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Game » consists of 11 releases. Released Jan 01, 1987
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.
When a character from an existing media franchise makes a brief appearance in a video game, sometimes without even openly acknowledging their origins.
Special codes or button combinations used to gain powers or advantages in a game. Generally hidden.
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.
Dragons were originally messengers from heaven, according to early Buddhist texts. In games, they can be among the most fearsome of adversaries, but there are some exceptions.
Frankenstein's monster is the creature inspired by the Mary Shelley novel, Frankenstein. Usually creatures inspired by this theme are made from different body parts and almost always have bolts through their necks. They're usually naive and destructive.
A glitch is an action performed within the bounds of a game engine that was not intended by the game's developers. Glitches are often performed by the player, though they can also occur independently.
Death From Above.
Rooms that are either invisible or extremely hidden. Players are rewarded with health, easter eggs, weapons or traps.
In many games there is a ranking system, the players with the highest point value are listed in a "high score" table.
A heavily armored soldier in the service of a lord or cause. Typically a champion of good and a defender of the innocent.
When a level select screen takes the form of a map.
Multiple endings is a term used to describe different outcomes or conclusions to a game based on the previous actions of the player.
Oni are a type of ogre/demonic creature from Japanese folklore. They are known for attacking and pillaging villages.
Power Ups can be used to give the controlling character, or any other character, temporary or permanent upgrades.
Puzzles may need to be solved before the player can progress to the next section of the game. Often it may not be clear to players exactly what the puzzle is, or whether the an in-game items needs to be attained before it is even possible to solve it.
A multicolored spectrum of light shaped in an arc.
A Secret area is a place hidden that few will find unless they know where to look.
Whales in outer space were first popularized as a concept by the film Star Trek IV. This concept covers all types of cetaceans, including dolphins and narwhals.
An eight legged arachnid. Some make webs to catch prey and some are poisonous. None have made a web grand enough to be called a parlor, though.
Vampires are undead, nocturnal creatures that subsist on blood. They have superhuman powers and are sometimes able to shape-shift. They are weak against sunlight, foreign objects stuck in and left in their hearts, decapitation and sometimes holy water and crosses.
Vertical scrolling is when the screen scrolls along the y-axis. In a vertical scrolling game the player usually starts from the bottom of the screen and moves up. They are also almost always presented in a top-down perspective.
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