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A male fairy found in Irish mythology.
Female spirits often associated with a place or a land form and take the form of beautiful nude women.
In many role-playing games, especially Western action-RPGs and roguelikes, items can be found that are unidentified - the player can see limited info about the type of item it is, but not specific stats. Usually a scroll or spell is needed to identify loot.
A meter measured much like HP that depletes when you use magic, and depending on the game, regenerates over time or can only be regenerated through rest or potions. Mana is usually displayed as a blue bar beneath it's red counterpart, the HP bar.
A living being who is the product of the reproductive mating of two different species.
Insanity is a condition whereby the sufferer is of unsound mind. Depending on the condition of the individual, he or she may be prone to fits of uncontrollable violent behavior, hallucinations, or other symptoms.
While essentially just a floating head with a bunch of eyes, the beholder is a classic Dungeons & Dragons Monster.
A Concept mostly in MMORPGs. A Buff allows the player to increase their stats for a short period of time.
A concept common in MMORPGs, a debuff weakens a foes abilities or stats making combat easier.
The hunter is a popular class archetype. The usually travel light and excell best at range combat with either guns or bows. Often pets are associated with hunters as they are known to tame wild beasts.
Luck plays an integral part in some role-playing games. Good fortune can greatly increase your chance of finding better loot, scoring critical hits, etc.
Supernatural beings that are created from and serve their respective elements.
Half-orcs are a race that is half human, half orc.
Eggs or cocoons that give way to enemies.
The ability to move over smaller gaps, given sufficient speed. Seen in may old-school platformers.
A coupon for a non video game product is included with the game.
Vincent Van Growl is a living tiger painting that resides in Shogun's castle in the NES version of the TMNT arcade game.
The Roadkill Rodneys are one-wheeled robots with electric tendrils that are used by the Foot Clan.
Men of rock who act as shock troops for Krang/The Kraang, and by extension the Shredder. They tend to favor powerful modern or advanced ranged weaponry.
A cyclopean robot scorpion which shoots lasers. It only appears in the NES port of the first TMNT arcade game.
A cyclopean robot which appears in the NES port of the first TMNT arcade game.
A homicidal, monopedal robot disguised as a snowman. It only appears in the NES version of the first TMNT arcade game.
Characters who possess the ability to "fly", but only for a limited time or by gradually descending.
Freelance mercenaries inspired by the ninja.
Physical games which were recalled on launch day or after released for various reasons.
Typically representing the elite of humanity's Space Forces, Space Marines have appeared in numerous games such as the Doom series and Warhammer series.
Concerts are live performances before audiences, and have been culturally relevant for thousands of years. Their uses in games range from mere plot devices to entire design philosophies.
This concept applies to any game protagonist who through the course of the game's story becomes physically and permanently maimed in some way (by losing an eye, an hand or other body part). They may receive an artificial replacement but the character remains physically changed through the course of the game.
A dance move popularized by Michael Jackson in the early 80s that makes the performer appear to be walking forwards while gliding backwards. While impressive, it is a common technique known to Mimes.
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