Computer and video games Computer and video games An AAA game is a succesful high budget and commercial game, regardless of whether if the game is extremely fun, but enough to be exciting for a large number of players, and well-finished, with fancy appearence, the whole dealing with millions of copies selled. ...more on Wikipedia about "AAA games"
Aesthetic completion is the achievement of an aesthetic's fullest expression. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aesthetic completion"
AnimePlay is a trademark used to refer to the visual novel games distributed by Hirameki International (a subsidiary of the Japanese visual novel publisher Hirameki) and a magazine profiling these games. ...more on Wikipedia about "AnimePlay"
(Best of 2004 (X-Play)) * Katamari Damacy – Namco ...more on Wikipedia about "Best of 2004 (X-Play)"
Calculator gaming is the phenomenon of programming and playing games on programmable calculators, especially graphing calculators. ...more on Wikipedia about "Calculator gaming"
ChatterBox Video Game Radio is a video game-related radio show aired on KFNX News Talk Radio 1100 in Phoenix, Arizona. Its goal is to educate and entertain the masses about video games, the interactive entertainment industry and the issues surrounding it. It is hosted by Alon Waisman, Nate Vig and Julie Stoffer. The show airs from 8 to 9 PM MST. An archive of past shows and a live radio stream are available on the website. ...more on Wikipedia about "ChatterBox Video Game Radio"
A computer game is a computer-controlled game that players may interact with. A video game is a computer game where a video display such as a monitor or television is the primary feedback device. These terms are not always interchangeable as some games, particularly older games, do not use a video display. Usually there are rules and goals, but in more open-ended games the player may be free to do whatever they like within the confines of the virtual universe. ...more on Wikipedia about "Computer and video games"
A console game is a form of interactive multimedia used for entertainment. The game consists of manipulable images (and usually sounds) generated by a game console, and displayed on a television or similar audio-video system. The game itself is usually controlled and manipulated using a handheld device connected to the console called a controller. The controller generally contains a number of buttons and directional controls (such as analog joysticks) each of which has been assigned a purpose for interacting with and controlling the images on the screen. The display, speakers, console, and controls of a console can also be incorporated into one small object known as a handheld game console. ...more on Wikipedia about "Console game"
Freely downloadable game software applies to computer games that can be legally played and downloaded by users free of charge. It does not necessarily have to be freeware, freely distributable or hosted by sites other than the company that made it, or open source. ...more on Wikipedia about "Freely downloadable game software"
Freesbee John is a game for the PC Engine, made with the Develo kit and featured on a demo disc with some issue of the PC Engine Fan magazine. It's a one-button game which consists in launching a freesbee to a dog. ...more on Wikipedia about "Freesbee John"
Handheld electronic games are very small, portable devices for playing interactive games, often miniaturized versions of video games. The controls, display and speakers are all part of a single unit. Rather than a general-purpose screen made up of a grid of small pixels, they usually have custom displays designed to play one game. This simplicity means they can be made as small as a digital watch, and sometimes are. The visual output of these games can range from a few small light bulbs or LED lights to calculator-like alphanumerical screens; later these were mostly displaced by liquid crystal and Vacuum fluorescent display screens with detailed images and in the case of VFD games, color. Handhelds were at their most popular from the late 1970s into the early 1990s. They are both the precursors to and inexpensive alternatives to the handheld game console. ...more on Wikipedia about "Handheld electronic game"
Indie gaming refers to playing games, of any sort, that are created independently (hence "Indie") of the financial backing of a publishing company. These games generally have a small, or non-existent, budget and are often primarily available online, although budgets can run in the millions and Indie games have appeared on consoles (such as PS2, Xbox, and Gamecube) or in game stores, as appropriate for the game in question. ...more on Wikipedia about "Indie gaming"
Internet games refer to online video games that are played over the Internet. These include browser games, play-by-email games, MMORPGs, MUDs, and competitive multiplayer games such as Counter-Strike and Halo. Internet games usually allow people to play together, although in the case of some browser games this is sometimes limited to a shared high score list. Many Internet games have associated online communities, making Internet games a form of social activity beyond single player games. ...more on Wikipedia about "Internet game"
The letters KI can refer to: ...more on Wikipedia about "KI"
An mIRC game is a computer game coded in the mIRC scripting language. ...more on Wikipedia about "MIRC game"
Noctis is a freeware space flight simulator created by Italian private programmer Alessandro Ghignola (aka "Alex") using C++. Noctis development began in 1996, and it is still being worked on today in its fifth incarnation. This new version (discussed below) is being written in Alex's own programming language, called Linoleum. ...more on Wikipedia about "Noctis"
A personal computer game is a form of interactive multimedia used for entertainment played on a personal computer. Presently, the term more accurately encompasses games that run on general purpose computers, including certain earlier home computers models, which are capable of operating other applications besides computer games. ...more on Wikipedia about "Personal computer game"
The Lemmings games by Psygnosis included many levels whose names contained references to other works. Note that many are puns involving the word "lemming". ...more on Wikipedia about "References in Lemmings level names"
Snake is a video game that gained popularity in the 1990s for its inclusion on some mobile phones. The player controls a long, thin creature, resembling a snake, which roams around, picking up food (or some other such item), trying to avoid hitting its own tail or the "walls" that surround the playing area. Each time the snake eats a piece of food, its tail grows longer, making the game increasingly difficult. The user controls the direction of the snake's head (up, down, left, or right), and the snake's body follows. The player cannot stop the snake from moving while the game is in progress. ...more on Wikipedia about "Snake (video game)"
Team Reaction (or Team RXN for short) is a mod team formed in April of 1997 by former Alien Quake developers John 'irritant' Diamond and David 'WhiteNoise' Wallin. Their first project, Omen, was released in July of 1997. Since then, Team Reaction has produced a total of ten modifications and is currently the oldest continuously producing mod team in existance. ...more on Wikipedia about "Team Reaction"
Twitch games are games in which the user must react quickly to circumstances, usually by killing someone, to continue playing and win the game. SimCity and War Craft II are immediate examples of strategy games, while games like Doom are consummate twitch games. ...more on Wikipedia about "Twitch games"
Uncle Worm is a video game created by a programmer going by the alias Badja. It can be run on the Mirage operating system of Texas Instruments' TI-83 Plus graphing calculator. ...more on Wikipedia about "Uncle Worm"
Wazzal is a freeware, top-down, space privateering game with some elements of arcade-style combat. The player is the captain of a pirate ship, amassing money to pay for his rescue from the imminent destruction of Sol. The entire game takes place in our own future, in the Sol system. There are two major components of gameplay. Normally, the player explores the solar system with one ship, can meet with hostile or friendly ships, or land on one of the planets, moons, or asteroid bases to trade (although trade is limited to 3 types of goods). In combat with other ships, or in invasions of bases, the view zooms in to an arena set in space, with all of the player's ships versus the enemy's ships. Enemy ships can be disabled and boarded. If successful, the player can add the boarded ship to their fleet. ...more on Wikipedia about "Wazzal"
Wildtangent is an online gaming plugin bundle that consists of WildTangent Web Driver, WildTangent Multiplayer Library, WildTangent Updater and WildTangent GameChannel. Wildtangent can be downloaded as an .exe file or from an ActiveX control from Wildtangent.com. Wildtangent is sometimes bundled with Windows Media Player and Winamp plugins. AOL Instant Messenger uses Wildtangent for its "Games" service, and bundles the Multiplayer Library, Updater, and WebDriver with it. The installation of the software was not stated in AIM's EULA until version 5.5.3595. ...more on Wikipedia about "WildTangent"
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