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Games released coinciding with new hardware.
A mascot is an iconic character heavily used in the advertising and marketing of a product, franchise, business, or company. Notable mascots include Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog, Ulala, Mickey Mouse, and the Big Daddies.
From Beat-em-ups to fighting games to modern FPS, one dude hitting another has made an enjoyable pastime.
When the artwork on the game's box in no way correlates to the game's actual look and feel.
Nintendo's online service. It supported the Wii and Nintendo DS.
Games which allow players to interact with others over the internet.
OnLive was a cloud gaming service offering video game streaming through a user's computer, smartphone, or TV.
Passwords are codes used to save a player's progress, primarily during the 8-bit era and, to a lesser extent, the 16-bit era.
Player versus Player, commonly abbreviated as PvP, is a gaming term that originated in MMOs to refer to gameplay in which players fight against other player controlled characters.
PlayStation Underground was a CD magazine published by Sony for the original PlayStation from 1997 to 2001. Each of the 17 issues included demos, video interviews, behind the scenes content, and much more.
The Puyo species appear as enemies in the Madou Monogatari series and puzzle pieces in the Puyo Puyo series.
Puzzle games that also feature some kind of narrative.
Roguelike is a sub-genre of role-playing games characterized by the exploration of randomly-generated dungeons and permanent death. These characteristics were featured in the classic computer game Rogue, hence the term "Roguelike".
So you made a fighting game, and the direct sequel is a hack 'n' slash action game? Wait, what?
A mode in the game, often an unlockable, allowing players to listen to individual music tracks, voice clips and/or sound effects.
A game that takes gameplay mechanics, characters, or story elements from an existing series in a separate and different direction, sometimes changing genres along the way.
A digital distribution service owned by Valve Corporation. Originally created to distribute Valve's own games, Steam has since become the de facto standard for digital distribution of PC games.
Sudden Death occurs when two or more players/teams have the same score at the end of the game. It can also be a penalty that activates when a player of match is taking too long. The players will then have to get rid of each other in a hurry.
Certain Game Boy titles included special enhancements available only when played on an SNES using a Super Game Boy adapter.
When a certain amount of time is given to the player to reach a goal or finish an objective.
For some reason, some games are named after the opposing person. Sometimes it's because the bad guy is cooler than the good guy.
The 2009 Tokyo Game Show (TGS) took place between 24-27 September at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Tokyo. The theme for the show was 'Game, it's so energetic!'
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.
The most common enemy in the Kirby universe, they are the equivalent to Goombas from the Mario universe.
The one-eyed cousin of the Waddle-Dee from the Kirby universe.
Wii and Wii U games that can be played using the Classic Controller (Pro).
The Xbox 360 has limited compatibility with original Xbox games through software emulation. Originally there were 213 Xbox games compatible with the Xbox 360, now there are 478.
The Xbox Live Marketplace and the Xbox 360's compatibility with certain Xbox games are utilized to make Xbox Originals - Xbox games that can be downloaded to and played on the Xbox 360.
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