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Name Games Last Edit
Health first appears in pedit5
1,939
 01/29/2011
3D first appears in Spasim
1,886
 05/19/2010
Death first appears in Spacewar!
1,709
 08/06/2010
2D first appears in Tennis for Two
1,647
 08/22/2010
Boss Fight first appears in DND
1,601
 10/27/2010
Jump first appears in Frogs
1,463
 12/15/2010
Melee first appears in pedit5
1,196
 03/09/2011
Game Over first appears in Computer Space
1,150
 04/29/2010
Explosion
1,109
 11/02/2010
Magic first appears in pedit5
1,045
 02/09/2011
Non-Player Character first appears in pedit5
1,036
 03/22/2011
Xfire
993
 05/20/2010
Tie-In
976
 07/26/2010
Steam first appears in Half-Life 2
975
 03/23/2011
Bink Video
960
 12/05/2010
Cutscene first appears in Karateka
943
 11/24/2010
Bosses first appears in DND
930
 04/22/2010
Experience Points first appears in pedit5
925
 01/25/2011
Difficulty Level
922
 06/05/2010
Artificial Intelligence first appears in Pong
877
 09/01/2010
Voice Acting
874
 03/13/2011
Achievements first appears in Kameo: Elements of Power
863
 03/20/2011
Anthropomorphism
850
 02/10/2011
First-Person Perspective first appears in Spasim
818
 02/05/2011
Online first appears in Empire
775
 01/06/2011
Leveling Up first appears in DND
773
 12/13/2010
Third-Person Perspective
746
 01/19/2011
Side-Scrolling
730
 01/18/2011
Combo first appears in Shanghai Kid
725
 02/25/2011
Cooperative Play first appears in Gauntlet
707
 04/28/2010
Inventory
706
 07/03/2010
Slashing Weapons
693
 02/09/2011
Hit Points first appears in pedit5
687
 11/16/2010
Greatest Hits
682
 03/19/2011
Blood
664
 03/08/2011
Aliens first appears in Space Invaders
664
 07/30/2009
Minigames first appears in SwordQuest: EarthWorld
630
 12/26/2010
Final Boss
583
 12/25/2010
Crosshair
578
 10/12/2010
Turn-Based first appears in Backgammon
573
 08/27/2010
High Score first appears in Seawolf
572
 06/02/2010
Games Based on Movies
553
 07/12/2010
TV Tie-In
550
 06/26/2009
Cheat Code first appears in Manic Miner
544
 04/24/2010
Robots
541
 11/05/2010
War first appears in Space War
539
 02/26/2011
Currency first appears in Pool of Radiance
534
 09/16/2010
Direct2Drive
529
 04/12/2010
Hand to Hand Combat
529
 02/05/2011
Multiple Endings first appears in Metroid
520
 04/28/2010
Power Up first appears in Popeye
514
 02/06/2011
Fire first appears in Donkey Kong
510
 10/25/2010
Multiple Protagonists first appears in Super Mario Bros.
509
 06/04/2010
Gravity
509
 12/26/2010
Heads Up Display
508
 07/22/2009
Upgradeable Weapons first appears in Metroid
507
 06/05/2010
Digital Distribution
506
 08/29/2010
Unlockables first appears in The Legend of Zelda
498
 08/05/2010
Lives
496
 02/01/2010
Reloading
494
 03/17/2010
Time Limit
491
 04/12/2010
Female Protagonists first appears in Ms. Pac-Man
476
 01/07/2011
Shopping
469
 06/09/2010
Collectibles
465
 11/23/2010
Puzzles
461
 10/22/2009
Dragons
440
 12/16/2010
Zombie first appears in The Evil Dead
437
 02/14/2011
Xbox Live first appears in Whacked!
437
 01/13/2011
Kid Friendly first appears in Pong
435
 02/25/2011
Character Creation first appears in Pool of Radiance
432
 06/08/2010
Male Protagonists
428
 01/09/2011
Strong Women first appears in Ms. Pac-Man
427
 12/14/2010
Roman Numerals
413
 03/06/2011
E3 2007
413
 03/15/2010
Crouching
410
 11/21/2010
Xbox 360 Backwards Compatibility first appears in Halo: Combat Evolved
410
 12/15/2009
Flight
408
 07/23/2009
Moving Platforms first appears in Donkey Kong
407
 01/14/2010
Virtual Console
403
 12/30/2009
E3 2008
403
 03/15/2010
Nudity first appears in Beat 'Em & Eat 'Em
401
 10/14/2010
Point and Click first appears in Enchanted Scepters
400
 04/14/2010
Snow
399
 06/05/2010
Customizable Characters first appears in Wasteland
399
 03/19/2010
Save Point first appears in Pitfall II: Lost Caverns
394
 01/02/2011
Character Select Screen first appears in The Oregon Trail
393
 03/04/2011
Split-Screen Multiplayer first appears in Spy vs. Spy
392
 01/23/2011
Cartoon Character
381
 09/10/2008
E3 2005
380
 12/14/2010
Headshot first appears in GoldenEye 007
380
 03/07/2011
Laps
379
 04/22/2009
Top-Down Perspective
378
 05/30/2010
Day/Night Cycle first appears in Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
376
 02/05/2011
Undead
375
 06/12/2010
Xbox Live Indie Games
373
 04/24/2010
Launch Titles
372
 01/20/2011
Villain
371
 06/13/2010
Ghosts first appears in Pac-Man
369
 01/04/2011
Fish
369
 12/17/2010
Leaderboard
352
 09/22/2010
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