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Third-party developers and publishers occasionally engage in the practice of releasing a title or piece of DLC on only one platform for any number of reasons. Sometimes these are permanent while others are only platform exclusive for a certain window of time.
A two-dimensional image or animation overlaid into a scene. The foundation of early 2D games, making up everything from props to the player-controlled character.
A testament of the truly lazy or thrifty box artists. This is for straight-up re-use of someone else's art elements, not for traces/reillustrations/homages.
Sure, these days have almost every game sporting the newfangled 3D, but way back when, everyone had to live with plain old 2D. 2D, or two dimensions, limit the game to scrolling backgrounds, but some games even now make use of this basic concept.
a jumping or leaping kick often portrayed in action movies.
The title of a game is a year, or has a year in it. Normally used for sports game and other annual titles, but also used to designate when a game takes place rather than the year released.
Anthropomorphism is the concept of an object, concept or character that has human qualities or traits, such as speech, a level of intelligence similar or higher than a human's and self consciousness. "Anthro" means "of human" and related to the concept of humanity.
When the artwork on the game's box in no way correlates to the game's actual look and feel.
An aquatic flying bird that is sometimes hunted. Ducks appear in numerous games, some named after them (Duck Hunt), and as part of the scenery of other games (Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal).
Games whose titles consist of a single word.
It's arguably the one move that symbolizes the medium to those outside it. The ability to jump, be it onto a building, a platform, or a skull, is one of the all time most important abilities ever put in a video game.
Games which feature copyright infringement, or contain the tools to make infringing material. Usually seen in games with user generated content.
Penguins are flightless birds that are found in usually cold areas; they have appear in several videogames, notably the Club Penguin franchise.
Vertical scrolling is when the screen scrolls along the y-axis. In a vertical scrolling game the player usually starts from the bottom of the screen and moves up. They are also almost always presented in a top-down perspective.
Digging is a strategic mechanic of many games. Digging allows the ability to unearth valuables and strategize pathways.
Equines that go 'neigh' and tend to eat hay. Some are the stars of motion pictures. The truest of companions to many adventurers.
Any practitioner of magic (wizard, sorcerer, mage, necromancer, etc.) who casts spells. Even unlearned scholars can throw a mean magic missile every now and then.
Games which have nothing to do with each other, but have the same title.
Power Ups can be used to give the controlling character, or any other character, temporary or permanent upgrades.
A boss fight is a culminating challenge that pits the player against one or more enemies representing a greater threat and/or difficulty than those previously faced. These scenarios typically feature unique antagonists.
Blackjack is a widely popular casino game.
The concept of a helpless female character in desperate need of rescuing by the protagonist, in most cases from a villain, or from a form of impending doom.
A barrel roll is a maneuver in which an object makes a complete rotation on its longitudinal axis while following a helical path, approximately maintaining its original direction.
An eight legged arachnid. Some make webs to catch prey and some are poisonous. None have made a web grand enough to be called a parlor, though.
Games that are in genres where the ability to jump is expected, but do not allow the player character to jump on command.
When a game uses multiple planes instead of one on which the game play occurs.
Games that have animals (except humans) as the main character. The character must be playable.
Some games feature protagonists that are not humanoid in nature. These are creatures that do not have human characteristics (i.e. stand on 2 legs, have 2 arms, a body and a head).
These prehistoric behemoths cause chaos amongst many. Unfortunately, they are extinct.
Some non-dedicated platforms have games built into them so it can be enjoyed despite owning any games. Prior to any form of OS for platforms, the built-in games were accessed only when no game was inserted or required previous knowledge of a 'hidden' button presses. Later platforms the built-in games could be accessed through an onscreen menu.
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