The 1995 cult classic Earthbound, also known as Mother 2, distinguishes itself from other RPGs of the same era with its modern setting. For example, instead of fighting goblins or bandits, you face off against hippies, cultists, and out-of-control taxis.

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Despite being beloved for its creative storytelling, the characters of Chrono Trigger don't have the most creative names. For example, the heroic swordsman who was turned into a frog is called Frog, while the robot character from the year 2300 is called Robo.

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In Kirby's Dream Land, his first game released in 1992, Kirby fights through five stages to finally topple the tyrannical King Dedede. Along the way, this pink hero can feast on various food items, and inhale and copy enemies for 25 different special abilities.

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When Final Fantasy VII came out in 1997 it was both the most modern and most political entry in the series. The story intially revolves around the terrorist group AVALANCHE and their attempts to bomb the Shinra Nuclear Power Company's reactors in the futuristic metropolis of Midgar.

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As a sequel to Soul Edge, Soul Calibur included many advancements: better graphics, new characters, more weapons, and let's not forget, enhanced jiggle physics.

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Then with MGS3 and MGS5 both being prequels, players had to face off with the early Metal Gears Shagohod and Sahelanthropus, respectively. Finally in MGS4, Old Snake infiltrates and destroys Outer Haven, a modified Arsenal Gear commanded by the conniving Revolver Ocelot.

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Ursula K. Leguin's seminal 1968 fantasy novel A Wizard of Earthsea was innovative in its depiction of magic. Rather than flicking wands about, wizards use language to shape the world, and can gain power over someone by learning their true name.

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#UmActually getting thrown down a river in the middle of a Canadian winter is going to give you hypothermia real fast. I’ve seen alone. You’re toast

The term 'shipping' comes from the X-Files and its agents Mulder and Scully.
90's message boards were split into two camps: the relationshippers who looked for hints of romance and a "Smulder" ending, and the MSF (Mulder-Scully-Friends) who wanted them to keep it professional.

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Walking with the egg in your party will allow it to hatch into the species of its mother. The only exceptions are that legendary, mythical, and baby Pokémon cannot breed, and the shape-shifter ditto can breed with any egg group.

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Fallout 3 is known for being morally grey, with the Tenpenny Tower quest being one example. The human inhabitants of the tower and the ghouls living in the surrounding wastes are at odds, with each wishing the elimination of the other.

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In 2021's No Time To Die, Daniel Craig suited up one last time as the suave secret agent James Bond. The start of the film sees 007 vacationing in Jamaica, only to be pulled into a mission to find the MI6 scientist turned bio-terrorist, Valdo Obruchev.

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Well befitting a time travel RPG, Chrono Trigger has 12 different endings. They range from happy to dark to odd, but which you get depends on when the hero Crono defeats the alien parasite Lavos. Technically there's a 13th end too, which plays if you lose the final fight.

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The crew of the Bebop in Cowboy Bebop is a motley one. There's the suave ex-syndicate Spike Spiegal, who's from Mars and practices Jeet Kune Do; Jet Black, an ex-cop from Ganymede who helms the Bebop and is the oldest of the bunch;

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Before Thomas the Tank Engine had his own show, he appeared in a small role in Rev. W. Awdry's first book: the Three Railway Engines. It tells four stories about the engines on the Island of Sodor.

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Many aspects of the Pokémon game series were introduced in 1999's Gold/Silver, but one of most marketable was baby Pokémon. Togepi is perhaps the best known, being gifted to player early in game and featured heavily in the anime.

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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is fittingly about two brothers, Edward and Alphonse, who do alchemy and solve mysteries. But they also have a colorful cast of characters to back them up.

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The first Grand Theft Auto introduced 3 fictional cities: Liberty City, San Andreas, and Vice City: which are based on New York, San Francisco, and Miami. Through the series just these locations were reused, except for Anywhere City — GTA2's metrofuturistic blend of modern America.

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Instead of compasses, seafarers in One Piece use log poses — glass orbs that point to a destination. Luffy doesn't have one when he and his crew enter the Grand Line, but he finds one dropped by Mr. 9 of Baroque Works. They then use it to reach their first stop: Whiskey Peak.

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