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* ''[[FHBG]]'' is ''[[Mr. Gimmick]]'' (or ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' or ''[[Little Nemo the Dream Master]]'') meets ''[[Fast Eddie (video game)]]'' meets ''[[Impossible Mission]]''.
* ''[[FHBG]]'' is ''[[Mr. Gimmick]]'' (or ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' or ''[[Little Nemo the Dream Master]]'') meets ''[[Fast Eddie (video game)]]'' meets ''[[Impossible Mission]]''.
* ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics]]'' is ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' meets ''[[Tactics Ogre]]''.
* ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics]]'' is ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' meets ''[[Tactics Ogre]]''.
* [http://www.farmville.com/ Farmville]: ''[[Harvest Moon]]'' meets ''[[Facebook]]''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200930094040/http://www.farmville.com/ Farmville]: ''[[Harvest Moon]]'' meets ''[[Facebook]]''
* ''[[Grim Fandango]]'' can be described as [[Film Noir]] meets the Dia de los Muertos.
* ''[[Grim Fandango]]'' can be described as [[Film Noir]] meets the Dia de los Muertos.
* ''[[Grim Grimoire]]'' is ''[[Groundhog Day]]'' meets ''[[Harry Potter]]'' {{spoiler|with [[Les Yay]]}}.
* ''[[Grim Grimoire]]'' is ''[[Groundhog Day]]'' meets ''[[Harry Potter]]'' {{spoiler|with [[Les Yay]]}}.
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* ''[[Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors]]'' is the original ''[[Saw]]'' in the ''[[Ace Attorney]]'' and ''[[Video Game/Professor Layton|Professor Layton]]'' universe.
* ''[[Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors]]'' is the original ''[[Saw]]'' in the ''[[Ace Attorney]]'' and ''[[Video Game/Professor Layton|Professor Layton]]'' universe.
* ''Outlaws of the Lost Dynasty'': ''[[Street Fighter II]]'' meets ''[[Water Margin|The Water Margin]]''.
* ''Outlaws of the Lost Dynasty'': ''[[Street Fighter II]]'' meets ''[[Water Margin|The Water Margin]]''.
* ''[[Overlord]]'': ''[[Pikmin]]'' meets ''[[Lord of the Rings]]''
* ''[[Overlord]]'': ''[[Pikmin]]'' meets ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''
* ''[[Psychonauts]]'': "''[[EarthBound]]'' meets mid-90s [[Nickelodeon]]."
* ''[[Psychonauts]]'': "''[[EarthBound]]'' meets mid-90s [[Nickelodeon]]."
** Or "''[[EarthBound]]'' meets ''[[Invader Zim]]''" in terms of wackiness.
** Or "''[[EarthBound]]'' meets ''[[Invader Zim]]''" in terms of wackiness.
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* ''[[Star Ocean]]'' is ''[[Tales of Phantasia]]'' meets ''[[Star Trek]]''.
* ''[[Star Ocean]]'' is ''[[Tales of Phantasia]]'' meets ''[[Star Trek]]''.
* ''[[Spider-Man: Web of Shadows]]'' is ''[[Spider-Man]]'' meets ''[[Fable]]''
* ''[[Spider-Man: Web of Shadows]]'' is ''[[Spider-Man]]'' meets ''[[Fable]]''
* ''[[Spiral Knights]]'' is a ''[[Phantasy Star]]'' [[MMORPG]] meets clockwork ''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]]'' or [[Steampunk]] ''Zelda'' with some [[Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles|Crystal Chronicles]] added in for good measure.
* ''[[Spiral Knights]]'' is a ''[[Phantasy Star]]'' [[Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game|MMORPG]] meets clockwork ''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]]'' or [[Steampunk]] ''Zelda'' with some [[Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles|Crystal Chronicles]] added in for good measure.
** Don't forget [[Diablo]].
** Don't forget [[Diablo]].
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (video game)|SonicTheHedgehog]]'' (classic gameplay at least) was [[Super Mario Bros.]] meets racing games.
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (video game)|SonicTheHedgehog]]'' (classic gameplay at least) was [[Super Mario Bros.]] meets racing games.
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*** Kanji Tatsumi was more of a [[Persona 3|Shinjiro Aragaki meets Akihiko Sanada.]]
*** Kanji Tatsumi was more of a [[Persona 3|Shinjiro Aragaki meets Akihiko Sanada.]]
** Naoto Shirogane: [[Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army|Raidou Kuzunoha]] meets [[Revolutionary Girl Utena|Utena Tenjou]].
** Naoto Shirogane: [[Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army|Raidou Kuzunoha]] meets [[Revolutionary Girl Utena|Utena Tenjou]].
** ''[[Devil Survivor]]'''s [[Hello, Insert Name Here|protagonist]] is ''[[Persona 3]]'''s meets [[Touhou|Wriggle Nightbug]].
** ''[[Devil Survivor]]''{{'}}s [[Hello, Insert Name Here|protagonist]] is ''[[Persona 3]]''{{'}}s meets [[Touhou|Wriggle Nightbug]].
* [[Guilty Gear|Leopaldon]] is [[Darkstalkers|Sasquatch]] meets [[Waku Waku 7|Politank Z]].
* [[Guilty Gear|Leopaldon]] is [[Darkstalkers|Sasquatch]] meets [[Waku Waku 7|Politank Z]].
** Faust: [[Jack the Ripper]] + [[The Gong Show|The Unknown Comic]].
** Faust: [[Jack the Ripper]] + [[The Gong Show|The Unknown Comic]].
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** Hakumen: [[Guilty Gear|Justice]] + [[Fate/stay night|Archer]] (again) + [[Final Fantasy 7|Sephiroth]].
** Hakumen: [[Guilty Gear|Justice]] + [[Fate/stay night|Archer]] (again) + [[Final Fantasy 7|Sephiroth]].
** Jin Kisaragi: [[Yu-Gi-Oh!|Seito Kaiba]] + [[Fate/stay night|Emiya Shirou]] + [[Mahou Sensei Negima|Tsukiyomi]].
** Jin Kisaragi: [[Yu-Gi-Oh!|Seito Kaiba]] + [[Fate/stay night|Emiya Shirou]] + [[Mahou Sensei Negima|Tsukiyomi]].
** Relius Clover: [[Fullmetal Alchemist|Father]] + [[Char Clone|Char Aznable]] + [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Gendo Ikari]] + ''[[Phantom of the Opera]]''.
** Relius Clover: [[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Father]] + [[Char Clone|Char Aznable]] + [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Gendo Ikari]] + ''[[Phantom of the Opera]]''.
** Nu-13: [[Guilty Gear|Dizzy]] + [[Mirai Nikki|Yuno Gasai]].
** Nu-13: [[Guilty Gear|Dizzy]] + [[Mirai Nikki|Yuno Gasai]].
** Valkenhayn: [[Batman|Alfred Pennyworth]] + [[Hellsing|Walter C. Dornez]] + [[Guilty Gear|Slayer (as a werewolf)]].
** Valkenhayn: [[Batman|Alfred Pennyworth]] + [[Hellsing|Walter C. Dornez]] + [[Guilty Gear|Slayer (as a werewolf)]].
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* [[Duke Nukem]]: [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]], [[Sylvester Stallone]], [[Bruce Campbell]] and pretty much every other 80s action movie hero, all rolled up into one pop culture parody.
* [[Duke Nukem]]: [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]], [[Sylvester Stallone]], [[Bruce Campbell]] and pretty much every other 80s action movie hero, all rolled up into one pop culture parody.
* [[Kirby]] is Jigglypuff meets [[Super Mario Bros.|Yoshi.]]
* [[Kirby]] is Jigglypuff meets [[Super Mario Bros.|Yoshi.]]
* [[Mother 3|Lucas]]: [[Kingdom Hearts|Roxas]] meets [[Super Mario Bros.|Luigi]] meets [[Fullmetal Alchemist|Alphonse Elric]]
* [[Mother 3|Lucas]]: [[Kingdom Hearts|Roxas]] meets [[Super Mario Bros.|Luigi]] meets [[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Alphonse Elric]]
* [[Team Fortress 2|The Scout]]: [[EarthBound|Ness]] meets [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] meets [[Banjo-Kazooie|Kazooie]] meets [[Vince Offer]].
* [[Team Fortress 2|The Scout]]: [[EarthBound|Ness]] meets [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] meets [[Banjo-Kazooie|Kazooie]] meets [[Vince Offer]].
** Saxton Hale: just about every [[Memetic Badass]] meets Theodore Roosevelt in more than one respect (looks being one of them)
** Saxton Hale: just about every [[Memetic Badass]] meets Theodore Roosevelt in more than one respect (looks being one of them)
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* [[BioShock (series)|Andrew Ryan]] is [[The Aviator|Howard Hughes]] meets [[Ayn Rand]]
* [[BioShock (series)|Andrew Ryan]] is [[The Aviator|Howard Hughes]] meets [[Ayn Rand]]


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  1. While the series is also associated with Predator thanks to Bob Wakelin's cover artwork for the NES version (who used promotional stills from Predator for reference), the original Contra arcade game actually predates Predator by four months.
  2. top-down 2-D Space
  3. Wide Open Sandbox space simulator
  4. You actually pilot your ship, emphasis on side missions, silly physics
  5. being able to pilot any ship in the game, emphasis on the economy, Scenery Porn
  6. Wide Open Sandbox trading and combat.