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An arcade system board by Sega, used from 1993-1998. It's best known for introducing texture mapped polygons (using expensive hardware purchased from Lockheed Martin).
Short for the "New Arcade Operation Machine Idea", the NAOMI is a series of arcade system boards by Sega based on their Dreamcast architecture. It was used on a wide variety of arcade releases in the late '90s and early 2000's.
In many games there is a ranking system, the players with the highest point value are listed in a "high score" table.
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 Sega arcade board.
A Light Gun controller is used on some arcade games and very few console games. You point it at the screen, pull the trigger, and people die.
These games are based off of established licenses, such as movies, comics, or TV shows. Examples are the James Bond 007 and Spider-Man franchises.
The main line of distinction between victory or failure in video games, death is the process of a biological being ceasing to be alive.
The continue is a classic gaming concept, and usually arises when the player "dies" or fails in the game. Usually some loss is tied to a continue, in a form of a "life" or something of other value.
A shooter in which the player movement is restricted so they can only follow a linear, predetermined path. This style of game is considered very "arcadey" and is usually accompanied by a lightgun.
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