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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.
The Galaxian flagship has made innumerable cameos in other Namco and Midway arcade classics.
A spaceship is a vehicle capable of traversing the vacuum of space.
A stretchable bag that expands when filled with some kind of gas, if light enough, will float in the air. A favorite of children everywhere.
A train is a series of connected vehicles that move along a single or double railed track.
Collect them, orbit them, conquer planets around them -- they're a staple of many genres of games.
A bomb is an explosive device.
Trampolines are useful for allowing video game characters to jump great distances. They even make a funny sound effect sometimes.
An enemy ship in the Galaga games that can capture the player's ship with a tractor beam. On the next life, the player can shoot down the Boss Galaga to reclaim the captured ship and control both at once.
A computer is a common object in video games. They can be used for many purposes; to trigger objects - such as a lift or a bomb, gather information, or even to play games.
Doors are a common object in most video games, as well as the keys and objects needed to open them. From role playing to shooters, doors are an important component of many games.
It gives meaning to gravity in 2 dimensions. There is no other object which so defines Games as separate from every other pursuit. Where else does one encounter a platform but from the bounds of a video screen? ...except for delivery men.
An artistic work that has been created by applying pigment to a canvas, often via the use of a brush.
Rail tracks, which are also known as Train tracks, railway, or simply tracks, are the rails which guide trains. There are many types of tracks that are used for different types of trains around the world.
The bread and butter of any self respecting archer, the bow is a stereotypical ranged weapon of olden times and fantasy settings.
A ladder is used to gain access to higher or lower ground. Also used as a weapon in most wrestling games.
A machine designed with the purpose of moving objects or characters vertically.
A large rock that sometimes falls from the sky.
Whether it's a regular piece of colored fabric or the high-tech keystone of a base's defenses, the flag is the most important asset a team can have and the most precious thing the opposing team can steal. It is also used for racing games.
This term can refer to both a visible shot onscreen in a shooter, or a round that has been fired from or currently loaded into a weapon.
An emplacement gun used to shoot down enemy aircraft.
Helicopters are flying vehicles, typically with a single large main rotor to maintain lift with a tail rotor to counter rotation induced by this main rotor. They are useful in air to ground combat as well as for quickly inserting and recovering infantry close to the front line.
A hamburger is a hunk of ground beef served between two pieces of bun-configured bread. Hamburgers are often served with a variety of toppings and condiments. It is named for the region in which it was invented, not for the kind of meat (as is often mistakenly suggested).
A space-based habitat, frequently providing living spaces, scientific facilities, or for defensive purposes.
A flying lump of space rock.
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.
Considered one of the most frequent and controversial implements of destruction in video games and real life, guns are devices that fire projectiles with explosive force.
A single 2-dimensional point found in many games for locating a position on a map, or in some games just for eating.
Chances are you're using at least one of them right now.
A fruit that often provides score or acts as a healing item in games.
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