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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.
Artificial life-forms ("robots") specifically designed to mimic the appearance of human beings. Although this is a male-specific term, with female-looking machines actually being "gynoids", the term "android" is generally used universally in video games.
Games where characters have a cannon for an arm.
Some games have inspired the creation of literature.
A boss fight is a culminating challenge that pits the player against one or more enemies representing a greater threat and/or difficulty than those previously faced. These scenarios typically feature unique antagonists.
A distinct and predictable pattern of attacks or movement a boss takes. This can be based in reaction to a player's actions or simply a stringent script the boss adheres to.
When players must fight all of the bosses of the game at once. This can either be an optional mode, or a required sequence. Boss Rush can also mean a game where the player only fights bosses.
Any game where players progress through difficult challenges that usually provide points or medals based on performance.
Charging is the action of pressing & holding down a button or particular direction on the controller. Its purpose is to build up a powerful blast or burst of energy to take out an opponent or cause critical damage.
A point within the game whereby the game saves its current state whether it be for the purpose of a more convenient respawn point or a gameplay design (such as in racing).
Chiptunes are musical compositions that are synthesized by a computer or console sound chip.
Games which have served as the basis of a comic book or vice versa.
A character with the ability to copy or steal powers or weapons from their enemies.
An effect that deals damage to anything that attacks or touches the character.
The main line of distinction between victory or failure in video games, death is the process of a biological being ceasing to be alive.
Sometimes designers add old-school things on purpose to enhance game design. These games tend to be heavily inspired by hardware limitations of older systems. NES, Atari 2600, and early computer platforms (DOS, Commodore 64, MSX, etc...) are common sources of inspiration.
Games with cover art that imitates game boxes for bygone systems, or recalls a distinctive aesthetic used for cover art in that era.
Games that have been removed from sale from various digital store fronts.
Diseases are medical conditions that have a negative effect on one's body. Some games revolves around a disease.
Downloadable Content adds new features and content to already-distributed video games via the Internet. Examples include new maps for FPS games, new songs for rhythm games, and new cars for racing games.
It may seem like bottom rung, but its your best friend when you just HAVE to find out if the Princess is in the castle and your date is waiting for you. Go ahead and hit those crosshairs until your shame is backlit by neon text outline, just don't expect any achievements!
Enemy Spawners are living or non-living entities that "spawn" enemies under special conditions. Usually, these Spawners must be destroyed in order to stop a never ending flow of hostile threats.
Earning an extra life, either by collecting a 1up or by hitting a certain score.
A fictional currency is one where the object being exchanged does not exist in the real world, such as Final Fantasy's Gil, or are not used for exchange in the real world, such as Fallout's bottlecaps.
The last boss you face in a game, usually representing the final climax of the game.
In games, fire can be an obstacle, a tool, a weapon, or a solution. Just don't play with it...unless you really want to.
Fairly weak enemies (not specific characters) that go down in a couple shots or swings, but will keep coming in droves.
Weapons that use a freezing effect to damage opponents, slow them up, or freeze them solid.
Not all elder people are kind.
A page for video game protagonists that are elderly.
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