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A boss fight is a culminating challenge that pits the player against one or more enemies representing a greater threat and/or difficulty than those previously faced. These scenarios typically feature unique antagonists.
Bosses are enemies that fight you at the end of a level or at a significant point in the story.
The concept of lives in video games evolved to let the player get a second chance after failing once. The most recognizable symbol is the heart.
A digital distribution service owned by Valve Corporation. Originally created to distribute Valve's own games, Steam has since become the de facto standard for digital distribution of PC games.
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.
Sure, these days have almost every game sporting the newfangled 3D, but way back when, everyone had to live with plain old 2D. 2D, or two dimensions, limit the game to scrolling backgrounds, but some games even now make use of this basic concept.
The last boss you face in a game, usually representing the final climax of the game.
Earning an extra life, either by collecting a 1up or by hitting a certain score.
Valve's counterpart to Microsoft's popular achievement system.
Pixel art refers to digital images composed of visible pixels, drawn with individual pixel-level intent and precision.
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