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G&M
Now-defunct South Korean publisher.
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G.rev
Designers of shoot-'em-ups, mostly.
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Gadget Soft
Japanese developer of virtually no note. Made the Maid Guy game and a few other things.
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Gaibrain
Developer whose work is mostly composed of game ports for portable systems, especially of SNK games under publisher Takara.
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Gainax
Anime production company known for really bizarre plots and symbolism.
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Gamate
A super obscure Game Boy competitor from Taiwan that flopped notoriously hard. Oddly, it had more fighting games than even some of the more mainstream systems.
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Game Arts
Japanese developer founded in 1985.
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Game Boy
Released as a big gray brick with monochrome graphics in 1989, Gameboy later appeared as different incarnations such as the Gameboy Pocket and Gameboy Color. It is most widely known for Tetris, and was saved from the brink of death by Pokémon.
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Game Boy Advance
Successor to the original Gameboy portable and backwards compatible with its entire library of games.
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Game King
LCD-based handheld system from TimeTop. Came in "Game King I" and "Game King II" varieties, as well as a backwards-compatible color system, "Game King III".
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Game Park Holdings
Developer of the GP line of Korean handheld game systems. Each system was very popular with homebrewers but they also played host to quite a few commercial releases.
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Game Republic
Japanese developer lasting from 2003 - 2011. Most prominent work was on a few DragonBall titles.
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Game Studio
Generically named but prolific and well-respected.
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Game.com
Another Tiger handheld system. You can go online in black and white!
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Gamecube
Nintendo's answer to the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. True to its name, it is a cube and it does play games. Failed to make a spark with mainstream gamers and fell far behind its competition. Despite its healthy roster of fighting games, the only one anybody remembers is Super Smash Bros. Melee.
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Gameduchy
Chinese developers behind mobile game Iron Saga and its spinoff(s).
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GameGadget
UK-developed handheld system. Games are downloadable via an iTunes-like service. Mostly plays licensed Genesis ROMs but also supports original content.
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GameHitZone
A website that shares mostly freeware games.
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Gameloft
A French video game developer and publisher headquartered in Paris. It was founded by the Guillemot brothers, who also founded and own, Ubisoft. Gameloft primarily focuses on mobile games, although they have published console games.
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Games Express
Responsible for a number of erotic mahjong titles for the Turbografx-16; created Strip Fighter 2 for the same.
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GameStick
GameStick was an Android mini-console so small that it can be actually stored inside its own controller.
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GameTek
Publishers of Brutal: Paws of Fury and also video game adaptations of game shows such as Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune.
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Ganbarion
Developers of most One Piece games and the Jump Stars DS fighting games.
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garden
A plot of land set aside for displaying and cultivating plants
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Garry Chalk
The voice of Optimus Prime in most Canadian Transformers productions. He's also voiced Megatron, too.
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gasmask
Popular with military crazies and latex fetishists.
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gauntlet
Uses glove(s)/gauntlet(s)/armlet(s) to augment or otherwise grant themselves special powers.
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gender_bender
A character whose gender is the opposite of what is presumed by other characters/players, has transitioned genders, or whose gender is simply left unclear.
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generic
A character who does not represent an individual, but instead a generic, nameless character such as a species as a whole or faceless minion.
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Genesis
Sega's most succesful console and immortal 16-bit rival to the Super NES. Genesis does what Nintendon't.
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Genki
A Japanese developer of computer and video games, founded in October 1990 by Hiroshi Hamagaki and Tomo Kimura, who left Sega to form the company. Genki is best-known for their racing game titles and also Fighters Destiny.
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german
Born in, or a citizen of, Germany.
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geta
Wears traditional Japanese "geta" raised sandals.
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giant
Much larger than the majority of a game's cast.
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Giga
Worked on some Variable Geo games.
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Ginny Stone
Voice actress, adopted daughter of Doug Stone. Previously credited under her birth name, Ginny You.
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girl_power
Has been the sole female member of a fighting game cast before.
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girls
Selectable fighters are mostly female.
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glass
There is a large presence of glass objects or surfaces in this arena.
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Go Nagai
Influential mangaka, creator or early pioneer of major genre such as mecha and magical girl, with a diverse range of comics including Devilman, Mazinger Z, Cutey Honey, and Violence Jack.
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goatee
Is known for sporting the facial hair known as the "goatee", often in the popular sub-style of the "moutee" (moustache and goatee connected).
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GoGame
Gods of shovelware, asset flips, and kusoge.
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goggles
Wears a pair of goggles (usually more as a forehead accessory than eyewear).
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Good Deal Games
Small publishing outfit who mainly deal in releasing new games for otherwise defunct console platforms.
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Gorō Naya
The original Inspector Zenigata in Lupin III. Died March 5, 2013.
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Gotcha Gotcha Games
Right-holders successors of the "Maker" (Tsukuru) games, including RPG Maker and Fighter Maker.
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Gouder Co.
Chinese developer, worked on countless unlicensed games in the 90s.
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GP2X
Another Game Park handheld release
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GP2X Caanoo
Game Park's final handheld device before shifting focus to software only.
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GP32
Game Park's first handheld system release.
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Grab
Press the "grab" button.
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graffiti
Surfaces in this area have been vandalized with images or lettering.
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Grant George
American voice actor. Husband of Jessica Gee-George.
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grappler
A focus on grab/throw/wrestling style attacks.
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grassland
Area where vegetation is dominated by grass and other herbaceous plants
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graveyard
The fight takes place in a graveyard (complete with tombstones, eerie music, etc.)
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gravity
Characters who manipulate gravity to fight.
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gray_outfit
Best known for wearing a primarily gray costume.
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greek
Born in, or a citizen of, Greece.
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green_outfit
Best known for wearing a primarily green costume.
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green_thumb
Uses plant life as an offensive or defensive device.
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Greg Abbey
4Kids voice actor. Also known as Frank Frankson and John Campbell.
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Greg Ayres
American voice actor, brother of Christopher.
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Greg Carey
Hasn't done much outside of voicing Hun from TMNT 2003.
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Greg Irwin
American voice actor who did a lot of work in Japan.
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Grey DeLisle
American actress, sometimes credited as Grey Griffin.
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grim_reaper
Inspired by the Grim Reaper, a stereotypical personification of death (scythe and black robe optional).
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ground_strike
A move that hits the arena's floor and affects standing/crouching opponents (i.e. those that are not in the air). Usually are unblockable.
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ground_to_air_throw
A ground-based move intended to "catch" and throw airborne opponents, whether leaving the ground yourself or not.
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grumpy
Perpetually angry and/or brooding, seems to rarely (if ever) be in a good mood.
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guest_characters
Features non-canon dlc or otherwise exclusive characters from other franchises.
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gunblade
A weapon combining a firearm of some sort with a bladed weapon. This includes bayonets.
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Gunpei Yokoi
Legendary Nintendo and Bandai game producer, director, and console designer. Died October 4, 1997.
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guys
As opposed to games in which there are very few female characters, this game sports male characters exclusively.
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GxGrainSon
Indie developer known for smoothly animated pixel sprites.
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