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A game in the ''[[
The plot is somewhat weird. An [[Uncle Pennybags]]/[[Omnidisciplinary Scientist]] character named Professor Spark for [[Rule of Cool|some reason]] lives in a [[Raygun Gothic]] [[Elaborate Underground Base]] built inside [[The Place|the mountain of the subtitle]]. His daughter Polly is a [[Royal Brat]] who may be best described as a [[Diabolical Mastermind]] version of [[Charlie and
You can see a [[Walkthrough]] starting [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT7CN7eXV4k here].
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* [[Adaptation Explanation Extrication]]: {{spoiler|The ending is actually [[Chekhov's Gun|set up]] by a line Polly spoke in the opening exposition, "There's still one more question, the extra credit question and it's super hard. That's why I've been looking for you, [[My Name Is Not Durwood|Knotley]]." This was cut in later releases, making Polly's demand at the end of the game that Botley still has to do the extra credit question come out of left field.}}
* [[Alphabet Soup Cans]]
* [[Alpha Bitch]]: [[Subverted Trope|Subverted]]. Being rich, blonde, and snotty, Polly has all the usual indicators. However, a throwaway line from Botley indicates Polly is unpopular at her school.
* [[Badly
* [[Continue Your Mission, Dammit!]]: In educational games like this it's expected for the player to be able to [[Take Your Time|take his/her time]], but this game ups the counter-method to extremes. Since Botley is characterized as overreactive, he would chide you if you strayed from his mission path. And if you insisted on straying, then Polly herself would chime in and taunt you that you were looking in the wrong place. But the messages Botley gave for idling too long nearly turned this into [[Guilt Based Gaming]], ranging from "You're hesitating, is something wrong?" to "Of all the times to freeze on me! WE'RE SOOO CLOSE!" and "Pull yourself together, man! Are you having second thoughts about helping me save the world?" At its worst, he calmly informed you "Look, it's nothing personal, but if you're not up to this, I can always go back to the schoolhouse and find someone else". It comes as a real shocker when your robotic exposition fairy admits to the player he believes he or she is probably broken, but that likely would be the case if you idled so often, probably because the player was too busy listening to the background music to listen to him.
* [[Delayed Ripple Effect]]
* [[Deus Exit Machina]]: Polly's father is out and he's apparently the only one who can keep her under control. {{spoiler|At the end of the game, he returns home and punishes her.}}
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** [[Fridge Brilliance]]: Because that would create a [[Grandfather Paradox]]. If she gave herself the answers and she passed, she would never have gone back in time to give herself the answers. Or she just didn't think of that.
*** There's also the matter that Polly failed the test, not because she really didn't know the answers, but was bored enough to purposely answer the questions wrong as a joke, only to get mad when she predictably fails due to her teacher not understanding the "joke" of getting the entire test wrong, [[Disproportionate Retribution|thus is what caused her to rewrite history to fit those questions to undo something she did to herself for failed lulz]].
* [[The End of the World
* [[Fetch Quest]]: 4 items per robot to answer specific questions to where Polly sent a specific robot. Since there are 25 robots, you'll need 100 items.
* [[Insecurity System]]: The security procedure to open the front door of Mystery Mountain is... literally a game of "Simon". Yeah, brilliant move,
* [[Missing Mom]]: The absence of Polly's mother is never explained.
* [[My Name Is Not Durwood]]: Polly's manner of addressing Botley.
* [[Noodle Incident]]:
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'''Botley''': That's not quite true, Polly, I remember just two weeks ago...
'''Polly''': Be quiet, [[My Name Is Not Durwood|Plotley]], this is ''my'' story! }}
* [[Plot Coupon]]: The 25 robot. To get those, you need 4 items to answer the "Who, What, When and Where?" regarding Polly's test questions. In short you'll need 100 items.
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* [[Raygun Gothic]]: The whole aesthetic of the game's universe. This includes Polly's school, which for some reason is an Art Deco version of an old-fashioned, one-room schoolhouse.
* [[Robot Kid]]: Botley.
* [[Sinister Surveillance]]: Polly spends all of the game [[Slouch of Villainy|lounging]] in a room with monitors which display every room in Mystery Mountain. She communicates with you and Botley through various monitors around the Mountain, never meeting you personally -- kind of like [[Star Trek II:
* [[Temporal Paradox]]
* [[Villain Ball]]: Polly hides clues throughout the mansion that you need in order to stop her and even sometimes explains what you need to do to find them.
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