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Game » consists of 9 releases. Released October 1986
8-bit can be a reference to actual computing power, or it can be a retro look for videogames that want to recall a bygone era.
A condition in which two male characters are socially close, but not sexually or romantically, and are often partners.
Special codes or button combinations used to gain powers or advantages in a game. Generally hidden.
Cooperative play in games allows humans to play together as a team to accomplish a task. Instead of playing against a human opponent, the team must defeat an AI. Cooperative Play in some games also means 2 human versus 2 human, this occurs in some Billiards games. (Scotch Doubles / Doubles)
Bite size games for the PSP and the PSPgo.
Trophies are an incentive-based system for the completion of various objective in PS3, Vita, and PS4 titles.
Classic form of numbering that gives things a more regal feel.
A control scheme that employs a joystick that rotates independently of the x and y axes, allowing for a 3rd axis of movement - usually for aiming.
A sequel (also called a follow-up) is a game that carries forward the gameplay concepts, and often the story, of a previous game to which it is officially linked.
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.
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