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''[[The Secret Island of Dr. Quandary]]'' is an [[Edutainment Game]] produced in 1993 by MECC, the same brains behind [[Oregon Trail]], [[Odell Down Under]], and the [[Number Munchers]] series.
The player character attends a carnival, plays a shooting game hosted by the "[[
... did I mention the whole thing looks like it belongs in the [[Uncanny Valley]]?
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=== ''The Secret Island of Dr. Quandary'' contains examples of: ===▼
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: The player character has some hilarious comments.
* [[Easy Mode Mockery]]: Once you win the game as B. Ginner, Dr. Quandary challenges you to come back and try again as O. D. Nary or D. Feecult, and even draws attention to the doll's [[Punny Name]].
* [[Elmer Fudd Syndrome]]: The Tax Cowwector.
* [[
* [[Evil Laugh]]: Dr. Quandary cracks two: once when you choose your Lifelike Action Figure after Troggle Shoot, and once in his letter to the player (in writing).
* [[Game of Nim]]: Disc Appear, played with a [[Valley Girl|Beach Dudette]] and her collection of ([[Stylistic Suck|rightfully]]) unwanted compact discs. [[Cool and Unusual Punishment|The loser apparently has to listen to them]].
* [[Genre Shift]]: Target-hitting minigames abound, as well as the Acid Test, which is basically a [[Bullet Hell]].
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: At the carnival, clicking the ferris wheel cars, the ticket booth, the crowd, and the fortune-teller's sign will get you comments. One of the comments from the ferris wheel is "[[Making Love in All
** The doll O.D. Nary doesn't seem to be wearing pants.
* [[Guide Dang It]]: The objectives of Tad-Pult are not indicated, nor is the correct post for the [[Towers of Hanoi|Tire Tower]] puzzle. Fortunately, there is a Help! option in the menu that will tell you these things.
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* [[Punny Name]]: Choosing a Lifelike Action Figure to play as sets the difficulty for the rest of the game. The names of the dolls reflect this: B. Ginner, O. D. Nary, and D. Feecult.
* [[Puzzle Game]]
* [[Rhymes
* [[Robe and Wizard Hat]]: Subverted. Dr. Quandary wears a purple robe and a matching ''[[Nice Hat|top hat]]''.
* [[Shout
** "[[Dirty Harry
* [[Simon Says Mini Game]]: [[
* [[Solve the Soup Cans]]
* [[Towers of Hanoi]]: The Tire Tower puzzle in a junkyard. The completed tower enables the doll to reach a can of motor oil for the Fixer Elixer.
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