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An extremely common Badnik in the Sonic the Hedgehog games, and likely the first one players faced in many games.
Sometimes one playable character just isn't enough.
Music speeds up as the time runs out or a particular part of the game gets harder. Found in Street Fighter, Mario games, Sonic games, etc.
Start doesn't mean "A". Start means "start", son. Kids these days...
Black-and-white predators of the sea. Despite being colloquially called killer whales, these marine mammals are actually dolphins.
Games that have had an Original Soundtrack album released.
Dimensions and worlds that exist outside of time and space.
Parallax scrolling is a scrolling effect used in video game graphics, employing multiple scrolling layers to create the illusion of depth, for a pseudo-3D effect in an otherwise 2D scrolling game.
Parkour is a type of athleticism that involves going from point A to point B as quickly and efficiently as possible.
An ability that doesn't require input from the player to be used.
The eighth annual Penny Arcade Expo took place from August 26-28, 2011 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Washington.
Certain early physical 3DS games didn't came with digital manuals.
Non-pinball games featuring a level or stage that greatly resembles the interior of a pinball machine.
The Nintendo 3DS has a system-level currency called Play Coins, which are earned for walking while the system is in sleep mode and can be spent in a variety of ways.
Trophies are an incentive-based system for the completion of various objective in PS3, Vita, and PS4 titles.
Porker Lewis is a fictional pig species found in the Sonic universe.
Games that include a previous installment of the game's series. Usually, this extra game can be accessed via a menu or can be found within the game world.
Ranking Systems tally the player's current progress and relative skill, by tracking raw numbers of multiple statistics (like score and time) during a session of gameplay. This results in a competitive meta-game where the goal is usually to reach the top position.
Video game combat in which combat actions are performed in real-time, rather than through a turn-based structure.
Some games bought at physical stores and online retailers can be activated on Steam using its CD key. Some come with compulsory Steam activation, while for others it is optional.
A widely popular music style, originating from a fusion of blues, R&B, country, and jazz. Includes sub-genres such as punk, heavy metal, synth rock, and pop rock, among others.
These are scripted sequences in a game where the player is running toward the screen, sometimes while being chased.
‘S-Rank’ is a term used in games, most commonly awarded at the end of stages with graded missions or side objectives.
Most achievement systems allow developers to hide certain achievements, obscuring details about them until a player has earned the achievement.
A sequel (also called a follow-up) is a game that carries forward the gameplay concepts, and often the story, of a previous game to which it is officially linked.
No point in gathering coins, gold, gil, money, or whatever if you can't buy anything with it.
The phenomenon of time, or at least a character's perception of it, moving more slowly. Bullet time is an enhanced version of slow-mo.
A mode in the game, often an unlockable, allowing players to listen to individual music tracks, voice clips and/or sound effects.
Temporarily makes your character or the world around you go faster, either by stepping on an object, activating a power or object, or by collecting a power up. There are many other ways in which a Speed boost can be used and it depends on the game.
Protagonists that have gravity defying hair styles and often appropriately spikey personalities.
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