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Boss (video gaming)

Index Boss (video gaming)

In video gaming, a boss is a significant computer-controlled enemy. [1]

47 relations: Akuma (Street Fighter), Bloodborne, Borderlands 2, Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Cutscene, Dance Dance Revolution, Dnd (video game), Doom (1993 video game), Dungeon crawl, Dungeons & Dragons, Fighting game, Final Fantasy VII, Future US, GamePro, GameSpot, Health (gaming), Kirby (series), Koopalings, Lego Racers (video game), Level (video gaming), Mega Man X, Metal Slug (series), Mortal Kombat, Mother ship, Need for Speed: Nitro, Next Generation (magazine), Online game, Phoenix (video game), PLATO (computer system), Racing video game, Raid (gaming), Rhythm game, Role-playing video game, Scorpia (journalist), Shadow Fight 2, Shadow of the Colossus, Shoot 'em up, Slate (magazine), Sonic the Hedgehog, Star Ocean: The Second Story, Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, Super Mario, Super Street Fighter II Turbo, The Legend of Zelda, Video game, Wired (magazine).

Akuma (Street Fighter)

Akuma (Japanese for "Devil" or "Demon"), known in Japan as, is a fictional character from the Street Fighter series of fighting games by Capcom.

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Bloodborne

Bloodborne is an action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 4.

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Borderlands 2

Borderlands 2 is an open world action role-playing first-person shooter video game developed by Gearbox Software and published by 2K Games.

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Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia is a platform-adventure game and the third Nintendo DS installment of the Castlevania franchise.

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Conker's Bad Fur Day

Conker's Bad Fur Day is a platformer video game developed by Rare and released for the Nintendo 64 console in 2001.

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Cutscene

A cutscene or event scene (sometimes in-game cinematic or in-game movie) is a sequence in a video game that is not interactive, breaking up the gameplay.

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Dance Dance Revolution

, abbreviated DDR and also known as Dancing Stage in earlier games in Europe, Central Asia, Middle East, Africa, South Asia and Oceania, and also some other games in Japan, is a music video game series produced by Konami.

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Dnd (video game)

dnd is a role-playing video game.

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Doom (1993 video game)

Doom (typeset as DOOM in official documents and stylized as DooM in other media) is a 1993 first-person shooter (FPS) video game by id Software.

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Dungeon crawl

A dungeon crawl is a type of scenario in fantasy role-playing games in which heroes navigate a labyrinthine environment (a "dungeon"), battling various monsters, and looting any treasure they may find.

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Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&DMead, Malcomson; ''Dungeons & Dragons'' FAQ or DnD) is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson.

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Fighting game

A fighting game is a video game genre based around interpersonal combat between a limited amount of characters, in which they fight until they defeat their opponents or the timer expires.

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Final Fantasy VII

Final Fantasy VII is a 1997 role-playing video game developed by Square for the PlayStation console.

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Future US

Future US, Inc. (formerly known as Imagine Media and The Future Network USA) is an American media corporation specializing in targeted magazines and websites in the video games, music, and technology markets.

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GamePro

GamePro was an American multiplatform video game magazine media company that published online and print content covering the video game industry, video game hardware and video game software.

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GameSpot

GameSpot is a video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information on video games.

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Health (gaming)

Health or vitality is an attribute assigned to entities such as characters or objects within role-playing games and video games, that indicates their continued ability to function.

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Kirby (series)

Kirby is a series of Action video games developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo.

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Koopalings

The (also known as in Japan and Europe) or in Japan) are a fictional group of seven childlike characters in the ''Mario'' video game franchise by Nintendo. Their individual names are Iggy, Larry, Lemmy, Ludwig von, Morton Jr., Roy, and Wendy O. Koopa. Originally depicted as the children of the series antagonist Bowser, they first appeared as boss characters in the 1988 game Super Mario Bros. 3. They have since appeared in subsequent Super Mario games and spin-off Mario titles. They have made several appearances in other media, most notably in the cartoon The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, which featured entirely different names for the Koopalings due to them not having official names at the time of its production phase.

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Lego Racers (video game)

Lego Racers is a Lego-themed racing video game developed by High Voltage Software and published by Lego Media.

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Level (video gaming)

A level, map, area, stage, world, track, board, floor, zone, phase, mission, or course in a video game is the total space available to the player during the course of completing a discrete objective.

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Mega Man X

Mega Man X (after X4 stylized as Megaman X), known in Japan as, is a Mega Man series of action platform video games released by Capcom.

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Metal Slug (series)

is a series primarily of run and gun video games created by SNK.

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Mortal Kombat

Mortal Kombat is a video game franchise originally developed by Midway Games' Chicago studio in 1992.

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Mother ship

A mother ship, mothership or mother-ship is a large vehicle that leads, serves, or carries other smaller vehicles.

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Need for Speed: Nitro

Need for Speed: Nitro is a racing video game and a fourteenth title of the Need for Speed series.

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Next Generation (magazine)

Next Generation (also known as NextGen) was a video game magazine that was published by Imagine Media (now Future Network USA).

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Online game

An online game is a video game that is either partially or primarily played through the Internet or any other computer network available.

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Phoenix (video game)

Phoenix is an outer space-themed, fixed shooter video game similar to Taito's Space Invaders and released in 1980.

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PLATO (computer system)

PLATO (Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations) was the first generalized computer-assisted instruction system.

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Racing video game

The racing video game genre is the genre of video games, either in the first-person or third-person perspective, in which the player partakes in a racing competition with any type of land, water, air or space vehicles.

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Raid (gaming)

A raid is a type of mission in a video game in which a number of people attempt to defeat another number of people at player-vs-player, a series of computer-controlled enemies in a player-vs-environment battlefield, or a very powerful boss.

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Rhythm game

Rhythm game or rhythm action is a genre of music-themed action video game that challenges a player's sense of rhythm.

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Role-playing video game

A role-playing video game (commonly referred to as simply a role-playing game or an RPG as well as a computer role-playing game or a CRPG) is a video game genre where the player controls the actions of a character (and/or several party members) immersed in some well-defined world.

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Scorpia (journalist)

Scorpia is the pseudonym of a video game journalist who was active from the early 1980s through the late 1990s.

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Shadow Fight 2

Shadow Fight 2 is a role-playing martial arts fighting game developed by Nekki.

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Shadow of the Colossus

Shadow of the Colossus, released in Japan as Wander and the Colossus, is an action-adventure game developed by SCE Japan Studio and Team Ico, and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2.

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Shoot 'em up

Shoot 'em up (also known as shmup or STGDavies, Jonti.. GameSpy. 30 July 2008.Carless, Simon.. Game Set Watch. 5 April 2011.) is a subgenre of the shooter genre of video games.

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Slate (magazine)

Slate is an online magazine that covers current affairs, politics, and culture in the United States from a liberal perspective.

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Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic the Hedgehog is a video game franchise created and produced by Sega.

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Star Ocean: The Second Story

Star Ocean: The Second Story is an action role-playing video game developed by tri-Ace and published by Enix for the PlayStation.

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Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes

Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes is a mobile collectible RPG developed by Capital Games and published by Electronic Arts.

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Super Mario

is a series of fantasy platform games created by Nintendo featuring their mascot, Mario.

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Super Street Fighter II Turbo

Super Street Fighter II Turbo is a competitive fighting game released for the arcades by Capcom in. It is the fifth installment in the Street Fighter II sub-series of Street Fighter games, following Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers. Like its predecessor, it ran on the CP System II hardware. Super Turbo introduced several new gameplay mechanics not present in previous versions of Street Fighter II, including the addition of combination moves called super combos and air combos. It also introduced the secret character Akuma, who would go on to become a recurring character in later Street Fighter installments and other Capcom fighting games. Super Turbo was originally ported to the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, followed by the PlayStation and Sega Saturn (under the title of Super Street Fighter II Turbo: The Ultimate Championship) as part of the Street Fighter Collection, and for the Dreamcast in Japan under the title of Super Street Fighter II X for Matching Service. A remake of the game was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 titled Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. While not as much of a commercial success as previous iterations of the game, the game was well received by critics and had a huge impact on the competitive fighting game "e-sport" circuit. Super Street Fighter II Turbo is still played competitively over 20 years after its original release, and is the oldest fighting game that still has an active competitive tournament scene throughout the world.

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The Legend of Zelda

The Legend of Zelda is a high-fantasy action-adventure video game series created by Japanese game designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka.

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Video game

A video game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device such as a TV screen or computer monitor.

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Wired (magazine)

Wired is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boss_(video_gaming)

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