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Game » consists of 18 releases. Released 1985
Games that earned the "A Crash Smash"-Award. This award was distributed by Crash, a magazine dedicated to the ZX Spectrum home computer that was published from 1984 to 1992.
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, commonly refers to the programmed behaviors of NPCs in a game, whether it's the fact that a soldier takes cover behind a wall in Gears of War, or that townspeople cheer upon your arrival to their village in Fable.
The main line of distinction between victory or failure in video games, death is the process of a biological being ceasing to be alive.
Everything you need isn't always spelled out for you on the map. Sometimes even the map is not there till you go explore it.
Game Over originally appeared in pinball machines, and later, arcade machines. When players lose at a game, it is game over.
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 gameplay mechanic allowing players to store their items and freely carry them around.
A parallel projection technique used in 2D sprite-based games to fake the appearance of 3D depth.
Because of a bug in the game, it is impossible to complete. There is a mage standing in the way of your path that can't be killed. There was a fixed version released recently by a third party source.
A award for games tested in the "Sinclair User" magazine. Sinclaire User Classics were programs which, in the opinion of the editorial staff, set new standards in software.
Games whose titles consist of a single word.
A award for games tested in the the Zzap!64 magazine. Any Zzap sizzler was a great buy and normally had to score 80% or more in the value for money category.
It's the designer's go-to guy. If they want to steer a player in a given direction they'll lock an in game door and force the player to find a way to either unlock it or find an alternate route.
A award for games tested in the the "Your Sinclair" magazine.
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