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Game » consists of 7 releases. Released December 1988
Japanese PC online digital distribution service for emulated retro games, launched on 24 November 2001, years before similar services from Steam, Virtual Console, or XBLA.
Punks are part of a subculture (stereotypically) recognized by their mohawks, piercings and spiny attire.
Video game combat in which combat actions are performed in real-time, rather than through a turn-based structure.
Red Book is a set of specifications for audio CDs. For games it refers to early CD-ROM titles with background music recorded and played back as audio tracks, instead of being generated by the hardware. Its called Redbook Audio because the book that lays out all the specifications has a red cover.
Regenerating health is a gameplay mechanic which automatically refills the players health bar after successfully escaping damage for a set amount of time. It is typically seen in RPGs and modern first/third-person shooters.
A gathering of people who believe in the same higher power(s), and follow the rules laid out by the mortals chosen to be their prophets. Video games generally try to shy away from negatively portraying real religions to avoid controversy, however they make ample use of fictional in-game religions.
Set of actions, that are part of a religion or traditions.
Satire is a form of humor that ridicules aspects of real-world society and culture, usually making a serious but indirect point about the subject that the player is allowed to infer. Games such as Metal Gear, EarthBound, Grand Theft Auto, and Fallout, for example, satirize American culture.
The first subscription based video game serviced offered through your cable company.
An intimate physical activity between two or more individuals.
No point in gathering coins, gold, gil, money, or whatever if you can't buy anything with it.
Side-scrolling games present the world as viewed perpendicular to the direction the characters are facing on screen. With a heavy focus on lateral movement, objectives are often met by moving from one end of a stage to the other.
Games whose titles consist of a single word.
The limitations of early gaming hardware, especially in the 8-bit and 16-bit days, made animated story sequences impractical for many games. One popular alternative was to convey the story through a series of still images, often with text and music alongside them.
A cloud of fine particles.
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.
The recording of data related to player performance or progress in a game. This feature is commonly found in RPGs or competitive multiplayer games. It does not include statistics in sports games, unless related to player performance.
Games where abusing alcohol and/or drugs gives the players an in game benefit - such as additional health, bullet-time, or other abilities.
The Crusades were a series of Medieval wars waged by European Christian armies under the authority of the Pope against Islamic nations in the Holy Land. They lasted several centuries and are featured in numerous games.
The act of changing an event in the past that significantly alters further events leading up to the present. This is a major element of many stories involving time travel.
The concept of a character leaping forwards or backwards in time.
A game perspective that views the action from above, commonly at a fixed position and/or rotation.
Unicorns are mythological creatures, usually thought of as magical, intelligent horse-like entities with a single horn on their forehead. They can be fierce forest protectors and are a symbol of chastity and moral pureness.
When a character motions to light a cigarette but there's no fire or burning animation on the tip. May or may not include smoke.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
Warping allows the player to take a shortcut, bypassing part of a game.
Zombies, more accurately called the walking dead, are reanimated corpses who feed on the living, and have become a ubiquitous video game enemy. They often move slowly, but can be deadly in large numbers, which is unfortunately how they tend to travel. Shotgun time!
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