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This is a subtrope of [[Broken Bridge]]. While Broken Bridges railroad you to the plot by requiring that you complete certain tasks before new areas open up, this trope is about railroading you to the plot by requiring that you have the necessary skills and abilities to move forward and open up new areas. This trope is a staple of the [[Metroidvania]] genre of video games, though it shows up in other genres as well.
See also: [[But Thou Must!]]. For something that requires you to be at a certain level to proceed before it kills you, see [[Beef Gate]]. When used carelessly, this can result in [[Cardboard Obstacle|Cardboard Obstacles]].
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** You cannot use Spongify pads to jump until you are taught the Spongify spell, but various Spongify pads outside the castle are visible throughout the game.
* A literal example of this trope is the arcade game ''Bubbles''. In this game you control a scrubbing bubble in a sink, and advance to the next level by sending your bubble down the drain. But you have to grow your bubble big enough before you can go down the drain; if the bubble is too small, it'll pop.
* In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time]]'', there are several items without which you cannot proceed. For example, you can't get into the Forest Temple without a Hookshot. As soon as you get inside the Forest Temple, and for the rest of the game thereafter, you will see Hookshot targets ''all over the place''. Many important puzzles are insoluble without the Hookshot. Good thing you never ran into one of those as a kid, before you got the Hookshot, huh? Let's not forget that You Must Be This Tall To Wield The Master Sword...[[Plot
** And as a series hallmark, every dungeon in the series will have puzzles that can't be solved without the item found in the respective dungeon.
** It's worth mentioning that in the original ''[[The Legend of Zelda (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', Link needed a minimum number of [[Heart Container|Heart Containers]] to get the stronger swords.
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