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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).
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]]''
* ''[[Altered Beast]]''
** [[Rise From Your Grave]]
** [[Rise from Your Grave]]


* ''[[Angband]]''
* ''[[Angband]]''
** [[Random Number God]] (on the Usenet group rec.games.roguelike.angband)
** [[Random Number God]] (on the Usenet group rec.games.roguelike.angband)


* ''[[Animal Crossing (Video Game)|Animal Crossing]]''
* ''[[Animal Crossing]]''
** [[And Your Reward Is Clothes]]
** [[And Your Reward Is Clothes]]


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** [[Every Ten Thousand Points]]
** [[Every Ten Thousand Points]]


* ''[[Baldurs Gate]]''
* ''[[Baldur's Gate]]''
** [[Go for The Eye]]
** [[Go for the Eye]]


* ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''
* ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]''
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** [[Hailfire Peaks]]
** [[Hailfire Peaks]]


* ''[[Battlefield (Video Game)|Battlefield]]''
* ''[[Battlefield (series)|Battlefield]]''
** [[Middle-Eastern Coalition]]
** [[Middle-Eastern Coalition]]


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** [[Metroidvania]] (partial; other half comes from ''[[Metroid]]'')
** [[Metroidvania]] (partial; other half comes from ''[[Metroid]]'')


* ''[[Chrono Cross (Video Game)|Chrono Cross]]''
* ''[[Chrono Cross]]''
** [[Time Crash]]
** [[Time Crash]]


* ''[[Chrono Trigger (Video Game)|Chrono Trigger]]''
* ''[[Chrono Trigger]]''
** [[Barrier Change Boss]]
** [[Barrier Change Boss]]
** [[Good Morning, Crono]]
** [[Good Morning, Crono]]
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** [[Please Select New City Name]]
** [[Please Select New City Name]]


* ''[[Command and Conquer]]''
* ''[[Command & Conquer]]''
** [[Command and Conquer Economy]]
** [[Command and Conquer Economy]]


* ''Command and Conquer: [[Red Alert 3]]''
* ''Command and Conquer: [[Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3]]''
** [[Weaponized Landmark]]
** [[Weaponized Landmark]]


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** [[Tele Frag]]
** [[Tele Frag]]


* ''[[Dragon Quest I (Video Game)|Dragon Quest I]]''
* ''[[Dragon Quest I]]''
** [[But Thou Must!]]
** [[But Thou Must!]]
** [[Metal Slime]]
** [[Metal Slime]]


* ''[[Dragon Quest VIII (Video Game)|Dragon Quest VIII]]''
* ''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]''
** [[Prince Charmless]]
** [[Prince Charmless]]


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** [[Eagle-Eye Detection]]
** [[Eagle-Eye Detection]]


* ''[[Earthbound]]''
* ''[[EarthBound]]''
** [[Eagle Land]]
** [[Eagle Land]]
*** [[Eagleland Osmosis]]
*** [[Eagleland Osmosis]]
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** [[You Cannot Grasp the True Form]]
** [[You Cannot Grasp the True Form]]


* ''[[Earthworm Jim (Video Game)|Earthworm Jim]]''
* ''[[Earthworm Jim (video game)|Earthworm Jim]]''
** [[Level Ate]] (second game)
** [[Level Ate]] (second game)
** [[Planet Heck]] (first game)
** [[Planet Heck]] (first game)


* ''[[Ever Quest]]''
* ''[[EverQuest]]''
** [[You Will Not Evade Me]]
** [[You Will Not Evade Me]]


* ''[[Final Fantasy I (Video Game)|Final Fantasy I]]''
* ''[[Final Fantasy I]]''
** [[Black Magician Girl]] (cross-reference to ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh]]!'')
** [[Black Magician Girl]] (cross-reference to ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]!'')
** [[Peninsula of Power Leveling]]
** [[Peninsula of Power Leveling]]
** [[The Red Mage]]
** [[The Red Mage]]
** [[Welcome to Corneria]] (named for a town, though it's actually a line from [[8-Bit Theater (Webcomic)|8-Bit Theater]])
** [[Welcome to Corneria]] (named for a town, though it's actually a line from [[8-Bit Theater]])


* ''[[Final Fantasy IV (Video Game)|Final Fantasy IV]]''
* ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]''
** [[As Long As There Is Evil]] (Zeromus' [[Final Speech]])
** [[As Long as There Is Evil]] (Zeromus' [[Final Speech]])
** [[Sheathe Your Sword]]
** [[Sheathe Your Sword]]
** [[Spoony Bard]]
** [[Spoony Bard]]
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* ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''
* ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''
** [[Sidetracked By the Gold Saucer]]
** [[Sidetracked by the Gold Saucer]]
** [[The Lifestream]]
** [[The Lifestream]]
** [[Limit Break]]
** [[Limit Break]]
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** [[Wutai]]
** [[Wutai]]


* ''[[Final Fantasy IX (Video Game)|Final Fantasy IX]]''
* ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]''
** [[Fairy Battle]]
** [[Fairy Battle]]
** [[You Are Not Alone]]
** [[You Are Not Alone]]


* ''[[Final Fantasy X (Video Game)|Final Fantasy X]]''
* ''[[Final Fantasy X]]''
** [[This Is My Story]]
** [[This Is My Story]]


* ''[[Final Fantasy X 2 (Video Game)|Final Fantasy X 2]]''
* ''[[Final Fantasy X-2]]''
** [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]
** [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]


* ''[[Fire Emblem Akaneia]]''
* ''[[Fire Emblem Akaneia]]''
** [[Marth Debuted in Smash Bros]] (cross-reference to ''[[Super Smash Bros]]'')
** [[Marth Debuted in Smash Bros]] (cross-reference to ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'')


* ''[[Freedom Force]]''
* ''[[Freedom Force]]''
** [[Right Makes Might]] (one of Minuteman's [[Catch Phrase|catch phrases]])
** [[Right Makes Might]] (one of Minuteman's [[Catch Phrase|catch phrases]])


* ''[[Gauntlet]]''
* ''[[Gauntlet (1985 video game)]]''
** [[Wizard Needs Food Badly]]
** [[Wizard Needs Food Badly]]
*** [[Gods Need Prayer 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]])
** [[Real Time Weapon Change]] (all from the same E3 conference presentation-turned-[[Memetic Mutation/Video Games|Internet meme]])


* ''[[Grand Theft Auto San Andreas]]''
* ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''
** [[Hot Coffee Minigame]] (after the infamous [[Dummied Out]] section)
** [[Hot Coffee Minigame]] (after the infamous [[Dummied Out]] section)


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** [[Lighthouse Point]]
** [[Lighthouse Point]]
** [[No OSHA Compliance]] (an achievement in ''Half-Life 2'')
** [[No OSHA Compliance]] (an achievement in ''Half-Life 2'')
** [[Right Man in The Wrong Place]]
** [[Right Man in the Wrong Place]]
** Stand Back Hello (former name of [[Simultaneous Warning and Action]])
** Stand Back Hello (former name of [[Simultaneous Warning and Action]])


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** [[King of All Cosmos]]
** [[King of All Cosmos]]


* ''[[Killer Instinct (Video Game)|Killer Instinct]]''
* ''[[Killer Instinct]]''
** [[Combo Breaker]]
** [[Combo Breaker]]


* ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]''
* ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]''
** [[Another Side Another Story]]
** [[Another Side, Another Story]]
** [[The Heartless]]
** [[The Heartless]]
** [[Resignations Not Accepted]] (Days)
** [[Resignations Not Accepted]] (Days)
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** [[Dream Land]]
** [[Dream Land]]


* ''[[The Legend of Zelda (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' (1986)
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' (1986)
** [[Death Mountain]]
** [[Death Mountain]]
** [[Gannon Banned]] ([[Fan-Speak|fandom term]])
** [[Gannon Banned]] ([[Fan-Speak|fandom term]])
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** [[Wall Master]]
** [[Wall Master]]


* ''[[The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time]]''
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]''
** [[Urban Legend of Zelda]]
** [[Urban Legend of Zelda]]


* ''[[The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker]]''
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker]]''
** [[Americans Hate Tingle]]
** [[Americans Hate Tingle]]


* ''[[The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess]]''
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]''
** [[8.8]] (stemmed from an infamous GameSpot review on the game)
** [[8.8]] (stemmed from an infamous GameSpot review on the game)
** [[Hijacked By Ganon]] ([[Fan-Speak|fandom term]])
** [[Hijacked by Ganon]] ([[Fan-Speak|fandom term]])


* ''[[The Longest Journey]]''
* ''[[The Longest Journey]]''
** [[In the End You Are On Your Own]]
** [[In the End You Are on Your Own]]


* ''[[Madden NFL (Video Game)|Madden NFL]]''
* ''[[Madden NFL]]''
** [[I Know Madden Kombat]] (partial; other half comes from ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'')
** [[I Know Madden Kombat]] (partial; other half comes from ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'')
** [[Madden Curse]]
** [[Madden Curse]]


* ''[[Mario Kart (Video Game)|Mario Kart]]''
* ''[[Mario Kart]]''
** [[Go-Karting With Bowser]]
** [[Go-Karting with Bowser]]


* ''[[Mass Effect]]''
* ''[[Mass Effect]]''
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** [[We Were Your Team]]
** [[We Were Your Team]]


* ''[[Max Payne (Video Game)|Max Payne]]''
* ''[[Max Payne (series)|Max Payne]]''
** [[Bullet Time]]
** [[Bullet Time]]


* ''[[Mega Man (Video Game)|Mega Man]]''
* ''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]]''
** [[Emergency Energy Tank]]
** [[Emergency Energy Tank]]
** [[Magma Man]]
** [[Magma Man]]
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** [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder]] (''[[The Last Days of Foxhound]]'' webcomics)
** [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder]] (''[[The Last Days of Foxhound]]'' webcomics)


* ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2]]''
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]''
** [[Fission Mailed]]
** [[Fission Mailed]]


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* ''[[Mortal Kombat]]''
* ''[[Mortal Kombat]]''
** [[Fatality]]
** [[Finish Him!]]
** [[Finish Him!]]
** [[Flawless Victory]]
** [[Flawless Victory]]
** [[I Know Mortal Kombat]]
** [[I Know Mortal Kombat]]
*** [[I Don't Know Mortal Kombat]]
*** [[I Don't Know Mortal Kombat]]
*** [[I Know Madden Kombat]] (partial; see ''[[Madden NFL (Video Game)|Madden NFL]]'')
*** [[I Know Madden Kombat]] (partial; see ''[[Madden NFL]]'')
** [[Mirror Match]]
** [[Mirror Match]]


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** [[Yet Another Stupid Death]] (on the Usenet group rec.games.roguelike.nethack)
** [[Yet Another Stupid Death]] (on the Usenet group rec.games.roguelike.nethack)


* ''[[Pacman]]''
* ''[[Pac-Man]]''
** [[Pac-Man Fever]]
** [[Pac-Man Fever]]


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** [[Pinball Scoring]]
** [[Pinball Scoring]]


* ''[[Plants vs. Zombies (Video Game)|Plants vs. Zombies]]''
* ''[[Plants vs. Zombies]]''
** [[Summon Backup Dancers]]
** [[Summon Backup Dancers]]


* ''[[Pokémon Red and Blue (Video Game)|Pokémon Red and Blue]]''
* ''[[Pokémon Red and Blue]]''
** [[Ditto Fighter]]
** [[Ditto Fighter]]
** [[Escape Rope]]
** [[Gotta Catch Em All]]
** [[Gotta Catch Em All]]
** [[Horn Attack]]
** [[Horn Attack]]
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** [[Single Palette Town]] (a pun on the home city from the first-generation games)
** [[Single Palette Town]] (a pun on the home city from the first-generation games)


* ''[[Pokémon Gold and Silver (Video Game)|Pokémon Gold and Silver]]''
* ''[[Pokémon Gold and Silver]]''
** [[My Name Is Question Marks]]
** [[My Name Is ???]]


* ''[[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (Video Game)|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire]]''
* ''[[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire]]''
** [[Brick Break]]
** [[Brick Break]]
** [[Bullet Seed]]
** [[Bullet Seed]]
** [[Hot Skitty-On-Wailord Action]] (fandom term, coined by [[Game FAQs]])
** [[Improbable Species Compatibility]] (fandom term, coined by [[GameFAQs]])


* ''[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (Video Game)|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl]]''
* ''[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl]]''
** [[Bug Buzz]]
** [[Bug Buzz]]


* ''[[Portal (Video Game)|Portal]]''
* ''[[Portal (series)|Portal]]''
** [[The Cake Is a Lie]]
** [[The Cake Is a Lie]]
** [[Companion Cube]]
** [[Companion Cube]]
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** [[A Winner Is You]]
** [[A Winner Is You]]


* ''[[Psychonauts (Video Game)|Psychonauts]]''
* ''[[Psychonauts]]''
** [[Milkman Conspiracy]]
** [[Milkman Conspiracy]]


* ''[[Punch Out]]''
* ''[[Punch-Out!!]]''
** [[Hero Stole My Bike]] (while named for a meme, said meme came from this game's [[Training Montage]])
** [[Hero Stole My Bike]] (while named for a meme, said meme came from this game's [[Training Montage]])
** [[Vodka Drunkenski]]
** [[Vodka Drunkenski]]
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* ''[[Sam and Max]]''
* ''[[Sam and Max]]''
** [[I Can't Use These Things Together]]
** [[Oblivious Guilt Slinging]]
** [[Oblivious Guilt Slinging]]


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* ''[[Shivers]]''
* ''[[Shivers]]''
** [[Museum of the Strange And Unusual]]
** [[Museum of the Strange and Unusual]]


* ''[[The Sims]]''
* ''[[The Sims]]''
** [[Speaking Simlish]]
** [[Speaking Simlish]]


* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2 (Video Game)|Sonic Adventure 2]]''
* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]''
** [[Eternal Engine]]
** [[Eternal Engine]]
** [[Ultimate Lifeform]]
** [[Ultimate Lifeform]]


* ''[[Sonic Heroes (Video Game)|Sonic Heroes]]''
* ''[[Sonic Heroes]]''
** [[Casino Park]]
** [[Casino Park]]


* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Video Game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (video game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (1991)
** [[Chaos Emeralds]]
** [[Chaos Emeralds]]
** [[Green Hill Zone]]
** [[Green Hill Zone]]


* ''[[Sonicthe Hedgehog CD]]''
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]]''
** [[Bad Future]]
** [[Bad Future]]
** [[Palmtree Panic]]
** [[Palmtree Panic]]
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** [[Personal Space Invader]]
** [[Personal Space Invader]]


* ''[[Starcraft (Video Game)|Starcraft]]'' (1998)
* ''[[StarCraft]]'' (1998)
** [[Construct Additional Pylons]]
** [[Construct Additional Pylons]]
** [[Spawn Broodling]]
** [[Spawn Broodling]]
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** [[Zerg Rush]]
** [[Zerg Rush]]


* ''[[Star Fox (Video Game)|Star Fox]]''
* ''[[Star Fox (series)|Star FOX]]''
** [[Do a Barrel Roll]]
** [[Do a Barrel Roll]]


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** [[Hurricane Kick]]
** [[Hurricane Kick]]
** [[Kamehame Hadoken]] (cross-reference to ''[[Dragonball Z]]'')
** [[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]]'')
** [[Let's Fight Like Gentlemen]] (Dudley's entrance quote from ''[[Street Fighter III]]'')
** [[Ryu and Ken]]
** [[Ryu and Ken]]
** [[Shoryuken]]
** [[Shoryuken]]
** [[Shotoclone]]
** [[Shotoclone]]


* ''[[Super Mario 64 (Video Game)|Super Mario 64]]''
* ''[[Super Mario 64]]''
** [[Big Boo's Haunt]]
** [[Big Boo's Haunt]]
** [[Lethal Lava Land]]
** [[Lethal Lava Land]]
** [[Shifting Sand Land]]
** [[Shifting Sand Land]]


* ''[[Super Mario Bros (Video Game)|Super Mario Bros]].'' (1985)
* ''[[Super Mario Bros. (video game)|Super Mario Bros]].'' (1985)
** [[The Goomba]]
** [[The Goomba]]
*** [[Goomba Springboard]]
*** [[Goomba Springboard]]
*** [[Goomba Stomp]]
*** [[Goomba Stomp]]
** [[Minus World]]
** [[Minus World]]
** [[One Mario Limit]]
** [[One Mario Limit]]
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** [[Your Princess Is in Another Castle|(Y)Our Princess Is In Another Castle]]
** [[Your Princess Is in Another Castle|(Y)Our Princess Is In Another Castle]]


* ''[[Super Mario Bros 3 (Video Game)|Super Mario Bros 3]]''
* ''[[Super Mario Bros 3]]''
** [[Warp Whistle]]
** [[Warp Whistle]]


* ''[[Super Mario Bros the Lost Levels (Video Game)|Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]''
* ''[[Super Mario Bros the Lost Levels|Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]''
** [[Poison Mushroom]]
** [[Poison Mushroom]]


* ''[[Super Mario Galaxy (Video Game)|Super Mario Galaxy]]''
* ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''
** [[Toy Time]]
** [[Toy Time]]


* ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Video Game)|Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
* ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]]''
** [[Face Ship]]
** [[Face Ship]]


* ''[[Super Mario Land 2 Six Golden Coins (Video Game)|Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins]]''
* ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins|Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins]]''
** [[Macro Zone]]
** [[Macro Zone]]
** [[Space Zone]]
** [[Space Zone]]


* ''[[Super Mario RPG (Video Game)|Super Mario RPG]]''
* ''[[Super Mario RPG]]''
** [[He Knows About Timed Hits]]
** [[He Knows About Timed Hits]]


* ''[[Super Mario Sunshine (Video Game)|Super Mario Sunshine]]''
* ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]''
** [[Item Get]]
** [[Item Get]]


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** [[Real Robot]]
** [[Real Robot]]


* ''[[Super Smash Bros]]''
* ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''
** [[Edible Ammunition]]
** [[Edible Ammunition]]
** [[Guest Fighter]]
** [[Guest Fighter]]
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*** [[Multi Mook Brawl]] (alternate name to above)
*** [[Multi Mook Brawl]] (alternate name to above)


* ''[[Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|Team Fortress 2]]''
* ''[[Team Fortress 2]]''
** [[Double Reverse Quadruple Agent]]
** [[Double Reverse Quadruple Agent]]
** [[Shoot the Medic First]] (From ''[[Penny Arcade]]'')
** [[Shoot the Medic First]] (From ''[[Penny Arcade]]'')


* ''[[Tetris (Video Game)|Tetris]]''
* ''[[Tetris]]''
** [[The Tetris Effect]]
** [[The Tetris Effect]]


* ''[[Tony Hawks Pro Skater]]''
* ''[[Tony Hawks Pro Skater]]''
** [[Skate Heaven Is a Place On Earth]] (cross-reference to the Belinda Carlisle song "Heaven is a Place on Earth")
** [[Skate Heaven Is a Place on Earth]] (cross-reference to the Belinda Carlisle song "Heaven is a Place on Earth")


* ''[[Ultima]]''
* ''[[Ultima]]''
** [[Lord British Postulate]]
** [[Lord British Postulate]]


* ''[[War Craft]]''
* ''[[Warcraft]]''
** [[Civil Warcraft]]
** [[Civil Warcraft]]
** [[Stop Poking Me]]
** [[Stop Poking Me]]


* ''[[Wario Land (Video Game)|Wario Land]]''
* ''[[Wario Land]]''
** [[Pinball Zone]]
** [[Pinball Zone]]


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** [[Unholy Holy Sword]]
** [[Unholy Holy Sword]]


* ''[[Yoshis Island]]''
* ''[[Yoshi's Island]]''
** [[Ground Pound]]
** [[Ground Pound]]


Latest revision as of 07:03, 18 May 2022


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