Videogaming's Unwritten Laws

Plisken

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#1: All bad guys must converse in groups around extremely flammable barrels.

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soopafamicom

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All items of smashable foreground scenery must contain items of food such as roast chickens or cans of fizzy beverage to replenish your chosen hero..........especially if he is in a scrolling beatem-up!
 

soopafamicom

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Re: Re: Videogaming's Unwritten Laws

Vanquished foes must postrate themselves upon the floor whence defeated,and then,must flash most alarmingly before winking out of view.
 

Mike Shagohod

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All KONAMI "Shooters" must have some Easter Island Statue Heads blowing giant particle bubbles at you.

MERCENARY X99
 

johnroche

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All bosses must have a clearly-marked "vulnerable spot" on their bodies.
 

Buro Destruct

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The final confrontation shall never take place less than 20 stories off the ground and in any of the following locations:

A) The roof or top level of a high-rise building
B) Mid-flight aircraft
C) An orbiting space-station
 

Plisken

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#9: All arcade ports must have pathetically laughable extra modes in an effort to garner replay value.
 

Plisken

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#10: All platform games MUST contain Fire, Water and Iced- based levels.
 

SSS

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At least one of your save files in any RPG game will become corrupted.
 

bokmeow

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When struck, enemies and especially bosses must emit audiible sounds to convey damage inflicted, or flash visibly upon being struck, most often all of the above.
 

lemonflav

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you must have the rom but tell everyone you don't
 
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Mushiki

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- The end of the world is invisible and impenetrable.
 

Earthquake

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All grapplers must be brainless goofs.
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xRealNinjuzx

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If you fall in any kind of a hole, you die. However, if you jump into a tube, tunnel, or any kind of pipe, you automatically appear in another location.

-Kris
 

Arcademan

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You must have the means to continue your game when all your lives are lost :loco:
 

jaydubnb

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In a RPG, one can summon magic to defeat the most heinous of foes, yet can't open a simple door without a key.
 

Arcademan

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All men must be brawlers and all women must be magicians...
 

Arcademan

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One must be able to get insanely-powerful weapons that defies the physical laws of science :cool:
 

PleaseKillMeNow

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Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right B, A, Start

Knowing what directions to take and buttons to press can get you far.
 
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