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Game » consists of 3 releases. Released Nov 07, 2005
In many games there is a ranking system, the players with the highest point value are listed in a "high score" table.
The in-game announcer is a non-character disembodied voice commonly heard in arcade games, first-person shooters and real-time strategy games. They announce game modes, multi-kills, and game-changing events.
Characters who speak with an Italian flavoured accent, usually second generation immigrants.
Klaptraps are common Kremling enemies from the Donkey Kong franchise.
A very common collection of enemies in the Super Mario Bros. franchise. Some famous Koopas include: Lakitu, Hammer Bro., Bowser Jr., and the King of Koopas himself, Bowser!!
One of Bowser's most common minions. They are protected by a hard shell.
The game is almost over and there are 5 turns left. The Mario Party franchise used this concept to give out the current scores and a new twist is added. This appears in all games (except Mario Party Advance and Mario Party-e).
A common type of stage based around the fire and/or lava element. Often platforming heavy and inhabited by fire-based enemies.
Basically you're given a flashlight and then sent to a dark place.
Ever since Pac-Man, games have had us navigating mazes.
Mecha-Koopas are small mechanical versions of Bowser himself.
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 type of primate with tails; often monkeys are depicted as causing havoc the moment they are encountered.
A mole that is featured in the Mario franchise.
When a game has several playable characters of different species, real or fictional.
In many games such as Devil May Cry and God of War, Orbs, or "Souls", if you will, spawn out of the enemies you destroy and provide you with either sweet life or power. Many times these "Orbs" can also be used as a currency of sorts to upgrade.
Characters that are overweight have more body fat than normal for their race, or at least look it. A character that is overweight may or may not have great strength.
Games that are arguably the most fun in a "party" scenario with multiple players in one room.
A species of carnivorous plants that reside in pipes. Some specimens can spit fireballs.
A place to fall, often bottomless, usually resulting in death.
Skeletons that are directly controllable by the player; a concept that spans across multiple genres.
Pokey is a cactus enemy often (although not uniquely) seen in the Mario series. It's body segments can be individually destroyed.
The daughter of a monarch or monarchs.
A multicolored spectrum of light shaped in an arc.
A Random Number Generator (hence RNG) is a system designed to randomize a sequence of numbers. Most games technically use a table of 'random' numbers, simulating random chance.
A creature which is made up of mostly identical segments and has an elongated shape.
The shark is an underwater animal that is often stereotyped for its vicious killing of prey. In video games, they are used as enemies in underwater levels or a plot device used to keep the player away from the ocean.
No point in gathering coins, gold, gil, money, or whatever if you can't buy anything with it.
Shy Guys are masked hoodlums of the Mushroom Universe.
A mode in the game, often an unlockable, allowing players to listen to individual music tracks, voice clips and/or sound effects.
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