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Generic level #23. About all dungeon crawlers have at least 1 mine in it. Most mines that are in games are the underground local and usually have plenty of booty hidden in the mine. Also, plenty of monsters usually inhabit mines in video games.

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Typical Mines in Video Games

A typical mine portrayed in a video game represents an underground mine built before the 1950's.  This is evident as wood support is used to hold up rocks instead of more modern techniques.  Also, almost all mines in games have mine carts' tracks which are not built in most modern mines.  

Most mines in video games are accessed through a ramp or shaft.

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Mines in Dungeon Crawlers

For some reason developers think that monsters live in abandoned underground mines because they are dark hostile environments, or it is easier to make a level that looks like a mine. Odds are, in a dungeon crawler, there will be a mine that the player will visit (Ex. Elder Scrolls IV).

Mines in Donkey Kong

Some of the mine levels in Donkey Kong Country (Game) involve Donkey Kong riding a mine cart on an erratically sloping and discontinuous track. Also there are Kremlings in mine carts going the other way. Strategically timed jumps is the name of the game here, as there is no steering aspect to the stage, nor brakes of any sort. This type of level returned for both sequels, however in different skins, such as a disco rollercoaster in Donkey Kong Country 2 (much different from rollercoaster disco), and a toboggan in Donkey Kong Country 3. Donkey Kong 64 had a mine cart stage, however instead of taking risky jumps at high speeds, you pulled levers at low speeds and collected tokens. Mine Carts were also included in Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast (Game).

Mines in RTS Genre

Mines are usually built in RTS (Age of empires & Viva Piñata (Game)) to build up resources.

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• Acheton (Game)
• Adventure of Little Ralph (Game)
• Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (Game)
• Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition (Game)
• Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic (Game)
• Al Emmo and the Lost Dutchman's Mine (Game)
• Albion (Game)
• Alpha Prime (Game)
• Alundra (Game)
• Annalynn (Game)
• Anno 1404 - History Edition (Game)
• Anno 1602: Creation of a New World (Game)
• Anno 1800 (Game)
• Anno 2070 (Game)
• Antonblast (Game)
• Arabian Nights (Game)
• Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura (Game)
• Ardy Lightfoot (Game)
• Arietta of Spirits (Game)
• Armored Core V (Game)
• Astonishia Story (Game)
• Bagitman (Game)
• Banished (Game)
• Banjo-Tooie (Game)
• Bionicle Heroes (Game)
• Bit.Trip RUNNER (Game)
• Blade of Darkness (Game)
• Blood (Game)
• Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain (Game)
• Bracken Tor: The Time of Tooth and Claw (Game)
• Breath of Fire III (Game)
• Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter (Game)
• Brütal Legend (Game)
• Bust-N-Rush (Game)
• Cabela's Survival: Shadows of Katmai (Game)
• Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (Game)
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Game)
• Call of Juarez: Gunslinger (Game)
• Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (Game)
• Chameleon Twist (Game)
• Chex Quest 3 (Game)
• Chrome (Game)
• Clash at Demonhead (Game)
• Club Penguin (Game)
• Cold Winter (Game)
• Congo: The Movie - The Lost City of Zinj (Game)
• Conker's Pocket Tales (Game)
• Cookie Clicker (Game)
• Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled (Game)
• Cruelty Squad (Game)
• Cryptic Passage for Blood (Game)
• Crysis (Game)
• Crystal Caves (Game)
• Crystal Caves HD (Game)
• Crystal Mines (Game)
• Cuthbert in the Mines (Game)
• Cyber Citizen Shockman 3: The Princess from Another World (Game)
• Damnation (Game)
• Dark (Game)
• Dark Savior (Game)
• Dark Sector (Game)
• Darksiders Genesis (Game)
• Days Gone (Game)
• Deadfall Adventures (Game)
• Descent (Game)
• Descent 3 (Game)
• Descent II (Game)
• Descent Maximum (Game)
• Die by the Sword (Game)
• Digger (Game)
• DiscStorm (Game)
• Disney's TaleSpin (Game)
• Divinity: Original Sin (Game)
• Donkey Kong 64 (Game)
• Donkey Kong Country (Game)
• Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (Game)
• Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (Game)
• Donkey Kong Country Returns (Game)
• Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast (Game)
• Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil (Game)
• Doorways: The Underworld (Game)
• Downhill Domination (Game)
• Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo (Game)
• Drakan: Order of the Flame (Game)
• Drakan: The Ancients' Gates (Game)
• DuckTales (Game)
• Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes (Game)
• Dwarf Fortress (Game)
• Earth 2150 (Game)
• El Matador (Game)
• Enclave (Game)
• Escape from Monkey Island (Game)
• Eternal Champions: Challenge from the Dark Side (Game)
• Ether One (Game)
• EverQuest (Game)
• EverQuest: Depths of Darkhollow (Game)
• EverQuest: Lost Dungeons of Norrath (Game)
• EverQuest: Secrets of Faydwer (Game)
• EverQuest: Seeds of Destruction (Game)
• EverQuest: The Buried Sea (Game)

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Games

• Acheton (Game)
• Adventure of Little Ralph (Game)
• Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (Game)
• Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition (Game)
• Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic (Game)
• Al Emmo and the Lost Dutchman's Mine (Game)
• Albion (Game)
• Alpha Prime (Game)
• Alundra (Game)
• Annalynn (Game)
• Anno 1404 - History Edition (Game)
• Anno 1602: Creation of a New World (Game)
• Anno 1800 (Game)
• Anno 2070 (Game)
• Antonblast (Game)
• Arabian Nights (Game)
• Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura (Game)
• Ardy Lightfoot (Game)
• Arietta of Spirits (Game)
• Armored Core V (Game)
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Characters

• Has characters: Fyrus (Character), Lara Croft (Character), Miner Willy (Character), Chepito (Character), HUcast (Character), Bloodwyn (Character), Derthix Gibblix (Character), Mittens (Character), Edwin VanCleef (Character), Kabuki Danjirou (Character), Kinu (Character), Manjimaru Sengoku (Character), Taro Gokuraku (Character), Dewis Caneal (Character), Naygog Mitope (Character), Okyl (Character), Shial (Character), Edward Brown (Character), Fiona (Character), Melody Farklight (Character), Pad (Character), Zapho the Ancient (Character), Stiletto Anyway (Character), Tom Redwood (Character), Philip (Character), Eonis Mournunder (Character), Evah Xokez (Character), Garret Zethkog (Character), Kaxon Frennor (Character), Rilgor Plegnog (Character), Tilkzog Mournunder (Character), Vaenor Husga (Character), Velena Corgtec (Character), Silox Azrix (Character), Clockwork VIIX (Character), Casey Hartley (Character)

Concepts

• Has concepts: Mine Cart Sequence (Concept), Undead Pirates (Concept), Source Engine (Concept), Dwarf (Concept), Miner (Concept), Psycho Villagers (Concept), Trolls (Concept), Pit (Concept), Minecrawlers (Concept), ZenGin engine (Concept), Goblins (Concept), Order Member (Concept), Air Current (Concept), Limited Light Source (Concept), Head Bangers (Concept), Mole Rat (Concept), Prospector (Concept), Child Labor (Concept), Insect Infestation (Concept), Auto-Scrolling Levels (Concept), Ground Fog (Concept), Swooper (Concept), Genome Engine (Concept), Boo (Concept)

Objects

• Has objects: Rail Track (Object), Tunnel Boring Machine (Object), Rope (Object), Hard Hat (Object), Elevator (Object), Pickaxe (Object), Mine Cart (Object), Ore (Object), Conveyor Belt (Object), Miner's Helmet (Object), Jackhammer (Object), Identify Scroll (Object), Town Portal Scroll (Object), Kwama Egg (Object), Blasting Machine (Object), Tunnel Boring Machine (Object)

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