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Name Games Last Edit
Health first appears in pedit5
1,943
 01/29/2011
3D first appears in Spasim
1,892
 03/29/2011
Death first appears in Spacewar!
1,712
 08/06/2010
2D first appears in Tennis for Two
1,665
 03/30/2011
Boss Fight first appears in DND
1,607
 10/27/2010
Jump first appears in Frogs
1,467
 12/15/2010
Melee first appears in pedit5
1,200
 03/09/2011
Game Over first appears in Computer Space
1,150
 04/29/2010
Explosion
1,115
 11/02/2010
Magic first appears in pedit5
1,046
 02/09/2011
Non-Player Character first appears in pedit5
1,039
 03/22/2011
Steam first appears in Half-Life 2
1,028
 03/23/2011
Xfire
993
 05/20/2010
Tie-In
976
 07/26/2010
Bink Video
963
 12/05/2010
Cutscene first appears in Karateka
945
 11/24/2010
Bosses first appears in DND
935
 04/22/2010
Experience Points first appears in pedit5
926
 01/25/2011
Difficulty Level
925
 06/05/2010
Artificial Intelligence first appears in Pong
878
 09/01/2010
Voice Acting
878
 03/13/2011
Achievements first appears in Kameo: Elements of Power
867
 03/20/2011
Anthropomorphism
850
 02/10/2011
First-Person Perspective first appears in Spasim
818
 02/05/2011
Leveling Up first appears in DND
779
 12/13/2010
Online first appears in Empire
778
 01/06/2011
Third-Person Perspective
748
 01/19/2011
Side-Scrolling
734
 01/18/2011
Combo first appears in Shanghai Kid
727
 02/25/2011
Cooperative Play first appears in Gauntlet
711
 04/28/2010
Inventory
708
 07/03/2010
Slashing Weapons
693
 02/09/2011
Hit Points first appears in pedit5
690
 11/16/2010
Greatest Hits
682
 03/30/2011
Blood
667
 03/27/2011
Aliens first appears in Space Invaders
666
 07/30/2009
Minigames first appears in SwordQuest: EarthWorld
633
 12/26/2010
Final Boss
585
 12/25/2010
Crosshair
578
 10/12/2010
Turn-Based first appears in Backgammon
576
 08/27/2010
High Score first appears in Seawolf
575
 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
War first appears in Space War
543
 02/26/2011
Robots
541
 11/05/2010
Currency first appears in Pool of Radiance
536
 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
516
 02/06/2011
Fire first appears in Donkey Kong
512
 10/25/2010
Multiple Protagonists first appears in Super Mario Bros.
511
 06/04/2010
Gravity
511
 12/26/2010
Upgradeable Weapons first appears in Metroid
510
 06/05/2010
Heads Up Display
509
 07/22/2009
Digital Distribution
507
 08/29/2010
Unlockables first appears in The Legend of Zelda
502
 08/05/2010
Lives
496
 02/01/2010
Reloading
496
 03/17/2010
Time Limit
493
 04/12/2010
Female Protagonists first appears in Ms. Pac-Man
480
 01/07/2011
Shopping
473
 03/27/2011
Collectibles
466
 11/23/2010
Puzzles
464
 10/22/2009
Dragons
441
 12/16/2010
Zombie first appears in The Evil Dead
440
 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
434
 06/08/2010
Male Protagonists
431
 01/09/2011
Strong Women first appears in Ms. Pac-Man
430
 12/14/2010
Nudity first appears in Beat 'Em & Eat 'Em
416
 10/14/2010
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
Customizable Characters first appears in Wasteland
402
 03/19/2010
Point and Click first appears in Enchanted Scepters
401
 04/14/2010
Snow
401
 06/05/2010
Character Select Screen first appears in The Oregon Trail
397
 03/04/2011
Save Point first appears in Pitfall II: Lost Caverns
396
 01/02/2011
Split-Screen Multiplayer first appears in Spy vs. Spy
393
 01/23/2011
Cartoon Character
381
 09/10/2008
Headshot first appears in GoldenEye 007
381
 03/07/2011
Laps
381
 04/22/2009
E3 2005
380
 12/14/2010
Top-Down Perspective
380
 05/30/2010
Launch Titles
378
 01/20/2011
Day/Night Cycle first appears in Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
377
 02/05/2011
Undead
375
 06/12/2010
Xbox Live Indie Games
373
 04/24/2010
Villain
372
 06/13/2010
Ghosts first appears in Pac-Man
369
 01/04/2011
Fish
369
 12/17/2010
Original Soundtrack
360
 12/04/2010
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