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A laser is a focused beam of light, invisible through the air without some other medium (such as smoke) to illuminate it. Lasers are often used in video games as part of a targeting system, or as an offensive weapon in their own right.
Lava is molten rock, usually from the interior of a planet, and in games is often used as a hazard to players, or as a visible gameplay-area boundary.
A plant organ specialized for photosynthesis. *Please only add games that have leaves with an actual purpose/function.*
Mega Man and Mega Man X's weapon of choice.
A transport trolley locked on a rail. Often used to bring coal and other mined materials from inside mines to the surface.
Musical Notes are used in many games, but are primarily known in the Banjo-Kazooie series. In Banjo-Kazooie they are collected to gain access to more areas in the game. In Banjo-Tooie they are collected to learn more moves.
The manliest type of facial hair.
In many racing games there are oil slicks on the track that will send you spinning if you don't dodge them.
Samus Aran's Power Beam upgraded to fire intense beams of heat.
It's a large scale plasma weapon.
It gives meaning to gravity in 2 dimensions. There is no other object which so defines Games as separate from every other pursuit. Where else does one encounter a platform but from the bounds of a video screen? ...except for delivery men.
Power armor (also referred to as a powered exoskeleton) is a form of full-body armor, that uses electronics and micromachinery to enhance the wearer's performance.
"Power Glove" refers to the accessory equipped in many RPG's which often increases your strength attribute.
A mechanical lifeform, typically exhibiting superhuman abilities, that can be found in games as either the main protaganist or as powerful enemies or allies.
Robotic version of mans best friend
Rocks are the hard objects found randomly scattered across the ground all over the Earth's surface. They're not good for much more than smashing stuff or being made into other things. Handily crushes Scissors but cannot defeat the mighty Paper.
The saw blade can be used as a weapon by the player or the enemy. Saw blades may also appear as traps or obstacles.
An item of clothing usually worn around the neck.
A single-handed tool with two blades that used for cutting thin materials. In terms of Rock, Paper, Scissors; scissors beats paper and rock destroys scissors.
Known outside of the United States as a football, this item is used to play soccer, the most popular sport in the world.
Spikes are dangerous and often deadly obstacles that can line the floor, walls, or ceiling of any given room or passageway. They are an extremely common form of environmental hazard, particularly in side-scrolling games.
Used to reach higher areas.
Whoever built, discovered or reverse-engineered them, teleporters get you where you want to go immediately. Hopefully without materializing you halfway into a wall.
A pickup truck is a light vehicle with an open top rear cargo area (bed). Random fact: Trucks are called utes (utility vehicles) in Australia.
Umbrellas are found in all sorts of games. They appear as items to protect against rain and as weapons, among other uses.
Even though water in games tends to bring about death, we all still hold it near and dear to us. After all, the human body is comprised mostly of it.
The yashichi is a pinwheel-like item that appears in several Capcom games, usually giving the player a score bonus or some sort of power-up.
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