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As [[Story Arc|Story Arcs]] have become more prevalent, this practice has somewhat lessened, with shifts to strict [[The Verse|Verse]] building and explicit references.
This trope has become increasingly common in video games, especially those involving both licensed and original properties. These games, depending on how far or how deep they mine, can have interesting effects on the fiction chosen. Many long-gone and/or forgotten [[Humongous Mecha]] shows, for example, often get a new lease on life, or even a brand-new sequel or remake, after making an appearance or two in a ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' game. Similarly, the ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' series was finally brought over to the US to great success after two of its characters made an appearance as unlockable fighters in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]] Melee''.
In spite of its recently emerging prevalence, this trope is [[Older Than Feudalism]]. The ''[[Argonautica]]'' by Apollonius Rhodius (3rd century BCE) features nearly every ancient Greek mythical hero all going on a quest to find the Golden Fleece.
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* [[Mega Crossover]] (the [[Fanfic]] version)
* [[Monster Mash]] (classical movie monsters)
* [[Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny]] (with [[Super Robot Wars|few]] [[Super Smash Bros.|exceptions]] almost exclusively limited to [[Fan Fics]])
See also [[Power Creep, Power Seep]] and [[Story-Breaker Team-Up]].
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* ''[[Superman]] and [[Batman]] versus [[Aliens]] and [[Predator]]''
* The [[Alan Moore]] comic [[Albion]] shoves together a whole bunch of British comic characters of varying obsurity, most of whom are imprisoned by the Government as part of [[The Masquerade]].
* [[Shi]]/[[Cyblade]]: The Battle for Independents featured many independent comic book characters, including [[Cerebus]], [[Bone]], [[Hellboy (comics)|Hellboy]], [[Madman (Comic Book)|Madman]], [[Megaton Man]], [[Scud the Disposable Assassin]], [[The Tick (animation)]] and [[Usagi Yojimbo]]. Many of the same characters have also appeared in the [[Normalman]]/Megaton Man special, [[Gen 13]] ABC and [[War Of The Independents]].
* ''[[Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash]]'', and its sequel ''Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash: The Nightmare Warriors''.
* Dark Horse comics had ''[[Alien]] versus [[Predator]] versus [[The Terminator]]''.
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* Weezer's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muP9eH2p2PI Pork And Beans] music video. It's got almost everything that ever appeared on Youtube short of OK Go and [[The Angry Video Game Nerd]].
** There's an [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjbahK6Rk0U updated version]. It is as though the internet gave birth.
* The Machinima "Beans". Firstly, it crosses over characters from three different series and is made by three different machinima directors, then the storyline involves various internet memes... Oh. And it's made on ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''. Making it a crossover on a crossover.
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** And ditto ''[[Trinity Universe (video game)|Trinity Universe]]'', which will have two story modes -- one with [[Nippon Ichi]] ([[Disgaea]]) characters, and one with [[Gust]] ([[Atelier Series]]) characters. It apparently revolves around someone throwing trash into Laharl's back yard. Gust and NIS are making a habit of doing these crossover games -- NIS also has a habit of localizing all of Gusts' releases in the states, too.
* Yet another pastiche of ''SRW'' would be ''[[Battle Moon Wars]]'' which merges the three major published [[Nasuverse]] canons together: ''[[Tsukihime]]'', ''[[Fate/stay night|Fate Stay Night]]'', and ''[[Kara no Kyoukai:]]''.
* ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' has a number of first- and second-party Nintendo characters fighting each other - and the third iteration of the series, ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', has taken it a step further, including Solid Snake from Konami's ''[[Metal Gear]]'' games and Mario's longtime rival, Sega's [[Sonic the Hedgehog]].
** There are also various fanmade Smash Bros. clones, then most notable example being the ''[[Super Smash Flash]]'' series for its inclusion of more third-party characters and anime characters.
* Square-Enix's ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' series merges nearly every movie in the [[Disney Animated Canon]] and some outside of it with the feel and characters of the ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series (though, just like the ''Tsubasa'' example above, the Disney characters are alternate universe incarnations, as implicitly stated in the ''[[Tron]]'' world).
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* ''[[Dream Mix TV World Fighters]]'' is a fairly bizarre crossover [[Fighting Game]] featuring characters from [[Konami]], [[Hudson Soft]], and [[Takara]]. It's a shame it wasn't very good; where else could you pit [[Bomberman]], [[Castlevania|Simon Belmont]], [[Metal Gear|Solid Snake]] and [[Transformers|Optimus Prime]] against each other?
* ''[[Magical Battle Arena]]'' is a 3D flying [[Fighting Game]] that pits the female mages and [[Magical Girl|Magical Girls]] of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'', ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'', ''[[Slayers]]'', and ''[[Mahoujin Guru Guru]]'' against one another, with more series likely to be included in future [[Expansion Pack|Expansion Packs]].
* ''[[Jump Super Stars]]'' has characters from dozens of ''Weekly Shonen Jump'' series in a ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''-style battle royale.
** Similarly, ''Battle Stadium D.O.N.'' is the same, but specifically has characters from ''[[Dragon Ball]]'', ''[[One Piece]]'', and ''[[Naruto]]'' (hence the D.O.N.).
* Speaking of which, Shounen Sunday and Shounen Magazine are looking to take a bite out of ''Jump Super Stars'' together with ''[[Sunday VS Magazine Shuuketsu Choujou Daikessen]]'' (Also known as ''Sunday vs. Magazine'') on the PSP.
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* [[MUGEN]] is a customizable 2D fighting engine that permits end users to homebrew reproductions of any other character in the entire genre, and create unique ones. Fighters already exist for every "vs" title released and almost every fighting games, and can be crossed over in unique ways.
* [[Nippon Ichi]] has recently released a new one in Japan with a release coming in summer 2010 to the US, [[Trinity Universe (video game)|Trinity Universe]]. It's made in conjunction with Gust and Idea Factory.
** Also, [[Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice]] has characters from almost all [[Nippon Ichi]] Series. Including the entire cast of the earlier Disgaea games. [[Makai Kingdom]], [[Soul Nomad]], [[Phantom Brave]] and [[La Pucelle]]
* [http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=271473 This] [[Game Mod]] for Civilization IV has an [[All Myths Are True|All Fiction is True]] premise, allowing for a player to fight wars and build empires as several famous fictional leaders ranging from [[The Iliad|Agamemnon]] to Macbeth to Rama, Dracula, [[The Marx Brothers|Rufus T. Firefly]], and [[The West Wing|Jed Bartlet]]. Wonders of the World include [[Atlas Shrugged|Galt's Gulch]], [[Harry Potter|Hogwarts]], [[King Arthur|Camelot]], and [[Jurassic Park]], and adds Hero Units like [[Don Quixote]], [[Journey to the West|Sun Wukong]] and [[The Time Machine|The Time Traveller]].
* The [[Square Enix]] board game series ''Itadaki Street'' has character crossovers of [[Dragon Quest]] with either [[Final Fantasy]] or [[Super Mario]] depending on the game. Though traditionally [[No Export for You]], a Western release has been announced for the [[Wii]] as ''[[Itadaki Street|Fortune Street]]''.
* [http://www.cinemassacre.com/2010/05/03/fan-games-cameo-founder-of-ljn-passes-away/ Mentioned] by [[The Angry Video Game Nerd|the Nerd himself]] (well, his actor), ''[[Super Mario Bros Crossover]].''
* The fan-made ''[[Mushroom Kingdom Fusion]]'' combines a wide variety of classic and contemporary video game characters and universes together into one game. For starters, playable characters include [[Super Mario Bros.|Mario and Luigi, Wario]], [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic and Tails]], [[The Legend of Zelda|Link]], [[Ghosts 'n Goblins (series)|Arthur]], and [[Mega Man (video game)|Roll]].
* ''[[Indie Brawl]]'', a [[Fighting Game]] à la [[Super Smash Bros.]], but with characters from the Indie Gaming culture.
* ''[[Poker Night At the Inventory]]'', a [[Poker]] game involving characters from ''[[Penny Arcade]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police|Sam and Max Freelance Police]]'', ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' and ''[[Homestar Runner]]''.
** In theory, expansions or further installments could potentially include characters from just about any video game you could name (in practice, any character owned by a company too chicken to go in on a project solely on the basis that it's a cool idea can be struck from the list).
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