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Here are [[The Oldest Ones in |
Here are [[The Oldest Ones in the Book]] for [[Video Games]]. The [[NES]]'s US introduction in October 1985 marked the beginning of the end of [[The Great Video Game Crash of 1983]], and we have chosen it as a cutoff date for [[The Oldest Ones in the Book]] of [[Video Game Tropes]]. |
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A good number of the RPG tropes can be found here, since these games trace their roots pretty much directly back to [[Tabletop RPG|Tabletop RPGs]] such as ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', which were among the first commercial games to be ported over to a video game system. |
A good number of the RPG tropes can be found here, since these games trace their roots pretty much directly back to [[Tabletop RPG|Tabletop RPGs]] such as ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', which were among the first commercial games to be ported over to a video game system. |
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'''Examples''': |
'''Examples''': |
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* [[Action Adventure]]: ''[[Adventure ( |
* [[Action Adventure]]: ''[[Adventure (1979 video game)|Adventure]]'' (Atari 2600), 1979 |
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* [[Adventure Game]]: ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975 |
* [[Adventure Game]]: ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975 |
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* [[Arbitrary Headcount Limit]]: RPG version, ''[[ |
* [[Arbitrary Headcount Limit]]: RPG version, ''[[Wizardry]]'' 1, 1981 |
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* [[Arbitrary Maximum Range]]: ''[[Space War]]'', 1962 |
* [[Arbitrary Maximum Range]]: ''[[Space War]]'', 1962 |
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* [[Artificial Stupidity]]: Many, many many games; in particular, ''[[Pac-Man]]'', 1980. |
* [[Artificial Stupidity]]: Many, many many games; in particular, ''[[Pac-Man]]'', 1980. |
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* [[Balls of Fire]]: ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', 1981 |
* [[Balls of Fire]]: ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', 1981 |
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* [[Block Puzzle]]: ''[[Sokoban]]'', 1982 |
* [[Block Puzzle]]: ''[[Sokoban]]'', 1982 |
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* [[Border Patrol]]: Saucers in shooting sections of ''[[I Robot ( |
* [[Border Patrol]]: Saucers in shooting sections of ''[[I Robot (video game)|I Robot]]'' |
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* [[Boss Battle]]: ''[[ |
* [[Boss Battle]]: ''[[Dnd]]'', 1975 |
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* [[Bottomless Pits]]: ''[[ |
* [[Bottomless Pits]]: ''[[Hunt the Wumpus]]'', 1972 |
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* [[But Thou Must!]]: ''[[ |
* [[But Thou Must!]]: ''[[Grannys Garden]]'', 1983 |
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* [[Character Level]]: ''[[ |
* [[Character Level]]: ''[[Dnd]]'', 1975, or ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', 1974 |
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* [[Clairvoyant Security Force]]: ''[[ |
* [[Clairvoyant Security Force]]: ''[[Zork]]'', 1979, for one. |
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* [[Color-Coded Multiplayer]]: Some ''[[Pong]]'' systems, 1975. |
* [[Color-Coded Multiplayer]]: Some ''[[Pong]]'' systems, 1975. |
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* [[Color-Coded Armies]]: Kreigsspiel, the first example of [[War Gaming]] and used to train the Prussian General Staff, 19th Century |
* [[Color-Coded Armies]]: Kreigsspiel, the first example of [[War Gaming]] and used to train the Prussian General Staff, 19th Century |
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* [[Controllable Helplessness]]: ''[[Adventure ( |
* [[Controllable Helplessness]]: ''[[Adventure (1979 video game)|Adventure]]'', 1979 |
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* [[Cores and Turrets Boss]]: ''[[Bosconian]]'', 1981 |
* [[Cores and Turrets Boss]]: ''[[Bosconian]]'', 1981 |
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* [[Corridor Cubbyhole Run]]: ''[[ |
* [[Corridor Cubbyhole Run]]: ''[[Spikes Peak]]'', 1983 |
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* [[Cosmetic Award]]: [[Activision]] [http://www.digitpress.com/archives/cc_patches_2600.htm mailed out physical ones] for achieving a preset score in their [[Atari 2600]] games. |
* [[Cosmetic Award]]: [[Activision]] [http://www.digitpress.com/archives/cc_patches_2600.htm mailed out physical ones] for achieving a preset score in their [[Atari 2600]] games. |
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* [[Cosmetically Different Sides]]: ''[[Space War]]'', 1962 |
* [[Cosmetically Different Sides]]: ''[[Space War]]'', 1962 |
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* [[Critical Existence Failure]]: ''[[ |
* [[Critical Existence Failure]]: ''[[Dnd]]'', 1975, or ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', 1974 |
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* [[Critical Hit]]: ''[[Avatar ( |
* [[Critical Hit]]: ''[[Avatar (video game)|Avatar]]'', 1979 |
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* [[Cutscene]]: ''[[Space Invaders]] Part II'', 1979 |
* [[Cutscene]]: ''[[Space Invaders]] Part II'', 1979 |
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* [[Deadly Walls]]: ''[[Berzerk]]'', 1980 |
* [[Deadly Walls]]: ''[[Berzerk]]'', 1980 |
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* [[Death Mountain]]: ''[[ |
* [[Death Mountain]]: ''[[Alpiner]]'', 1982 |
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* [[Death Throws]]: ''[[Crystal Castles ( |
* [[Death Throws]]: ''[[Crystal Castles (video game)|Crystal Castles]]'', 1983 |
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* [[Demonic Spiders]]: ''[[ |
* [[Demonic Spiders]]: ''[[Centipede]]'', 1980 |
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* [[Difficulty Levels]]: The [[Atari 2600]] had two built-in difficulty level switches in 1977. |
* [[Difficulty Levels]]: The [[Atari 2600]] had two built-in difficulty level switches in 1977. |
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* [[Direct Continuous Levels]]: ''[[ |
* [[Direct Continuous Levels]]: ''[[Scramble]]'', 1981 |
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* [[Directionally Solid Platforms]]:: ''[[Jump Bug]]'', 1981 |
* [[Directionally Solid Platforms]]:: ''[[Jump Bug]]'', 1981 |
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* [[Driving Game]]: ''[[ |
* [[Driving Game]]: ''[[Gran Trak 10]]'', 1974 |
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* [[Dungeon Crawling]]: ''[[ |
* [[Dungeon Crawling]]: ''[[Dnd]]'', 1975 |
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* [[Easter Egg]]: ''[[Adventure ( |
* [[Easter Egg]]: ''[[Adventure (1979 video game)|Adventure]]'', 1979 |
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* [[Enemy Detecting Radar]]: ''[[ |
* [[Enemy Detecting Radar]]: ''[[Star Trek Text Game]]'', 1971 |
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* [[Extra Lives]]: ''[[Space Invaders]]'', 1978 |
* [[Extra Lives]]: ''[[Space Invaders]]'', 1978 |
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* [[Every Bullet Is a Tracer]]: ''[[Space War]]'', 1962 |
* [[Every Bullet Is a Tracer]]: ''[[Space War]]'', 1962 |
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* [[Every Ten Thousand Points]]: Many, many arcade games. Goes back to [[Pinball]]. |
* [[Every Ten Thousand Points]]: Many, many arcade games. Goes back to [[Pinball]]. |
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* [[Excuse Plot]]: ''[[Space Invaders]]'', 1978 |
* [[Excuse Plot]]: ''[[Space Invaders]]'', 1978 |
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* [[Eyes Are Unbreakable]]: ''[[ |
* [[Eyes Are Unbreakable]]: ''[[Pac-Man]]'', 1980 |
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* [[Faux First Person 3D]]: ''[[ |
* [[Faux First Person 3D]]: ''[[Maze War]]'', 1974 |
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* [[Final Boss]]: ''[[ |
* [[Final Boss]]: ''[[Dnd]]'', 1975 |
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* [[First-Person Shooter]]: ''[[ |
* [[First-Person Shooter]]: ''[[Maze War]]'', 1974 |
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* [[Flip Screen Scrolling]]: ''[[Adventure ( |
* [[Flip Screen Scrolling]]: ''[[Adventure (1979 video game)|Adventure]]'', 1979 |
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* [[Game Over]]: ''[[Space Invaders]]'', 1978 |
* [[Game Over]]: ''[[Space Invaders]]'', 1978 |
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* [[Game Over Man]]: The TI-99/4A port of ''[[ |
* [[Game Over Man]]: The TI-99/4A port of ''[[Hunt the Wumpus]]'', 1980. |
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* [[Global Currency]]: ''[[Ultima]]'', 1980 |
* [[Global Currency]]: ''[[Ultima]]'', 1980 |
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* [[Goddamned Bats]]: ''[[ |
* [[Goddamned Bats]]: ''[[Hunt the Wumpus]]'', 1972 |
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* [[Goomba Stomp]]: ''Horace And The Spiders'', 1983 |
* [[Goomba Stomp]]: ''Horace And The Spiders'', 1983 |
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* [[Gravity Screw]]: ''[[Space War]]'', 1962 |
* [[Gravity Screw]]: ''[[Space War]]'', 1962 |
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* [[The Great Video Game Crash of 1983]] (Duh) |
* [[The Great Video Game Crash of 1983]] (Duh) |
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* [[Grimy Water]]: ''[[ |
* [[Grimy Water]]: ''[[Spikes Peak]]'', 1983 |
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* [[Guide Dang It]]: ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975 |
* [[Guide Dang It]]: ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975 |
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* [[Hit Points]]: ''[[ |
* [[Hit Points]]: ''[[Dnd]]'', 1975, or ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'', 1974. |
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* [[Instant 180 Degree Turn]]: ''Basketball'', 1978 |
* [[Instant 180 Degree Turn]]: ''Basketball'', 1978 |
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* [[Interactive Fiction]]: ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975 |
* [[Interactive Fiction]]: ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975 |
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* [[Interface Screw]]: ''[[Rogue ( |
* [[Interface Screw]]: ''[[Rogue (video game)|Rogue]]'', 1983 |
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* [[In Vehicle Invulnerability]]: ''[[ |
* [[In Vehicle Invulnerability]]: ''[[Gran Trak 10]]'', 1974 |
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* [[Inventory Management Puzzle]]: ''Colossal Cave'', 1975 |
* [[Inventory Management Puzzle]]: ''Colossal Cave'', 1975 |
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* [[Invincibility Power-Up]]: ''[[Pac-Man]]'', 1980 |
* [[Invincibility Power-Up]]: ''[[Pac-Man]]'', 1980 |
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* [[Invisible Grid]]: ''[[ |
* [[Invisible Grid]]: ''[[Maze War]]'', 1974 |
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* [[Job System]]: ''[[Avatar ( |
* [[Job System]]: ''[[Avatar (video game)|Avatar]]'', 1979 |
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* [[Jump Physics]]: ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', 1981 |
* [[Jump Physics]]: ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', 1981 |
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* [[Karma Meter]]: ''[[Ultima IV]]'', 1984 |
* [[Karma Meter]]: ''[[Ultima IV]]'', 1984 |
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* [[Last Lousy Point]]: ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975 |
* [[Last Lousy Point]]: ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975 |
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* [[Level Editor]]: ''[[ |
* [[Level Editor]]: ''[[Maze War]]'', 1974 |
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* [[Level Goal]]: ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', 1981 |
* [[Level Goal]]: ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', 1981 |
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* [[Level Grinding]]: ''[[Ultima|Akalabeth]]'', 1979 |
* [[Level Grinding]]: ''[[Ultima|Akalabeth]]'', 1979 |
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* [[Level Scaling]]: ''Beneath Apple Manor'', 1978 |
* [[Level Scaling]]: ''Beneath Apple Manor'', 1978 |
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* [[Light Gun Game]]: ''Ray-O-Lite'', 1936 |
* [[Light Gun Game]]: ''Ray-O-Lite'', 1936 |
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* [[Match Three Game]]: ''[[ |
* [[Match Three Game]]: ''[[OXO]]'', 1952 -- You '''do''' have to match three to win. |
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* [[Mini Boss]]: ''[[ |
* [[Mini Boss]]: ''[[Dnd]]'', 1975 |
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* [[Mini Game]]: ''[[ |
* [[Mini Game]]: ''[[Escape From the Mindmaster]]'', 1982 |
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* [[Mook Maker]]: The oil drum in ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', 1981. |
* [[Mook Maker]]: The oil drum in ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', 1981. |
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* [[Multi User Dungeon]]: ''[[ |
* [[Multi User Dungeon]]: ''[[Multi-User Dungeon]]'', 1979 |
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* [[Nintendo Hard]]: Of course -- if you're ignorant of anything Nintendo preNES -- the title may now break your mind. |
* [[Nintendo Hard]]: Of course -- if you're ignorant of anything Nintendo preNES -- the title may now break your mind. |
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* [[Nonstandard Game Over]]: ''[[ |
* [[Nonstandard Game Over]]: ''[[Star Trek Text Game]]'', 1971, running out of fuel. |
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* [[No Plot, No Problem]]: Sports and board games in general are [[Older Than Dirt]]. |
* [[No Plot, No Problem]]: Sports and board games in general are [[Older Than Dirt]]. |
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* [[Numbered Sequels]]: ''[[Space Invaders]] II'', 1981; not to be confused with Space Invaders ''part'' II. |
* [[Numbered Sequels]]: ''[[Space Invaders]] II'', 1981; not to be confused with Space Invaders ''part'' II. |
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* [[Obvious Beta]]: ''[[ |
* [[Obvious Beta]]: ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (video game)|ET the Extra Terrestrial]]'', 1982 |
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* [[Old Save Bonus]]: ''[[ |
* [[Old Save Bonus]]: ''[[Wizardry]]'' 2, 1982 |
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* [[One-Hit Kill]]: ''[[Space War]]'', 1962 |
* [[One-Hit Kill]]: ''[[Space War]]'', 1962 |
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* [[One-Hit-Point Wonder]]: ''[[Space War]]'', 1962 |
* [[One-Hit-Point Wonder]]: ''[[Space War]]'', 1962 |
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* [[One Bullet At a Time]]: At least as early as ''[[Space Invaders]]'', 1978 |
* [[One Bullet At a Time]]: At least as early as ''[[Space Invaders]]'', 1978 |
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* [[One Up]] |
* [[One Up]] |
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* [[Oxygen Meter]]: ''[[ |
* [[Oxygen Meter]]: ''[[Space Panic]]'', 1980 |
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* [[Painfully-Slow Projectile]]: ''[[ |
* [[Painfully-Slow Projectile]]: ''[[Air-Sea Battle]]'', 1977 |
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* [[Palette Swap]]: First color games, 1970s |
* [[Palette Swap]]: First color games, 1970s |
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* [[Pause Scumming]] |
* [[Pause Scumming]] |
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* [[Porting Disaster]]: ''[[Pac-Man]]'' on the Atari 2600, 1982 |
* [[Porting Disaster]]: ''[[Pac-Man]]'' on the Atari 2600, 1982 |
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* [[Press X to Die]]: ''[[ |
* [[Press X to Die]]: ''[[Star Trek Text Game]]'', 1971 |
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* [[Press X to Not Die]]: ''[[Dragon's Lair |
* [[Press X to Not Die]]: ''[[Dragon's Lair|Dragons Lair]]'', 1983 |
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* [[The Problem |
* [[The Problem with Licensed Games]]: ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark (video game)|Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'', May 1982, [[Ur Example]]; ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (video game)|ET the Extra Terrestrial]]'', 1982, [[Trope Codifier]] |
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* [[Puzzle Boss]]: ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', 1981 |
* [[Puzzle Boss]]: ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', 1981 |
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* [[Regenerating Health]]: ''[[ |
* [[Regenerating Health]]: ''[[Dragonstomper]]'', 1982 |
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* [[Roguelike]]: ''[[Rogue ( |
* [[Roguelike]]: ''[[Rogue (video game)|Rogue]]'', 1980 |
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* [[Save Scumming]]: ''[[Rogue ( |
* [[Save Scumming]]: ''[[Rogue (video game)|Rogue]]'', 1980 |
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* [[Scoring Points]]: ''[[Pong]]'', 1972 |
* [[Scoring Points]]: ''[[Pong]]'', 1972 |
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* [[Shielded Core Boss]]: ''Star Castle'', 1980 |
* [[Shielded Core Boss]]: ''Star Castle'', 1980 |
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* [[Shoot'Em Up]]: ''[[Space Invaders]]'', 1978 |
* [[Shoot'Em Up]]: ''[[Space Invaders]]'', 1978 |
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* [[Side View]]: ''[[ |
* [[Side View]]: ''[[Tennis for Two]]'', 1958 |
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* [[Silliness Switch]]: The potion of hallucination in ''[[Rogue ( |
* [[Silliness Switch]]: The potion of hallucination in ''[[Rogue (video game)|Rogue]]'', 1980. |
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* [[Simon Says Mini Game]]: ''[[ |
* [[Simon Says Mini Game]]: ''[[Touch Me]]'', 1974 |
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* [[Simulation Game]]: ''Utopia'', 1982 |
* [[Simulation Game]]: ''Utopia'', 1982 |
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* [[Slippy-Slidey Ice World]]: ''[[Atari 2600 Indy 500 |
* [[Slippy-Slidey Ice World]]: ''[[Atari 2600 Indy 500|Indy 500]]'', 1977 |
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* [[Smart Bomb]]: ''[[Defender]]'', 1980 |
* [[Smart Bomb]]: ''[[Defender]]'', 1980 |
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* [[Space |
* [[Space-Filling Path]]: ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', 1981 |
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* [[Stalked |
* [[Stalked by the Bell]]: Evil Otto in ''[[Berzerk]]'', 1980 |
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* [[Stealth Based Game]]: ''[[Castle Wolfenstein]]'', 1981 |
* [[Stealth Based Game]]: ''[[Castle Wolfenstein]]'', 1981 |
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* [[Strategy Game]]: [[Go]], [[Older Than Dirt]] |
* [[Strategy Game]]: [[Go]], [[Older Than Dirt]] |
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* [[Subsystem Damage]]: ''[[ |
* [[Subsystem Damage]]: ''[[Star Trek Text Game]]'', 1971 |
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* [[Super Title 64 Advance]]: [[Commodore 64]] games |
* [[Super Title 64 Advance]]: [[Commodore 64]] games |
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* [[Solve the Soup Cans]]: ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975 |
* [[Solve the Soup Cans]]: ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975 |
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* [[Status Line]]: Vector terminal port of ''[[ |
* [[Status Line]]: Vector terminal port of ''[[Lunar Lander]]'', 1973 |
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* [[Take Cover]]: ''[[ |
* [[Take Cover]]: ''[[Maze War]]'', 1974 |
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* [[Text Parser]]: ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975; ''[[ |
* [[Text Parser]]: ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975; ''[[Zork]]'', 1979 |
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* [[That One Level]]: ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', 1981. |
* [[That One Level]]: ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', 1981. |
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* [[Trial and Error Gameplay]]: ''[[ |
* [[Trial and Error Gameplay]]: ''[[Zork]]'', 1979 |
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* [[Turn-Based Strategy]]: ''[[Crush Crumble and Chomp]]'', 1981 |
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* [[Violation of Common Sense]]: {{spoiler|Killing the dragon}}, ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975 |
* [[Violation of Common Sense]]: {{spoiler|Killing the dragon}}, ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975 |
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* [[You Can't Get Ye Flask]]: ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975 |
* [[You Can't Get Ye Flask]]: ''[[Colossal Cave]]'', 1975 |
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* [[Walkthrough]]: There were guides written for ''[[Colossal Cave]]''. |
* [[Walkthrough]]: There were guides written for ''[[Colossal Cave]]''. |
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* [[Warp Whistle]]: ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark ( |
* [[Warp Whistle]]: ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark (video game)|Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'', 1982 |
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* [[Wide Open Sandbox]]: ''[[ |
* [[Wide Open Sandbox]]: ''[[Space Travel]]'', 1969 |
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* [[Wizard Needs Food Badly]]: ''[[PLATO Moria |
* [[Wizard Needs Food Badly]]: ''[[PLATO Moria|Moria]]'', 1975 |
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* [[Wrap Around]]: ''[[Space War]]'', 1962 |
* [[Wrap Around]]: ''[[Space War]]'', 1962 |
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