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A boss fight is a culminating challenge that pits the player against one or more enemies representing a greater threat and/or difficulty than those previously faced. These scenarios typically feature unique antagonists.
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.
Never Ending Games is a self-explanatory concept in which a game is unbeatable and never ends, due either to the game having no true ending or because the game is not saved (or truly continued) after the last section of the game.
Pokey is a cactus enemy often (although not uniquely) seen in the Mario series. It's body segments can be individually destroyed.
Goombas are common enemies in the Mario games.
Sidesteppers are crablike enemies that first appeared in the Mario Bros. arcade game. When hit from underneath, they get angry and start moving more quickly.
Fever mode is a frantic form of bonus round, found in some puzzle or arcade games, triggered by player achievement such as reaching a required score or hitting a enemy or zone. During fever mode the player can rapidly score more points or do more damage than in regular play.
What lies ahead, and is distant from the present.
Games that make records. Often records like most played game, or critically acclaimed. There have been gaming records since the says of Pong and the Magnavox Oddysey.
Games whose main character is so egotistical that the whole game just HAS to be named after them.
A stance or movement by a video game character celebrating a current accomplishment.
When a game lets players grab enemies and throw them as projectiles. Commonly found in platformers, but also sometimes found in over-the-top 3rd person action games.
Video games that, for better or for worse, are based on an existing non-video game franchise. Usually drawn from movies, tie-in games have also been made about TV shows, novels, and even one-hit wonder pop bands.
Whenever there's a new Pixar, superhero or Harry Potter movie they have to make one of these.
Totaka's Song is a hidden easter egg in a number of Nintendo's games dating back to the early 1990s. It can typically be accessed by waiting for a set period of time at a specific place.
An act of Mother Nature that brings hardship on humanity and the world.
The last boss you face in a game, usually representing the final climax of the game.
This concept is for games in which at least one of the main characters is male.
When a game uses multiple planes instead of one on which the game play occurs.
Characters that are overweight have more body fat than normal for their race, or at least look it. A character that is overweight may or may not have great strength.
Any game that involves jumping on an enemy's head as an attack, such as in Super Mario Bros.
A shooter in which the player movement is restricted so they can only follow a linear, predetermined path. This style of game is considered very "arcadey" and is usually accompanied by a lightgun.
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.
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