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Characters based on the Vocaloid singing synthesizer software released by the Yamaha Corporation. Some of the characters that represent the synthesized voices have appeared in video games.
Content released frequently, every release contains a small portion of a whole story.
The act of acquiring resources for the purpose of building structures and/or unit construction. Resource gathering is a staple of the RTS (Real Time Strategy) genre.
From simply increasing quantity of fishes to the more complex breeding of the best fishes, it all comes down to fish breeding. This is a recurring feature in the Harvest Moon series, but has also appeared elsewhere.
Main characters in games who hold leadership positions for a nation, world or planet.
The Wisps are alien creatures in Sonic Colors.
These are scripted sequences in a game where the player is running toward the screen, sometimes while being chased.
Leaping fish-bot foes of Sonic the Hedgehog.
Bipedal Digitigrades stand, walk or run with its toes touching the ground and the rest of its foot lifted, creating a the legs to bow backwards and then forwards, while also standing upright like a human being would. This is popularly seen in anthropomorphic animal characters, aliens or monsters, Werewolves being a prime example. Unguligrades are similar but instead of toes, they have hooves.
A graphical engine created by Sonic Team which is mainly used for lightining effects.
Shared mythology for several H.P. Lovecraft stories.
Logging is the process of cutting down trees for timber. This is an important aspect in many strategy games.
Regular difficulty not difficult enough? Enable hardcore mode for a more brutal gaming experience.
A type of character-specific special attack seen in all variants of Koei's Musou franchise.
The 25th annual Electronic Entertainment Expo, which took place June 11-13, 2019 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California.
Games which are released to coincide with the Olympic Summer Games.
Games released in 2013 celebrating 30 years of Mario's twin sibling.
A console game is high definition if it operates at a resolution of at least 720p, or 1280x720. A console able to achieve this resolution is HD-capable. For a variety of reasons, the term does not apply to PC games.
The ability to communicate via voice.
While screenshots were possible in many games using third-party programs, many games have official use for screenshots. Whether that be being able to take them, and have them uploaded to the internet or your hard drive, or have them serve in game purposes.
Marine animals with sharp pointy ends.
Hidden characters appear only when certain conditions are met. Finding them usually requires great skill.
Symbolic or artistic imagery that evokes male genitalia.
Going barefoot is to go without the assistance of any type of footwear including shoes, boots, socks, wraps, etc.
The Wii U GamePad features a built-in microphone that can be used for voice chat in multiplayer but also for various game-specific features like creating voice messages for other players and sharing them online.
The Namco Super Pac-Man is an 8-bit arcade system board that was initially used by Namco in 1982. It was the company's first board to use a Motorola M6809 processor (using two of them) instead of a Zilog Z80.
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.
Endurance racing is racing a track for very long periods of time. An example of endurance racing in video games would be the 24 hour Le Mans in GRID.
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