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The eggplant has appeared in numerous video games, most notably the 8-bit era. This was probably mainly due to its unique shape and color, which made it stand out.
A ladder is used to gain access to higher or lower ground. Also used as a weapon in most wrestling games.
An orange vegetable that's is commonly associated with having a positive effect on eye sight. Rabbits have been known to have a fondness for this vegetable.
A large rock that sometimes falls from the sky.
A soft, usually round fruit that goes from green to red as it ripens. Some uses are eating them raw, making them into ketchup, or throwing rotten ones at entertainers who do poorly.
The Galaxian flagship has made innumerable cameos in other Namco and Midway arcade classics.
Considered one of the most frequent and controversial implements of destruction in video games and real life, guns are devices that fire projectiles with explosive force.
A tree is a perennial woody plant. Trees are often used in games as a natural wall, providing a barrier as well as cover. Many games also use them to make their environments looks more natural and attractive.
A cucumber is a longish green fruit. They can be pickled and turned into pickles. We learn from Sam & Max that it is very silly to cut cucumbers length-wise.
Plucky piece of produce used to plunk opponents; one of Mario's most underrated weapons.
Mushroom is the familiar term used to describe a gilled fungus which may or may not bear a stem. Mushrooms are the "fruit" of spore bearing fungi.
An enclosed area, usually at the center of the screen, where the enemies spawn, and in some cases, return. Sometimes these areas can be entered, but it usually isn't advisable.
Helicopters are flying vehicles, typically with a single large main rotor to maintain lift with a tail rotor to counter rotation induced by this main rotor. They are useful in air to ground combat as well as for quickly inserting and recovering infantry close to the front line.
Some say it is a "Vegetable", those things are said to be edible.
A narrow projectile.
A stretchable bag that expands when filled with some kind of gas, if light enough, will float in the air. A favorite of children everywhere.
A machine designed with the purpose of moving objects or characters vertically.
Whether it's a regular piece of colored fabric or the high-tech keystone of a base's defenses, the flag is the most important asset a team can have and the most precious thing the opposing team can steal. It is also used for racing games.
It gives meaning to gravity in 2 dimensions. There is no other object which so defines Games as separate from every other pursuit. Where else does one encounter a platform but from the bounds of a video screen? ...except for delivery men.
A shovel is an item used to dig and move soil, snow, and other surface elements and is used in many simulation games. It can also be used as a weapon in certain games, such as Team Fortress 2 and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
A valuable item that is highly sought after, often used as a reward or incentive to complete objectives. Also used as a currency in many role-playing games.
An emplacement gun used to shoot down enemy aircraft.
A spaceship is a vehicle capable of traversing the vacuum of space.
The unripe version of bell pepper. The vegetable originated from Central and South America and is one of the milder varieties of the Capsicum annuum species.
Pineapple is the common name for a fruit that is native to the southern part of Brazil and Paraguay.
Watermelons are fruits which are believed to originate from southern Africa. They have hard skins surrounding their juicy pink innards.
A large roundish fruit that is usually greenish in color.
Garlic is used primarily to fend off vampires. In Wario's case, he just likes it.
Collect them, orbit them, conquer planets around them -- they're a staple of many genres of games.
A laser is a focused beam of light, invisible through the air without some other medium (such as smoke) to illuminate it. Lasers are often used in video games as part of a targeting system, or as an offensive weapon in their own right.
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