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Game » consists of 1 releases. Released 1993
Games with stories that involve aliens invading another planet.
An online retro gaming streaming platform.
Levels that progress forward by themselves at a fixed rate.
Technology based on biology.
A boss fight is a culminating challenge that pits the player against one or more enemies representing a greater threat and/or difficulty than those previously faced. These scenarios typically feature unique antagonists.
When players must fight all of the bosses of the game at once. This can either be an optional mode, or a required sequence. Boss Rush can also mean a game where the player only fights bosses.
A trap designed to kill off victims by crushing them. Commonly found in sacred temples though industrial variations (like car crushers) exist.
In most shooters missiles are indestructible, but there is games where they can be destroyed by projectiles
Various franchises release "versions" of the same game. These games are basically the same, but each one lacks something the other has.
Sometimes you want a challenge, sometimes you wanna coast.
Earning an extra life, either by collecting a 1up or by hitting a certain score.
Enemies that prefer to keep a distance to the ground, and swoop down occasionally to do some damage.
Regular difficulty not difficult enough? Enable hardcore mode for a more brutal gaming experience.
In many games there is a ranking system, the players with the highest point value are listed in a "high score" table.
A rather unpleasant experience, where your journey takes you to the insides of a bigger creature, followed by a desperate attempt to make it 'through', alive and undigested.
The concept of lives in video games evolved to let the player get a second chance after failing once. The most recognizable symbol is the heart.
A form of copy protection using a physical object such as a wheel, manual, or dongle.
If a person is made of metal and has circuitry instead of a circulatory system, then their game belongs on this list.
Side-scrolling games present the world as viewed perpendicular to the direction the characters are facing on screen. With a heavy focus on lateral movement, objectives are often met by moving from one end of a stage to the other.
Space is usually empty, but sometimes it's filled with virtual death machines.
The first weapon that is acquired in a game. It's usually a handgun or melee weapon, is unbreakabe and carries unlimited ammunition. It's also the perfect "emergency weapon".
The ability to move from one area to another instantaneously - typically through some sort of special power or device.
What lies ahead, and is distant from the present.
A mechanical system designed to capture or cause harm. Either the player can set traps for their enemies or others set them for the player.
Extra objects, characters, or content in a game that can only be accessed after completing a certain task such as completing the game, or by using cheat codes.
Weapons can often be upgraded with new attachments, augmentations, or magical enchantments. These upgrades result in the original item being more powerful than originally intended.
Vertical scrolling is when the screen scrolls along the y-axis. In a vertical scrolling game the player usually starts from the bottom of the screen and moves up. They are also almost always presented in a top-down perspective.
A legendarily tough and rare enemy in the Final Fantasy series. Even though in some incarnations its appearance differs wildly, in most cases it resembles its initial incarnation from the original game.
A level that takes place either in or near water.
Modifications can include, but are not exclusive to, upgrades. Modifications can be superficial changes such as color.
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