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Rather than utilitarian names like "Level 3" or "Warehouse", many games give each level a unique title that has some relevance to its content.
Characters who possess the ability to "fly", but only for a limited time or by gradually descending.
The opposite of open-ended gameplay, linear gameplay uses scripted events, Quick time events, cut scenes, and a restricted path to tell a story exactly how the writer intends, and control elements of the action.
The concept of lives in video games evolved to let the player get a second chance after failing once. The most recognizable symbol is the heart.
Characters or species of living eyes, often giant.
An essential concept in most Olympic-based or Track and Field based games.
A stylistic choice of employing small polygon counts for meshes.
Games that feature an antagonist--someone who opposes the game's protagonist--that is a man.
This concept is for games in which at least one of the main characters is male.
From Beat-em-ups to fighting games to modern FPS, one dude hitting another has made an enjoyable pastime.
A type of primate with tails; often monkeys are depicted as causing havoc the moment they are encountered.
A mole that is featured in the Mario franchise.
Platforms conveniently moving you towards your destination to allow the crossing of large expanses which would otherwise be impossible to cross.
Start doesn't mean "A". Start means "start", son. Kids these days...
My Nintendo is a rewards program that Nintendo launched in March 2016. It is the successor to Club Nintendo, which ran from 2003 to 2015.
Nintendo 64 classics made available to subscribers of the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack.
Games that have had an Original Soundtrack album released.
A nocturnal bird of prey capable of turning its head 135 degrees in either direction.
Penguins are flightless birds that are found in usually cold areas; they have appear in several videogames, notably the Club Penguin franchise.
A species of carnivorous plants that reside in pipes. Some specimens can spit fireballs.
A place to fall, often bottomless, usually resulting in death.
Simulating the effects of a great variety of poisons, toxins, venoms and nerve agents can lead to many unique and interesting mechanics. A classic trope in games, Poison usually deals small amounts of damage to health over time.
Pokey is a cactus enemy often (although not uniquely) seen in the Mario series. It's body segments can be individually destroyed.
Rabbits, or bunnies, are smallish mammals with long ears and a cottony tail.
The Free Country USA Triannual Race to the End of the Race is a key event in Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 1: Homestar Ruiner.
Video game combat in which combat actions are performed in real-time, rather than through a turn-based structure.
A boss that players fight multiple times throughout the game. They usually follow the player as they progress.
Retroachievements is a community created and curated site that adds Achievements and Online Leaderboards for supported emulators and platforms like Raspberry Pi
Platforms that spin around their own axis. May cause disorientation.
Games that allow save file data to be transferred from one save slot to another.
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