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Game » consists of 19 releases. Released Aug 06, 1986
Enemies that prefer to keep a distance to the ground, and swoop down occasionally to do some damage.
Weapons that use a freezing effect to damage opponents, slow them up, or freeze them solid.
The Galactic Federation is a galaxy-wide government of the Metroid series. Its importance in the Metroid storyline has increased as the series as progressed.
Games that have other games, usually older games from the same game series or publisher, hidden inside them and that you can play. Sometimes available in the game world or hidden as collectibles or behind challenges. this page both lists the games that are inside other games and the games that host the latter.
A glitch is an action performed within the bounds of a game engine that was not intended by the game's developers. Glitches are often performed by the player, though they can also occur independently.
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.
Frozen water. Ice can be slippery and it can be fun for ice skating.
Placing the player in an environment and making them feel alone. Games often use this for atmospheric effect.
It's arguably the one move that symbolizes the medium to those outside it. The ability to jump, be it onto a building, a platform, or a skull, is one of the all time most important abilities ever put in a video game.
The opposite of open-ended gameplay, linear gameplay uses scripted events, Quick time events, cut scenes, and a restricted path to tell a story exactly how the writer intends, and control elements of the action.
It's easy to lose oneself in the heat of battle. Luckily, some games will alert the player as to when they are close to death.
A game where you eventually receive a map of an area. Like in Metroid Prime you have map download stations to get a map outline of the area. This is the same concept in the exploring Castlevania games.
Mercenaries, Soldiers for Hire, have been found fighting in conflicts since the dawn of human warfare. These hired guns show a desire to turn their talent in the art of death to a more profitable profession.
The face of the Metroid franchise, a race of parasitic creatures used in various experiments and tests.
An opponent that typically appears around the halfway point in a level. Mini-Bosses are more formidable than the average opponent, though normally not as tough as the end-level Boss.
Multiple endings is a term used to describe different outcomes or conclusions to a game based on the previous actions of the player.
A mode that allows a game to be replayed after a first completion, carrying over items, experience, weapons, and other elements from the first playthrough.
When Nintendo dropped the price of the 3DS a couple months after release, those early adopters who bought the system before the price drop and registered it by signing into the eShop became the Nintendo 3DS Ambassadors.
As part of the Switch Online subscription, Nintendo offers a selection of NES games through the downloadable Nintendo Entertainment System application.
The "Seal of Quality" was a gold seal Nintendo put on the boxes of games it officially licensed. Originally Nintendo used it to restrict games on their systems. It still appears on games today, despite the restrictions being far less strict.
Non-linear level design where the player is able to freely traverse the game world and choose where and when to visit certain areas in the game.
Passwords are codes used to save a player's progress, primarily during the 8-bit era and, to a lesser extent, the 16-bit era.
By definition, a pirate is a (mostly naval) robber without commission from a sovereign nation. While maritime robbery has been around since ancient times, Piracy had its highpoint during the 17th century. They are easily identified by the "Jolly Roger", which is the traditional name of the famous skull flag.
In video games Plasma is often used as a core ingredient in weapons due to its high temperature. Due to the amount of damage it can inflict it is effective against any type of target, whether organic or metallic
Any character you can control in a game is a Player Character (PC), as opposed to a non-player character (NPC), which is a character that can only be controlled by the game.
Power Ups can be used to give the controlling character, or any other character, temporary or permanent upgrades.
A general term to describe a race or species that predates the civilisation/setting that the game takes place in, usually used in the game to provide hints or clues to the protagonist to help solve some sort of grand mystery or defeat an enemy through the help of relics left behind. Occasionally, there may still be traces of them, either through technology or lone survivors that have somehow managed to live to the present day.
Video game combat in which combat actions are performed in real-time, rather than through a turn-based structure.
Retroachievements is a community created and curated site that adds Achievements and Online Leaderboards for supported emulators and platforms like Raspberry Pi
Characters that are designed to be scantily-clad.
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