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Game » consists of 13 releases. Released Feb 19, 1994
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.
8-bit can be a reference to actual computing power, or it can be a retro look for videogames that want to recall a bygone era.
The concept of moving blocks around to certain areas such as highlighted squares, or switches, or in order to get past a maze.
Typically found in fighting games, combos are a series of strung-together moves.
Sometimes you want a challenge, sometimes you wanna coast.
The concept of purchasing media and having it delivered over the internet. No physical representation of this content is given, and although the content resides on the user's hard drive they are typically granted a license to the product, rather than ownership of it.
A feature in Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, and Nintendo 3DS games allowing linked multiplayer with only one cartridge.
Why are bad guys on so many game covers? Perhaps the developers secretly think they're cooler than the good guys.
Mustaches are often found on the evil villain of cartoons to let the audience know just how evil they are, or used in parody of them.
Earning an extra life, either by collecting a 1up or by hitting a certain score.
Game Over originally appeared in pinball machines, and later, arcade machines. When players lose at a game, it is game over.
Commonly seen in brawlers, typically with the word "go" next to it, this is an indicator in side-scrolling games of which way to go, and usually an indicator that all of the enemies in an area have been defeated.
Gravity is a physical phenomenon, specifically the mutual attraction between all objects in the universe. In a gaming setting, gravity determines the relationship between the player and the "ground," preventing the player or game objects from flying off into space, and hopefully acting in a predictable/realistic manner.
In many games there is a ranking system, the players with the highest point value are listed in a "high score" table.
These are the very last games officially released for a major console in North America.
Games released coinciding with new hardware.
This concept is for games in which at least one of the main characters is male.
Creatures that are usually part fish and part human.
Two or more characters are featured on the game's box art.
Some puzzle games, specifically ones of the block/piece-dropping or matching subgenre, will show the player which "piece" is upcoming after they play the current one.
As part of the Switch Online subscription, Nintendo offers a selection of NES games through the downloadable Nintendo Entertainment System application.
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.
A species of small bird from the Mario games. It is often seen riding a magic carpet and made is usually associated with Super Mario Bros. 2, where it was a somewhat common enemy.
Puzzles may need to be solved before the player can progress to the next section of the game. Often it may not be clear to players exactly what the puzzle is, or whether the an in-game items needs to be attained before it is even possible to solve it.
Puzzle games that also feature some kind of narrative.
Team stacking is when players will all join the winning team or all the good people will join the same team. Stat stacking is when players will maximize one or two beneficial stats so their character is extremely efficient at one role.
The Thwomp is a villain from the mario franchise. He is most commonly found in castle stages.
For some reason, some games are named after the opposing person. Sometimes it's because the bad guy is cooler than the good guy.
Toads are a species of intelligent mushrooms and the dominant species of the Mushroom Kingdom.
The Virtual Console is a platform service that first appeared on Nintendo's Wii and later on the 3DS and Wii U. Games from past consoles are emulated to run on the new hardware with the added benefits of system-level save states and other features.
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