{"id":852258,"date":"2025-12-14T18:00:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T18:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/five-of-the-best-dashes"},"modified":"2025-12-14T18:00:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T18:00:18","slug":"five-of-the-best-dashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/five-of-the-best-dashes\/","title":{"rendered":"Five of the Best: Dashes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/five-of-the-best-dashes.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><em>Five of the Best is a weekly series for <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/subscribe\"><em>supporters of Eurogamer<\/em><\/a><em>. It&#8217;s a series that highlights some of the features in games that are often overlooked. It&#8217;s also about having your say, so don&#8217;t be shy, use the comments below and join in!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Oh and if you want to read more, you can &#8211; you can find <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/topics\/five-of-the-best\"><em>our entire Five of the Best archive<\/em><\/a><em> elsewhere on the site.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Which was the first game to have a dash move in it? The earliest I can think of is the Mega Man series. But was that a slide or a dash? Because although they serve similar functions, I think they&#8217;re distinct things. It&#8217;s tricky! Today of course, dashes are synonymous with action games, and even other kinds of games, and it&#8217;s probably more common to play games with them than without them. Dashes have become a fundamental part of our gaming lexicon. But the question is, which dashes have been the most memorable &#8211; which dashes are the best?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/five-of-the-best-dashes\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/five-of-the-best-dashes\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five of the Best is a weekly series for supporters of Eurogamer. It&#8217;s a series that highlights some of the features in games that are often overlooked. It&#8217;s also about having your say, so don&#8217;t be shy, use the comments below and join in! Oh and if you want to read more, you can &#8211; you can find our entire Five of the Best archive elsewhere on the site. Which was the first game to have a dash move in it? The earliest I can think of is the Mega Man series. But was that a slide or a dash? Because although they serve similar functions, I think they&#8217;re distinct things. It&#8217;s tricky! 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