Terminology
This genre features no direct goals or objectives, instead allowing the player to experience the game in whatever way they want.
What is Sandbox?
This American developer has four multi-million selling franchises, including StarCraft and Overwatch.
What is Blizzard Entertainment?
This lanky contractor originally appeared in a 1983 Game & Watch title as a palette swap for the second player.
Who is Luigi?
This "who's who" party game is the target of much controversy over whether or not it is "a real fighting game".
What is Super Smash Bros?
A developer known almost exclusively for critically-acclaimed remakes such as Demon's Souls and Shadow of the Colossus.
What is Bluepoint Games?
the frequency at which consecutive images are captured or displayed.
What is Frame Rate?
This iconic RPG developer is actually the result of a merger in 2003 of two struggling developers.
What is Square Enix?
A set of elements that complement a narrative, often found throughout the game with items such as notes or voice tapes.
What is Lore?
This side scrolling party game features music created by members of newgrounds, and it's artistically very similar to Alien Hominid which came before it.
What is Castle Crashers?
This compilation contains remakes of Nintendo's four Super Mario games released for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
What is Super Mario All-Stars?
A common term for volumetric lighting, a technique that allows players to see beams of light shining across the environment.
What are God Rays?
This developer is best known as the creator of the Fallout series, before selling the franchise to Bethesda in 2007.
What is Interplay?
The series title for dark fantasy games such as Blood Omen and Soul Reaver.
What is Legacy of Kain?
This minigame is tied with Quiplash for the most appearances is a Jackbox title, with 3 appearances.
What is Fibbage?
A game created deliberately with an artstyle inspired by older games of a previous generation.
What is a demake?
A type of speedrunning which involves getting to the end as fast as possible with no additional qualifiers.
What is any%?
This developer has recently filed a lawsuit against Ironmace, claiming that their game Dark and Darker was built in part from a copyrighted publisher project, announced as "P3" in 2021.
What is Nexon?
This Mario Odyssey realm features landmarks such as Meat Plateau and Salt-Pile Isle. A giant pot of stew is the setting for its boss.
What is Luncheon Kingdom?
A staple party game for the original Xbox featuring hit minigames such as "Sumo" and "Twisted System".
What is Fuzion Frenzy?
This over-the-top remake was later written to be mere day dreams of the protagonist, likely as the result of consumer criticism.
What is MGS: Twin Snakes?
A control system whereby players control movement relative to the position of the player character, rather than the perspective of the game camera.
What are Tank Controls?
Toshihiro Nagoshi, creator of the Super Monkey Ball franchise, also created this crime drama franchise, which has sold a combined total of 19.8 million units since it's debut in 2005.
What is Yakuza/Like a Dragon?
This "second protagonist" appears in dreams experienced by Squall Leonhart, and is eventually revealed to be his father.
Who is Laguna Loire?
This character was canonically the victor of the original Mario Party.
Who is Wario?
One of the two oldest games to be given a remake.
What is Centipede/Missile Command?