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Game » consists of 3 releases. Released Jun 16, 1994
Sure, these days have almost every game sporting the newfangled 3D, but way back when, everyone had to live with plain old 2D. 2D, or two dimensions, limit the game to scrolling backgrounds, but some games even now make use of this basic concept.
Animals that follow you or help you on your journey.
Games that allow fauna to be used as weapons.
Anthropomorphism is the concept of an object, concept or character that has human qualities or traits, such as speech, a level of intelligence similar or higher than a human's and self consciousness. "Anthro" means "of human" and related to the concept of humanity.
When a character from an existing media franchise makes a brief appearance in a video game, sometimes without even openly acknowledging their origins.
Chiptunes are musical compositions that are synthesized by a computer or console sound chip.
Health is a value that gauges how much damage players can take in a game before they die or pass out. Also known as life in some games. Health is usually represented by a bar or a percentage instead of an exact amount. Found in most non sport games
A device by which a character's motivations or expectations are influenced by a suspiciously absent family member.
Characters controlled by the game for players to interact with, as opposed to player characters which are controlled by whomever is playing the game.
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.
Referencing a TV show, celebrity, song, trend, historical event, etc. is one of the easiest ways to get a laugh. This can be either a throw-away gag, like the name of an achievement, or the main subject of the game.
Games that allow the player to give custom names to characters in the game, most often the protagonist.
Genesis/Mega Drive classics made available to subscribers of the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack.
A two-dimensional image or animation overlaid into a scene. The foundation of early 2D games, making up everything from props to the player-controlled character.
Animals that have the ability of speech and in some cases are anthropomorphic.
The concept of a character leaping forwards or backwards in time.
A game perspective that views the action from above, commonly at a fixed position and/or rotation.
Player characters that are infants, children, or adolescents.
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