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Game » consists of 4 releases. Released October 1981
Some games' graphics are composed of abstract shapes that have no particular meaning outside of their role in the game.
The main line of distinction between victory or failure in video games, death is the process of a biological being ceasing to be alive.
The concept of purchasing media and having it delivered over the internet. No physical representation of this content is given, and although the content resides on the user's hard drive they are typically granted a license to the product, rather than ownership of it.
The controversial practice of incorporating "access control technology" into digital media so as to limit what owners of that media can do with it, most commonly for the stated purpose of preventing piracy.
Game Over originally appeared in pinball machines, and later, arcade machines. When players lose at a game, it is game over.
A feature in some games on the GOG.com service. Unlocked only while using the GOG Galaxy client.
In many games there is a ranking system, the players with the highest point value are listed in a "high score" table.
Gaming's very own urban legend. Polybius is a fabled arcade game that caused severe psychological damage to those that played it.
Games whose titles consist of a single word.
A level in which everything is displayed on-screen at once, with no scrolling, flip screen, or 3D movement. Many '80s games consist entirely of single-screen levels.
A super weapon, often found in scrolling/rail shooters which destroys all enemies on screen instantly.
Tube shooters are a sub-genre of Shoot 'em ups where the ship movement is constrained to the inner part of a tube like shape. Tempest is recognized as the title to start the genre.
One of the first with color
Wireframe describes any 3D model or shape that has no covering texture or "skin" and can be seen through. It can also be a visual effect to make a 2D image appear 3D.
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