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Moving the page as part of a merge to Dueling Works


* DuelingGames \\
A list of games that are considered imitations of each other.
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* {{Emulation}} \\

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* {{Emulation}} UsefulNotes/{{Emulation}} \\

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* UsefulNotes/ElectronicEntertainmentExpo \\
A major gaming event held in California every year.



* {{E3}} \\
Electronic Entertainment Expo, a major gaming event held in California every year.



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

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When concepts are used which, on paper, make a game apper appear to be balanced, but in reality, it is not.
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* AntiPoopSocking \\
When breaks are built into the game, or the game reminds you to take one.
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When a VideoGame series makes the leap from [[BitmapsSpritesAndTextures sprite graphics]] to PolygonalGraphics.

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When a VideoGame series makes the leap from [[BitmapsSpritesAndTextures [[UsefulNotes/BitmapsSpritesAndTextures sprite graphics]] to PolygonalGraphics.
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A famous cheat code originating in ''{{Gradius}}''.

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A famous cheat code originating in ''{{Gradius}}''.''VideoGame/{{Gradius}}''.
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* ConsoleWars \\

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* ConsoleWars UsefulNotes/ConsoleWars \\



Similar to the ConsoleWars, this is the never-ending fight between PC gamers and console gamers.

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Similar to the ConsoleWars, UsefulNotes/ConsoleWars, this is the never-ending fight between PC gamers and console gamers.
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* PCVsConsole \\

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* PCVsConsole UsefulNotes/PCVsConsole \\
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[[FinalFantasy DADADA-DAAA-DA-DA-DADADAAAAAH!]]

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[[FinalFantasy [[Franchise/FinalFantasy DADADA-DAAA-DA-DA-DADADAAAAAH!]]
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* KingOfGames \\
A character that is a master of multiple types of games.

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* Website/GameCola \\
A [[http://www.gamecola.net/ website]] devoted to observing video games in a clever and humorous light.
* Website/GameFAQs \\
One of the largest video game FAQ, cheat, and walkthrough [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/ websites]] in existence.



A screenshot or video {{walkthrough}} with commentary; the goal is generally to show off how the player [[AfterActionReport plays the game normally.]]

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A screenshot or video {{walkthrough}} walkthrough with commentary; the goal is generally to show off how the player [[AfterActionReport plays the game normally.]]]]

!!Websites & Communities:
* Website/GameCola \\
A [[http://www.gamecola.net/ website]] devoted to observing video games in a clever and humorous light.
* Website/GameFAQs \\
One of the largest video game FAQ, cheat, and walkthrough [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/ websites]] in existence.
* UsefulNotes/OperationRainfall \\
A website campaigning for localizations of Japan-only games.
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* BetaTest \\

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* BetaTest UsefulNotes/BetaTest \\
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* {{Twinking}} \\
Using a high-level character to make life easier for a low-level one.

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YKTTW Crash Rescue Thread dicided to rename it to Effortless Achievement.


* EffortlessAchievement\\
When a game give you an achievement for essentially doing nothing but starting the game, creating a character or just something you would have done anyway.



** GameMaker \\

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** * GameMaker \\



* LaughablyEasyAchievement\\
When a game give you an achievement for essentially doing nothing but starting the game, creating a character or just something you would have done anyway.
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* LaughablyEasyAchievement\\
When a game give you an achievement for essentially doing nothing but starting the game, creating a character or just something you would have done anyway.
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Yeah, there's that great sword... but seriously, '''[[FinalFantasyX less than zero seconds on a Chocobo race?]]'''

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Yeah, there's that great sword... but seriously, '''[[FinalFantasyX '''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX less than zero seconds on a Chocobo race?]]'''
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* {{Alt-itis}} \\

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* {{Alt-itis}} {{Altitis}} \\

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* CasualCompetitiveConflict

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* CasualCompetitiveConflictCasualCompetitiveConflict\\
Is it just a game and [[MST3KMantra we should really just relax]], or should we squeeze all we can out of it? [[FlameBait Careful which one you choose]].
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** Website/IndieGameMagazine \\
An online publication dedicated to promoting {{Indie Game}}s.

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Grand Theft Auto Effect is now Song Association. Bad examples and Zero Context Example are being removed.


* GrandTheftAutoEffect \\
The seemingly endless repeats of songs heard in a video game makes a song distracting in other environments because of the association with said video game.


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* SongAssociation \\
The seemingly endless repeats of songs heard in a video game makes a song distracting in other environments because of the association with said video game.
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* OldManMurray \\

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* OldManMurray Website/OldManMurray \\
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* PersonalArcade
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* AchievementSystem \\
How close are YOU to 100% completion? Gotta achieve 'em all!
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** DamnYouMuscleMemory/VideoGames - For video game examples. %%This was split off due to page size limitations.

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Fake Skill was merged into Not The Intended Use per TRS thread.


* FakeSkill \\
The ''player'' equivalent of FakeDifficulty.


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* NotTheIntendedUse \\
The ''player'' equivalent of FakeDifficulty.
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* {{New Game Plus}} \\
Once you finish a game, this is the ability to unlock special abilities or endings when starting it over, using the same save file.


* PlayerPreferredPattern \\
In a game with many ways to play, most players may still decide on the same specific paradigm.
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[[IWannaBeTheGuy PRESS 'R' TO TRY AGAIN]]

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[[IWannaBeTheGuy [[VideoGame/IWannaBeTheGuy PRESS 'R' TO TRY AGAIN]]
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The game behind the games. Like any other medium, gamers have a culture all their own, replete with jargon and its own brand of social maneuvering. Be warned: The stuff in here will inescapably [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife ruin your eyesight, twist your spine, and keep America from winning the war]], as it documents scarily obsessive gamer jargon that barely resembles English.

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The game behind the games. Like any other medium, gamers have a culture all their own, replete with jargon and its own brand of social maneuvering. Be warned: The stuff in here will inescapably [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife ruin your eyesight, eyesight]], [[TheNewRockAndRoll twist your spine, spine]], [[{{Demonization}} and keep America from winning the war]], as it documents scarily obsessive gamer jargon that barely resembles English.

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