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* ''Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama'': The alien spaceship features green ooze droplets that hurt on contact.

** ''VideoGame/BatmanReturns'' (Genesis): in the first stage, which takes place across the Gotham City rooftops, in some parts of the rooftops a [[https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/genesis/563314-batman-returns/images?pid=563314&img=26 green effigy spews fire drops]].

** ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongJr'': The Coleco Adam port has green drops of water rain from four mouths of upper spigots and three cracks in the ceiling in Mario's Hideout. Touching any results in DK Jr. dying instantly and their frequency increases in later loops.

* * ''VideoGame/TheLionKing'' on the SNES and Sega Genesis: In "Be Prepared" level, there are damaging lava droplets periodically falling from the ceilings in some sections.

* In ''The Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' game on the NES, droplets are a common hazard. They leak from pipes in the first stage, they drop down from ceilings at apartment stage, and there are green droplet emitters in the laboratory stage.

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* NES port of ''VideoGame/AttackOfTheKillerTomatoes'': [[DownTheDrain Sewer level]] has two types of droplets dripping down from the ceiling and pipes: Brown liquid made of human waste and green liquid made of GrimyWater. WombLevel has pink droplets. All these hurt on contact.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Downland}}'' the main hazard to the player is droplets of acid falling from ceilings at random intervals. Their placement is not random; some droplets are deliberately placed so close to the ropes that the player must shift to the other side to avoid them.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheMinishCap'': When Link [[{{Sizeshifter}} becomes Minish-sized]] in an area where it rains, then ordinary drops of rain become the size of boulders and will deal damage if they hit him.

** ''Mega Man 3: The Robots Are Revolting'' on the DOS has Red Liquid hazard present in 4 of the robot master stages.

* ''VideoGame/SpeedyGonzales'': There deadly dripping water in the Ice Zone and Mexico Zone, dropping down from the ceilings.

* Second level of ''Star Wars'' on the NES has green droplets dropping down from stalactites above.
* In ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' game on the NES, droplets are a common hazard. They leak from pipes in the first stage, they drop down from ceilings at apartment stage, and there are green droplet emitters in the laboratory stage.

* ''Warlock'' on the SNES: Introduced in the caves, there are grey droplets that fall from the ceiling, blocking bullets and damaging the player on contact.

* ''VideoGame/TheYoungIndianaJonesChronicles'': In the final level, droplets appear as a harmful obstacle.
* ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink:'' Some of the Temples have pillar tops that leak red droplets that harm Link upon contact. Occasionally, a blue one will fall instead, which spawns a gelatinous Bot enemy on hitting the floor.

* ''Fanfic.DungeonKeeperAmi'': After [[spoiler:Salthalls]] is corrupted, water falling from the ceiling causes monsters to arise. [[spoiler:From the people that are hit by it]].

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* Stage 2 of ''VideoGame/{{Batman|Sunsoft}}'' on the NES has drops of acid falling from the ceiling.
* ''VideoGame/BatmanReturns'' (Genesis): in the first stage, which takes place across the Gotham City rooftops, in some parts of the rooftops a [[https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/genesis/563314-batman-returns/images?pid=563314&img=26 green effigy spews fire drops]].

* ''Film/{{Aliens}}'' Bishop is talking with Ripley after they evacuate LV-426, only for there to be a sizzling his and melting metal at his feet. Cue him being impaled by the Queen.
* ''Film/TheBlob1988'' a young man is trying to use the phone to call for help, when a drop falls from the ceiling, eating into the wooden desk. Then the Blob itself falls on the young man, killing him painfully and brutally.

Droplets as an obstacle usually appear in indoor levels, dripping down at regular intervals from the ceilings, broken pipes or ends of pipes. Droplets can be of various substances. In the [[DownTheDrain sewers]], they are usually sludge or GrimyWater. In [[LethalLavaLand fire-themed stages]], they're droplets of lava. In laboratory stages, they're unspecified liquid or [[HollywoodAcid green acid]]. In most egregious cases, even droplets of blood or just plain water can hurt the player, veering into EverythingTryingToKillYou territory.

Droplets as an obstacle usually appear in indoor levels, dripping down at regular intervals from the ceilings, broken pipes or ends of pipes. Droplets can be of various substances. In the [[DownTheDrain sewers]], they are usually sludge or GrimyWater, in [[LethalLavaLand fire-themed stages]], they're droplets of lava, in laboratory stages, they're unspecified liquid or [[HollywoodAcid green acid]]. In most egregious cases, even droplets of blood or just plain water can hurt the player, veering into EverythingTryingToKillYou territory.

This trope is almost exclusive to 2D games with platforming. With three dimensions, it is much harder to compromise the size of droplets being in between either either ridiculous or too hard to notice. It would also be much easier to evade the droplets in games with 3 dimensions.

* ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongJr'': The Coleco Adam port has green drops of water rain from four mouths of upper spigots and three cracks in the ceiling in Mario's Hideout. Touching any results in DK Jr. dying instantly and their frequency increases in later loops.

* ''VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink:'' One of the indoor areas has pillar tops that leak red droplets that harm Link upon contact.

* ''VideoGame/AdventureIsland IV'': Cave areas have clear water droplets dripping from the ceiling that damage Higgins on contact. In contrast, Higgins can swim under water without taking damage.

* ''B.I.O.T.A.'': Some pools of boiling liquid have pipes above them where drops of damaging liquid drops down to the pool every several seconds. Substance is unknown due to game's limited color palette.

** ''VideoGame/MegaMan2'': The final Wily stage has Mega Man navigate through corridor consisting nothing bur Red Liquid dripping from the ceiling. That liquid causes a lot of damage on contact.

* ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'': One level is set in the [[WombLevel stomach of the Water Dragon]], which of course has pools of stomach acid here and there. At the end of the level the acid starts to seep through the stomach walls, and the player needs to sort him/herself out while dodging droplets of falling acid.

* ''VideoGame/RoboCop 2'' on the NES: In the lab levels, there are handful of places where pink droplets fall that hurt.

--> '''Dialog Box:''' You are unpleasantly surprised by a drop of searing acid which bores its way to your feet.

* ''VideoGame/{{Xexyz}}'': Area 5 has section where red droplets fall from the ceiling.

* Various ''Literature/FightingFantasy'' books contain obstacles in the form of dark corridors constantly dripping with corrosive acid, which can damage your Stamina as you cross unless you have a shield to be used as a makeshift umbrella. In ''Literature/TrialOfChampions'', it's used as a SchmuckBait near the end of the story; after overcoming Lexxus, the final wizard Trialmaster, you're faced with two exits, both which are darkened corridors, which a hunchback will inform you to take the left side. The right tunnel is dripping constantly with acid, which will damage your health if you try to cross unless you have a shield, but will actually lead you out of the dungeon. The left, on the other hand, leads to a deadly trap that automatically kills you a few feet away from the exit.

** ''Ooze'': Drops of ooze are common and they appear in seemingly random places. They come in three colors: Green, fuchsia and cyan, although the latter could be water.

* Stage 2 of ''[[VideoGame/BatmanSunsoft Batman]]'' on the NES has drops of acid falling from the ceiling.

* ''The Fantastic Adventures Of VideoGame/{{Dizzy}}'': Many sections have locations where black drops fall, taking away some of Dizzy's health.

** [[VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld2YoshisIsland Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]: During the Prince Froggy boss fight, yellow droplets of stomach acid drip from the boss's throat and damage Yoshi on contact.
** [[VideoGame/WarioWare WarioWare: Move It!]]: The Boss Stage, ''Poison Apple'' has drops of stomach acid periodically drop through some areas. If any hit the poison apple you're navigating through the princess's guts, it'll be digested and put the princess to sleep, losing the microgame.

* Played for laughs in WebOriginal/RealTimeFandub's take on ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2''; when Dr. Eggman [[ItMakesSenseInContext pisses on the moon in retaliation for Shadow pissing on his wife]], he announces that everyone has 23 hours before the "piss [[TrrrillingRrrs drrroplets]]" rain down on the earth.

** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld2YoshisIsland'': After getting shrunk down and eaten by Prince Froggy, Yoshi has to avoid stomach fluids that rain from above.

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