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QR codes, short for quick response codes, are a type of barcode that can contain much more information than the traditional barcode.
Magikoopas are spellcasting Koopa wizards who made their debut in Super Mario World.
An immature childish person. It wears diapers and whines a lot, much like old folks. Babies are considered cute by most people.
When players are encouraged to collect all of a large number of characters, creatures or items in a game. Progress is often represented by some sort of bestiary or compendium that is filled out with new entries.
Samurai, or Bushi (literally, "warriors") were a social class in feudal Japan, equivalent to Western aristocracy, knights.
Hiding items, rooms, and all kinds of things behind waterfalls is one of the oldest concepts in the history of games.
Female ninja.
The continue is a classic gaming concept, and usually arises when the player "dies" or fails in the game. Usually some loss is tied to a continue, in a form of a "life" or something of other value.
A professional soccer club based in Barcelona, Spain.
Goblins are irritable, evil and mischievous creatures in folklore. They can range in size from halfling to average human size.
A subscription service from Microsoft on Xbox platforms and Windows 10. Described as "Netflix for video games", users pay a monthly fee to gain access to a range of titles or buy to own them at a discount price.
Why are bad guys on so many game covers? Perhaps the developers secretly think they're cooler than the good guys.
Ahh, eating... We can't live without it, and, apparently, neither can some characters. From snakes to dots, games have odd ways of dishing out their dishes.
The concept of moving blocks around to certain areas such as highlighted squares, or switches, or in order to get past a maze.
Henchmen are the loyal grunts caught in between the player and the main antagonist. Without them every game would be nothing more than a boss battle.
A creature which is made up of mostly identical segments and has an elongated shape.
Super Speed is the ability for a character to travel at speeds normally unattainable by regular humans. Super speed can be a stock super power by characters such as the Flash & Sonic the Hedgehog, or a technologically enhanced ability like Nomad in Crysis.
When the player character is a robot. This does any form of humans infused with robotics.
Some games will give the player hints and tips on how to play while the game loads.
Marriage is when characters, typically a pair of them, are joined in loving (or not so loving) matrimony!
Necessary to sustain life in organic creatures, the crimson fluid known as blood tends to make appearances when the body's structure is compromised in some way, a very, very common occurrence in videogames.
Video games that, for better or for worse, are based on an existing non-video game franchise. Usually drawn from movies, tie-in games have also been made about TV shows, novels, and even one-hit wonder pop bands.
A punctuation mark that is used to express intense emotion.
Staryu is a water-type pokemon first found in the original Pokemon Red/Blue. Staryu floats harmlessly in the water until provoked, unleashing devastating water-based attacks on opponents daring enough to disturb this otherwise peaceful pokemon.
A shadow is an area where direct light from a light source cannot reach due to obstruction by an object.
Charizard is a Fire/Flying-type Pokémon that evolves from Charmeleon.
A plot device where innocent characters are killed. Sometimes players forced to watch it happen and can do nothing to prevent it.
Wolves are mammals closely related to dogs and are known for howling in moonlit forests and hunting in packs to pester players in numerous RPG games.
Used as a last ditch effort the desperation move is often a single, powerful attack that hits multiple enemies on screen. The attack is executed at the cost of a percentage of the user's total hit-points.
Dancing is the movement of a body, usually rhythmic and to some kind of music. A lot of times, it happens between two people and may be romantic.
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