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* The sixth and final game ''Bit.Trip Flux'' was released February 28, 2011. In essence, it is a [[Book Ends|horizontal reversal of the first game]], but with elements taken from each of the other games in the series.
A pair of [[Compilation Rerelease]]s titled ''Bit.Trip Saga'' and ''Bit.Trip Complete'' are available for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] and [[Wii]] respectively. The 3DS version features 3D, control changes to accomodate the lack of a Wiimote and of course, portability, while the Wii version features three difficulty levels, a soundtrack CD
The initial hype for these games came from an online [[Viral Marketing]] campaign, encouraging users to try and decode hidden messages from a mysterious "CommanderVideo" entity. CommanderVideo is portrayed in the game's story cutscenes as a box/astronaut/television-like creature, and the story follows his adventures through space as he matures, assembles a [[Five-Man Band]], and beats up a gear robot to... uh... well, [[Mind Screw|nobody's really too sure]]. The series does have a plot, but it's entirely based on [[All There in the Manual]] (which ''Bit.Trip Complete'' includes as in-game liner notes). It's mostly symbolic instead of literal in terms of storytelling, and it was only once the series was completed that people could reflect on the series as a whole for its meaning. {{spoiler|The final game is dedicated to [[Carl Sagan]] as well, and in hindsight, the series incorporates a lot of his philosophy}}.
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* [[Sequel Escalation]]: Each game so far adds a new Mode to Mode Up into. Nether, Hyper, and Mega Modes were the first ones featured in ''Bit.Trip Beat'', then ''Bit.Trip Core'' added Super Mode, followed by Ultra Mode in ''Bit.Trip Void'', Extra Mode in ''Bit.Trip Runner'', Giga Mode in ''Bit.Trip Fate'', and finally Meta Mode in ''Bit.Trip Flux''. Yet another instance of the games' [[Idiosyncratic Combo Levels]].
* [[Sequel Hook]]:
** The first two games had these as [[Meaningful Background Event|Meaningful Background Events]]
** The floating bricks and the flapping birds/bats in the background near the end of ''Bit.Trip Void'' also hold significance to both ''Bit.Trip Runner'' and ''Bit.Trip Fate'' (they're similar to the flies around the garbage seen in Triumph for ''Bit.Trip Runner'').
** The fourth game had the [[Five-Man Band]] shown in [[The Stinger]] confronting an angry Mingrawn Timbletot, who flies away screaming "YOU ARE NOT A MAN!".
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