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A boss fight is a culminating challenge that pits the player against one or more enemies representing a greater threat and/or difficulty than those previously faced. These scenarios typically feature unique antagonists.
Demons are generally creatures of evil, usually from Hell, who are often totally untrustworthy even when they're not murdering everyone and destroying everything in their path.
in the Japanese version, the demon shows us the middle finger instead of the index finger between levels
Game Over originally appeared in pinball machines, and later, arcade machines. When players lose at a game, it is game over.
A religion of the Indian subcontinent, encompassing many different traditions. It is the largest third religion in the world, and also one of the world's oldest religions still in practice.
A rather unpleasant experience, where your journey takes you to the insides of a bigger creature, followed by a desperate attempt to make it 'through', alive and undigested.
A situation where the player-controlled character loses their life immediately. The quickness of that demise is often a stark departure from the balance of power, and sometimes the rules, established by the developers during the rest of the game.
Myths, religions, and folklore from Japan. The two main religions of Japan have traditionally been Shintōism and Buddhism, although like most nations, there is much further complexity. A great deal of legends and figures from neighboring countries were also adapted for Japan.
Foxes of Japanese folklore capable of magic such as shape-shifting. Their power and age are said to correlate with the number of tails they possess.
The concept of lives in video games evolved to let the player get a second chance after failing once. The most recognizable symbol is the heart.
Characters or species of living eyes, often giant.
Pill bugs are crustaceans, not insects. Pill bugs often curl into tight balls when threatened.
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.
A creature which is made up of mostly identical segments and has an elongated shape.
Games whose titles consist of a single word.
A video game protagonist's enemies come from more than just the Animal and Mineral kingdoms. P-O'd plants have been battled by everyone from plumbers to the undead.
The Virtual Console is a platform service that first appeared on Nintendo's Wii and later on the 3DS and Wii U. Games from past consoles are emulated to run on the new hardware with the added benefits of system-level save states and other features.
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