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* ''Videogame/DonkeyKongCountry'' 2 has the boss of the marsh map, a giant antropomorphic crocodile that doesn't walk, but jump. If your current kong is on the grounds when the boss lands, he or she will be stunned for a few seconds, rapidly jumping up and down in place. At first, the stun isn't enough for you to take damage (as the boss isn't quick enough), so it [[{{Antepiece}} serves as a warning about what's to come when he speeds up]].

* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'', the Quake spell causes numerous glowing cracks to appear on the ground, splitting the battlefield into numerous small sections. These sections immediately start to rise up and down rapidly, causing the spell's target(s) to bounce up and down for the spell's duration.

* In ''SongOfTheSouth'', Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Fox, and Br'er Bear get in a BigBallOfViolence, out of which Br'er Rabbit escapes while Bear pounds on Fox, thinking it's Rabbit. Every time Bear pounds Fox the ground shakes, which slows Rabbit's escape briefly.

* BugsBunny and his hutch are shaken by a circus setting up overhead in the ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' short "Acrobatty Bunny".

* [[DishingOutDirt Avalanche]] would often cause this in ''{{WesternAnimation/X-Men Evolution}}''.

* In the first ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros.'' game, the only unlockable stage, Mushroom Kingdom, has a POW Block that when hit, violently shakes the stage, sending anyone standing on the ground flying high into the air, sometimes [=KO'ing=] at high percentages.
** Then ''Brawl'' featured the [[NostalgiaLevel Mario Bros.]] stage, where the POW Block returns, but this time it simply harmlessly bounces groundbound characters a few feet into the air.

* ''VideoGame/MegaMan V'' on the GameBoy had {{Uranus|IsShowing}}, who shook the ground violently with every jump. While it did not outright knock Mega Man over, like Guts Man's quakes did, it did make him bounce up and down slightly, which interrupts him out of sliding, or the usage of Break Dash, [[ElementalRockPaperScissors which Uranus is weak to]].

* [[DishingOutDirt Avalanche]] would often cause this in ''{{WesternAnimation/X-Men Evolution}}''.

It's simple. The characters are on a TremorTrampoline.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'' has [[MeaningfulName Bongo Bongo]], who bounces the player about by drumming on the floor.
** Justified since the arena he is fought on ''is a giant drum''.

* Can be invoked in ''VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet'' by attaching the structure of an entire level to a piston that moves up and down fast enough to make everything bounce.

* This [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NKkHuB2_Pk Fiat Grande Punto advert]] from 2007 had [[EverythingDances buildings that jumped up and down to the music like bars on a equaliser]]. Inside one of them, we see a couple literally get bounced out of their bed, ''[[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome in slow motion]]'', and inside another one, a guy is bounced off of his feet, throwing the milk from the glass he was drinking out of, also in slow motion. In both cases, every object not bolted down (chairs, tables, window blinds, etc) is also bounced into the air slightly.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': "Applebuck Season" - A stampede bounces Pinkie Pie up and down, and cheerfully comments how it makes her voice sound silly.

* [[http://garfield.nfshost.com/1994/02/14/ This comic strip]] of ''{{ComicStrip/Garfield}}'' shows Garfield bouncing up and down on some unknown surface, this surface waving and bending like it was gelatin. Garfield then identifies it as a hardwood floor when Jon shows up.
** Played more straight [[http://garfield.nfshost.com/1982/12/13/ in this strip]].

** Large impacts in general stun Mario/Luigi by causing him to bounce slightly for a second or two, unless you're in the air at the moment of impact.

** Large impacts in general (as e.g. from Sumo Bros.) stun Mario/Luigi by causing him to bounce slightly for a second or two, unless you're in the air at the moment of impact.

* ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'' has [[MeaningfulName Bongo Bongo]], who bounces the player about by drumming on the floor.

* ''[[VideoGame/MegaMan Mega Man V]]'' on the GameBoy had {{Uranus|IsShowing}}, who shook the ground violently with every jump. While it did not outright knock Mega Man over, like Guts Man's quakes did, it did make him bounce up and down slightly, which interrupts him out of sliding, or the usage of Break Dash, [[ElementalRockPaperScissors which Uranus is weak to]].

* After [[DisneyVillainDeath defeating]] Bowser in ''[[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3 Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', his resulting impact bounces Mario quite high into the air.
* ''[[VideoGame/MarioKart Mario Kart Wii]]'' has Maple Treeway, which features a massive bouncing net bridge near the end of the lap, which players can do tricks on for speed boosts. While the game has other wobbly areas, like in Bowser's Castle and Rainbow Road, the net bridge wobbles so much that it is the only place that can bounce stationary karts.

** And in [[SuperMarioKart SNES]] [[NostalgiaLevel Rainbow Road]], the Thwomps cause ripples on the floor when they slam down. These ripples can then launch racers into the air.
* In ''[[VideoGame/WarioLand Wario Land 2]]'' and ''3'', Wario's {{ground pound}}s are capable of bouncing enemies slightly into the air.

* ''[[VideoGame/Spyro2RiptosRage Spyro 2: Gateway to Glimmer]]'' ([[MarketBasedTitle called]] ''[[MarketBasedTitle Ripto's Rage!]]'' [[MarketBasedTitle in America]]) had Gulp, who stomped the ground everytime he took damage. The impact bounces all the current items into the air (and Spyro as well, ''even if he was already in midair''), destroying them. This was probably done to prevent Spyro from using the items against Gulp too quickly.

* The second MiniBoss in ''[[AdventureIsland Adventure Island IV]]'' is giant snake whose jumps fling Master Higgins upwards unless he jumps first, but otherwise the earthquake causes no physical damage.

When an earthquake usually hits, it tends to [[CaptainObvious shake things up a bit]]. Sometimes however, the ground can shake violently up and down. And when that happens, characters are bounced about, usualy about a foot into the air.

And then there are cases when massive objects or large characters falling, and [[GroundShatteringLanding when they land]], any nearby characters are flung into the air, usualy much higher than the aformented earthquake. What's going on?

If the ground moves up so fast, physics kicks in, and the upward movement is transfered into the characters. When the ground suddenly reverses and falls, the upward movement remains in the characters, making them bounce.

And when there are heavy things making an impact, the energy spreads through the ground and propells everyone else nearby. It's a long story.

* [[http://garfield.nfshost.com/1994/02/14/ This comic strip]] of ''{{Garfield}}'' shows Garfield bouncing up and down on some unknown surface, this surface waving and bending like it was gelatin. Garfield then identifies it as a hardwood floor when Jon shows up.

* ''VideoGame/MegaMan8BitDeathmatch'' has [[GameMod Chaos Generator Upgraded]], which applys three crazy effects during a match. One effect, called ''Jelly World'', moves the level terrain so much that it literally makes players and items bounce up and down. While Jelly World is present in the original [[http://cutstuff.net/mm8bdm/?p=33 Chaos Generator release]], the movement is less severe and did not feature the bouncing effect.

* ''[[VideoGame/MegaMan Mega Man V]]'' on the GameBoy had [[UnfortunateName Uranus]], who shook the ground violently with every jump. While it did not outright knock Mega Man over, like Guts Man's quakes did, it did make him bounce up and down slightly, which interrupts him out of sliding, or the usage of Break Dash, [[ElementalRockPaperScissors which Uranus is weak to]].

** And in [[NostalgiaLevel SNES Rainbow Road]], the Thwomps cause ripples on the floor when they slam down. These ripples can then launch racers into the air.
* In ''[[VideoGame/WarioLand Wario Land 2]]'' and ''3'', Wario's [[GroundPound ground pounds]] are capable of bouncing enemies slightly into the air.

* ''[[SpyroTheDragon Spyro 2: Gateway to Glimmer]]'' ([[MarketBasedTitle called]] ''[[MarketBasedTitle Ripto's Rage!]]'' [[MarketBasedTitle in America]]) had Gulp, who stomped the ground everytime he took damage. The impact bounces all the current items into the air (and Spyro as well, ''even if he was already in midair''), destroying them. This was probably done to prevent Spyro from using the items against Gulp too quickly.
** Stomping the ground won't save him from the [[spoiler:permament superflame powerup from [[BraggingRightsReward 100% completion]]]], however.
** And probably due to the bouncing from Gulp's stomps, [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Ripto's throne falls out of the castle]] in the cutscene following the fight.

* In the first ''[[SuperSmashBros Super Smash Bros.]]'' game, the only unlockable stage, Mushroom Kingdom, has a POW Block that when hit, violently shakes the stage, sending anyone standing on the ground flying high into the air, sometimes [=KO'ing=] at high percentages.

* The second boss in ''[[CastlevaniaBloodlines Castlevania: Bloodlines]]'' can jump and cause an earthquake which bounces the player character quite high, likely increasing the chance of [[CollapsingCeilingBoss being hit by a falling boulder caused by said earthquake]].

* This often happens in ''SpongeBobSquarePants'' whenever Pearl comes running in. In "Talent Show", Pearl's cheerleading routine sends the whole crowd flying every time she jumped.
* In the ''TomAndJerry'' cartoon "Solid Serenade", the vibrations of Tom's bass shake Jerry out of bed.
* BugsBunny and his hutch are shaken by a circus setting up overhead in the ''LooneyTunes'' short "Acrobatty Bunny".
* In ''SongOfTheSouth'', Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear get in a BigBallOfViolence, out of which Br'er Rabbit escapes while Bear pounds on Fox, thinking it's Rabbit. Every time Bear pounds Fox the ground shakes, which slows Rabbit's escape briefly.

When an earthquake usualy hits, it tends to [[CaptainObvious shake things up a bit]]. Sometimes however, the ground can shake violently up and down. And when that happens, characters are bounced about, usualy about a foot into the air.

* One comic strip of ''{{Garfield}}'' shows Garfield bouncing up and down on some unknown surface, this surface waving and bending like it was gelatin. Garfield then identifies it as a hardwood floor when Jon shows up.