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{{cleanup|These should be identified in "tropenamer" sections on the relevant work pages instead of being listed here.}}
Naturally, tropes aren't just limited to television and literature. You'll encounter some ideas that started from video games. That's right...trope naming has gone digital (or analog, if you prefer).
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* ''[[Altered Beast]]''
** [[Rise Fromfrom Your Grave]]
 
* ''[[Angband]]''
** [[Random Number God]] (on the Usenet group rec.games.roguelike.angband)
 
* ''[[Animal Crossing (Video Game)|Animal Crossing]]''
** [[And Your Reward Is Clothes]]
 
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** [[Every Ten Thousand Points]]
 
* ''[[BaldursBaldur's Gate]]''
** [[Go for Thethe Eye]]
 
* ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''
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** [[Hailfire Peaks]]
 
* ''[[Battlefield (Video Gameseries)|Battlefield]]''
** [[Middle-Eastern Coalition]]
 
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** [[Metroidvania]] (partial; other half comes from ''[[Metroid]]'')
 
* ''[[Chrono Cross (Video Game)|Chrono Cross]]''
** [[Time Crash]]
 
* ''[[Chrono Trigger (Video Game)|Chrono Trigger]]''
** [[Barrier Change Boss]]
** [[Good Morning, Crono]]
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** [[Please Select New City Name]]
 
* ''[[Command and& Conquer]]''
** [[Command and Conquer Economy]]
 
* ''Command and Conquer: [[Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3]]''
** [[Weaponized Landmark]]
 
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** [[Tele Frag]]
 
* ''[[Dragon Quest I (Video Game)|Dragon Quest I]]''
** [[But Thou Must!]]
** [[Metal Slime]]
 
* ''[[Dragon Quest VIII (Video Game)|Dragon Quest VIII]]''
** [[Prince Charmless]]
 
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** [[Eagle-Eye Detection]]
 
* ''[[EarthboundEarthBound]]''
** [[Eagle Land]]
*** [[Eagleland Osmosis]]
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** [[You Cannot Grasp the True Form]]
 
* ''[[Earthworm Jim (Videovideo Gamegame)|Earthworm Jim]]''
** [[Level Ate]] (second game)
** [[Planet Heck]] (first game)
 
* ''[[Ever QuestEverQuest]]''
** [[You Will Not Evade Me]]
 
* ''[[Final Fantasy I (Video Game)|Final Fantasy I]]''
** [[Black Magician Girl]] (cross-reference to ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]!'')
** [[Peninsula of Power Leveling]]
** [[The Red Mage]]
** [[Welcome to Corneria]] (named for a town, though it's actually a line from [[8-Bit Theater (Webcomic)|8-Bit Theater]])
 
* ''[[Final Fantasy IV (Video Game)|Final Fantasy IV]]''
** [[As Long Asas There Is Evil]] (Zeromus' [[Final Speech]])
** [[Sheathe Your Sword]]
** [[Spoony Bard]]
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* ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''
** [[Sidetracked Byby the Gold Saucer]]
** [[The Lifestream]]
** [[Limit Break]]
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** [[Wutai]]
 
* ''[[Final Fantasy IX (Video Game)|Final Fantasy IX]]''
** [[Fairy Battle]]
** [[You Are Not Alone]]
 
* ''[[Final Fantasy X (Video Game)|Final Fantasy X]]''
** [[This Is My Story]]
 
* ''[[Final Fantasy X 2 (Video Game)|Final Fantasy X -2]]''
** [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]
 
* ''[[Fire Emblem Akaneia]]''
** [[Marth Debuted in Smash Bros]] (cross-reference to ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'')
 
* ''[[Freedom Force]]''
** [[Right Makes Might]] (one of Minuteman's [[Catch Phrase|catch phrases]])
 
* ''[[Gauntlet (1985 video game)]]''
** [[Wizard Needs Food Badly]]
*** [[Gods Need Prayer Badly]]
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** [[Real Time Weapon Change]] (all from the same E3 conference presentation-turned-[[Memetic Mutation/Video Games|Internet meme]])
 
* ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''
** [[Hot Coffee Minigame]] (after the infamous [[Dummied Out]] section)
 
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** [[Lighthouse Point]]
** [[No OSHA Compliance]] (an achievement in ''Half-Life 2'')
** [[Right Man in Thethe Wrong Place]]
** Stand Back Hello (former name of [[Simultaneous Warning and Action]])
 
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** [[King of All Cosmos]]
 
* ''[[Killer Instinct (Video Game)|Killer Instinct]]''
** [[Combo Breaker]]
 
* ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]''
** [[Another Side, Another Story]]
** [[The Heartless]]
** [[Resignations Not Accepted]] (Days)
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** [[Dream Land]]
 
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda (Videovideo Gamegame)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' (1986)
** [[Death Mountain]]
** [[Gannon Banned]] ([[Fan-Speak|fandom term]])
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** [[Wall Master]]
 
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]''
** [[Urban Legend of Zelda]]
 
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: theThe Wind Waker (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker]]''
** [[Americans Hate Tingle]]
 
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]''
** [[8.8]] (stemmed from an infamous GameSpot review on the game)
** [[Hijacked Byby Ganon]] ([[Fan-Speak|fandom term]])
 
* ''[[The Longest Journey]]''
** [[In the End You Are Onon Your Own]]
 
* ''[[Madden NFL (Video Game)|Madden NFL]]''
** [[I Know Madden Kombat]] (partial; other half comes from ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'')
** [[Madden Curse]]
 
* ''[[Mario Kart (Video Game)|Mario Kart]]''
** [[Go-Karting Withwith Bowser]]
 
* ''[[Mass Effect]]''
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** [[We Were Your Team]]
 
* ''[[Max Payne (Video Gameseries)|Max Payne]]''
** [[Bullet Time]]
 
* ''[[Mega Man (Videovideo Gamegame)|Mega Man]]''
** [[Emergency Energy Tank]]
** [[Magma Man]]
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** [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder]] (''[[The Last Days of Foxhound]]'' webcomics)
 
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]''
** [[Fission Mailed]]
 
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* ''[[Mortal Kombat]]''
** [[Fatality]]
** [[Finish Him!]]
** [[Flawless Victory]]
** [[I Know Mortal Kombat]]
*** [[I Don't Know Mortal Kombat]]
*** [[I Know Madden Kombat]] (partial; see ''[[Madden NFL (Video Game)|Madden NFL]]'')
** [[Mirror Match]]
 
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** [[Yet Another Stupid Death]] (on the Usenet group rec.games.roguelike.nethack)
 
* ''[[PacmanPac-Man]]''
** [[Pac-Man Fever]]
 
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** [[Pinball Scoring]]
 
* ''[[Plants vs. Zombies (Video Game)|Plants vs. Zombies]]''
** [[Summon Backup Dancers]]
 
* ''[[Pokémon Red and Blue (Video Game)|Pokémon Red and Blue]]''
** [[Ditto Fighter]]
** [[Escape Rope]]
** [[Gotta Catch Em All]]
** [[Horn Attack]]
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** [[Single Palette Town]] (a pun on the home city from the first-generation games)
 
* ''[[Pokémon Gold and Silver (Video Game)|Pokémon Gold and Silver]]''
** [[My Name Is Question Marks???]]
 
* ''[[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (Video Game)|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire]]''
** [[Brick Break]]
** [[Bullet Seed]]
** [[HotImprobable Skitty-On-WailordSpecies ActionCompatibility]] (fandom term, coined by [[Game FAQsGameFAQs]])
 
* ''[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (Video Game)|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl]]''
** [[Bug Buzz]]
 
* ''[[Portal (Video Gameseries)|Portal]]''
** [[The Cake Is a Lie]]
** [[Companion Cube]]
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** [[A Winner Is You]]
 
* ''[[Psychonauts (Video Game)|Psychonauts]]''
** [[Milkman Conspiracy]]
 
* ''[[Punch -Out!!]]''
** [[Hero Stole My Bike]] (while named for a meme, said meme came from this game's [[Training Montage]])
** [[Vodka Drunkenski]]
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* ''[[Sam and Max]]''
** [[I Can't Use These Things Together]]
** [[Oblivious Guilt Slinging]]
 
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* ''[[Shivers]]''
** [[Museum of the Strange Andand Unusual]]
 
* ''[[The Sims]]''
** [[Speaking Simlish]]
 
* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2 (Video Game)|Sonic Adventure 2]]''
** [[Eternal Engine]]
** [[Ultimate Lifeform]]
 
* ''[[Sonic Heroes (Video Game)|Sonic Heroes]]''
** [[Casino Park]]
 
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Videovideo Gamegame)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (1991)
** [[Chaos Emeralds]]
** [[Green Hill Zone]]
 
* ''[[SonictheSonic the Hedgehog CD]]''
** [[Bad Future]]
** [[Palmtree Panic]]
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** [[Personal Space Invader]]
 
* ''[[Starcraft (Video Game)|StarcraftStarCraft]]'' (1998)
** [[Construct Additional Pylons]]
** [[Spawn Broodling]]
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** [[Zerg Rush]]
 
* ''[[Star Fox (Video Gameseries)|Star FoxFOX]]''
** [[Do a Barrel Roll]]
 
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** [[Hurricane Kick]]
** [[Kamehame Hadoken]] (cross-reference to ''[[Dragonball Z]]'')
** [[Let's Fight Like Gentlemen]] (Dudley's entrance quote from ''[[Street Fighter III (Video Game)|Street Fighter III]]'')
** [[Ryu and Ken]]
** [[Shoryuken]]
** [[Shotoclone]]
 
* ''[[Super Mario 64 (Video Game)|Super Mario 64]]''
** [[Big Boo's Haunt]]
** [[Lethal Lava Land]]
** [[Shifting Sand Land]]
 
* ''[[Super Mario Bros. (Videovideo Gamegame)|Super Mario Bros]].'' (1985)
** [[The Goomba]]
*** [[Goomba Springboard]]
*** [[Goomba Stomp]]
** [[Minus World]]
** [[One Mario Limit]]
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** [[Your Princess Is in Another Castle|(Y)Our Princess Is In Another Castle]]
 
* ''[[Super Mario Bros 3 (Video Game)|Super Mario Bros 3]]''
** [[Warp Whistle]]
 
* ''[[Super Mario Bros the Lost Levels (Video Game)|Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]''
** [[Poison Mushroom]]
 
* ''[[Super Mario Galaxy (Video Game)|Super Mario Galaxy]]''
** [[Toy Time]]
 
* ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Video Game)|Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
** [[Face Ship]]
 
* ''[[Super Mario Land 2: Six6 Golden Coins (Video Game)|Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins]]''
** [[Macro Zone]]
** [[Space Zone]]
 
* ''[[Super Mario RPG (Video Game)|Super Mario RPG]]''
** [[He Knows About Timed Hits]]
 
* ''[[Super Mario Sunshine (Video Game)|Super Mario Sunshine]]''
** [[Item Get]]
 
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** [[Real Robot]]
 
* ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''
** [[Edible Ammunition]]
** [[Guest Fighter]]
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*** [[Multi Mook Brawl]] (alternate name to above)
 
* ''[[Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|Team Fortress 2]]''
** [[Double Reverse Quadruple Agent]]
** [[Shoot the Medic First]] (From ''[[Penny Arcade]]'')
 
* ''[[Tetris (Video Game)|Tetris]]''
** [[The Tetris Effect]]
 
* ''[[Tony Hawks Pro Skater]]''
** [[Skate Heaven Is a Place Onon Earth]] (cross-reference to the Belinda Carlisle song "Heaven is a Place on Earth")
 
* ''[[Ultima]]''
** [[Lord British Postulate]]
 
* ''[[War CraftWarcraft]]''
** [[Civil Warcraft]]
** [[Stop Poking Me]]
 
* ''[[Wario Land (Video Game)|Wario Land]]''
** [[Pinball Zone]]
 
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** [[Unholy Holy Sword]]
 
* ''[[YoshisYoshi's Island]]''
** [[Ground Pound]]
 

Latest revision as of 07:03, 18 May 2022


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