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=== Tropes: ===
== Tropes ==
* [[Abandonware]] <br />A piece of commercial software that's not for sale anymore.
* [[Abandonware]] <br />A piece of commercial software that's not for sale anymore.
* [[AI Breaker]] <br />Using a particular aspect of the computer's AI to "cheat" at a game.
* [[AI Breaker]] <br />Using a particular aspect of the computer's AI to "cheat" at a game.
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* [[Ascended Glitch]] <br />When a glitch or bug is enjoyed so much it gets treated as a legitimate gameplay element.
* [[Ascended Glitch]] <br />When a glitch or bug is enjoyed so much it gets treated as a legitimate gameplay element.
* [[Attract Mode]] <br />The display a game shows when nobody is playing.
* [[Attract Mode]] <br />The display a game shows when nobody is playing.
* [[Awesome Bosses|Awesome: Video Game Bosses]] <br />[[Squee|Squeeeeeeee]]!
* [[Awesome Bosses|Awesome: Video Game Bosses]] <br />[[Squee]]eeeeee!
* [[Video Game/Levels/Awesome|Awesome: Video Game Levels]] <br />You know that part, where you have to jump that bit, and then ride that thing, and oh man, it's awesome!
* [[Video Game/Levels/Awesome|Awesome: Video Game Levels]] <br />You know that part, where you have to jump that bit, and then ride that thing, and oh man, it's awesome!
* [[Beta Test]] <br />The video game testing process.
* [[Beta Test]] <br />The video game testing process.
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* [[Oddball in the Series]] <br />One game in the series which is the "odd man out" for whatever reason.
* [[Oddball in the Series]] <br />One game in the series which is the "odd man out" for whatever reason.
* [[Old Man Murray]] <br />A vastly influential critical video game website.
* [[Old Man Murray]] <br />A vastly influential critical video game website.
* [[Open Roleplaying Decay]] <br />As [[MMORPG|MMORPGs]] get more players, the game eventually mutates into something the original members don't like.
* [[Open Roleplaying Decay]] <br />As [[MMORPG]]s get more players, the game eventually mutates into something the original members don't like.
* [[Pause Scumming]] <br />Abusing the pause button by pausing at a specific time or pausing repeatedly.
* [[Pause Scumming]] <br />Abusing the pause button by pausing at a specific time or pausing repeatedly.
* [[PC vs. Console]] <br />Similar to the [[Console Wars]], this is the never-ending fight between PC gamers and console gamers.
* [[PC vs. Console]] <br />Similar to the [[Console Wars]], this is the never-ending fight between PC gamers and console gamers.
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** [[Preorder Bonus]] <br />Where those who preorder a game before it's released get special exclusive bonuses.
** [[Preorder Bonus]] <br />Where those who preorder a game before it's released get special exclusive bonuses.
** [[Updated Rerelease]] <br />When a bigger, badder, better version of a game is released a year or two after the original, sometimes as an enhanced port on a different console.
** [[Updated Rerelease]] <br />When a bigger, badder, better version of a game is released a year or two after the original, sometimes as an enhanced port on a different console.
*** [[Game of the Year Edition]]<br />A specific subtype; the game and all its [[Expansion Pack|Expansion Packs]]/[[DLC|DLCs]] on a single disc.
*** [[Game of the Year Edition]]<br />A specific subtype; the game and all its [[Expansion Pack]]s/[[Downloadable Content|DLCs]] on a single disc.
** [[Video Game Remake]] <br />Where an older game gets a graphical update, possibly some gameplay tweaks, and is re-released, generally on a newer platform.
** [[Video Game Remake]] <br />Where an older game gets a graphical update, possibly some gameplay tweaks, and is re-released, generally on a newer platform.
* [[Reviews Are the Gospel]] <br />Video gamers tend to place more stock in professional reviews of works than fans of any other medium.
* [[Reviews Are the Gospel]] <br />Video gamers tend to place more stock in professional reviews of works than fans of any other medium.
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* [[Video Game 3D Leap]] <br />When a [[Video Game]] series makes the leap from [[Bitmaps Sprites and Textures|sprite graphics]] to [[Polygonal Graphics]].
* [[Video Game 3D Leap]] <br />When a [[Video Game]] series makes the leap from [[Bitmaps Sprites and Textures|sprite graphics]] to [[Polygonal Graphics]].
* [[Video Game Caring Potential]] <br />The game presents characters in such a way to make you care about them past their utility in the gameplay.
* [[Video Game Caring Potential]] <br />The game presents characters in such a way to make you care about them past their utility in the gameplay.
* [[Video Game Cruelty Potential]] <br />The potential a video game has for the player to do [[Kick the Dog|awful]], [[Moral Event Horizon|horrible]] things to enemies or even friendly and neutral [[NPC|NPCs]].
* [[Video Game Cruelty Potential]] <br />The potential a video game has for the player to do [[Kick the Dog|awful]], [[Moral Event Horizon|horrible]] things to enemies or even friendly and neutral [[NPC]]s.
** [[Cruel Player Character God]] <br />When a game that puts you in the position of god of that world, and you use it to make peoples' lives hell.
** [[Cruel Player Character God]] <br />When a game that puts you in the position of god of that world, and you use it to make peoples' lives hell.
** [[Cruelty Is the Only Option]] <br />When a game's plot ''forces'' you to do horrible things.
** [[Cruelty Is the Only Option]] <br />When a game's plot ''forces'' you to do horrible things.
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[[Category:Videogame Culture]]
[[Category:Videogame Culture]]
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