Videogame Culture: Difference between revisions

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* [[Check Point Starvation]] There are long periods of time between checkpoints or save points.

* [[Cherry Tapping]] Purposely using weak attacks to bring down a powerful opponent, often for humiliation's sake.

* [[~~Cheat~~ ~~Code~~]]

* [[Video Game Cheats]]

** [[Classic Cheat Code]] A sequence of commands that unlocks bonuses.

** [[Konami Code]] A famous cheat code originating in ''[[Gradius]]''.

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* [[Emulation]] Running an ''emulator'', which is a program that can play games on a platform or PC designed for other platforms.

* [[Expansion Pack]] Extra material produced for an existing game, either by the game's original production company or by a third party.

* [[~~E 3~~]] Electronic Entertainment Expo, a major gaming event held in California every year.

* [[E3]] Electronic Entertainment Expo, a major gaming event held in California every year.

* [[Fake Balance]] When concepts are used which, on paper, make a game apper to be balanced, but in reality, it is not.

* [[Fake Difficulty]] When developers use things like [[Luck-Based Mission]] and [[Trial and Error Gameplay]] to create the illusion of a challenge. Or, when it IS challenging, but for the wrong reasons.

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* [[Urban Legend of Zelda]] A video game rumor that seems ''almost'' plausible and just won't die.

* [[Vaporware]] Computer or video game software or hardware that's constantly hyped but never seems to actually be released.

* [[Video Game 3D Leap]] When a [[Video Game]] series makes the leap from [[Bitmaps Sprites and Textures|sprite graphics]] to [[Polygonal Graphics]].

* [[Video Game 3D Leap]] When a [[Video Game]] series makes the leap from [[Bitmaps, Sprites and Textures|sprite graphics]] to [[Polygonal Graphics]].

* [[Video Game Caring Potential]] The game presents characters in such a way to make you care about them past their utility in the gameplay.

* [[Video Game Cruelty Potential]] 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.

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 * [[Check Point Starvation]] <br />There are long periods of time between checkpoints or save points.
 * [[Cherry Tapping]] <br />Purposely using weak attacks to bring down a powerful opponent, often for humiliation's sake.
-* [[Cheat Code]]
+* [[Video Game Cheats]]
 ** [[Classic Cheat Code]] <br />A sequence of commands that unlocks bonuses.
 ** [[Konami Code]] <br />A famous cheat code originating in ''[[Gradius]]''.
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 * [[Emulation]] <br />Running an ''emulator'', which is a program that can play games on a platform or PC designed for other platforms.
 * [[Expansion Pack]] <br />Extra material produced for an existing game, either by the game's original production company or by a third party.
-* [[E 3]] <br />Electronic Entertainment Expo, a major gaming event held in California every year.
+* [[E3]] <br />Electronic Entertainment Expo, a major gaming event held in California every year.
 * [[Fake Balance]] <br />When concepts are used which, on paper, make a game apper to be balanced, but in reality, it is not.
 * [[Fake Difficulty]] <br />When developers use things like [[Luck-Based Mission]] and [[Trial and Error Gameplay]] to create the illusion of a challenge. Or, when it IS challenging, but for the wrong reasons.
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 * [[Urban Legend of Zelda]] <br />A video game rumor that seems ''almost'' plausible and just won't die.
 * [[Vaporware]] <br />Computer or video game software or hardware that's constantly hyped but never seems to actually be released.
-* [[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 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.