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Apes are primates that lack tails. They swing from tree to tree and sometimes fling poo. Not to be confused with monkeys (who have tails).
Climbing is a common tradition in games, particularly platformers. There is often a particular type of surface that can be climbed, and it has a recognizably different look than other surfaces in the game. Climbing ladders or stairs doesn't count.
An order of large reptiles that encompases the Alligator, Gharial, Caiman and Crocodile families. While dangerous on land, they're pure killing machines in the wet element.
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.
The 2004 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on May 11-13. This was the 10th annual E3.
The 2005 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on May 18-20.
The 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California on May 10-12.
These spooky entities are the spirits of the dead, returned from beyond their graves for generally sinister purposes. There's generally about even odds whether a particular ghost will be helpful or malevolent towards the living, but some ghosts just want to be left alone entirely.
A vestige of the late 80's and early-mid '90's that indicated how cool a primate character was. Anthropomorphic or not, throwing sunglasses on that big guy made him instantly awesome.
Kremlings consist of all manor of reptilian foe encountered across the Donkey Kong Country series, as well as a few friendly ones.
Kritters are the most common enemies in the Donkey Kong series. This crocodile-like enemy is found in almost every Donkey Kong game.
Mini-Neckies are small vultures that have long been a common enemy in the Donkey Kong franchise.
A type of primate with tails; often monkeys are depicted as causing havoc the moment they are encountered.
A common enemy in the Donkey Kong franchise, Neckies are large vultures that patrol Donkey Kong Island.
Pixel art refers to digital images composed of visible pixels, drawn with individual pixel-level intent and precision.
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.
Retroachievements is a community created and curated site that adds Achievements and Online Leaderboards for supported emulators and platforms like Raspberry Pi
Marine animals characterized by five arms extending from a central disk. They are a lot more agile in video games than they are in real life.
The act of traversing space while attached to a piece game geometry. Sometimes via a rope, or other grapple like object.
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.
Vultures are large scavenging birds. They are not highly regarded by humans.
Wasps are parasitic insects similar to bees in appearance. They have two pairs of wings and the females have stingers capable of injecting venom. There are over 100,000 species of wasps.
One of the most common enemies from the Donkey Kong series, Zinger is a buzzing wasp who made its first appearance in Donkey Kong Country.
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