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Used in puzzle games to be broken, moved, or matched by color, shape and size. Also used in many early 3D polygonal games. Not to be confused with Squares or Cubes.
A set of four squares orthogonally connected to create a geometric shape.
The ball typically used in the sport of bowling. Can sometimes be used as a weapon for non-bowling games.
Bowling pins are the objects to be knocked down in the game of bowling. There are usually 10 of them and are arranged in a 1-2-3-4 pyramid.
A bomb is an explosive device.
The manliest type of facial hair.
Link uses one. You do it in Animal Crossing. Lakitu uses it in most Mario installments like Mario Kart and Super Mario 64. Loads of games use fishing rods! Reel in that carp!
A pinball is a small and almost always metallic sphere used in pinball games. The player hits the pinball around with flippers for the ball to hit or roll over things for points or even to complete pinball quests.
Samus's Gunship is a hunter-class gunship that was custom built for Samus by the Galactic Federation shipyards of Aliehs III.
Mechanical bats covered in rubber, used to rebound a pinball back into play. A necessary ingredient in a precursor to the video game. Occasionally seen outside the realm of pinball games.
Mechs (or Mecha) are humanoid-like pilot driven vehicles often depicted in media as a combat machine. Early examples of Mech/Mecha in video games are often derived from early manga and anime as well as table-top games.
The kind of bumper that is often featured in pinball games. If a character touches it, he or she will likely get knocked around as well.
A baseball bat is a smooth, wooden or metal club used in baseball to hit the ball, although many games use it as an accessible and effective blunt melee weapon.
The boxing ring is ( obviously ) the ring that people box in. Used in all boxing games.
A mechanical lifeform, typically exhibiting superhuman abilities, that can be found in games as either the main protaganist or as powerful enemies or allies.
An item used to play tennis. It is hit by tennis rackets in a match.
An item used to hit the tennis ball in a match.
An airplane is a heavier-than-air craft whose lift is generated by airflow over the wings creating a strong pressure difference. In video games, airplanes are used for travel and as a type of weaponry.
Watercrafts (also known as Jet Skis) are vehicles designed to move across water.
Even though water in games tends to bring about death, we all still hold it near and dear to us. After all, the human body is comprised mostly of it.
A watercraft designed to travel on top of bodies of water. A favored tool of pirates and criminals.
A weapon.
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.
Coins have long been used in video games as both a form of currency and as a means of accruing points.
A ball of hot flickering fire. Usually thrown from the hero's hand into the squealing face of the enemy.
The pith helmet is a lightweight helmet worn by explorers meant to provide protection and keep the sun out of their eyes.
A sculpture said to bring good luck.
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.
This is a box that floats in the air and has a question mark on it.
A machine designed with the purpose of moving objects or characters vertically.
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