Nostalgic Progression

In relation to video games: giving the feeling of nostalgia in a series full of nostalgia while keeping the gameplay fresh to the point it'll be remembered as nostalgia in it's own right and not a gimmick.

What is Nostalgic Progression:

-Super Mario Brother 1, 3 and Super Mario 64
-Metroid, Super Metroid, Metroid Prime
-Castlevaina, 3, 4, Symphony of the Night
-Legend of Zelda, Link to the Past, Ocarina, Majora's mask, Wind Waker, Twilight Princess

What isn't:

-Super Mario Sunshin
-Metroid Prime 2 Echos
-Any 3D Castlevaina released to date(6/25/2010)
-Zelda 2, Zelda's Adventure.

by KanameTousen June 28, 2010

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bored progression

n. The process by which one ends up browsing various Wikipedia articles or Youtube videos that are of little or no interest but seemed like they might be interesting at the time. It's likely you'll end up on something totally irrelevant and forget what you were supposed to be doing.

Clearly, the expression is a pun on the musical term "chord progression".

My assignment was on the European Union but after a bored progression I ended up learning about flying lizards

by icyheights December 21, 2010

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crippling progression

It's when you succeed so much that you lose the ability to walk and use all other motor functions.

Why is Kyle just laying on the floor, he's been there for like a week. He has crippling progression from all of his TikTok clout

by Barry Mcawkinner February 1, 2020

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Bromatic Progression

A collection of men who share the insatiable desire to entertain and are inextricably bound through the magic of song.

See that group of guys over there? $50 says that is a Bromatic Progression!

by foxwell adams December 25, 2010

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micro progression

A term used to describe improvement over time, whether it is in oneself, a task or a situation. The term denotes a step by step progress of small improvements with each step.

It took me thirty years to become the best. It was a micro progression.

by Hugh Wards June 20, 2020

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Extreme Raid Progression

or Extreme Raid Prog, is very serious and very hardcore endgame raiding, specifically used within the Final Fantasy XIV community, often shortened to ERP.

"yo this Extreme Raid Progression sesh was really good!"

by Pyrostrike January 12, 2026

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