History Cuphead / TropesNToZ

* NintendoHard: The developers aimed to capture the difficulty of RunAndGun games during the 1980s and 1990s, despite the visuals resembling something from half a century earlier. Even in press demos, very few players cleared some of the bosses' final forms. Indeed, there are no checkpoints in the action and boss stages, and the only free health pick-ups in the whole game are granted on three randomly chosen fights against King Dice's minions. You can, however, purchase an option to start with one or two extra hit points at the cost of slightly or largely decreasing your attack power, respectively. Reflexes, memorization, and careful choice of weapons are absolutely essential to beating this game.

* ShapedLikeItself: Cuphead has a cup for a head. Mugman is a man whose [[JustForPun mug is a mug]]. The duo is sometimes referred to as "mugs", a StealthPun on "mug" in the metaphorical sense of someone who's been foolishly taken advantage of.

* NoFairCheating: Winning any run and gun stage/boss with the Game Djimmi cheat activated (which doubles your HP count) will bar you from getting a higher ranking than B+, regardless of your performance, preventing you from getting 100% completion. It is also disabled when playing in the expert difficulty, regardless of if you've activated it or not.

* WaveMotionGun: Captain Brineybeard's ship unleashes one in its final phase with a MakeMeWannaShout.