History Main / SignpostTutorial

** A straight example is the piano puzzle in Waterfall, where the buttons to press are crudely drawn on the wall above.

In WebAnimation/LittleRunmo a living signpost named Pikit gives a tutorial to Runmo, telling him that [[CaptainObvious falling into pits will kill him]]. However, he later goes on a tangent about wondering where in the pit do the victims actually die, kicking the plot in motion.

* In ''Marvin's Marvellous Adventure'' for the UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}}, the ground is strewn with {{Speech Bubble}}s saying "HELP." Hints from the Professor pop up when you walk over these.

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** ''VideoGame/KirbysEpicYarn'' has the tutorial level laden with signposts that demonstrate what certain buttons do in specific scenarios like when he transforms into a tank or a saucer.
** ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand'', which provides the page image, has large signposts in the background of the first few levels that demonstrate controls and actions with pictures. If the player follows directions, the sign shows a checkmark and the game plays a chime. They were also featured in ''Dream Collection Special Edition'', ''[[VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe Triple Deluxe]]'', ''[[VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot Planet Robobot]]'', ''[[VideoGame/KirbyBattleRoyale Battle Royale]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies Star Allies]]''.

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* The tutorials in ''[[VideoGame/DarkSouls The Dark Souls series]]'' are given through messages on the ground. They outwardly look the same as the player-written messages, but once you read them they can be distinguished by unique art, inability to be rated, and not conforming the [[MadLibsDialogue usual templates]].

* The tutorial in ''[[VideoGame/DarkSouls The Dark Souls games]]'' are given through messages on the ground. They outwardly look the same as the player-written messages, but once you read them they can be distinguished by unique art, inability to be rated, and not conforming the [[MadLibsDialogue usual templates]].

* The tutorial in ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' is given through messages on the ground. They outwardly look the same as the player-written messages, but once you read them they can be distinguished by unique art, inability to be rated, and not conforming the [[MadLibsDialogue usual templates]].

->[[caption-width-right:349:"Why, thank you conveniently-placed sign of a video game controller and me!"]]

** ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand'' has large signposts in the background of the first few levels that demonstrate controls and actions with pictures. If the player follows directions, the sign shows a checkmark and the game plays a chime. They were also featured in ''Dream Collection Special Edition'', ''[[VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe Triple Deluxe]]'', ''[[VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot Planet Robobot]]'', ''[[VideoGame/KirbyBattleRoyale Battle Royale]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies Star Allies]]''.