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Fetch
Fetch is a game played between a pet and its owner. The owner throws an object and the pets goal is to retrieve it.
Appears in 10 games
First appeared in Sword of Fargoal
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Concept Art
A page devoted to cataloguing and explaining appearances and the use of concept art in games.
Appears in 110 games
First appeared in Xanadu: Dragon Slayer II
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Arthurian Legend
Games which are based on or feature concepts inspired by the the legend of King Arthur of Camelot, the Knights of the Round table, and the Quest for the Holy Grail.
Appears in 40 games
First appeared in Star Arthur Densetsu I: Wakusei Mephius
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Crash Landing
Games involving any form of vehicular crash landing or emergency landing.
Appears in 40 games
First appeared in Jumbo Jet Pilot
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Character Screen
Games which feature characters who have an accessible character screen which might include their stats / abilites / inventory etc.
Appears in 51 games
First appeared in Abandoned Places: A Time for Heroes
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Random Missions
Games which feature randomly generated missions, quests and/or tasks
Appears in 21 games
First appeared in Sid Meier's Covert Action
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Superpowers
Games featuring characters which posses superhuman abilities and powers.
Appears in 156 games
First appeared in Superman
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City Building
The concept of building a single city and its respective houses/institutions (e.g. Sim City) or building cities as part of an extending empire (e.g. Civilization).
Appears in 96 games
First appeared in SimCity
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Archipelago
The concept of having many small islands on a map (Anno series, some civilization mods, RISK-like games)
Appears in 8 games
First appeared in Anno 1602: Creation of a New World
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Colony
The concept of establishing colonies and/or maintaining them either as resource nodes (as in civilization) or as part of the general game concept (Anno series, Colonization)
Appears in 32 games
First appeared in The Earth Fighter Rayieza
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Car Chase
The act of high-speed vehicular pursuit. Often this occurs in racing games or games where players must evade police.
Appears in 60 games
First appeared in The Driver
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Athlete
Athletes are people that play sports, anything from baseball to football to track and field. Athletes in video games typically give gamers a chance to hit that home run or kick the winning goal that normally would take years of training to do.
Appears in 22 games
First appeared in John Madden Football '92
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Renaming Characters
Games that allow the player to give custom names to characters in the game, most often the protagonist.
Appears in 51 games
First appeared in The Dragon & Princess
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Avatar Awards
Avatar Awards are items or clothing that are unlocked for Xbox Live avatars by completing certain tasks within the game.
Appears in 102 games
First appeared in Earthworm Jim
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Demonic Infants
Malevolent creatures that resemble babies for one reason or another. The ironic juxtaposition of innocence with evil, plus the player's natural reluctance to hurt a baby, makes them a popular trope in horror games.
Appears in 14 games
First appeared in Clock Tower
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Teachers
In video games set in schools, teachers typically play a major role in the development of the students.
Appears in 59 games
First appeared in Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki High School
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Creature Compendium
A special device or game mechanic that summarizes and categorizes newly discovered creatures.
Appears in 70 games
First appeared in Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen
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Chiptune
Chiptunes are musical compositions that are synthesized by a computer or console sound chip.
Appears in 248 games
First appeared in Gun Fight
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Faster than Light Travel
A ship or object travels faster than the speed of light to reach distant locations. An example is the Mass Relay system in Mass Effect.
Appears in 58 games
First appeared in UniWar S
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Danger Zone
A distinct place within the gameworld that is widely feared by the NPC population, either because of some recent cataclysmic event or because of the bad reputation the place has gotten over time. NPCs will often refuse to enter said area.
Appears in 11 games
First appeared in EverQuest
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Met
An enemy that appeared in almost every Mega Man game made. Met is the Mega Man series's answer to the Dragon Quest series's blue Slime.
Appears in 39 games
First appeared in Mega Man
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Kronosaurus
Marine dinosaur
Appears in 1 games
First appeared in Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
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Sylvari
The Sylvari are a young race of magical spirits in the Guild Wars universe who have a strong connection to nature.
Appears in 1 games
First appeared in Guild Wars: Eye of the North
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Crafty Salesman
Fast-talking and manipulative salespeople.
Appears in 11 games
First appeared in Danchi Tsuma no Yuwaku
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Shell Game
The shell game is a short-con "gambling game" used by confidence tricksters. It requires three shells (or similar) and a small ball. The shell game can also be played fair, without cheating.
Appears in 16 games
First appeared in Tapper
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Terran Confederacy
The Terran Confederacy was the most powerful Terran force in the Korprulu sector until its downfall in the original Terran campaign. Most Confederate forces joined the Terran Dominion after the Zerg attacked their homeworld Tarsonis.
Appears in 1 games
First appeared in StarCraft
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Sons of Korhal
The Sons of Korhal was the StarCraft faction that brought the Confederacy's downfall in the original Terran campaign; Rebel Yell. After Rebel Yell they became the Terran Dominion.
Appears in 1 games
First appeared in StarCraft
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Weapon Blur
Some weapons leave visible trails in the air when you wave them around.
Appears in 19 games
First appeared in Mega Twins
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Seekers
The mysterious seekers are former novices from the Sect Camp who went insane following the defeat of the sleeper. Twisted by Beliar's dark influence, they are able to cause mental traumas and manipulate frail minds into doing their bidding.
Appears in 2 games
First appeared in Gothic II
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Bribery
A bribe is the act of offering money or gifts to a person to gain influence or alter a decision.
Appears in 52 games
First appeared in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
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Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts (MMA) organization.
Appears in 12 games
First appeared in Ultimate Fighting Championship
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Worgen
A race of wolfmen in the Warcraft universe, brought into the world by Archmage Arugal and Velinde Starsong. They were added as a playable race in the third WoW expansion, Cataclysm.
Appears in 3 games
First appeared in World of Warcraft
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Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are a Major League Baseball team that has played in the American League since 1977. They hold the record for most games won in a single season.
Appears in 45 games
First appeared in Reggie Jackson Baseball
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Texas Rangers
Formerly the Washington Senators, the Texas Rangers have played in Arlington, Texas since 1972.
Appears in 49 games
First appeared in Reggie Jackson Baseball
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Sociopath
A person incapable of feeling emotion and empathy, though they may fake displaying such in order to fit into society. Their inability to empathize make them potentially dangerous as they lack the ability to feel guilt or remorse for cruel acts committed against others.
Appears in 52 games
First appeared in Duke Nukem
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Alternate Form
The form a character takes when they have undergone a fundamental physical or psychological change. This is usually the result of training, magic, or a specific event.
Appears in 30 games
First appeared in Monster Party
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Invisible Upgrade
Characters whose appearance does not change once equipping items.
Appears in 18 games
First appeared in Wibarm
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Horror
In Eternal Darkness, the Horror is a lumbering nightmarish creature with three heads. It has the power to drain either health, magick or sanity.
Appears in 1 games
First appeared in The Lurking Horror
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Dynamic Slicing
The ability to freely slice or chop, based on a physics engine instead of predetermined spots. Slicing where you cut instead of where the game "lets" you cut.
Appears in 17 games
First appeared in Bushido Blade
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Asteroid Impact
The concept that an asteroid may hit a location and effect the player and/or enviorment. In such games as the upcoming Rage from id Tech a Asteroid impact creates the wasteland-esque environment the player expirences the game in.
Appears in 9 games
First appeared in Mission: Asteroid
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Tainted Coil
The evil demon faction of the Brütal Legend universe.
Appears in 1 games
First appeared in Brütal Legend
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Drowning Doom
The depressing death metal clan in the Brütal Legend universe.
Appears in 1 games
First appeared in Brütal Legend
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The Plob
The Plob is a gang of platypunks led by Don Clawleone. Plob members are known as "Platiosi".
Appears in 1 games
First appeared in Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime
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Diesel Engine
The engine that powers Bionic Commando: Rearmed
Appears in 15 games
First appeared in Gadget: Invention, Travel & Adventure
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