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Classic video game created by Tim Martin in the early 1980s. '''''Spelunker''''' is about, as you'd expect, a guy who explores a large cave and looks for treasure. He has dynamite to help him blow up large rocks, flares to ward off bats, and a limited air supply. Adding a bit of fantasy to the game is the frequent appearance of ghosts, which need to be warded off with an air blaster. A pretty simple game.
Except for one thing: its [[Nintendo Hard|sadistic level of difficulty]].
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The game actually inspired a Japanese expression, "constitution of a spelunker", which means someone who gets hurt badly from minor injuries.
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* [[A Winner Is You]]: Expected in the NES version. Incredibly aggravating in ''Spelunker HD'' when you've just gone through 100 levels of [[Platform Hell]] to get there.
* [[The Anime of the Game]]: Titled ''Spelunker is a Teacher'', it's basically about the hijinks of the titular character as a teacher in a Japanese school. Some tropes associated with the anime:
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