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{{quote|''"Here's a little bonus room
{{quote|''"Here's a little bonus room
'Cuz I know you've had it tough,
'''Cuz I know you've had it tough,
And here's a little [[Wasted Song|bonus tune]]
''And here's a little [[Wasted Song|bonus tune]]
'Bout collecting real cool stuff..."''|"The Li'l Bonus Room," '''[[The Neverhood|Skullmonkeys]]'''}}
''<nowiki>'</nowiki>Bout collecting real cool stuff..."''|"The Li'l Bonus Room," '''[[The Neverhood|Skullmonkeys]]'''}}


The friendly '''Bonus Stage''' (not to be confused with the less friendly [[Bonus Dungeon]] and [[Brutal Bonus Level]]) is a level or area in a video game that has all or many of the following traits:
The friendly '''Bonus Stage''' (not to be confused with the less friendly [[Bonus Dungeon]] and [[Brutal Bonus Level]]) is a level or area in a video game that has all or many of the following traits:
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This is also not to be confused with [[Bonus Stage (web animation)|the web animation of the same name]], or [[Bonus Round]], which is for game shows and tends to function similarly. See also [[Secret Level]].
This is also not to be confused with [[Bonus Stage (web animation)|the web animation of the same name]], or [[Bonus Round]], which is for game shows and tends to function similarly. See also [[Secret Level]].
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* Various arcade-style games, such as ''[[Gauntlet (1985 video game)]]'', ''[[Mario Bros]].'', ''Binary Land'' had bonus stages after completing a certain number of regular stages.
* Various arcade-style games, such as ''[[Gauntlet (1985 video game)]]'', ''[[Mario Bros]].'', ''Binary Land'' had bonus stages after completing a certain number of regular stages.
* ''Wrecking Crew'' had a find-the-coin bonus minigame after every fourth stage.
* ''Wrecking Crew'' had a find-the-coin bonus minigame after every fourth stage.