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Cold-blooded aquatic animals that have scales and breathe through gills.
Flashbacks take a player into a flashback sequence. Often playable, but not always.
Freeware games are those which have their full versions legally free to download or otherwise obtain.
Bet a little or bet the house. How much you win depends on how much you wager.
Game Over originally appeared in pinball machines, and later, arcade machines. When players lose at a game, it is game over.
The concept of a game referencing another game through mockery, parody or even directly. A game reference to the same franchise does not count.
Game titles that pose a rhetorical question to the player. Occasionally, these titles are accompanied with an exclamation point to form an interrobang.
GamersGate is a client-free digital distribution service.
When there is in-game advertising in one game for a different title, normally one by the same developer.
A digital distribution platform that focuses on providing DRM-free computer games, both old and new.
Whether it be Mario vs. Bowser, Jedi vs. Sith, Link vs. Ganon, or Elves vs. Orcs, the forces of good are in an eternal battle with the hordes of evil.
Rooms that are either invisible or extremely hidden. Players are rewarded with health, easter eggs, weapons or traps.
A game that has holiday themes was either initially designed as a game for a holiday, or one that has holiday elements in a level, or as an additional unlockable feature, either through the use of the system clock, or an additional download.
Anthropomorphic beings sent by God to wreak divine havoc. There are traditionally four horsemen, though their roles vary greatly depending on the game.
Hypnosis is a trance-like mental state that can be achieved with a number of different techniques.
Audio technology that allowed dynamic music in LucasArts Games.
“Indie” or “independently developed” games are video games which are developed by a studio without the support of an external publisher.
Indie Royale sells bundles of independent games for cheaper than they would cost purchased separately. Purchasers can choose to pay more than the current minimum to lower the minimum price for others.
Infinite Pockets are a system of inventory often found in adventure games. The player character's pockets seem to be of an infinite size, capable of holding anything from peanuts, to garden rakes, to spare tires, yet none of this is reflected on the character.
Some games feature end credits that scroll over a playable segment of action.
With the internet in full swing, some games reflect its leak into popular culture by making references to the World Wide Web.
The act of obtaining information through questioning.
Games in which the two main protagonists are of different species.
A gameplay mechanic allowing players to store their items and freely carry them around.
Sometimes, players experience an unfortunate event that results in all their weapons and items being taken away from them.
Usually found in adventure games, when players combine two or more items to create one or more new items.
Joke characters are characters in video games that provide humor, and are often parodies of characters from other games, or parodies of famous celebrities.
Information on the time honored tradition of killing rats. Killing rats is a much cliched first quest for many western RPGs.
When the title of the game does not appear immediately at the beginning of the game, but rather after the first mission or prologue.
A talking head is a floating disembodied head that appears to address either you, the player, or the main character.
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