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A common type of stage based around the fire and/or lava element. Often platforming heavy and inhabited by fire-based enemies.
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.
Lovely is a kindly-looking flower who will turn wicked and attack Kirby if he gets too close.
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.
The concept of affecting the universe through supernatural methods, breaking the fundamental laws of science.
A mascot is an iconic character heavily used in the advertising and marketing of a product, franchise, business, or company. Notable mascots include Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog, Ulala, Mickey Mouse, and the Big Daddies.
From Beat-em-ups to fighting games to modern FPS, one dude hitting another has made an enjoyable pastime.
An opponent that typically appears around the halfway point in a level. Mini-Bosses are more formidable than the average opponent, though normally not as tough as the end-level Boss.
These are often a departure from the conventional gameplay of a game. There have also been compilations; games including only minigames. The Mario Party series has a lot of minigames, too!
A software used for video compaction on Nintendo handheld games.
Games that allows to rewatch FMV cutscenes here.
Platforms conveniently moving you towards your destination to allow the crossing of large expanses which would otherwise be impossible to cross.
Music in a game that can hurt enemies and/or the player. Note that causing damage with a musical instrument via physical means, such as by bashing an enemy over the head with a guitar, does not apply.
Games that have had an Original Soundtrack album released.
Parallax scrolling is a scrolling effect used in video game graphics, employing multiple scrolling layers to create the illusion of depth, for a pseudo-3D effect in an otherwise 2D scrolling game.
Phanto is a flying mask enemy from Super Mario Bros 2. It pursues the player relentlessly if they are holding a key.
Pixel art refers to digital images composed of visible pixels, drawn with individual pixel-level intent and precision.
A form of level transition, mainly used in the early 90's. The act of travelling from one planet to another.
A boss that players fight multiple times throughout the game. They usually follow the player as they progress.
A broad spectrum of games can be described as remakes, from straightforward graphical overhauls to extensive revision of gameplay and story elements. In the most basic sense, a remake keeps the original's core gameplay and plot but makes significant changes to peripheral aspects.
A larger or smaller version of an enemy encountered elsewhere in a game. Larger variants are often used as bosses.
Retroachievements is a community created and curated site that adds Achievements and Online Leaderboards for supported emulators and platforms like Raspberry Pi
Special locations in game that allow the player to manually save their progress.
Scarfy is a floating enemy from the Kirby Series. It mutates into a more threatening form if Kirby attempts to inhale it.
Often a timed sequence where players must escape a building, spaceship, planet, etc... before it explodes.
Plants that have at least some rudimentary thoughts or intelligence. They may be rooted or mobile, beneficial or dangerous.
The ability to change shape. Humans shifting into animals is the most common type of shape shifting.
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.
A mode in the game, often an unlockable, allowing players to listen to individual music tracks, voice clips and/or sound effects.
Games whose main character is ball-shaped, sometimes with a face and/or hands/feet, but mostly just spherical.
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