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Game » consists of 5 releases. Released Oct 11, 2004
A flying goomba.
A brightly colored bird, popular among Pirates.
A partner is someone in a duo that shares the same status and/or billing. In video games, you often switch from one to the other because they have different strengths and weaknesses.
A system in which the player is allowed to control multiple characters. Most commonly seen in role playing games. Can also be used to describe party systems in the MMORPG genre, which brings a group of players together to accomplish various tasks.
The Piantas inhabit the island resort of Isle Delfino in the game Super Mario Sunshine. Piantas are also present in other Mario franchise games.
The Pianta Syndicate is a criminal organization in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
A species of carnivorous plants that reside in pipes. Some specimens can spit fireballs.
Third-party developers and publishers occasionally engage in the practice of releasing a title or piece of DLC on only one platform for any number of reasons. Sometimes these are permanent while others are only platform exclusive for a certain window of time.
Any character you can control in a game is a Player Character (PC), as opposed to a non-player character (NPC), which is a character that can only be controlled by the game.
Podoboos are living fireball enemies usually found in Castles in the Mario games. The original ones would only jump out of lava in simple patterns.
Simulating the effects of a great variety of poisons, toxins, venoms and nerve agents can lead to many unique and interesting mechanics. A classic trope in games, Poison usually deals small amounts of damage to health over time.
Pokey is a cactus enemy often (although not uniquely) seen in the Mario series. It's body segments can be individually destroyed.
Who needs 2D when we've got 3D? 3D, or 3 dimensions, is what we're used to seeing in almost every game these days, letting us do all sorts of awesome stuff like run in circles!
When one character pretends (or poses, hence the name) to be another character. This is usually done to make the character who is being posed be the scapegoat for crimes.
Power Ups can be used to give the controlling character, or any other character, temporary or permanent upgrades.
The daughter of a monarch or monarchs.
Progressive Scan means non-interlaced scanning. It is also known as "Enhanced Definition" (EDTV) and means the video signal outputs at 480p.
Games that feature quiz questions, often in the form of multiple choice responses.
Games that feature this concept require the player to wait for a certain amount of real time.
A boss that players fight multiple times throughout the game. They usually follow the player as they progress.
Veteran cannon fodder that have made appearances in more than one game, often with a small cosmetic change each time.
A red herring is a plot device used to mislead or distract someone from what's really going on in the story. It could be a false clue or over-emphasis of another character. Red herrings can add a surprise or make a challenge tougher.
A larger or smaller version of an enemy encountered elsewhere in a game. Larger variants are often used as bosses.
Restoration is a common concept found in games, where in most cases a person or party can rest to restore their health.
The concept of reviving somebody who is dead or down.
Monarchs and their families.
Special locations in game that allow the player to manually save their progress.
An animated transition that is used to switch from one screen to another.
This is an event that occurs when a player is presented with a set of dialogue options with one of the results being an automatic death or game over.
A Secret area is a place hidden that few will find unless they know where to look.
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