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Game » consists of 3 releases. Released 1984
8-bit can be a reference to actual computing power, or it can be a retro look for videogames that want to recall a bygone era.
Flip screen (or flick-screen) describes a way of dividing the game world into fixed screens, displayed one at a time. It's commonly found in 2D platformers, especially prior to the 16-bit era.
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.
Whether it be a close up shotgun blast, far away sniper rifle, explosive, or backstab, the "one hit kill" is a popular kill strategy. Usually hard to master and even harder to avoid, the instant kill is loved and hated by gamers everywhere.
Ever since Pac-Man, games have had us navigating mazes.
Games that earned the "PCG Hit!"-Award. Personal Computer Games was a multi-platform computer games magazine that was published from 1985 to 1987.
If a person is made of metal and has circuitry instead of a circulatory system, then their game belongs on this list.
Games whose titles consist of a single word.
The ability to move from one area to another instantaneously - typically through some sort of special power or device.
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