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A place to fall, often bottomless, usually resulting in death.
A game that uses a mixture of 2D & 3D techniques. Commonly used to describe the use of either 3D graphics restricted to a 2D perceptive, or 2D graphics used to fake the appearance of a 3D perceptive.
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.
Whether by item or otherwise, temporary invincibility provides the user a brief moment where they are impervious to attack.
A boss that players fight multiple times throughout the game. They usually follow the player as they progress.
Some games have inspired the creation of literature.
A leaderboard is a way for players of any multi-player game to know where they rank within the game's community.
Cold-blooded aquatic animals that have scales and breathe through gills.
Whether it be a close up shotgun blast, far away sniper rifle, explosive, or backstab, the "one hit kill" is a popular kill strategy. Usually hard to master and even harder to avoid, the instant kill is loved and hated by gamers everywhere.
Turn-based games divide game actions into distinct parts, called turns. This gives the player time to strategically choose actions as the battle or events unfold.
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.
Humans are bipedal, sapient primates capable of abstract reasoning, language, and emotions.
Bats are small, very social flying mammals. They may frequent caves or haunted houses.
Earning an extra life, either by collecting a 1up or by hitting a certain score.
A gameplay mechanic allowing players to store their items and freely carry them around.
These games were popular enough to warrant an anime, whether it was a full television series, an OVA (original video animation), or a feature-length movie.
Xbox 360 and original Xbox games that have been approved to run on the Xbox One's backwards compatibility feature.
More effective than any hospital. These games let you heal damage; ranging from a black eye to a gunshot wound, just by having a snack.
Potentially deadly in the real world, annoying and funny in the animated world.
Action RPG (Action Role-Playing Game), also known as ARPG, refers to RPGs (role-playing games) that use direct, real-time, reflex-oriented, action combat systems, instead of the more abstract turn-based or menu-based battle systems.
Currency has all forms in video games. It is used to buy characters, vehicles, weapons, and more.
A shadow is an area where direct light from a light source cannot reach due to obstruction by an object.
Porting is a term used when a game designed to run on one platform is converted to run on a different platform. Quality varies, though some titles are packaged with extras.
Using gestures with the controller to control on-screen actions. Alternatively, these gestures can also be detected by motion-sensing cameras.
Games that have animals (except humans) as the main character. The character must be playable.
A Secret area is a place hidden that few will find unless they know where to look.
The Classic NES Series of games were re-released versions of NES games for the GBA. Also known as Famicom Mini and NES Classics in Japan and PAL regions respectively.
Special locations in game that allow the player to manually save their progress.
Games that have been used as the basis for motion pictures.
Ever since Pac-Man, games have had us navigating mazes.
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