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Game » consists of 5 releases. Released October 1993
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.
Extraterrestrials appear in many video games in a variety of styles. Sometimes they're evil, sometimes they're benevolent, and sometimes they're very similar to humans.
Bosses are enemies that fight you at the end of a level or at a significant point in the story.
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.
In a franchise, it entails the second game that takes on a gritty and dark tone to distinguish it from the first.
Sometimes you want a challenge, sometimes you wanna coast.
The concept of seemingly religious phenomena being explained as the work of alien civilizations.
A double jump is the ability to jump while already in mid-air to get some extra lift. In reality, double jumps are not possible and violate fundamental laws of physics.
Sentient mechanical beings from the Star Wars universe, Created and serve many applications from civilian to military.
A theme used very often in fantasy and sci-fi settings is that of a brutal, totalitarian empire or kingdom whose armies oppress the common people. Evil Empires appear under many names in various game worlds, including simply "The Empire".
A powerful release of energy. This energy is usually expelled in all directions very quickly, typically giving off orange or red flames.
Taking place in the Star Wars Universe, the Galactic Civil War was a conflict fought between the Galactic Empire and Rebel Alliance. The Galactic Civil War was featured in many Star Wars games and other media and is one of the most richly realized stories in the history of entertainment.
The Galactic Empire was the galactic government established by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine in the Star Wars Universe.
Whenever there's a new Pixar, superhero or Harry Potter movie they have to make one of these.
The Jedi consists of individuals capable of using the Force. They are the protectors of peace and stability in the galaxy.
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.
Stormtrooper variant outfitted with jetpacks or jump-packs
When the title of the game does not appear immediately at the beginning of the game, but rather after the first mission or prologue.
These games are based off of established licenses, such as movies, comics, or TV shows. Examples are the James Bond 007 and Spider-Man franchises.
A simple texture mapping graphics mode on the SNES that allows a background layer to be rotated and scaled. Many game developers used this to create faux-3D worlds and environments.
Sometimes one playable character just isn't enough.
Pixel art refers to digital images composed of visible pixels, drawn with individual pixel-level intent and precision.
The daughter of a monarch or monarchs.
Video game combat in which combat actions are performed in real-time, rather than through a turn-based structure.
The Alliance to Restore the Republic is a rag-tag band of freedom fighters that opposes the Galactic Empire during the Galactic Civil War.
One man's terrorist, another's freedom fighter.
If a person is made of metal and has circuitry instead of a circulatory system, then their game belongs on this list.
Side-scrolling games present the world as viewed perpendicular to the direction the characters are facing on screen. With a heavy focus on lateral movement, objectives are often met by moving from one end of a stage to the other.
Crunchy frozen water fallen from the sky. Many games feature a snow world, a snow level, or otherwise-connected regions of wintery landscapes.
Like pirates, only spacier. Frequent antagonists in sci-fi games, especially the Metroid series.
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