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Game » consists of 13 releases. Released Jan 17, 1994
Sure, these days have almost every game sporting the newfangled 3D, but way back when, everyone had to live with plain old 2D. 2D, or two dimensions, limit the game to scrolling backgrounds, but some games even now make use of this basic concept.
A professional and amateur sport, played world-wide, in which two teams advance a ball up and down a court in order to score "field goals," by throwing the ball through a basket or hoop. The team with the highest score at the end of timed play wins.
An option that makes the physical character models in the game have enormous heads, and occasionally equally oversized arms. Usually accessed through a cheat code.
A specific phrase that gets attached to a specific character, something they are known for saying.
Videogames with extreme or controversial content will often be altered for release in certain countries, usually to comply with local laws or prevent cultural misunderstandings.
Special codes or button combinations used to gain powers or advantages in a game. Generally hidden.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team that competes in the NBA.
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)
Some of these games were trying to approximate the person's actual features with little success, and others stylized them on purpose. Either way, no one would confuse the resulting characters with the people they represent.
Voice actors don't always get an NPC to represent them. Sometimes voices have no visible speaker.
The 1995 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles California on May 11-13.
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.
Game Over originally appeared in pinball machines, and later, arcade machines. When players lose at a game, it is game over.
Hidden characters appear only when certain conditions are met. Finding them usually requires great skill.
The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team that competes in the NBA.
It's arguably the one move that symbolizes the medium to those outside it. The ability to jump, be it onto a building, a platform, or a skull, is one of the all time most important abilities ever put in a video game.
Games released coinciding with new hardware.
These games are based off of established licenses, such as movies, comics, or TV shows. Examples are the James Bond 007 and Spider-Man franchises.
The Los Angeles Lakers are a professional basketball team that competes in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the NBA. They currently have 16 NBA Championships, the second most in the league, 32 Conference titles, the most in the league, and 23 Division titles. Notable Lakers include Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Wilt Chamberlain, Shaquille O'Neal, and Kobe Bryant.
The NBA is North America's highest level of professional basketball.
The Portland Trailblazers are a professional basketball team that competes in the NBA. They are a member of the Northwest division of the NBA.
Promo VHS were a marketing device used in the 1990s to market video games featuring actual footage. Those tapes were mailed either to video game stores, or to potential buyers.
These men and women are present to officiate sporting events and racing games. Notable referees in the article are: Lakitu, John Madden, Punch-Out! Referee and DJ Jazzman.
An upgrade, in video games, is a practice in which a new release of a game built on the same engine with the same mechanics is produced, but does not completely qualify for a sequel. However, the content difference is significant enough that it is not considered a re-release, either.
Rubber Band AI is an infamous hidden feature in racing games that allows computer-controlled opponents to catch up no matter how far behind they are. It is intended to keep challenging the player, but can also give AI opponents an unfair advantage.
The San Antonio Spurs are a professional basketball team that competes in the NBA.
Seattle's NBA team, with over 40 years of history in the Pacific Northwest. The Seattle Sonics are owners of one NBA Championship. Now relocated to Oklahoma as the Oklahoma City Thunder.
A position in basketball. The shooting guard is usually a perimeter offensive weapon and secondary ball-handler.
A two-dimensional image or animation overlaid into a scene. The foundation of early 2D games, making up everything from props to the player-controlled character.
An organized series of matches, ending with one victor.
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