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Game » consists of 6 releases. Released October 1980
For some versions of the 2600, the player got an issue of Atari Age #2
Video game controversy revolves mostly around the psychological effects that games with graphic violence or sexual content in them can have on players. Other sources of controversy can range from racism, sexism, politics, or religion.
Any weapon that shoots laser and plasma beams or energy bolts rather than conventional bullets.
The fixed camera was made famous by games such as the Resident Evil and Metal Gear Solid franchises. Depending on the camera set, up could be down and left could be right. Even in the later generation of consoles, games like the God of War franchise still use this technique.
A situation where the player-controlled character loses their life immediately. The quickness of that demise is often a stark departure from the balance of power, and sometimes the rules, established by the developers during the rest of the game.
Ever since Pac-Man, games have had us navigating mazes.
Never Ending Games is a self-explanatory concept in which a game is unbeatable and never ends, due either to the game having no true ending or because the game is not saved (or truly continued) after the last section of the game.
Enemies that are adamant in their will to hunt you down. Example: Pac-Man ghosts.
Pixel art refers to digital images composed of visible pixels, drawn with individual pixel-level intent and precision.
If a person is made of metal and has circuitry instead of a circulatory system, then their game belongs on this list.
Early game consoles were unable to produce complex objects nor different colors. To make the games more enjoyable, the developers included a translucent overlay that players could physically place on the television screen.
Games whose titles consist of a single word.
These games are designed to be played by one person, and one person only.
A level in which everything is displayed on-screen at once, with no scrolling, flip screen, or 3D movement. Many '80s games consist entirely of single-screen levels.
The artifical production of "human" speech by computers in games or other software
What lies ahead, and is distant from the present.
A game perspective that views the action from above, commonly at a fixed position and/or rotation.
An unbeatable enemy is just that, an enemy you can't beat or destroy. It's best to just run away from them.
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