Why do video game skeletons put themselves back together?

When you defeat a skeleton in a video game, there's a very good chance it will quickly reassemble itself. How did this trope start?

Terraria's ginormous, 3 years in the making 1.4.5 update is live—a full 15 years after the game was deemed finished

They won't let go of the little sidescrolling survival game that could.
GameSpot

Everything New In The Terraria 1.4.5 Bigger And Bolder Update

The Terraria 1.4.5 Bigger And Bolder update has been years in the making, but it's finally here.

New gacha game takes gambling to a whole new level by accidentally charging purchases to random people's PayPal accounts

The payment service is currently disabled while Hypergryph figures out what the hell happened.

Here's everything new in Terraria 1.4.5, its massive Bigger and Boulder update, after three years in the making

After more than three years, the list of everything new in Terraria 1.4.5 has grown to colossal size, so here's what to look ...