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For all these games, it is illegal to sell or make them available to minors in Germany and it is illegal to advertise for it in any form. This includes the mere presence of a game in the shelves of a store.
Holding hands implies a second character or object, often controlled by AI, who must be physically escorted through the game.
Crunchy frozen water fallen from the sky. Many games feature a snow world, a snow level, or otherwise-connected regions of wintery landscapes.
The 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on May 10-12.
An numeral indication of how much damage a character can sustain. The loss of all hit points results in the death of the character or another penalty.
An industry game design convention that's appeared in many games over the years. The fetch quest involves sending the player out to collect a certain number of items, and return them to complete the quest. A staple of the RPG and Adventure game genre.
Birdmen are large birds that can talk or half-bird half-man creatures. Are often depicted as wise, in spite of having bird brains.
An eight legged arachnid. Some make webs to catch prey and some are poisonous. None have made a web grand enough to be called a parlor, though.
Wolves are mammals closely related to dogs and are known for howling in moonlit forests and hunting in packs to pester players in numerous RPG games.
A video game protagonist's enemies come from more than just the Animal and Mineral kingdoms. P-O'd plants have been battled by everyone from plumbers to the undead.
A blob consisting of some icky substance, the slime monster is one of the most used RPG monster clichés besides rats.
When a character from an existing media franchise makes a brief appearance in a video game, sometimes without even openly acknowledging their origins.
In a franchise, it entails the second game that takes on a gritty and dark tone to distinguish it from the first.
Experience Points are part of a character advancement system commonly found in RPGs. These points are generally gained by defeating an enemy or completing a task.
Everyone that is born has parents. These games feature adults with children of their own.
Penguins are flightless birds that are found in usually cold areas; they have appear in several videogames, notably the Club Penguin franchise.
A "cute'em up" is a branch of the shoot'em up genre of video games that involve weird or cute enemies and protagonists. Game titles that would fall into this genre include Parodius, Twinbee, and Gunbird.
A tough beetle-like creature with a hard outer shell that is immune to fireballs.
These men and women are present to officiate sporting events and racing games. Notable referees in the article are: Lakitu, John Madden, Punch-Out! Referee and DJ Jazzman.
Many games allow you to buy stuff, these are the dudes who help sell it to you. Typically they also engage in light conversation.
The ability to complete sections of a game out of the intended order (or to skip them entirely) through skill and knowledge of the game.
Games that feature digital versions of pinball tables, whether they be original designs or replicas of existing tables.
Sparks, also known as L'il Sparkies, are a recurring enemy in the Mario universe. They are an electricity-emitting orb that normally follow a specific path.
Darkness is used in games to restrict access, increase tension, or just to set a mood. Often the player has access to a light source that can mitigate its effect.
Monarchs and their families.
It's all in the family.
An unbeatable enemy is just that, an enemy you can't beat or destroy. It's best to just run away from them.
Moblins are humanoid, bulldog-like monsters from the Legend of Zelda series. They are a very common enemy that usually reside in the forest.
Stalfos are skeletal enemies in the Legend of Zelda series, commonly wielding swords with surprising skill, and wishing for nothing else than to murder the living. Ocarina of Time implied that adults who enter the Lost Woods are transformed into Stalfos.
For some reason, some games are named after the opposing person. Sometimes it's because the bad guy is cooler than the good guy.
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