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Metriods are an Assist trophy in Smash Bros. Brawl
These are often a departure from the conventional gameplay of a game. There have also been compilations; games including only minigames. The Mario Party series has a lot of minigames, too!
A simple texture mapping graphics mode on the SNES that allows a background layer to be rotated and scaled. Many game developers used this to create faux-3D worlds and environments.
Animals that can be ridden by players to get around faster.
Games which allow players to interact with others over the internet.
A partner is someone in a duo that shares the same status and/or billing. In video games, you often switch from one to the other because they have different strengths and weaknesses.
Games that are arguably the most fun in a "party" scenario with multiple players in one room.
Piranha Pests are a unique type of Piranha Plant that appear in Yoshi's Story and Mario & Luigi: Partners In Time
Any character you can control in a game is a Player Character (PC), as opposed to a non-player character (NPC), which is a character that can only be controlled by the game.
Reptilian humanoids are a common motif in mythology, folklore and fantasy. As a race, they are sometimes cited to be extremely old, even older than men and elves. Examples: Lizalfos (Zelda), Lizardmen (Warhammer) & Argonians (The Elder Scrolls) They generally walk upright like any other humanoid and sport some kind of tail.
Sidekicks, different from partners, are less powerful, less important characters who support the main protagonist and generally stick by their side.
Featured mainly in fighting games, special attacks usually require more than just pressing a button to activate. They are usually unique or at least varied between characters.
Tiny red-shelled creatures from Super Mario Bros. Always a pain to defeat as they are covered with spikes.
When a character in a game unleashes their true power and 'levels up' in a sense. Examples are super sonic, super saiyan, no more heroes, mushrooms in mario, devil trigger... etc.
Using one's own tail as a weapon.
Whether with a button press or menu, taunts destroy friendships and can even make the computer go crazy.
Characters that fight with their tongues - often this involves characters with long, extendible tongues.
Games that are controlled partially or entirely with a touch screen.
Games that feature characters that are known for a highly distinctive and unusual manner of speech.
Vehicular combat combines driving and combat to form a unique fast paced action game. Many games are purely vehicular combat based (e.g. Twisted Metal or Vigilante 8) or can contain have sections for such combat (e.g. Halo or Mass Effect).
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
"Vore" is an internet term for a sexual fetish for the act of a creature swallowing someone else whole while they are still alive. The act is also seen in many video games, in a decidedly less sexual manner.
Warping allows the player to take a shortcut, bypassing part of a game.
A bipedal dinosaur species known for its great appetite and egg-laying abilities.
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