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An association soccer club established in Oulu, Finland.
A compilation of all games that happen to include a sex minigame.
Two distinct styles of funk dancing to come out of the 1970s.
The Wisps are alien creatures in Sonic Colors.
An extremely common Badnik in the Sonic the Hedgehog games, and likely the first one players faced in many games.
Possibly the greatest advancement in shirt technology since the invention of the button, the half-tuck shows one has class and simultaneously doesn't give a damn.
Splash damage is a term used in several types of games, most notably in first-person shooter and real-time strategy games, to refer to damage taken by players or objects in the area surrounding a point of weapon impact.
An orphan is a child that has both of his/her natural parents absent from his/her upbringing. The absence could be from the parents' death, abandonement, or "accidental" disappearance.
A co-op system where two players control one character at the same time.
Abjuration is the school of magic that deals with protective spells (buffs) and counter magic.
Throwing a fireball or zapping your foes with chain lighting are both great examples of evocation magic.
A status of decreased cognition caused by a substance such as alcohol.
Games that can be played with a CGA monitor and graphics card. CGA, Color Graphics Adapter was the first generation of color graphics for the IBM PC.
A trait in which a character's heinous actions stem not from a tragic past event or personal wrongdoing, but rather an indulgent "because I can" attitude that remains unreformed.
The PAX 10 is a showcase of independent games held annually at the Penny Arcade Expo. The ten are selected by Penny Arcade staff and a panel of industry professionals.
Several different game types like driving, shooting, and platforming in one cohesive game. Compilation releases don't count.
A banker is the owner, operator, and/or teller at a bank.
This feature allows players of the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3 versions of a game to play competitively or collaboratively.
Tracker music, or module/MOD music is a digital music format that was popularized in the late 80's and became the de facto standard for video game music on the Amiga, as well as in the Demoscene, and is still in wide use today.
When a game uses a year with the letter X in it. For example 199X or 20XX.
Sony's official initiative of bundling multiple PlayStation versions of a game into a single purchase/package.
Sony's PS3, PS4 & Vita feature to take a save from the one system to another system and continue playing.
Sometimes the best way to get past security is to find your nearest barrel or cardboard box and hide in it
Games with cover art that imitates game boxes for bygone systems, or recalls a distinctive aesthetic used for cover art in that era.
A graphic filter designed to give players the sensation of using a CRT monitor.
Babysitting is the act of caring for a baby or child, usually as a favor or for money.
The given name to a dynamic system that overlooks the progression and behavior of a player. It then changes the gameplay difficulty to either reward or punish the player accordingly.
Games in which there is built-in Twitter support.
Games that allow in-game recording and uploading to YouTube.
In order to avoid licensing issues, many games simply create fictional car brands.
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