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* [[Collection Sidequest]]: One level has a gatekeeper that requires you to collect 75 of a given item to gain passage. The level has an alternate exit, making this sidequest optional.
* [[Cyclopean Creature]]: One enemy is a Banzai Bill sprite-swap with one red eye covering its face.
* [[Demonic Possession]]: [[Kirby (franchise)|King Dedede]] gets possessed by Dark Matter in the boss fight for "DDDark Castle". He even coughs up tiny Dark Matters for the second phase of the fight.
* [[Double Jump]]: When Yoshi is hatched for the first time in Happy Horse Bridge, he says [[Lampshade Hanging|not to drop him in a pit]]. [[Foregone Conclusion|Guess what you have to do to access either of the level's exits]].
* [[Eternal Engine]]: "The Space Hideout", whose graphics are ripped directly from [[Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 video game)|Scrap Brain Zone Act 2]].
* [[Helpful Mook]]: Punches serve this purpose in "Punches on Cold Ice" - their punches do no damage to Mario, but send him flying quite a bit, and Mario must uses this to cross the vast gaps in the level.
* [[Irritation Is the Sincerest Form of Flattery]]: Masked Koopas re-use their Mario-like appearance from the original ''Super Mario World'' after beating the Special Zone in that game.
* [[Invincible Minor Minion]]: Gordos, Munchers, Spikitus and Boss BassSpikitus. The level "Hungry Vegetation" is infested with Munchers in particular.
* [[Invincibility Power-Up]]: The Super Star, whose them is a remix of "You Spin Me Right Round". The invincibility lasts only a few seconds.
* [[King Mook]]:
** Von Toad II is the leads of the frogs encountered in the game, and uses a UFO rather than a pogo stick.
* [[Kung Fu-Proof Mook]]: Spikitus and Spike Magikoopas can't be stomped, and are immune to fireballs as well.
** Spikitus and Spike Magikoopas can't be stomped, and are immune to fireballs as well.
** Boss Bass from in the level "Dat Bass" - it's immune to being stomped as usual, but has an added immunity to fireballs.
* [[Lethal Lava Land]]:
** In the first half of "Skulls Cave", Mario has to dodge obstacles while riding a one-block wide skull raft over a river of lava.
** "Chateau du Feu", which uses the graphics of Fire Man's level from ''[[Mega Man 1]]''.
** "Intestinal Problem" combines this with [[Womb Level]].
* [[The Lost Woods]]: World 3 in Something takes place in a forest. Like the Forest of Illusion, there are many secret exits in this forest.
* [[Mad Scientist]]: Von Toad II., He'swho smartis enoughthe toinventor comeof upthe withmachines the thingsthat he rides in the Something series.
* [[Magic Mushroom]]: "Hasardous House" is a level based around the ? Mushroom, a new item whose effects are randomized.<ref>These effects include exploding on Mario's face, receiving many coins, and acting as a Mushroom or Poison Mushroom.</ref>
* [[Man-Eating Plant]]: The Munchers and Pumpkin Plants.
* [[The Maze]]: "The Maze of Ice Cubes".
* [[Marathon Level]]: {{spoiler|Switch Room in the Evil Guy's moon base. To finish the level, Luigi has to press the four switches and activate the switch block bridge.}}
* [[The Maze]]:
** The Maze of Ice Cubes in Something, which can be hard because of the ice physics.
** The Mysterious Maze in Something Else. You have to find the right doors to escape the maze.
* [[Miko]]: There is a town full of Mikos in ''Something Else''. Unfortunately, Boos have kicked them out of their town, and possessed their leader.
* [[Minecart Madness]]: Mine Catastrophe. Luigi has to use Minecarts to make it to the end of the level. According to a Message Box, Luigi is dumb enough to fall through the holes between planks.
* [[Mordor]]: The last world is a dark-grey field, with levels including a Ghost House filled with ? Mushrooms, an obstacle-filled Fortress, and Ballser's Castle.
* [[Nerf]]: Yoshi can no longer be kept between levels, which is done to avoid making the game a cakewalk.
** According to Yogui, Oldschool Temple is a level from an unfinished hack, so its quality is worse in comparison to the other levels in ''Something''.
** {{spoiler|Else Castle :3}} has Yogui's previous contest level entries combined into a single level and randomized, similar to Chocolate Island 3 in ''Super Mario World''.
* [[Odd Name Out]]: The Chateau level names in ''Something'' are based on the elements in the French language (Feu, Eau, Vent, and Terre), but the final Chateau has the name of Chateau Finale.
* [[Our Mermaids Are Different]]: TheseThe mermaids in ''Something'' are basically sprite-swaps of the helpful Dolphins in Something. Theythat only appear in the secret path of the Mysterious Maze.
* [[Ominous Floating Castle]]: {{spoiler|Else Castle, Ballser's new base in Something Else. It even has his face as a logo.}}
* [[Palmtree Panic]]: World 5 in Something Else. Luigi can retrieve kitties for a giant cat, interact with mermaids, swim in floating globs of water, storm Dedede's castle, smell the flowers, climb a flower-themed tower, and fight a giant Yoshi koopa cosplayer.
* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: The Buzzy Beetles in Something Else disguise themselves as helpful ? Orbs, but that fails since they're always moving. Also, the ? Orbs are not used as exits.
* [[Pipe Maze]]: Pipes n' P-Switches, which is based around retrieving P-Switches to get rid of the coin blocks and Munchers.
* [[Pixellation]]: Used to cover up the indecent act between Luigi and the Head Miko in Something Else.
* [[Post End Game Content]]: The bonus worlds in all of the Something Series. Something even advises you to complete the game before taking on the bonus world when you press the Switch Palace in World 4.
* [[Punched Across the Room]]: Used as the main gimmick in Punches on Cold Ice. Mario has to be punched by the titular enemies in order to cross the massive pits.
* [[Ratchet Scrolling]]: Kinder Surprise, which makes dodging the Kinder Surprise eggs much harder.
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: The Banzai Bills in Something Else. They are very fast, but there are red coins that reveal their next locations.
* [[Ribcage Ridge]]: Skulls Cave, which happens to be a reference to Skull Man's level in ''[[Mega Man 4]]''.
* [[Shout Out]]: See this [[Something (ROM Hack)/Shout Out|page]] for a list.
* [[Slippy-Slidey Ice World]]:
** "Perilous Ice", inwhich Somethingis also an [[Auto-Scrolling Level]]. It's happensalso to bethe location of one of the Switch Palaces, and it's also an [[Auto-Scrolling Level]].
** Baka Kori in Something Else. As the level is a reference to ''[[Touhou Project]]'', Cirno's music is playing in the background.
** Snow Furry Temple, where Luigi is chased by a white FOE.
* [[Smashing Hallway Traps of Doom]]:
** Chateau de la Terre in Something is filled with big smashers. The level has no auto-scrolling sections, butand the platforming is extremely difficult.
* [[Space Zone]]: "A Day in Space" is a mix of this and [[Green Hill Zone]], and is a [[Brutal Bonus Level]] with an abundance of Munchers and pits.
** {{spoiler|Space Hideout}} in Spmething Else has a scrolling section where Luigi must dodge electric pulses and big smashers.
* [[Sound Test]]: Found in the Bonus Area of Something Else. Luigi can listen to music he already unlocked.
* [[Space Base]]: {{spoiler|The evil guy's base is located on the moon.}}
* [[Space Zone]]: A Day in Space in Something. Unusually, this level is also a GreenHillZone, but its difficulty is appropriate since it is a BrutalBonusLevel. Lots of munchers and pits in this level.
* [[Spell My Name with a "The"]]: The Evil Guy in Something Else.
* [[Spikes of Doom]]:
** Night of Spikes. The only enemy around is the Tick and most of the obstacles are spikes.
** Hell Ship in the Sky has a Spikitu toss Homing Pidgit Bills. Another one joins and makes things worse.
** Spikitu Castles 1+2 in Something Else. Spikitus are the major enemy in this level. They are immune to Luigi's arsenal of tricks.
* [[Spike Shooter]]: Tick. It appears only in Night of Spikes, and they attack Mario if he's above them.
* [[The Spiny]]: In addition to the usual Spiny, there's now a kind of Lakitu called Spikitu. They have spikes for hair.
* [[Storming the Castle]]: Mario has to storm the [[Theme Naming|Elemental Chateaus]] at the end of each world.
* [[Stationary Boss]]: Von Toad II's machine in Something Else can't move, and the only way to harm it is to jump on the ball projectiles it shoots out and bounce up to the cockpit.
* [[Storming the Castle]]:
** Mario has to storm the Chateaus at the end of each world in Something. They even get an Elemental [[Theme Naming]].
** Luigi gets to storm DDDark Castle <ref> a World 5 secret level</ref> in Something Else. Luigi even gets to fight a Dark Matter-possessed Dedede at the end.
* [[Super-Persistent Missile]]: The Homing Pidgit Bills. They're featured in Hell Ship in the Sky and they will always aim for Mario's position, no matter what. Later on, Spikitus start throwing them.
** [[Tactical Suicide Boss]]: If Von Toad II didn't spawnsend in his toad minions whenduring youthe foughtboss himfight inagainst Somethinghim, fightingattacking him when his saucer rises higher would be impossible. ▼* [[Tactical Suicide Boss]]:
▲** If Von Toad II didn't spawn his toad minions when you fought him in Something, fighting him when his saucer rises higher would be impossible.
** If Monkey Kong didn't toss barrels at Luigi during the phase where Munchers are a prominent obstacle, it would be impossible to beat.
** If Von Toad II's machine in Something Else didn't shoot stompable ball projectiles, he would be harder to beat.
* [[Temple of Doom]]:
** Oldschool Temple in Something. The graphics come from the Pyramid Levels in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' and the Labyrinth Zone from ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (video game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''., Theand the music is a remix of Marble Garden Zone Act 2 from ''[[Sonic 3 and Knuckles|Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]''. The level is filled with large pits in the first half, and Thwomps and spikes in the second half.
** [[Title Drop]]: The word "Something" appears in a block formation in "Fuzzy Tower " and "So Sand or Snow? "▼** Puzzle Itemple in Something Else. To complete this optional level, Luigi has to solve the puzzles, which requires proper use of the springboards and P-Switches.
* [[Toothy Bird]]: Bird enemies that are sprite-swaps of Rip Van Fish appear in The Last Castle.
* [[Tempting Fate]]: The message box in the secret area inside Dino Horse Cloud claims that there is no food in the secret area and that Luigi can't carry out the Yellow Yoshi baby through the door. Luigi proves the message box wrong by having the Yoshi baby eat the message box. Also, the Yoshi baby eats the other message boxes within the area.
* [[Under the Sea]]: There is an aquatic section in Lost Path's switch palace exit, made difficult by the presence of Phantos. There's also the aptly-named "Only Water Level", which is the only level to consist entirely of underwater sections and has a unique blue Angry Sun pursuing Mario at all times.
* [[Throw a Barrel At It]]: Monkey Kong's main method of attack during his boss level in Something Else. It acts an homage to the original Donkey Kong
* [[Timed Mission]]: Running Cave. Luigi has to run to the end of the level, but the Charging' Chucks and the tiny time limit will make it difficult. There's a section where Luigi has to run or get devoured by a ceiling covered in Muncher Plants
* [[Title Drop]]:
▲** The word "Something" appears in a block formation in Fuzzy Tower and So Sand or Snow?
** The words "Something Else" appears in block formation in This is Something. This is Something and the {{spoiler|Else Castle}} also forms a [[Title Drop]].
* [[Toothy Bird]]: Shows up as an obstacle in The Last Castle. They're clearly Rip Von Fish sprite-swaps as they share the same behaviors as Rip Van Fish.
* [[Trapped in Another World]]: Luigi is accidentally summoned to the Bears' World in Something Else because they wanted his brother, Mario.
* [[Under the Sea]]:
** There is a section of swimming in the Lost Path's switch palace exit. It's difficult because of the Phantos.
** The level called Only Water Level in Something is the only pure water level in Something. It's unique because of the blue Angry Sun pursuing Mario at all times.
** Star Ocean in Something Else. It's filled with unhappy stars and they want to kill Luigi.
* [[Unexpected Gameplay Change]]:
** Yosu no Tera has a section where Mario has to use the P-Balloon in order to navigate the pseudo-SHUMPshoot section,'em andup Yosu no Tera 2 does the same thing to Luigi in Something Elsesection.
** Fantoma Mura, Yurei no Jinja, and This is Something in Something Else also have the same gimmick.
* [[Unreadably Fast Text]]: The Something Else C3 Trailer uses this to warn potential players of the many dangers within Something Else.
* [[Villain Exit Stage Left]]: After the failure of his plot, the Evil Guy says that he's going home and frees the Village Elder.
* [[The Von Trope Family]]: Von Frog II.
* [[WallWarmup JumpBoss]]: The otherfour AthleticRed PeachBirdos ability.are Itno isstronger requiredthan tomost passMooks, theand firstgo halfdown ofvery Walljump Xtream DXeasily.
* [[Wrap Around]]: "A Trip in A Tree " is an homage to World 5-3 from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', including the Bob-Omb and Albatoss enemisenemies. ▼* [[Warmup Boss]]:
** The four Red Birdos in Something. Since they are Mooks, they go down very easily.
** Bigeye in Something Else. He's a giant eyeball with no projectile attacks.
* [[Weird Moon]]: {{spoiler|The Evil Guy's Moon Base in Something Else. It even has an evil smirk on its face.}}
* [[What The Hell Player]]: The message box at the end of Wet Weird Forest calls out Luigi if he hits it because he activated the message box layer 3 glitch and caused the Cheep-Cheeps to fall to their deaths.
▲* [[Wrap Around]]: A Trip in A Tree is an homage to World 5-3 from ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', including the Bob-Omb and Albatoss enemis.
* [[Wutai]]: World 3 in Something Else has a distinct Japanese motif. The trees are cherry blossoms, and the houses look like Japanese houses from an earlier era.
* [[You All Look Familiar]]: The bears and the Miko villagers in Something Else. However, their leaders have unique sprites <ref>The bear leader has a beard and the Miko leader looks like Yuyuko.</ref> to make them stand out.
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