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A homing missile is a missile that locks on to and follows its target. Homing missiles are featured in lots of games, from old school to new school.
Any projectile that incorporates some sort of guidance system, allowing it to auomatically seek out its target.
One of the weapons Sam acquire in his quest for the medallion needed to destroy Mental. It has a slight homing ability.
A well known weapon in the Metroid series that allows you to hit enemies as well as freeze them. Ever since, it has been recreated in most notably the Pokemon series.
A jersey barrier is an object often made partially out of concrete that has various uses in areas of automobile traffic. In video games jersey barriers (along with fences, automobiles (often "wrecked",) walls, outcroppings of land, and many more objects) are sometimes placed at the outermost edges of the area which is accessible to the player, giving the illusion that the barrier is serving as the sole blockade and in its absence the map would continue to be open and playable.
A Jet pack is a backpack with rocket boosters built in that usually allows the wearer to hover or fly.
Used to open doors, or anything else that is locked. In any game where the player has an inventory, it's a safe bet that a key will appear at some point.
A keycard is a plastic card with a magnetic strip, chip, or other circuitry, programmed to allow passage through locked doors. May also require a passcode or password of some kind.
This is an electronic lock with a key pad that needs to have the right numeric code to open a door, lock, or chest.
A knife is a commonly seen object in video games. Usually used for close quarters combat, or as a cutting tool.
A ladder is used to gain access to higher or lower ground. Also used as a weapon in most wrestling games.
A laser is a focused beam of light, invisible through the air without some other medium (such as smoke) to illuminate it. Lasers are often used in video games as part of a targeting system, or as an offensive weapon in their own right.
Lava is molten rock, usually from the interior of a planet, and in games is often used as a hazard to players, or as a visible gameplay-area boundary.
Lily pads are the floating leaves of a water lily. Froggers use them as platforms.
A storage utility usually used for items. In video games however, they have a different use: hiding.
For games that has loincloth in them.
A type of hard candy confectionery on a stick.
Machine guns, generally, are heavier weapons with a rapid rate of fire. To quote the Quake manual, they "eat ammo like popcorn."
A mat or pad, on top of a bed, to sleep on or lie on.
Mechs (or Mecha) are humanoid-like pilot driven vehicles often depicted in media as a combat machine. Early examples of Mech/Mecha in video games are often derived from early manga and anime as well as table-top games.
Used to turn wind or water energy into useable mechanical work.
Reflects light.
An explosive ordinance propelled by a rocket engine designed to blow an object to smithereens. A missile is often guided, in some way, to its target. For example; by laser, remote control, or computer/GPS.
A bag, usually cloth, containing a whole lot of money.
A corpse (excluding undead) that has been maimed in a grizzly manner. A common decorative in castle dungeons.
A form of jellied gasoline that when lit on fire can stick to targets as it burns.
A flat transport structure that supports goods in a stable fashion while being lifted by a forklift, pallet jack, or other jacking device.
A tropical tree. Recognizable by its tall stem and evergreen top.
They come in many different flavors, such as blueberry, apple, chocolate chip, and the list goes on. Pancakes are often served with syrup and butter. In Scandinavia, they may be served with sugar, jam, or 'brown cheese'.
A a small enclosure housing a public telephone. Because of the invention of the cellphone, phone booths have become almost obsolete.
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