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MLB is a professional league of American Baseball.
Established in 1962, The New York Metropolitans have won two World Championships in 1969 and 1986. In 2009 the Mets moved out of Shea Stadium, and into Citi Field to begin a new era in the history of the franchise.
Halflings, also known as hobbits, average about three and a half feet tall. They have an innate affinity to nature and possess both the agility and dexterity to make great rogues. Halflings are generally good people, but also have a mischievous side that my infuriate others.
An aesthetic sub-genre of fantasy, focusing on brutal barbarians and arcane wizardly magic.
The Uruk-hai are a race of "super Orc" from the Lord of the Rings universe. Created by Saruman to destroy the humans of Rohan in the The Two Towers.
An alien alliance consisting of several unique species that serves as one enemy in the Halo franchise.
Also known as corpse-humping, tea-bagging is a slang term in video games when after a player has slain another player or NPC, they move their character over the dead character's body and crouch up and down repeatedly, adding a humiliating, and often humorous, factor to the character's death.
Elites, also known as Sangheili are a Covenant race in the Halo series. During Halo: Combat Evolved and the bulk of Halo 2 they are the primary antagonists. They became semi allied with the humans in Halo 3, and are in a political crisis during Halo 4, some still at war with Humanity.
Sometimes designers add old-school things on purpose to enhance game design. These games tend to be heavily inspired by hardware limitations of older systems. NES, Atari 2600, and early computer platforms (DOS, Commodore 64, MSX, etc...) are common sources of inspiration.
Reptilian humanoids are a common motif in mythology, folklore and fantasy. As a race, they are sometimes cited to be extremely old, even older than men and elves. Examples: Lizalfos (Zelda), Lizardmen (Warhammer) & Argonians (The Elder Scrolls) They generally walk upright like any other humanoid and sport some kind of tail.
A remake/re-imagining of a game that uses lower fidelity assets, due to a deliberate design choice.
Games with cover art that imitates game boxes for bygone systems, or recalls a distinctive aesthetic used for cover art in that era.
Video games based on specific albums, rather than a musical act's entire body of work.
A technology demonstration is a display of a product or application intended to demonstrate the technical capabilities of the platform running that software.
The NFL is a professional american football league. It has become the most popular spectator sport in the US.
Games that involve the racing of horses.
Games which are based on or feature concepts inspired by the the legend of King Arthur of Camelot, the Knights of the Round table, and the Quest for the Holy Grail.
Freeware games are those which have their full versions legally free to download or otherwise obtain.
Sometimes the creator's logo or name can be found in the product's game world.
When a prominent character is voiced by a member of the development team. The authors Clive Barker and Harlan Ellison are good examples of this.
Levels whose visual design represents objects or symbols (including text).
A traditional Japanese vengeful ghost. Common appearance tropes include long, stringy black hair (which usually obscures the face) and a white dress or kimono.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
Games that are controlled partially or entirely with a touch screen.
Games that are depicted with a predominantly black-and-white appearance, with sequences to this effect, or optional color filters.
A species of striped feline.
Sentient fungi. Typical forest creatures.
Species or genetic flukes that result in walking, talking, or otherwise human/animal-esque mushrooms. Usually an enemy type, especially in RPGs, but sometimes friendly, like Mario's Toads.
The rare occurrence of a game being released between Christmas and New Year's Day.
Roadkill generally refers to animals that have been run over by an automobile.
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