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Fighter Flies are enemies from the Mario series. They hop back and forth while flapping their wings.
The last boss you face in a game, usually representing the final climax of the game.
Fire Bros. are a variety of Hammer Bros. with the ability to spit Fireballs.
A much more angry Chain Chomp whose chain links are made of fireballs.
Bouncing links of fireballs.
Flattening is taking something three dimensional, and somehow making it very thin almost two dimensional. It can be used for comedic effect or a character to use it to fight through tight spaces.
It's not just for airplanes anymore: Game mascots and MMO players alike have taken to the skies. Players can use flight to quickly navigate large levels, find hidden items, or take opponents down.
Flurries are clumsy snow creatures that appear in ice levels of Super Mario games.
The character kicks his feet while he jumps to increase horizontal movement.
Galoomba are a species resembling Goombas in appearance and name. They are rounder than normal Goombas and are knocked upside-down when jumped on, instead of being defeated.
Game Boy Advance classics made available to subscribers of the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack.
Many GBA game titles ended with "Advance" to indicate that they were for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance. This "rule" was followed by Nintendo as well as many third party GBA developers.
These spooky entities are the spirits of the dead, returned from beyond their graves for generally sinister purposes. There's generally about even odds whether a particular ghost will be helpful or malevolent towards the living, but some ghosts just want to be left alone entirely.
A place were everything is unnaturally or naturally large compared to the protagonist.
Goombas are common enemies in the Mario games.
Any game that involves jumping on an enemy's head as an attack, such as in Super Mario Bros.
Henchmen are the loyal grunts caught in between the player and the main antagonist. Without them every game would be nothing more than a boss battle.
In many games there is a ranking system, the players with the highest point value are listed in a "high score" table.
A minor enemy in the Mario franchise, most notably appearing in Super Mario Bros. 2.
A walking candle flame.
A common type of stage featured in many games. Slippery ice, avalanches, and freezing water are some of the unpleasantries to be had when visiting these cold arctic regions.
Invincible, stationary electric jellyfish. One of the few Mario series enemies which cannot be defeated at all.
It's arguably the one move that symbolizes the medium to those outside it. The ability to jump, be it onto a building, a platform, or a skull, is one of the all time most important abilities ever put in a video game.
A very common collection of enemies in the Super Mario Bros. franchise. Some famous Koopas include: Lakitu, Hammer Bro., Bowser Jr., and the King of Koopas himself, Bowser!!
The first 7 children of Bowser in Mario's adventures. They also appear in 2 animated shows produced by DiC Entertainment and Nintendo. Their names are: Iggy, Lemmy, Wendy, Ludwig, Larry, Roy & Morton Jr. They love to cause trouble. Miyamoto recently denied that they are Bowser's Children.
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.
When stomping on someone causes the character to bounce upwards, often to a greater height than normal.
An opponent that typically appears around the halfway point in a level. Mini-Bosses are more formidable than the average opponent, though normally not as tough as the end-level Boss.
These are often a departure from the conventional gameplay of a game. There have also been compilations; games including only minigames. The Mario Party series has a lot of minigames, too!
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