English Explanatory Dictionary

kaizo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A philosophy of game design distinguished by very high difficulty levels and hidden traps that can only be solved by repeated deaths and trial and error, especially associated with romhacks of Super Mario games.

Pronunciation

kīʹ-zō /ˈkaɪ.zoʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-kaizo.wav

Word forms

kaizo

Etymology

From Kaizo Mario World, the name of an early set of fan-created levels in this style first released in 2007, where kaizo is from Japanese 改造 (kaizō, “revamp, remodel, modify”).

Derived words

kaizo trap
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