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Souls-like
A sub-genre of Action RPGs named after Fromsoftware's Demons Souls and Dark Souls series. Games focused on grounded Stamina-based combat with methodical dodges few enemies at time, losing souls/items/progress upon death, and important save/checkpoint system.
First appeared in Blade of Darkness
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Ray Tracing
Ray tracing is a method of graphical rendering that realistically simulates the way light interacts with the world, objects, and characters.
First appeared in Quake II
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Yuki-onna
A female Japanese snow ghost
First appeared in Yume Nikki
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TOEIC
A test for non-native English speakers owned by Educational Testing Service.
First appeared in Play de Oboeru TOEIC Test Goku DeruDeru 1700
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Ota Ota
An enemy from the Tales series.
First appeared in Tales of the Tempest
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Creeper
A weird, featherless, flightless bird appearing in Castlevania: The Adventure and The Adventure ReBirth.
First appeared in Castlevania: The Adventure
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Punaguchi
A bizarre spitting creature from the Castlevania Game Boy titles.
First appeared in Castlevania: The Adventure
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Two-Headed Creature
An enemy in Castlevania titles whose name is rather appropriate.
First appeared in Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
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Keseran Pasaran
A ghost or cryptid in Japanese folkore that takes on the appearance of a fuzzy (usually white) ball. Appears frequently in the Castlevania games, where it is known as "Fuzz Buster" in the western versions.
First appeared in Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
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Curupira
A Brazilian mythological creature with backwards feet.
First appeared in Curupira
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Surreal Humor
When the humor is caused by the lack of logic.
First appeared in Parodius
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Star Gladiator
First appeared in Ragnarok Online
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Taekwon
A class from Ragnarok Online that cannot use weapons.
First appeared in Ragnarok Online
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On-field Battle
Action RPGs where the battles takes place in the field rather be activated by touching the enemy.
First appeared in Hydlide
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Travellers
The Travellers, also known as the Fourth Race, are a sentient species designed by The Atlas in the No Man's Sky universe.
First appeared in No Man's Sky
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Vy'keen
Vy'keen are a warrior race in the No Man's Sky universe. Their home planet is Dryn'dargh in the Euclid Galaxy.
First appeared in No Man's Sky
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Korvax
Korvax are a synthetic sentient race in No Man's Sky that were based on a now-destroyed planet called Korvax Prime in the Euclid Galaxy.
First appeared in No Man's Sky
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Gek
Gek are a race of amphibious creatures that are merchant-based. They are from a planet called Balaron in the Euclid Galaxy.
First appeared in No Man's Sky
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Virus Installed with Game
Sometimes, a video game will ship with malicious code that can harm the player's computer.
First appeared in WarGames
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Public Domain Song
Depending on the country, a song enters public domain after a certain number of years after release or after the death of the writer. In the United States, it is 95 years after release.
First appeared in Hunt the Wumpus
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Jewel Beetle
Generic term for the family classification of beetles known for their iridescent, reflective exoskeleton. Typically feeds on injured tree trunks or stumps.
First appeared in Animal Crossing
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Banded Dragonfly
Distinctive for its large size, yellow-bands, and long body, video games featuring this look are either referring to the "Jumbo Dragonfly" which are found in Eastern Asia, or the "Golden-Ringed Dragonfly" found the United Kingdom.
First appeared in Animal Crossing
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Wharf Roach
Woodlice isopods that live in the damp rocks or crevices along coastlines, harbors and beaches.
First appeared in Animal Crossing: New Leaf
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Walker's Cicada
Cicadas native to Central and Eastern United States of America. One of the larger cicadas of the region and among the loudest insects of the world.
First appeared in Animal Crossing
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Blue Diadem
Butterflies found in tropical forests throughout countries in Central Africa.
First appeared in Doraemon Story of Seasons
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Sardine
A small and oily ocean forage fish that travels in large schools for safety. Commonly sold in packed, rectangular tins.
First appeared in Harvest Moon: Magical Melody
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Norse Mythology
First appeared in Valkyrie no Bouken: Toki no Kagi Densetsu
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Same Platform Remaster
Remasters or remakes of games which, although they may also be available on other/new platforms, are also available on the platform they were released on initially.
First appeared in Virtua Fighter Remix
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The Banished
A faction that splintered off from The Covenant and is primarily controlled and governed by The Brutes and their warmaster, Atriox. Unlike The Covenant they do not believe in The Great Journey, Only seeking conquest and revenge on the San'Shyuum and Humans.
First appeared in Halo Wars 2
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Morphs
The Morphs are a race of shapeshifting reptilian humanoids that have infiltrated human society and influenced it's governments and colonies. After being defeated by Conrad B. Hart, 50 years later, They have enslaved most of humanity and fight a war with the Mandragore resistance. They are also responsible for the extinction of an alien race simply known as the ancients. They are the main antagonistic force of Flashback and it's sequel, Fade to Black.
First appeared in Flashback: The Quest for Identity
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Swallow
A tiny bug-eating bird specie.
First appeared in Take Out! DS Series 2 Nippon no Yachou Daizukan
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Glass Cannon
Typically offered through optional items or specific characters, glass cannons are play-styles focused on greatly increased damage output at the cost of low defenses and/or health.
First appeared in Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
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Imposter
The Imposters are the main antagonists of the mobile game Among Us. As their names imply, they are the secret antagonists of the game and their goal is to kill every single crew member until they’re the only ones left.
First appeared in Among Us
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Swamp Monster
Classic horror creature known for the wet stench and swamp flora hanging from its beefy limbs.
First appeared in Swamp Thing
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Stag
A male deer
First appeared in Cabela's Big Game Hunter (2007)
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Sniffer Dog
Dogs that are trained to use their superior scent capabilities to detect things such as game animals, humans, cancers, drugs, etc.
First appeared in The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel
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Mobile Game Origin
These mobile games were ported to consoles and handhelds.
First appeared in Tantei Kibukawa Ryosuke Jiken Tan Kamen Gensou Satsujin Jiken
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Gen Mo'Kai
Hailing from the planet of Arborea, the Gen Mo'Kai are a highly nomadic race, their society revolving around clans rather than an individual. Combat is held in high regard in Gen Mo' Kai society, and they enter the tournament willingly for the challenge of competitive bloodsports.
First appeared in Unreal Tournament 2003
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Toyline tie-in
Games which had been licensed out to toy manufacturers to create a tie-in toyline, Usually aimed at children or collectors depending on the audience of the games the toys were based off.
First appeared in Pac-Man
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EMMI
An Extraplanetary Multiform Mobile Identifier, or E.M.M.I., is a very powerful Galactic Federation operative robot. They are the secondary antagonists of Metroid Dread.
First appeared in Metroid Dread
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No Touch Screen Support on Nintendo DS
These Nintendo DS games does not features touch screen support.
First appeared in Shining Force Feather
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FM Sound Support
These Master System games can have FM sound.
First appeared in OutRun
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Card Soldiers
Guardsmen of the Queen of Hearts' castle.
First appeared in Alice in Wonderland
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Scorn
The Scorn are an army of undead Fallen in the Destiny universe.
First appeared in Destiny 2
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