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Homebrew software is a slang term for unofficial software and games for consoles and handhelds which don't generally support it, such as the Wii or Nintendo DS.
The Namco Super Pac-Man is an 8-bit arcade system board that was initially used by Namco in 1982. It was the company's first board to use a Motorola M6809 processor (using two of them) instead of a Zilog Z80.
Games where the main character, or most/all of the playable cast, are or were members of traditional law enforcement.
The building/editing of vehicles, mechs, and the like.
Found in many First Person Shooters or Role Playing Games, the player has the ability to swap their current weapon for another found on the ground or in their inventory.
Audio logs are short voice recordings that a player comes across within a game that helps inform the player of the game's story and characters.
The act of repairing damaged items or weapons.
Characters whose appearance does not change once equipping items.
An Arcade-style racer is a game which shoots for a fun and fast-paced experience over trying to simulate real life physics and racing protocol.
Using a 2D sprite that always faces the camera within a polygonal 3D environment to fake a 3D effect.
Sometimes a character will come up on your HUD to tell you an important piece of information. This usually consists of voice acting, occasionally Full Motion Video, and is pretty useful when you need to learn about things like doing barrel rolls.
It's easy to lose oneself in the heat of battle. Luckily, some games will alert the player as to when they are close to death.
Any weapon that shoots laser and plasma beams or energy bolts rather than conventional bullets.
When you're able to push a block you know it's a videogame. Usually used to solve puzzles.
A parallel projection technique used in 2D sprite-based games to fake the appearance of 3D depth.
They crash when they're supposed to drop you off, they get assailed by RPGs when they come to pick you up. Sometimes, they're eaten by huge monsters. Why do video games hate helicopters so much?
When two or more elements become one and form something new.
Dwarves are a short, stout race that appear in any number of fantasy games and stories. They are almost always depicted as short with bushy beards similar to vikings. They can also be identified by their love for ale and gold. Other common trends for Fantasy Dwarves include being proud warriors, favoring axes as their weapon of choice, and being gruff sticklers for tradition and honor.
Whether it's a hero's turn to the dark side or a villain becoming a hero, it's usually unexpected and will bring a whole new moral dimension to the story. Sometimes, they change they sides more than once.
Mythological creatures with the body of the human and the head of a bull. They are often found in video game dungeons, waiting for foolhardy players to stumble upon their lairs. Sometimes they're mindlessly violent, other times they're oddly peaceful and in tune with the world around them.
Written words that are used to describe sounds, sometimes used in comic book—inspired games, like XIII.
Games that are based upon books or novels.
Some games have features or elements that can be affected by the phase of the game world's lunar cycle. Enemies may be stronger or encounters may become more frequent. The following are some of those games.
A magician who specializes in the arcane arts of summoning. Conjurers are able to call forth otherworldly beasts and guardians to their aid.
A poltergeist is a soulless spirit that is invisible to the human eye. It manifests itself by moving and manipulating objects.
Dryads are tree nymphs from Greek mythology. They have made appearances in a number of games.
The concept of being reborn as someone or something else following one's own demise.
Automation is the broad concept of assigning direction or goals to a game area (e.g. NPCs, units, rulers), so that they continue to perform appropriate action without intervention by the player.
A currency used by demons in the Megami Tensei franchise.
Brownies are mythological creatures that have been depicted in various ways but are typically miniature elves.
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