Things that we have learnt from videogames

[Gemini-Phoenix]

Think back over the last few decades... What sorts of things have we learnt from video games that we previously did not know?


For instance:

We now know that plumbers are usually portly Italian fellows, who like coin collecting and mushrooms.

Plumber's girlfriends (Or rather, "Love interests") tend to almost always have a habit of getting themselves into some sort of trouble, leading to plumber having to go and rescue her... Often...

Despite being a little overweight, we know that plumbers like to play a wide array of sports (Such as Tennis: Golf: Baseball; Soccer) as well as kart racing, board games, and pinball

Plumbers also like to work when on holiday, and have been known to volunteer to clean the streets of their chosen holiday destination.

And they occasionally like to have a jolly good ruck with their mates from time to time as well!

;)


What else have we learnt?

[Nirvana]

According to Final Fantasy, people will gladly accept us in their houses, without introducing themselves or caring about who we are. They will give us information about anything that troubles the village and expect us to fix it.

[Jumpman Jr.]

People always think that kids are too young to do something, but then you go and save the world, and then they pretend that they are your best friend. Getting the master sword usually gets us the respect we deserve.

Seriously though... I've always thought that playing (and beating) an RPG couldn't be done by the average person. People (non-gamers) always say "video-games are stupid, they don't expand your mind." Are you kidding me @_@? Everything I hear that, I always say "Why don't you go try beating Chrono Trigger and then you tell me what isn't expanding my mind. ;)

[Humanoid]

Meat found on the ground can readily be consumed and can actually be a health benefit!

The cops'll only come after you if you kill more than like 5 people.

Cars dont get damaged by crashing.

[Cryomancer]

Hamburgers found in garbage cans are fine.

[weredog]

Want to buff up? No need to pay for expensive gym membership. Just go into the nearest forest and start butchering random woodland creatures and soon you will be powerful enough to take on the world.

[phreak97]

so long as the bullet hits either your hat or gun first, you can be shot and it can pass right through your head and/or body and hit whats on the other side, and youll be perfectly fine.

so long as you are wearing armour on your upper body, you can be hit anywhere and it will still protect you.

if you break something in a house, just walk out the nearest door then walk back in. the broken object will almost certainly be back as it was before it broke.

people dont mind you walking into their house and taking their money and belongings, in fact, they will probably give you helpful tips aswel.

while racing an expensive sports car, if you hit a solid object at about 300km/h you and the car will be fine.

you can spin your wheels for as long as you like and you will never need to replace your tyres.

sequencial shift cars were invented in the 70's or early 80's and were usually made for racing.

you can put a car in first gear while you are traveling at 250km/h and rev it way beyond its limits, and you'll never damage the engine.


in honesty:

i have learned most of what i know indirectly from video games. my interest in games strengthened my interest in electronics, and game console tech has been my primary hobby for a long time. i am now at tafe (similar to college) studying electronics, and i am applying for the position of apprentice arcade technician.
i know what i know of computers because of games too.. i have been among the higher end computer users at all my schools from a young age (though i am falling behind now because i have not been interested in a life with computers for a long time). if it werent for games, i never would have had an interest in computers either, even though i am not into pc games at all anymore.
my love of video games produced my love of the internet, which has taught me masses of valuable info.
video games kept me fit through alot of high school, while i was playing ddr. aswel as keeping me fit, it increased my balance, and hand-eye coordination (lol i also walk with my feet really low to the ground now, people have noticed me tripping on bumps in the ground you cant even see:P). video games have increased my reflexes by an excessive amount, and produced almost perfect sycronisation between my hands (my school went on a trip interstate, one of the places we visited had a reflex tester.. all the standard crap, but it had a button for each hand, so you could tell where you react first.. everyone was getting slightly different, but close enough numbers (2-4 hundredths of a second different). i was the only real gamer in the lot of them as far as im aware (there were sports people and all), and i scored clearly ahead of everyone i saw attempt it, and on top of that, i scored a 0% difference between my left hand and right hand..

I am who I am because of video games.

[vultar]

in general Bosses are just lonely critters with poor social skills, and taking over the world/kidnapping princesses is all just a cry for help. There always secretly helpful, making sure there are plenty of power-ups; moreover, they take great care in making sure that any weapons/armor/etc. they decide to put out for you is made to fit you or your friends.

[Mianrtcv]

I figured out when I was 9 yrs old that I could make my friend say timeout towards the television speakers. How?
By telling him that's what you had to do to pause a game on the Intellivision.

[tony_good]

Games have taught me that explosions only affect walls if the walls are already cracked.

[evil_genius]

Viacom should stick to television.

[sleepycal]

Think back over the last few decades... What sorts of things have we learnt from video games that we previously did not know?


For instance:

We now know that plumbers are usually portly Italian fellows, who like coin collecting and mushrooms.

Plumber's girlfriends (Or rather, "Love interests") tend to almost always have a habit of getting themselves into some sort of trouble, leading to plumber having to go and rescue her... Often...

Despite being a little overweight, we know that plumbers like to play a wide array of sports (Such as Tennis: Golf: Baseball; Soccer) as well as kart racing, board games, and pinball

Plumbers also like to work when on holiday, and have been known to volunteer to clean the streets of their chosen holiday destination.

And they occasionally like to have a jolly good ruck with their mates from time to time as well!

;)


What else have we learnt?


That we should all be plumbers...

[CrimsonNugget]

If you can roll fast enough, you can break through some walls.

[Gemini-Phoenix]

So many RPG's will have us believe, it is perfectly acceptable to walk unnounced into somebody's house and rummage through their drawers / dressers / cupboards and feel free to steal whatever useful items may actually be stored in them. All this whilst the actual home owner is home!

It is then customary to have a brief chat with the home owner regarding some trivial matter such as the weather or other people in the town, before departing.


We have also learnt from RPG's that shops will gladly rip you off - Especially if you wish to trade something back for cash. They'll willingly sell you something for 10,000 gold which you will then find for free about ten minutes later in the field... When you go back to trade it in, they offer you only 100 gold for it. Bastards.


We also know that people who live in villages have nothing better to do than walk backwards and forwards throughout the entire course of the game, often getting in your way blocking the only way past them (See older 16 bit RPG's for examples of this) - They'll also talk utter crap to you, often repeating what they have previously said.


And as Broken Sword games would have us believe - You can store any amount of crap in your trouser pockets, regardless of size or shape or the fact it may be a pancake drizzled in syrup or even a fish... You can also go around mindlessly smashing up valuable artifacts without anyone giving two hoots...

[FantasiaWHT]

That evil overlords are amazingly stupid.

Evidence?

-Instead of sending their strongest underlings to wipe out their adversaries early, they let their weakest ones be slaughtered by the hundreds and thousands.

-They stock their bases with the equipment needed to kill them.

-The paint their weak spots with glow-in-the-dark high-gloss neon colors.

-They leave themselves weak spots in the first place...

hehe

It would be cool to have a positive parody of those "Everything I need to know in life I learned from ******" I've seen Kindergarten most often, but also Sesame Street and friends.

[pkupstixx]

Ive learned that if i find a locked door, I have to find the key in the flower vase that opens a little brown box. Inside the box is usually half a piece of some talisman that matches another pice i found earlier. ( because we all carry broken things hoping we will find the other half to fix or sell on ebay later ) now that i have those 2 pieces i can make them into one piece to open the little chest thus obtaining the key. Then i can take that key and travel back through the ( mansion/military complex/ship/factory ) then up five floors back to the room that was locked. Open the door and go to the bathroom finally.

Ive learned that the princess is always in another castle.

Ive learned that when im in my own jet/star fighter that im invincible and take out an entire opposing army/alien empire by myself.

Ive learned I should be on tour with the boom boom huck jam show or in the xgames trying for gold with my snowboard.

And ive learned some people have absolutely no class what so ever playing online.

[weredog]

Turtle shells are indestructible.The only way to permanently rid yourself of the reptillian monsters is to dropkick them into the nearest bottomless pit.


It doesn't matter if you are the last hope, the one thing standing against the destruction of the world and all lifeforms upon it.The shopkeeper will still charge outrageous prices for the equipment needed to defeat the coming threat.Apparently if you are a shopkeeper making a profit is more important than avoiding horrific agonizing death.

[cityside75]

Perhaps the most important:

Simply step on a first aid kit for a 25% improvement in your health.

[spooie]

Things I learned from Mario...

Injesting off-color mushrooms and strange looking flowers will give me super powers.

Turtles with hammers want to kill me.

Taking pills can be your friend, if you take just the right amount and consume many in select patterns.

Clean is better than dirty, and dirt is meaner than clean.

Randomly jumping around with my hands above my head will make blocks appear in mid air.

Just when I think I've saved some hot chick from an evil monster and I'm going to make out with her, some guy with a mushroom for a head will tell me I have to do it all over... 7 more times.

:/

[Yago]

Thanks to Rocket Ranger I have learned how to build a rocket that can take me to the moon.

Thanks to first person shooters, it is impossible for me to accidently shoot myself in the foot.

Throwing bombs at mountain sides might reveal a secret door.

[Pantechnicon]

Most of what I really needed to learn in life, I learned in Grand Theft Auto:

-Sex with prostitutes is an act of healing and renewal.
-Cars are a lot tougher than you've been led to believe.
-There are no heroes.
-All crimes, from petty theft to mass murder, are punished equally. To wit: a $400 fine.
-(Corollary to above) Going to the hospital is a worse fate than going to jail.
-You will always be identified by those holding a grudge against you and you will never be forgiven for whatever caused that grudge.
-You can't swim.
-The 80's were pretty damn cool.


RPGs:
-Most of your adversaries in life are made out of some form of currency: gold, meseta, rupees, etc. It is a simple matter to kill them and claim their remains as your own.
-There's no real difference between dragons and ducks.
-Burgers and cola are medicine.
-Animals can talk.

Miscellaneous:
-Eating the right kind of mushrooms causes you to grow as big as a giant, or fly, or shoot fire from your hands, or some combination of all three.
Come to think of it, I don't think I actually learned this lesson from a video game.... @_@

And the most important lesson I've learned from video games is perhaps the most profound for its simplicity. It's like a koan. I have yet to encounter an arena of life where the following advice has not been immeasurably useful and applicable:

"AVOID MISSING BALL FOR HIGH SCORE"

[Gemini-Phoenix]

I have learnt that by placing any of your items in a box in the upstairs library, they will magically appear later on in a box in the garden when you need them most! And then again down in the sewers too!

I also learnt that random coloured herbs found lying around can be used to cure all sorts of ailments, such as poisoning or replenishing health.

Plus, there will almost always be a conveniently placed barrel of oil, or cylinder of compressed gas lying around just begging to be shot, just when you need it most! ;)

[kainemaxwell]

From RPGs:

- No matter the animal, it leaves behind currency.
- Chosen heros are usually teenagers or in their 20's.
- People don't mind if you walk into their homes unannounced and take stuff they have hidden.

[RetroYoungen]

-When it comes to weaponry and items when I'm trying to defeat a nearly immortal evil overlord, my pockets get REALLY deep.

-There's only one female for me. Really. There's only one female in the entire world, and she's with ME. Not the giant bastard who always tries to keep her for his/itself.

-There is no fight without overly-dramatic music.

-There's no sword too big.

That's all I can remember... for now. ;) :D

[SkiDragon]

Taking over the world is best accomplished while listening to groovy techno music.

Tanks cannons are almost entire ineffective against unarmored foot soldiers.

[Slimedog]

******** For good guys ********

Caves can be found at the bottom of every well and behind every waterfall.

Having trouble picking between the hot girls who want you? Don't worry, before long one of them will either betray you or get killed.

Shoot the goddamned core!

Finally killed the big boss? Keep shootin because he aint done yet.

******** For bad guys ********

If you are going to kidnapp the girlfriend of some black belt twin brothers, make sure your gang has more than one gun.

Whatever you were planning that made you say "Muhahahaha!!" probably isn't going to work.

If you were killed/imprisioned/thwarted by some unlikely ninja/robot/schoolkid once, just retire. If you try to get revenge, your just going to get your ass handed to you again and again until the franchise ceases to be profitable.

Make sure the hero can kill your regular form before you show him your true power. You really don't want to waste something that cool on just anybody.

[jhd7]

What I've personally learned from video games:

Reality is overrated and should be avoided.

-jhd7

[Gemini-Phoenix]

I've learnt that no matter how young or freaky-looking you are, you'll always end up stalking the princess into weird and wonderful places, such as dungeons and swamps...

And it's perfectly Ok to wander away from home when you're just a small boy, with nothing but a big stick as your weapon - You just know that eventually you'll end up with the biggest and most powerful weapon in the land!


Sidekicks are also often talking animals.

You'll meet a crazy old man at least once...


You can be as rich as you want, except your pockets only hold a maximum of 999,999...

[Milk]

- If you are the last, best hope for the galaxy, piloting the only ship in the armada left, and taking on the entire enemy fleet, you can only move in 2 dimensions

- All space ships have aerodynamic, fighter jet-like shapes, even if they are launched from space and are never operated anywhere near an atmosphere

- Enemy ships will helpfully provide you with better weapons and shields, and you only have to fly over them to get the new parts attached to your ship

- However, if you take enough damage, you will lose all but your basic weapons

- Space has sound. Really cool sounds, too.

- Most enemy ships will not dogfight with you. They will undulate in easily avoided formations and perhaps fire a shot or two, but they will never lock on to you and systematically attempt to take you down unless they are especially large and it is the end of the stage

Also:

- Despite what history books will tell you, crossbows and guns are ineffective weapons when battling creatures with Medieval-level military. If Cortez were smart, he'd have used the Masamune to conquer the Aztec, instead of those dopey guns.

- Bows and arrows are to be used while running around the battle field, at close range, by only the weakest characters

- Sword wielders hammer their enemies with the flat of their blade. That is why people struck with a sword never get cut or bleed

[WanganRunner]

From something I saw a few years ago:

-Ninjas are commonly encountered in everyday life.

-Large Evil fat men flash red & yellow when they are about to die.

[Richter Belmount]

I learned to lock pick doors from splinter cell :D

[Dr. Morbis]

Dodongo dislikes smoke.

[Gemini-Phoenix]

Sidekicks are more often than not dumb and a complete hinderance in most cases

Evil sidekicks are even dumber, and tend to mess things up. A lot!


Evil henchmen are abundant, regardless of whatever country / planet / fantasy world you are from... Yet none seem to be able to shoot in a straight line, and most can't think for themselves...


In most cases you DO NOT have a licence to kill (With the obvious exception), although it is perfectly acceptable to go around shooting whoever you wish with absolutely no consequences ~ Especially if there is a war on!


If you are being chased on foot by law enforcement officials (Ie, Police; CIA / FBI; The state army) they will always follow you in a nice straight line, with perfect spacing inbetween... You can also lose them by turning sharp corners...


Mowing down lines of Hari-Krishna's in a sports car is perfectly acceptable, as you are doing everyone a favour! ;)

[Gemini-Phoenix]

Things I have learnt from playing Mario Smash Football lately:

1) Crocodiles make excellent goal keepers!

2) Peach looks stunning in nice toight hotpanties!

3) No matter how hard you try, Peach will slaughter you eight goals to three... (Not something I am proud of, but it's early days and I am still getting used to the controls)

4) Waluigi is potentially a kiddy-fiddler, as he gestures towards his crotch with both hands after scoring a goal... A bit worrying that one...

[Push Upstairs]

2) Peach looks stunning in nice toight hotpanties!

Thats so wrong. LOL

[Rob of the Sky]

What I've learned from video games:
1. You only live so many times, and this number is determined by 1-ups
2. Gorillas like to throw barrels from the tops of buildings
3. Blocks can float in mid-air
4. Before going back in time, put all of your money in the bank. When you arrive in the past, you will find that the money you just put into your account is still in your account.
5. Enemies frequently drop money
6. If your car gets destroyed, another one will take it's place
7. Monsters are frequently found in the wild, but tend to stay out of cities
8. A paper cut results in a gallon of blood rushing out of your body
9. No matter how many times you kill your arch rival, he will regenerate by the next game
10. l's and r's can be used intelchangerbry

[Vigilante]

What I've learned from video games:

Bartenders who only offer Ale and Mead usually have some good advice for you.

[Aswald]

That fire burns underwater without any problem.

[davepesc]

In A.D. 2101
War was beginning

[boatofcar]

There used to be some myth that came out in the eighties about ninjas being sneaky or something. Wrong. That is Western propaganda spread by shitty American martial arts movies. A true ninja just runs around on the streets in broad daylight and makes dogs explode with their sword. And when they destroy street lights, magic potions and devices fall out. And every bird that sees you will try to kill you. It's one of the few drawbacks of being a ninja. Birds hate you.


Ok, so I stole that from seanbaby. But it's true!

[christhegamer]

I learned that bad people have pennies in them!; better get the shotgun I just found on the street!! :-D
(btw, there's a shirt that also lists some things that people have learned from video-games.)

[goatdan]

While I know that this thread isn't really serious, I have a serious one...

When sliding in your car, to even it out turn the wheel the other way and hit the gas.

I mean, I'm not normally powerslidin' my Ford Escort around corners and stuff, but when it comes to snow a few times I've realized that I reacted as such because that's how you do it in games, and it has worked for me. I've never had that experience on asphault though ;)

[boatofcar]

(btw, there's a shirt that also lists some things that people have learned from video-games.)

Here is the list from the shirt, which I received for Christmas last year.

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Everything I Need to Know, I Learned from Video Games



There is no problem that cannot be overcome by violence.

You can overcome most adversaries simply by having enough quarters.

If it moves, KILL IT!

Operating any vehicle or weapon is simple and requires no training.

"Bosses" always hire henchmen weaker than they are to do their dirty work.

If you find food lying on the ground, eat it.

You can smash things and get away with it. a. Smashing things doesn't hurt. b. Many nice things are hidden inside other things.

When someone dies, they disappear.

Money is frequently found lying on the streets.

All shopkeepers carry high-tech weaponry.

You never run out of bullets, only grenades.

Ninjas are common, and fight in public frequently.

Whenever huge evil fat men are about to die, they begin flashing red or yellow.

When you are born, you're invulnerable for a brief period of time.

Although the enemy always has more aircraft than you, they fly in predictable patterns which makes it easier for you to shoot them all down.

All women wear revealing clothing and have great bodies.

The enemy always leaves weapons and ammo laying around for no other reason than so their bitter enemies can pick them up and defeat them with it.

You sustain injury if you shoot innocents.

Gang members frequently all look the same, and often have the same names.

When driving, do not worry if your vehicle crashes and explodes. A new one will appear in its place.

Anyone that can't jump over six feet high probably can't jump at all.

Even the lowest life forms such as worms, slugs, and slimes carry money.

A good way to hurt someone is to do the following: 1. Hold up your hands, 2. (optional) Stomp the ground, 3. A large object (like a rock) falls from the top of the screen, 4. Catch the large object, and 5. Throw it.

[exit]

After finding the key cleverly hidden under the door mat, you and two of your friends can aimlessly wander around a mansion unoticed.

Candles often contain magical items that can upgrade your whip.

After falling off a 100 story building, you will land on the ground virtually unharmed.

A sword can destroy anything from bullets to enormous fireballs.

Towns people will do nothing when you atack/throw countless items at them.

A women in a tight shirt and short shorts can survive countless traps in a haunted pyramid, but will die instantly if she falls a couple of feet off the ground.

Most women are defenseless and just stand in one spot while being kidnapped.

[MegaDrive20XX]

Never enter a dark hallway alone..

Puzzle games have really improved on organization at home and work. When the pieces (or personal items in your home) are placed neatly in a drawer or shelf...that is a dead give away that Puzzle games have been effecting you..

Trust no one in your party...they may betray you later on...

Learning how to barter with shopkeepers...works in real life Flea Markets sometimes....

Driving games can sharpen your skills during road rage...

Playing schumps can improve your timing when it comes to finding the right parking spot during weekends at the Mall...

Fighting games teaches you to be agressive to people and to never give up...

FPS increases your paranoia from the things you see from time to time....giving you a keen eye... which leads to a safer life for yourself and those around you...

[Zadoc]

I've learned that is perfectly acceptable to take things from other peoples houses or castles as long as they're hidden inside of treasure chests.

[2Dskillz]

Delivering papers is a very dangerous job.

Radio static is a sure sign of trouble.

Those guys skateboarding in the Xgames are really holding back.

Dolphins are in communication with aliens, and often save the world.

Ostriches are superior mounts to horses.

Important words in conversation will always be bolded.

[thehistorian]

I can do anything, given time and practice...

[rbudrick]

I've learned that mushrooms make you feel big and that power pellets and other certain dots make you see ghosts.

Water will kill you. Dont take a shower, scumbag.

Plumbers find it a challege to chase a fucking turlte up a mountian. A tuuuuuuuurrrrtttttlllleeeee.

ALL women walk around with almost no clothes. Puuurrrrr.

If the right buttons get pushed, you can rip someone's fucking head off. WITH spinal cord.

If you use a bicycle pump to pump up creatures, they eventually blow up.

EVERYONE jumps higher than their head...usually several times higher. Unless your name is Super Joe, which has it's own benefits.

Grandpa tells me that back in the day, if he could see more than 8 things moving, they all slowed down. Suck on that, Einstein.

Ewe Boll must die.

Slime is a common animal, not a fungus or plant. It will also kill you, though sometimes is very cute...especially when it is a plush slime. Slime has eyes.

Nothing is harder to kill than a bird, and nothing will kill you faster. Birds are also the most annoying things in the world and they are found indoors half the time.

Sometimes if you go to the right, you can't go back to the left.

Dracula existed in the 1200s.

You can live forever if you find a room with enough money, collect it, kill yourself, and repeat. Doing it that frst time is the scariest.

Some planets are living creatures with organs and you can fly inside them. There's other shit flying in there too, and it will kill you. Sometimes there's things in there that help your spaceship shoot better or make you live longer. Since you usually enter through the mouth of these creatures, and some high speed maneuvers are needed to escape after you win, logic dictates you must fly out what is the asshole as fast ass possible before the planet creature thing explodes.

Guns never run out of ammo, unless you are being chased by zombies. The whole idea of carrying unlimited items (no matter how big) also goes out the window when zombies are involved. In fact, you can barely carry shit if zombies are around. You are also a complete retard and learning to walk is a bitch when being chased by zombies.

I knew about the Matrix before Neo did.

The only times you will ever finally have a perfect shot at someone on a ring-shaped pseudoplanet, you will have to reload for ten minutes. You will also shoot them 500 times dead on without them dying, and they will always kill you with one shot.

Blinking screens cause hyperventilation onto plastic, silicon and gold. Who knew this "feature" would trick our brains into thinking these devices were balloons?

Gnomes come in at night and tangle your wires all together when you underwear is dirty and there's none to steal.

Nobody knows what right-side-up original Playstation looks like.

Anybody who says they've beaten Mike Tyson is a liar and is not to be trusted. Ever.

The greatest super hero ever's primary objective is to fly through hula hoops.

All your base are belong to EA. And your soul if you work for them.

Atari will get sold every 5 years.

If your girlfriend doesn't like videogames, she's probably a lesbian. If she like's videogames, she's probably a lesbian. Score.

Ninjas almost never wear black. In fact, they are so sneaky, that they will wear very bright colors and still not be seen. (snicker......shhh!! don't tell em!)

You can only aim in 45 degree angles if you live in a 2-d world.

-Rob

[Daltone]

A very short person is a midget. A very short person with a big beard and an axe is a Dwarf.

[Porkchop]

Over time you can spend a lot of money on video games and not even realize it.

Time stands still while playing video games. You start playing at 8:00PM and the next thing you know its 2:00AM and it seems like you have only been playing for an hour.

Halo and Doom 3 taught me:

Marines are not very organized. They leave extra ammo and Med Kits laying around all over the place.

In the future there will be no need for hospitals. Pick up a Med Kit and you'll be back to normal in no time.

In the future we will still be using pump action shot guns. When is someone going to invent an automatic shot gun with rapid fire.

We will never get flying cars or they don't trust Marines to fly. Where are the flying cars the said we would have them by the year 2000?

Its a waste of money to train and equip a big army. All we need is 6 Marines with great body armor and unlimited ammo.

[rbudrick]

Its a waste of money to train and equip a big army. All we need is 6 Marines with great body armor and unlimited ammo.

Yes. We learned this in Afghanistan and Iraq. :roll:

-Rob

[GameSlaveGaz]

A pigeon can take out a full-grown Ninjitsu-trained adult male.

Dogs can giggle and will do so at the expense of their hunting companion

Hedgehogs are blue and wear red sneakers

All of life's mistakes can be reversed with the press of a button

I have the power to freeze time

Plumbing is an excellent source of warp travel (and I've never seen a single pipe on the Enterprise WHY???)

Every time you go into an underground level, an awesome bass groove will sound out of nowhere

Blocks will randomly fall from the sky like rain. If they line up, they will disappear

Elves are the only creatures skilled enough in archery.

Frogs, in fact, can't swim

Zombies cannot always be stopped by a rifle, but can often be killed with a mere knife

[Atma Shiro]

I have learned that even if a boss distroys the earth to cause damage to you (Final Fantasy 7 ~ Sephiroth's super nova) you will still fall back to the earth and can heal yourself with an elixier.