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A staircase sequence consists of the player ascending or descending a stairwell for an extended period of time, perhaps a minute or more. These are often presented to create a vertical box of movement, with limited mobility to avoid hazards.
Spectral scourges and festering phantasms beware, these heroes aim to clear out the harmful haunts of our humble homes.
Some game characters just cannot swim. This usually means automatic death as soon as they hit the water.
The 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on May 10-12.
Games devoid of or mostly without music, including games with title screen music, but with little to no gameplay music.
Atari 2600 games which run on Starpath's Supercharger peripheral.
Games that feature digital versions of pinball tables, whether they be original designs or replicas of existing tables.
Ogres are large, grotesque, barbaric humanoid creatures. They are generally not very intelligent, but make up for that with their unmatched strength used to crush and maim their foes.
Multiple fighters/people ganging up to fight another fight/group of fighter.
Sega VCO Object, also known as Sega Z80-3D system, was an arcade system board released by Sega in 1981. It was the first system specifically designed for pseudo-3D sprite-scaling graphics. In 1982, it was also the first system to support active-shutter stereoscopic 3D.
A squad is a group of military personnel who work together as a group. Popular in both single-player and multiplayer games, the other players within the squad can be either AI or other people.
An action that is sensitive to context. Like going up to an object and pushing a button, which would normally perform a different action, to interact with it.
Often a timed sequence where players must escape a building, spaceship, planet, etc... before it explodes.
An advanced version of the standard Red Arremer enemy.
A yōkai from Japanese folklore. It's a weasel with sharp sickles on its appendages (sometimes just front legs and tail) and thought to cause windstorms.
Two player multiplayer with a good old serial cable. Make sure you set the Baud correctly.
Small payments made with actual money which result in an in-game bonus, such as an extra item, character, etc...
When a character that the player fights as a boss is playable elsewhere.
Games released on cartridges that features extras (extra chips, receivers, etc) that the consoles cannot do without them.
Sports that are played outside of their traditional playing fields, and often in an exaggerated manner.
A Jab is one of the common fist fighting moves and is seen in many fighting games.
The ability for an athlete or character, especially in extreme sports or platforming games, to rotate their bodies in a frontal or backward motion, creating inertia that propels them into a flipping motion.
Whether it be cigarettes, cigars or pipes, tobacco or otherwise, everyone knows that smoking is bad for you - and that it makes you look undeniably cool.
Everyone that is born has parents. These games feature adults with children of their own.
The American Mafia which originated in Sicily and took root in Eastern America around the 20th century. It is also known as Cosa Nostra meaning "Our Thing". The explosion of Mafia activities and power in America happened in 1920's and their power lasted well into the 1970's and 1980's.
The Roman Empire was an empire that was founded in 31 BC and lasted until 476 AD. At their peak, they ruled most of the Mediterranean region, including most of Europe and parts of the Middle East and North Africa
This concept occurs in many RPGs and Sci-Fi games. The Ancient Advanced Civilization Technology is often a giant weapon (Halo Rings, Giant of Babil, etc.) that becomes a major plot focus in the stories of these games.
Static background images that are not drawn in real time.
The Bydo are the alien race that form your enemy in the R-Type series of games.
People that make games are crazy, that's been evident since the 70s. Like a lot of crazy people they look at too much H.R Giger and realize that the human body is a truly disturbing thing.
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