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An emplacement gun used to shoot down enemy aircraft.
It gives meaning to gravity in 2 dimensions. There is no other object which so defines Games as separate from every other pursuit. Where else does one encounter a platform but from the bounds of a video screen? ...except for delivery men.
Used for the game of Billiards or for crackin' skulls
A valuable item that is highly sought after, often used as a reward or incentive to complete objectives. Also used as a currency in many role-playing games.
Used in puzzle games to be broken, moved, or matched by color, shape and size. Also used in many early 3D polygonal games. Not to be confused with Squares or Cubes.
A laser is a focused beam of light, invisible through the air without some other medium (such as smoke) to illuminate it. Lasers are often used in video games as part of a targeting system, or as an offensive weapon in their own right.
A spaceship is a vehicle capable of traversing the vacuum of space.
An unidentified flying object, usually synonymous with alien saucers.
Helicopters are flying vehicles, typically with a single large main rotor to maintain lift with a tail rotor to counter rotation induced by this main rotor. They are useful in air to ground combat as well as for quickly inserting and recovering infantry close to the front line.
Considered one of the most frequent and controversial implements of destruction in video games and real life, guns are devices that fire projectiles with explosive force.
Usually put on face to either hide the users face or as a stylish item.
Crates sometimes contain things!
The topmost bone in the human body, it contains the brain and the eyes, and is generally considered a good thing to keep intact.
A ladder is used to gain access to higher or lower ground. Also used as a weapon in most wrestling games.
Hearts in video games are often associated with health or extra lives. From picking them up free of charge to buying them for in-game money.
Whether it's translucent, transparent, opaque, glass, plastic, or some other material the bottle can be your best friend, or your worst enemy. Sometimes filled with liquor, or maybe an extra supply of lantern oil.
A bomb is an explosive device.
These things pop up in the oddest places. They're ostensibly for protection, although most often in non-football games it's just for aesthetic reasons.
Football.
A grenade is an explosive device traditionally thrown by hand, but may also be propelled by a rifle or launcher.
A web spun by a spider to capture prey. Spider web may also contain items and remains left behind by previous victims.
"It's hard to keep your feet dry when you're kicking in a skull." Unless you've got the right gear, that is.
Wood from trees that is cut and prepared for use as building material.
Cross large bodies of water safely. Hey, at least it's safer than swimming.
A fruit is a sweet and edible food that contains seeds. It is one of the major food groups according to the USDA. In many games, fruit is a bonus item, while vegetables rarely are.
Web Shooters are the primary weapon and means of transportation for Spider-Man. Designed by Peter Parker to fire streams of an adhesive of his own design, they are essential to his fight against crime.
A large pole with a light at the top of it that illuminates streets and paths
Flying transportation for most of the "Goblin"-themed supervillains of the Marvel Universe.
Weapon of choice for most of the "Goblin" themed characters in the Marvel Universe.
Spandex, or "elastane" is an extremely form-fitting elasticated fabric invented in 1959. It has no special properties of durability, and is commonly used to create skin-tight clothing.
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