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A concept found in many puzzle and casual games. Matching blocks of the same color or type to gain points and/or erase the blocks.
The concept of moving blocks around to certain areas such as highlighted squares, or switches, or in order to get past a maze.
The bounce block helps the player bounce back to where they came from. However, they can bounce you the wrong way.
A puzzle where you have to use your surroundings, i.e. "environment" in order to progress.
Falling blocks appear in many games.
These are often a departure from the conventional gameplay of a game. There have also been compilations; games including only minigames. The Mario Party series has a lot of minigames, too!
When you're able to push a block you know it's a videogame. Usually used to solve puzzles.
Puzzles may need to be solved before the player can progress to the next section of the game. Often it may not be clear to players exactly what the puzzle is, or whether the an in-game items needs to be attained before it is even possible to solve it.
Platforms that spin around their own axis. May cause disorientation.
Special locations in game that allow the player to manually save their progress.
A segmented platform that, when stepped on, will move erratically in a set pattern. The clue is to not fall off until the destination is reached.
If the protagonist is standing on an unstable platform for a certain amount of time, it will eventually drop. Usually there is a pit below, or some other hazardous danger.
These multicolored viruses cause trouble for Dr. Mario. They can only be destroyed by lining them up with three other identically-colored objects.
These giant stone creatures are constantly trying to squish Mario under their own weight.
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