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Game » consists of 2 releases. Released Dec 03, 1993
A ladder is used to gain access to higher or lower ground. Also used as a weapon in most wrestling 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.
Lava is molten rock, usually from the interior of a planet, and in games is often used as a hazard to players, or as a visible gameplay-area boundary.
An explosive ordinance propelled by a rocket engine designed to blow an object to smithereens. A missile is often guided, in some way, to its target. For example; by laser, remote control, or computer/GPS.
A telephone is a device used to communicate verbally with another person over a long distance. Audio signals travel to and from both phones involved, allowing the users to hold a conversation in real-time.
A tube or hollow cylinder for the conveyance of fluid, gas, and sometimes other materials.
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 piece of printed paper designed to be attached to a wall typically used to advertise. A good example is a movie poster.
A mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water.
A mechanical lifeform, typically exhibiting superhuman abilities, that can be found in games as either the main protaganist or as powerful enemies or allies.
An explosive ordinance propelled by a chemical reaction that causes a controlled explosion resulting in thrust. Rockets are usually "dumb" weapons, meaning that they are not guided. Rockets are the most powerful projectile in many games.
A weapon that launches rockets.
A parabolic antenna made to receive microwaves from communications satellites.
The ultimate weapon attachment that uses telescope optics to enlarge distant targets thus increasing your accuracy.
A cloth garment for the upper body.
Slime can be defined as any thick or viscous liquid. It can be made up of a wide variety of chemicals, be of various thicknesses and is often green in color.
A spaceship is a vehicle capable of traversing the vacuum of space.
A spherical object with protruding sharp spikes.
Spikes are dangerous and often deadly obstacles that can line the floor, walls, or ceiling of any given room or passageway. They are an extremely common form of environmental hazard, particularly in side-scrolling games.
Whether they're tedious and spiral or short and quick, staircases appear in many games.
Tinted glasses - used to shield the user direct sunlight. Sunglasses are also used as a fashion accessory or as part of a disguise.
A surveillance camera transmits a signal to a set of monitors. They are usually found in high security areas.
Whoever built, discovered or reverse-engineered them, teleporters get you where you want to go immediately. Hopefully without materializing you halfway into a wall.
A television set is a device used to view moving images usually accompanied by sound. They often appear in video games and scenery but sometimes have more practical applications.
A gun turret is weapon mount designed to protect the user or mechanisms of a weapon system. The weapon itself is not a turret, but rather the protective housing of the user or mechanisms of the weapon system.
Videotapes are objects designed to store audiovisual footage. They are featured prominently in the Tony Hawk franchise.
A vine is a plant that climbs or trails a flexible stem. In video game usage, they are plants that the player can climb or use to swing across something. They are most commonly used in jungle settings.
Even though water in games tends to bring about death, we all still hold it near and dear to us. After all, the human body is comprised mostly of it.
A framework built into a wall or roof to let in light or air.
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