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;Player: The person playing a video game. | ;Player: The person playing a video game. | ||
;[[wikipedia:Portable Network Graphics|PNG]] (Portable Network Graphics): An extensible file format for the lossless, portable, well-compressed storage of raster images. | ;[[wikipedia:Portable Network Graphics|PNG]] (Portable Network Graphics): An extensible file format for the lossless, portable, well-compressed storage of raster images. | ||
;Point of no return: A point near the end of a game where the player becomes unable to access other areas and is committed to finishing the game. For example, in ''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]'', after going through the door in the back of the [[Main Observation Room]], the rest of [[The Last Resort]] becomes inaccessible and the player's only option is to climb to the [[Rooftop (Luigi's Mansion 3)|Rooftop]] and face [[King Boo]]. | |||
;Port: A game that was originally released on previous consoles or handhelds that is transferred to a different console or handheld with little to no changes regarding gameplay. | ;Port: A game that was originally released on previous consoles or handhelds that is transferred to a different console or handheld with little to no changes regarding gameplay. | ||
;Prequel: A prequel is a work of fiction (book, game, etc.) whose narrative is chronologically set before another, previously released work. Note that when a [[#S|sequel]] chronologically set after an existing work is written, the original piece does not become a "prequel" to the later one, but is merely its predecessor. {{see also|MarioWiki:Good writing#Frequently misused terms}} | ;Prequel: A prequel is a work of fiction (book, game, etc.) whose narrative is chronologically set before another, previously released work. Note that when a [[#S|sequel]] chronologically set after an existing work is written, the original piece does not become a "prequel" to the later one, but is merely its predecessor. {{see also|MarioWiki:Good writing#Frequently misused terms}} | ||