them.
As part of the Switch Online subscription, Nintendo offers a selection of NES games through the downloadable Nintendo Entertainment System application.
Games which had been licensed out to toy manufacturers to create a tie-in toyline, Usually aimed at children or collectors depending on the audience of the games the toys were based off.
Some versus/multiplayer modes had fighting game elements in non-fighting games.
In games where the characters are locked to the player's order number, this character is always the second player's character in at least one game.
The Black Warriors or Shadow Warriors are a recurring villainous organization in the Double Dragon series.
Games with achievements or trophies that can only be obtained while playing online multiplayer.
A term that can be used to refer to RPGs that focus more on the action, or brawler action games which focus on hack & slash gameplay.
When the protagonist is pursuing someone or something in an effort to kill or capture.
Stories and legends created by the ancient Greeks. Today these myths are used as an endless source of inspiration for all media.
The strategy of demonstrating how awesome something is by putting the word "super" in its title. Incredibly popular among developers making games for the Super Nintendo, which itself counts as an example.
Sometimes, publishers find ways to release games for consoles by illicit means to get around the console makers' hardware restrictions and licensing policies. Examples of these games include Action 52 and Bible Adventures on the NES.
A sport often played on the beach that involves players hitting a ball over a net to land it on the opponent's zone.
Rabbits, or bunnies, are smallish mammals with long ears and a cottony tail.
The concept of operating a computer inside a game via its own operating system. The player might have access to a virtual desktop or console commands to reach the desired information.
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