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Flora and Fauna
The old 'possessed animal or plant' foe. From the carnivorous plants of forgotten platform hero Dizzy (yes, he's an egg) to the psychotically aggressive dinosaurs of Turok, nature is an inexhaustible source of inspiration for games designers. Too lazy to invent a new enemy? Add in a plant that grabs players as they walk by. Or fish that jump out of water and bite you. Or birds that drop eggs on your head - that happens a lot in real life. Or how about a slavering dog? Better yet, make it a slavering zombie dog. Which leads us nicely onto our next foe...

Above: Turok, Kao Challengers, Fantastic Dizzy, Super Mario Bros, Resident Evil and Metroid Prime

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Justin Towell
Justin Towell

Justin was a GamesRadar staffer for 10 years but is now a freelancer, musician and videographer. He's big on retro, Sega and racing games (especially retro Sega racing games) and currently also writes for Play Magazine, Traxion.gg, PC Gamer and TopTenReviews, as well as running his own YouTube channel. Having learned to love all platforms equally after Sega left the hardware industry (sniff), his favourite games include Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, Zelda BotW, Sea of Thieves, Sega Rally Championship and Treasure Island Dizzy.