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A pinball is a small and almost always metallic sphere used in pinball games. The player hits the pinball around with flippers for the ball to hit or roll over things for points or even to complete pinball quests.
Mechanical bats covered in rubber, used to rebound a pinball back into play. A necessary ingredient in a precursor to the video game. Occasionally seen outside the realm of pinball games.
Drop targets are objects on a pinball machine that when hit will drop below the table surface.
The kind of bumper that is often featured in pinball games. If a character touches it, he or she will likely get knocked around as well.
A plunger is a spring loaded rod used in pinball games to shoot the ball out into the playing field. The harder it is pulled, the faster the pinball will be.
Sometimes you'll encounter big-ass ramps, often in racing games.
In pinball, a spinner is a flat and usually rectangular surface that is held in the air with a hinge. When the player hits it, it spins around, giving the player points or helping the player fulfill a requirement for the game. The harder it is hit the faster it goes.
A toy inside of a pinball machine that activates when a ball comes in contact with it.
Two-wheeled motor vehicle
The ball typically used in the sport of bowling. Can sometimes be used as a weapon for non-bowling games.
The X-Wing is a starfighter used by the Rebel Alliance in the Star Wars universe.
A small, hard ball used in cue sports. Billiard balls have a different diameter and different weight, depends on billiard type.
Any type of simple ball in a game... can be simply rendered as a single pixel, or as a geometric shape.
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.
A mechanical lifeform, typically exhibiting superhuman abilities, that can be found in games as either the main protaganist or as powerful enemies or allies.
A representation of an upright pinball machine, whether playable or for in-game decor. Do not associate this object with real pinball machines or digital pinball tables, unless the table also contains a scale-model machine within it.
A skateboard is a plank with wheels; it is used as a means of transport or used to perform a variety of tricks.
A garment made for covering the hand.
Watermelons are fruits which are believed to originate from southern Africa. They have hard skins surrounding their juicy pink innards.
Bowling pins are the objects to be knocked down in the game of bowling. There are usually 10 of them and are arranged in a 1-2-3-4 pyramid.
A spaceship is a vehicle capable of traversing the vacuum of space.
Used in many a basketball game. Also acts as background item in certain games.
Commonly found in cities and towns. This device is used to give signals during traffic. Also can be destroyed if players hate it.
A citrus fruit that is round and orange in color. Sometimes it is a bonus prize as in the Pac-Man series of games. Also comes in the form of juice and soda.
A fruit that turns red when ripe and has lots of little seeds. It is a bonus prize in many video games, including some in the Pac-Man series.
The professional wrestling ring is the ring that professional wrestlers wrestle in. It is found in every professional wrestling game ever created.
The Starman is an item from the Mario series that makes Mario invincible for a brief period of time. It also appears in various Mario spin-off games from Mario Party to Tennis.
The topmost bone in the human body, it contains the brain and the eyes, and is generally considered a good thing to keep intact.
Mechanical bomb that will chase you for a short time until it blows up. I wonder what is going on in their heads. Wind it up, light the fuse, and stand back. 3, 2, 1... BOOM!
The banana is a fruit that is commonly seen in video games, particularly those with animals as main characters. It is famous for its sweet taste and affiliation with primates.
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