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Earning an extra life, either by collecting a 1up or by hitting a certain score.
False Bowsers are henchmen of the Koopa kingdom, magically disguised as their boss. In later games, there are subtle differences between them and the real Bowser.
Games that feature an antagonist--someone who opposes the game's protagonist--that is a woman.
A much more angry Chain Chomp whose chain links are made of fireballs.
Bouncing links of fireballs.
Fireworks are a form of incendiary rocket designed to explode "gently" in bright colours and cause no damage, traditionally set off to mark festive or historic events.
Flurries are clumsy snow creatures that appear in ice levels of Super Mario games.
The character kicks his feet while he jumps to increase horizontal movement.
Sentient fungi. Typical forest creatures.
Fuzzys are parasites that suck HP to heal themselves.
Galoomba are a species resembling Goombas in appearance and name. They are rounder than normal Goombas and are knocked upside-down when jumped on, instead of being defeated.
A translucent "ghost" representation of a prior performance in a racing game.
Goombas are common enemies in the Mario games.
A form of racing designed to test the car and driver's skill and endurance. It evolved into closed circuit racing like modern Formula 1 and MotoGP. Even the Mario Kart series has it.
The ground pound is a move where a person in midair somehow makes themselves strike the ground with more force than if they had merely landed. Popularly known as the "butt stomp" due to Super Mario 64's variant, which appeared as though Mario was attacking foes with his rear end.
Hammer Bros. are a species of Koopa that throw hammers at plumbers.
Henchmen are the loyal grunts caught in between the player and the main antagonist. Without them every game would be nothing more than a boss battle.
Skating on ice.
An Iconic concept of video games is the use of an idle animation for the players character, when during gameplay there's no control given. It's an example of emergent game design, and is used as a way to add depth to action characters.
Inflation is when you expand or fill up something with something else, usually air, to make it more full or bigger. Some mini-games have you be the first to completely inflate a balloon, or, in the case of Dig-Dug, you inflate monsters to have them explode!
An invisible object is something that can't be seen, but is still there. Sometimes it is a hidden bonus item, or part of a puzzle to be solved.
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.
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!!
The wings on its back allows it to hop or fly. They are not as common as normal Koopa Troopas, but they pose a bigger threat.
The Koopa Troop is Bowser's army. It consists of several different members, most of whom are the koopa species.
One of Bowser's most common minions. They are protected by a hard shell.
The first 7 children of Bowser in Mario's adventures. They also appear in 2 animated shows produced by DiC Entertainment and Nintendo. Their names are: Iggy, Lemmy, Wendy, Ludwig, Larry, Roy & Morton Jr. They love to cause trouble. Miyamoto recently denied that they are Bowser's Children.
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).
The meter which is used to gauge how much power there is left to use magic abilities.
Magikoopas are spellcasting Koopas who made their debut in Super Mario World.
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