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The inclusion of skateboarding, snowboarding, or other X-Games fare as a diversion. Popular in the 2000s during the height of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater.
The user creates a copy or multiple physical copies of themselves to fight and gain information on an opponent.
Platforms that revolve.
An aggresive bear-creature, often seen riding a circus ball. Their circus balls can be used by Mario to cross obstacles in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
When a non-pinball franchise gets a pinball game.
Gotcha Wrench is the most common enemy in the Wrecking Crew games. In Japan, it's known as Spannagon (Spanner Dragon).
Overheating in video games involves guns and vehicles experiencing an increase in temperature leading to reduced efficiency or accuracy, damage or even destruction.
Global Warming is the rising of the Earth's temperature. As temperatures rise, ice caps melt, ocean levels rise, and climates are drastically altered.
A test for non-native English speakers owned by Educational Testing Service.
When the game is named (fully or partially) after a specific location within the game, or relevant to the game's story.
An ethereal substance emanated from a ghost or physical medium.
A powerful attack in the Final Fantasy series, useable mostly when a character's hp is low or a certain condition has been met.
Beorc is the name given to the human race in the Tellius Fire Emblem universe. In this world, laguz that call beorc "human" use it as a racial epithet.
A ring out occurs when a character leaves a stage (mostly due to falling off stage because of being forced by opponent or bad timing) and automatically loses round/match. This is a common concept in fighting games.
A technical feature in many 2D fighters that allows special moves to be executed by releasing or depressing a button, rather than exclusively being activated by pressing down a button.
Sudden Death occurs when two or more players/teams have the same score at the end of the game. It can also be a penalty that activates when a player of match is taking too long. The players will then have to get rid of each other in a hurry.
A downward kick occasionally combined with a jump. The Pumphrey Brothers favorite kick. It is used to crack open crates.
A species of creatures in the Mother franchise, meant to signify innocence.
Recurring enemies from the Super Mario Franchise. They resemble bats and are considered minor nuisances.
Wireframe describes any 3D model or shape that has no covering texture or "skin" and can be seen through. It can also be a visual effect to make a 2D image appear 3D.
Taunts that may cause damage to people or property.
Games that allow 8 players to play a game on the same console/pc/arcade cabinet simultaneously.
eSports is the rising phenomenon of competitive gaming backed by professional content delivery and solid corporate sponsorships.
Characters that transport themselves via missiles.
Combos where constant inputs from the player aren't required. All that is required is that the first hit connects and then the Combo will play out until it is completed, or the player on the receiving end escapes.
The World Fighting Game Championships in all but name. Since 2000, the Evolution Championship Series has been the most prominent fighting game tournament event. It features the best players from all over the world.
In fighting games, Super Armor is a property that prevents a character from flinching when hit by an opponent's attack, though he or she still suffers damage of some sort.
A divekick is a gravity-defying move found in many fighting games that allows an airborne fighter to propel themselves downward at their opponent at a high rate of speed.
A Dream Match is a game (usually a fighting game) that combines many different characters from various eras of a series, including those who have died or retired, or from alternate continuities. They are almost always non-canon events.
Some games, despite being on platforms whose default controller is a gamepad, allow the player to move a mouse-style cursor around freely in order to select menu options or perform gameplay actions.
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