Concepts

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Sobble

The water-type starter in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

First appeared in Pokémon Sword/Shield
Grookey

The Grass-type Starter for Pokémon Sword and Shield.

First appeared in Pokémon Sword/Shield
Wishlist

An in-game method for keeping track of items that the player wants or needs to collect.

First appeared in Moonlighter
Subpixel Morphological Anti-Aliasing

SMAA - Subpixel Morphological Anti-Aliasing. Some games has this Anti-Aliasing option by default.

First appeared in ShootersPool
Spirit Bomb

A large ki projectile in the DragonBall series. Created by King Kai and utilized most often by Goku.

First appeared in Dragon Ball Z: Super Butoden
Fog Door

A foggy door that usually reveals a boss fight. Players are advised to be prepared before stepping through.

First appeared in Demon's Souls
Sepiks Prime

The Prime Servitor of the Fallen House of Devils. Found in Old Russia.

First appeared in Destiny
Retro Skin

Alternate skin in a game that references a character model look from a previous game

First appeared in Mortal Kombat
Sindacco Family

The Sindacco Family is a mafia family in the Grand Theft Auto series.

First appeared in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Chow Mei

The Panda King's chimpanzee guards.

First appeared in Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
General Tso

The Panda King's gorilla guards.

First appeared in Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
Kung Pao

The Panda King's mandrill guards.

First appeared in Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
Game Developers Choice Awards 2019

The 2019 Game Developers Choice Awards celebrate the best games of 2018.

First appeared in Celeste
Paranormal

Denoting events or phenomena such as aliens or psychic abilities that are beyond the scope of normal scientific understanding.

First appeared in Quake II
High Five

A high five is a gesture where two or more people simultaneously raise a hand and slap palms with each other. Jumping is optional.

First appeared in ToeJam & Earl
22nd Annual D.I.C.E. Awards

The 22nd annual D.I.C.E. Awards celebrate the best games of 2018, as voted by industry professionals.

First appeared in Fortnite
Kinetic Novel

A term used by fans to describe a visual novel that contains a linear storyline with no player choice or gameplay. The name originates from VisualArt's KineticNovel brand which began in 2004 with the release of Planetarian.

First appeared in Kikokugai: The Cyber Slayer
Zen

Inspires a state of relaxation, meditative or zen feelings in the player, allowing them to switch off and zone out. The entire game can induce those contemplative feelings, for instance Proteus. Other games have a Zen Mode where the immersion breaking elements are removed.

First appeared in Flower
Cursed Chest

A masochistic treasure chest. Rewards the player with valuable items and gold, but also places a one-hit kill curse on the player who opens it.

First appeared in Dead Cells
Amphisbaena

The Amphisbaena is a two-headed beast featured in the Castlevania series

First appeared in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Death Drive

A fictional video game company appearing in multiple Grasshopper Manufacture games.

First appeared in Let It Die
Pomeranian

First appeared in Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
The Time Keeper

The second boss encountered in the Clock Room. Violently slashes at the player, throws ninja stars, and has a chain used to pull players in for the kill.

First appeared in Dead Cells
The Concierge

The first boss encountered on the Black Bridge. Lunges at the player and throws out waves of fire.

First appeared in Dead Cells
Protector

An enemy resembling a scarecrow. Does not attack, but gives creatures in its vicinity invulnerability.

First appeared in Dead Cells
United Galaxy Space Force

A branch of the United Galaxy military, the UGSF also represents the elaborate backstory linking together countless Namco-Bandai games, such as Galaxian, Galaga, Bosconian, and even Dig Dug.

First appeared in Galaxian
Los Santos Vagos

Mexican gang from Los Santos.

First appeared in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Varrios Los Aztecas

Mexican gang from Los Santos. Friends with the Grove.

First appeared in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
PAX East 2019

The tenth annual PAX East took place March 28-31, 2019 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston, Massachusetts. It was the second PAX East to span four days.

First appeared in Alien Hominid
Lanmola

A centipede-esque creature that made its debut in The Legend of Zelda. Attacking its tail first is recommended to defeat it.

First appeared in The Legend of Zelda
Know-It-All Brothers

Triplet Kokiri brothers that introduce the player to the basic mechanics in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

First appeared in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Normal-type Pokémon

A non-elemental or gimmick affiliated Pokémon type.

First appeared in Pokémon Red/Blue
Bird-type Pokémon

A scrapped Pokémon type (presumably which later became Flying-type) which still made its way onto two well-known glitch Pokémon.

First appeared in Pokémon Red/Blue
Flying-type Pokémon

Pokémon which usually have an affinity for the wind/air element and/or can fly.

First appeared in Pokémon Red/Blue
Steel-type Pokémon

A type representing metal-affiliated Pokémon. It was introduced in Pokémon Gold and Silver.

First appeared in Pokémon Gold/Silver
Melmetal

The evolved form of Meltan.

First appeared in Pokémon Go
Moefication

Anthropomorphization of an inanimate object, animal, character, or concept to give it cute, human-like traits.

First appeared in Otomedius Gorgeous
Meltan

Meltan is a Steel-type "Hex Nut" Pokémon which debuted as a transformation of Ditto in Pokémon Go. The actual Meltan will be catch-able in Pokémon Go and can be transferred to Pokémon: Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee.

First appeared in Pokémon Go
Brotherhood of Mutants

The Brotherhood of Mutants are a group of mutants who believe that mutants are superior.

First appeared in X-Men: Mutant Academy
X-Men

The X-Men are a group of mutants that support their rights as people and are a significant team of the Marvel Universe.

First appeared in The Uncanny X-Men
X-Force

The X-Force are a militant division of the X-Men.

First appeared in Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds
Famicom Computer – Nintendo Switch Online

As part of the Switch Online subscription, Nintendo offers a selection of Famicom games through the downloadable Famicom Computer application.

First appeared in Donkey Kong
Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Switch Online

As part of the Switch Online subscription, Nintendo offers a selection of NES games through the downloadable Nintendo Entertainment System application.

First appeared in Donkey Kong
Triforce

A mid-00's arcade board based on Nintendo's GameCube architecture. It was developed as a collaboration between Namco, Sega, and Nintendo.

First appeared in Virtua Striker 2002

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