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Game » consists of 4 releases. Released Jun 30, 1998
Running at 60 FPS is standard for arcade & PC games, but hardware restrictions of consoles often force developers to aim for lower framerates in order to preserve visual detail or allow greater scale. 3D console games hitting 60 FPS are thus uncommon, though the trend of re-releasing games on newer hardware has technically resulted in more 3D console games hitting 60 FPS.
Some games' graphics are composed of abstract shapes that have no particular meaning outside of their role in the game.
Extraterrestrials appear in many video games in a variety of styles. Sometimes they're evil, sometimes they're benevolent, and sometimes they're very similar to humans.
Beetles are among the most widespread groups of insects in the world, with the largest number of known species. They have played various roles in human culture, and have been regarded as pests, beneficial organisms and sacred beings.
An effect that deals damage to anything that attacks or touches the character.
Sometimes you want a challenge, sometimes you wanna coast.
The concept of purchasing media and having it delivered over the internet. No physical representation of this content is given, and although the content resides on the user's hard drive they are typically granted a license to the product, rather than ownership of it.
The 1998 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia on May 28-30.
In many games there is a ranking system, the players with the highest point value are listed in a "high score" table.
Games that incorporate licensed music from popular bands and musicians for their soundtracks.
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.
Loading Screens are specific screens that are displayed while a game is loading resources so that the player has something to distract them while the game loads. Loading Screens can be images, text or even mini-games - and sometimes a combination of all three.
PlayStation Underground was a CD magazine published by Sony for the original PlayStation from 1997 to 2001. Each of the 17 issues included demos, video interviews, behind the scenes content, and much more.
Who needs 2D when we've got 3D? 3D, or 3 dimensions, is what we're used to seeing in almost every game these days, letting us do all sorts of awesome stuff like run in circles!
PSone Classics are titles that were initially released for the original PlayStation, and re-released digitally for later PlayStation hardware.
Multipliers award players for playing well continuously. Racking up multipliers is crucial in any point based game in which they are featured.
Sometimes, you want to play games with a real person who's sitting right next to you. These games have you covered.
Tube shooters are a sub-genre of Shoot 'em ups where the ship movement is constrained to the inner part of a tube like shape. Tempest is recognized as the title to start the genre.
You don't know how to play our game, so we'll teach you how.
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