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{{quote|''This is where the Mother sleeps. A path of trials, where only heroes that do not fear death may enter.''|First tablet in the ruins}}
''La-Mulana'' (ラ·ムラーナ) is a [[Metroidvania]] platformer videogame for Windows. It is freeware, and was developed by three people who call their development group Nigoro (formerly known as GR3 Project) in Japan as a tribute to the [[MSX]] computer system / gaming console (and includes tons of references to such). You play an [[Indiana
''La-Mulana'' is a homage to the 8-bit action-adventures that you might remember from your childhood. It wants to instill in you the same sense of fear and awe you felt back then. The sense that everything is at stake and anything could happen.
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*** Naramura's Twitter showed a lot of the concept art of La-Mulana and one of those concept arts has [http://twitpic.com/62gbwd traditional versions of Momogirl's entries].
*** Those entries are actually in the full guide book of the Wiiware version; not only that but they were redrawn by Naramura himself.
* [[Attack of the
** Viy, in particular, is so large that you only see its ''eye socket'' during the fight. Those annoying tentacles? They're supposed to be eyelashes.
* [[Author Avatar]]:
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* [[Awesome but Impractical]]: The pistol. It's by far the most powerful weapon in the game, but you can't carry more than 12 bullets, they're prohibitively expensive, you don't get it until very late in the game, and the final boss isn't even vulnerable to it. It's only useful for finding certain ROMs and boss fights.
** Made much more practical in the [[Wii Ware]] version: you can buy it from one of the shops on the surface for 100 coins, and most of the bosses have their invulnerability to certain weapons removed, including the final boss.
* [[Back for
* [[Background Boss]]: Tiamat as she appears in the remake.
* [[Bag of Spilling]]: According to [[All There in the Manual|the manual]], Lemeza's equipment was seized by airport security except the whip and MSX, which he saved by screaming "THESE ARE SOUVENIRS!" until they let him take them along.
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* [[Barrier Change Boss]]: {{spoiler|Each form of Mother (in the original PC release) is only vulnerable to one specific weapon}}.
* [[Beam Spam]]: The tiny flying demons in the Dimensional Corridor love to shoot lasers all over the place, and they usually come in groups.
** Then you have the floating head enemies in the Temple of the Sun, who use [[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series
* [[Big Boo's Haunt]]: The Giants' Mausoleum, and to a much lesser extent the ruins in general.
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: In perspective, the end of La Mulana is REALLY sad. {{spoiler|Mother always wanted to go back to the heavens, but all that can be given to her is the peace of death. But in doing that, it actually seals the fate of Earth, because without Mother, no more sentient races would rise on Earth. Granted, the treasure of La Mulana could make a normal human being capable of doing what she could... But can a human be trusted with that power?}}
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* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Lemeza is an obvious spinoff of [[Indiana Jones]]. Shorn, in turn, spun off from Henry Jones Sr.
* [[Cave Behind the Falls]]: Found in a few places at the Surface, and also in the Spring at the Sky and Dimensional Corridor.
* [[Chain
* [[Character Blog]]: The [[Updated Rerelease|Wiiware remake's]] [http://la-mulana.com/en/ official blog] has a series of [http://la-mulana.com/en/category/archeology_lecture archeology lectures] done by Lemeza himself.
* [[Chinese Vampire]]: Seen in Endless Corridor.
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* [[Heartbeat Soundtrack]]: Wonder of the Wonder (the Confusion Gate theme) in the new arranged version.
* [[Heart Container]]: Life Jewels.
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Deceased Crab has one when he goes far out of his way to get an awesome item early... and winds up getting the [[Flare Gun
** To clarify, painful block puzzle with more steps than most of the Endless Corridor block puzzles, all while not having the upgrade needed to quickly push blocks. This makes an otherwise painless, if tricky, puzzle painfully slow.
** Once he starts [[Bonus Level of Hell|Hell Temple]], it would be easier to count the moments that ''don't'' make him do this.
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** The {{spoiler|Final reward for beating the Hell Temple is a [[Shout-Out]] to Dragon Quest 2 for the MSX}}.
** Lemeza's last name Kosugi and his love for curry was inspired by a TV commercial about Kane Kosugi's "curry is my special power-up".
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0m8IONmXsc The second music preview for the Wii version] makes shoutouts to ''[[Castlevania]]'', ''[[Mega Man (
*** Speaking of ''[[Moonwalker]]'', in the Wiiware version of the Moonlight Temple there are actual mural silhouettes of [[Michael Jackson]] ingraved on some of the walls.
** In the [[Wii Ware]] version the MSX references has been replaced by flash games that Nigoro has made in the past.
** The song "Rest, No Rest" in the Wiiware version comes from the very first game that Nigoro made, ''GR3''.
** Lemeza's whip goes from leather to a chain to a chain with a spiked ball ("mace") just like the classic ''[[Castlevania]]'' games.
** [[Castlevania: Chronicles of Sorrow
* [[Slippy-Slidey Ice World]]: The Graveyard of the Giants.
* [[Some Dexterity Required]]: Precisely controlling falling, using grapple claws, and getting used to water and lava will take a while to get used to.
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** Same is oddly true for lava. In fact, in all likelihood, you'll be able to [[Convection, Schmonvection|swim around in LAVA]] before water.
** The fun part about water is the player MUST swim through water in order to get the item that makes Lemeza immune to it.
* [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]]: For legal purposes, references to the MSX are removed from the [[Wii Ware]] version. Instead, Lemeza will carry a '''[[Fun
** Also for legal purposes, the much-loved song "Curse of IRON PIPE" has been removed from the [[Wii Ware]] version. In its place is "Curse of Ocean", which is pretty much the same song with the copyrighted parts changed.
* [[Tactical Suicide Boss]]: Sakit. It would be almost impossible to damage him if his arm wouldn't be a convenient bridge after his [[Rocket Punch]]. Ellmac is one as well.
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** If you're an NES fanatic, a couple of Xelpud's quotes might piss you off a bit.
** A minor one: F1 Spirit (a real MSX game) is available in a store for 130 coins. F1 Spirit 3D (also a MSX game) is available in the same shop, costs 5 Coins. When combined with the MSX version of ''[[Contra]]'', it either drains your health, or makes you a [[One-Hit-Point Wonder]].
* [[Taking You
* [[Tears of Blood]]: The third form of the {{spoiler|Mother}} cries these, and they turn into blazes of fire.
* [[Teleport Spam]]: A few minibosses do this.
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* [[Video Game Remake]]: The WiiWare and PC remake.
* [[Virtual Paper Doll]]: The inventory screen in the WiiWare remake shows a picture of Lemeza wearing the current equipment set. [http://la-mulana.com/en/blog/the-menu-is-done.html The official blog] [[Lampshade Hanging|recognizes]] that [[Rainbow Pimp Gear|end-game combinations can make Lemeza look ridiculous]].
* [[Voice
* [[Waiting Puzzle]]: Some of the puzzles require to stand in specific spots for long enough. One puzzle specifically requires pausing long enough for Lemeza to go through his entire [[Idle Animation]] and start taking a nap.
* [[Wake Up Call Boss]]: Sakit. As the boss of the second area, he is ''many times'' harder than Amphisbaena was, as he is immune to subweapons, is only vulnerable in the head, has a lot of difficult to avoid attacks, and is nearly impossible to beat if you don't have the knife.
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* [[Wutai]]: Dimensional corridor.
* [[Ye Olde Butcherede Englishe]]: One gravestone calls you "Ye fool" instead of the proper "Thou fool".
* [[You Fool!]]: Commonly found on glyphs, especially in the Confusion Gate.
** From the Endless Corridor:
{{quote| He who runs needlessly. <br />
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