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The ground pound is a move where a person in midair somehow makes themselves strike the ground with more force than if they had merely landed. Popularly known as the "butt stomp" due to Super Mario 64's variant, which appeared as though Mario was attacking foes with his rear end.
Gruntlings are Gruntilda's most loyal minions and are found all throughout her lair.
Havok Physics (Havok) is a physics API developed by Irish company Havok and released in 2000. It is used in video games as a physics engine, allowing for realistic interactions between in-game entities.
A heads-up display is a graphical overlay of vital information used in most modern games.
Health is a value that gauges how much damage players can take in a game before they die or pass out. Also known as life in some games. Health is usually represented by a bar or a percentage instead of an exact amount. Found in most non sport games
A hub is the central location from which a player can venture out into different areas of a game. It is often used as a clever way of masking loading between levels or worlds.
Games in which the two main protagonists are of different species.
Race of placid creatures that routinely get kidnapped in the Banjo-Kazooie series. They have evil counterparts that are called MInjos.
It's arguably the one move that symbolizes the medium to those outside it. The ability to jump, be it onto a building, a platform, or a skull, is one of the all time most important abilities ever put in a video game.
Klang is an enemy disguised as a barrel who is found in Grunty Industries.
Livewires are enemies found in the Banjo-Kazooie series.
Collectibles that are also living beings.
This concept is for games in which at least one of the main characters is male.
Minjo's are the arch enemys of the Jinjo's
Sometimes one playable character just isn't enough.
Pixel art refers to digital images composed of visible pixels, drawn with individual pixel-level intent and precision.
A form of level transition, mainly used in the early 90's. The act of travelling from one planet to another.
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.
Power Ups can be used to give the controlling character, or any other character, temporary or permanent upgrades.
Swearing, cursing, call it what you want. It is an expression of anger or frustration, in most cases.
Games that feature quiz questions, often in the form of multiple choice responses.
Respawning is when a player or NPC dies and then reappears moments later - usually in a predetermined location or group of locations - while the game continues.
If a person is made of metal and has circuitry instead of a circulatory system, then their game belongs on this list.
A term used to describe the flow of action in a typical action game, where the pace is pre-defined to feature fast action and require quick reflexes. As the name suggests, these are games where the player character can run and shoot at the same time.
Scaleform is a software development kit used to integrate Flash based user interfaces with game engines.
Shrapnel is an explosive enemy featured in multiple Banjo-Kazooie games.
A lead character who never says a word, despite being spoken to.
Eliminating a target with a long-range rifle.
Snippets are large crabs in Banjo-Kazooie.
Immersing the player using sound directed from 5 speakers and a sub-woofer, surround sound is the way of choice to hear game audio.
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