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A tree is a perennial woody plant. Trees are often used in games as a natural wall, providing a barrier as well as cover. Many games also use them to make their environments looks more natural and attractive.
The Galaxian flagship has made innumerable cameos in other Namco and Midway arcade classics.
A tank is generally a heavily armoured and armed, tracked vehicle designed to be at the front of a combined forces attack.
Helicopters are flying vehicles, typically with a single large main rotor to maintain lift with a tail rotor to counter rotation induced by this main rotor. They are useful in air to ground combat as well as for quickly inserting and recovering infantry close to the front line.
The bread and butter of any self respecting archer, the bow is a stereotypical ranged weapon of olden times and fantasy settings.
Collect them, orbit them, conquer planets around them -- they're a staple of many genres of games.
A ladder is used to gain access to higher or lower ground. Also used as a weapon in most wrestling games.
A machine designed with the purpose of moving objects or characters vertically.
A stretchable bag that expands when filled with some kind of gas, if light enough, will float in the air. A favorite of children everywhere.
A large rock that sometimes falls from the sky.
A narrow projectile.
A pistol is a very basic hand-held side arm, usually used in case of low ammo or tricky situations. They have appeared in many types of games.
A grenade is an explosive device traditionally thrown by hand, but may also be propelled by a rifle or launcher.
A brick is a block of ceramic material used in masonry construction, laid using mortar.
Many games have ammo. In some, you can design your own. Ammo is put in a weapon and fired as a projectile.
Machine guns, generally, are heavier weapons with a rapid rate of fire. To quote the Quake manual, they "eat ammo like popcorn."
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.
An enemy ship in the Galaga games that can capture the player's ship with a tractor beam. On the next life, the player can shoot down the Boss Galaga to reclaim the captured ship and control both at once.
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).
This term can refer to both a visible shot onscreen in a shooter, or a round that has been fired from or currently loaded into a weapon.
An explosive ordinance propelled by a rocket engine designed to blow an object to smithereens. A missile is often guided, in some way, to its target. For example; by laser, remote control, or computer/GPS.
A spaceship is a vehicle capable of traversing the vacuum of space.
An emplacement gun used to shoot down enemy aircraft.
The Gold Feather is an item in the Banjo-Kazooie series that allows you to use the Wonderwing ability, aka temporary invincibility.
A corded length of fibers that has many uses.
Usually used in games to light the way in dark areas.
A grapple is a device, usually thrown or shot, that allows a game character to 'hook' onto objects within the game, with the purpose of climbing or scaling.
A single 2-dimensional point found in many games for locating a position on a map, or in some games just for eating.
Chances are you're using at least one of them right now.
A fruit that often provides score or acts as a healing item in games.
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