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AAA title

Video games; General gaming

A high caliber title. Often used as a marketing term to generate hype.

assets

Video games; General gaming

The various files (art, music, models etc. ) that create a game. Assets can be modified to change the game experience.

attract mode

Video games; General gaming

The automatic demonstration gameplay seen on arcade machines when they are not in use by humans. Used to prevent burn-in of the title screen during long periods of time when the machine is not being ...

double-jump

Video games; General gaming

The ability of a character to do a second jump in midair. Some games allow for triple-jumping and beyond.

first party

Video games; General gaming

A title that was developed by the same company that developed the console the title is being published on.

freeware

Video games; General gaming

Titles that are distributed by the developer for free.

abandonware

Video games; General gaming

Titles whose publishers have gone out of business and subsequently their intellectual property rights are in a legal grey area.

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