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Passwords are codes used to save a player's progress, primarily during the 8-bit era and, to a lesser extent, the 16-bit era.
Pixel art refers to digital images composed of visible pixels, drawn with individual pixel-level intent and precision.
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.
A sound effect that plays once the player has gained a level, solved a puzzle or reached a milestone within the game.
A popular concept from the 1990's that let players get more of a taste for a game than a mere demo.
Side-scrolling games present the world as viewed perpendicular to the direction the characters are facing on screen. With a heavy focus on lateral movement, objectives are often met by moving from one end of a stage to the other.
A blob consisting of some icky substance, the slime monster is one of the most used RPG monster clichés besides rats.
Recurring enemies first introduced in Super Mario Bros. 3. They attack by pulling spiked balls out of their mouths and then throw them.
A digital distribution service owned by Valve Corporation. Originally created to distribute Valve's own games, Steam has since become the de facto standard for digital distribution of PC games.
Steam Cloud is a built in feature in some Steam games, it synchronizes game saves, settings and other data to the internet for access from any computer that has Steam installed.
A story-telling technique whereby additional story information is written in a fictional alphabet or language that can be deciphered by following in-game clues.
They possess even greater knowledge than old men with beards.
Some video games feature characters that play video games themselves, with the player sometimes taking control of the character playing the game-within-a-game. This also includes game characters who explicitly mention that they play video games.
Alien race enslaved by Mortimer McMire in the Commander Keen series' first episode.
A viewable map that displays the entire game world. The map also usually shows the player's location in the world.
Cute, friends seeking Martian. Can often be a little annoying with it's pushiness. Can be temporarily incapacitated with if you jump on it. Very vulnerable to ray gun blasts.
Player characters that are infants, children, or adolescents.
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