History Main / WaterGeyserVolley

* ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'': In Hydrocity Zone, several underwater tunnels end with high-pressure water jets, blasting you into the air. At the very end, another water jet spontaneously forms beneath you, blasting you into the next level.

* Fairly common in ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' series.

The second form comes as a mechanic in video games (usually of the Platformer genre), and the geysers end up being moving and/or slippery platforms. Sometimes something else (such a stone slab) on a water geyser is shot upwards, acting as a platform. [[ExploitedTrope Exploiting]] water geysers outside video games is fairly rare.

* ''VideoGame/{{Pikmin}}'': Geysers appear as a means of propulsion to higher, otherwise-unreachable terrain, as well as in the underground caverns of ''VideoGame/Pikmin2'', where they are used to return to the surface.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'', Amaterau's power to redirect water into small streams must often be used on fountains to make them rise into temporary watery pillars.
* ''VideoGame/MarioParty8'': Played with. The minigame Lean, Mean Ravine has two teams of players use motorboats to race across a mildly-flooded mountainous ravine with geysers that, instead of making them rise, knock them aside considerably. The key is to avoid these geysers and instead use the boosting ramps to gain speed and reach the goal first. The losing team ''is'' trapped upward by a geyser during the celebration of the winning team, however.
* In ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'', KickChick Chie's [[FinishingMove Galactic Punt]] causes a geyser to launch the opponent into the air, and Chie delivers a kick that launches them to AbsurdAltitude as they fall down.

The second form comes as a mechanic in video games (usually of the Platformer genre), and the geysers end up being moving and/or slippery platforms. Sometimes something else (such a stone slab) on a water geyser is shot upwards, acting as a platform.

%%* ''VideoGame/{{Uru}}'' uses this.
* This is the basis for the Camisade attack in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'', where the character is propelled into the air by a torrent of water before bodyslamming the enemy from a great height. Used by [[spoiler:Cindy of the [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV Magus Sisters]], one of the secret Aeons]].
* Fairly common in ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' series.

* ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'' had a bunch of geysers you could use to that effect. There's even an achievement for landing on top of a pig motel sign that's close to a geyser.

* In ''VideoGame/KingsBounty Legends'', the Water Geyser spell will summon huge pillars of water from under each enemy, propelling them in the air and damaging them as the fall down.
** ''VideoGame/MarioParty8'': Played with. The minigame Lean, Mean Ravine has two teams of players use motorboats to race across a mildly-flooded mountainous ravine with geysers that, instead of making them rise, knock them aside considerably. The key is to avoid these geysers and instead use the boosting ramps to gain speed and reach the goal first. The losing team ''is'' trapped upward by a geyser during the celebration of the winning team, however.
* The Geyser attack in the ''VideoGame/DragonQuestMonsters'' games throws the target monster into the air, making it unable to act for one turn. It has a chance of taking damage when it lands.
* In ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'', KickChick Chie's [[FinishingMove Galactic Punt]] causes a geyser to launch the opponent into the air, and Chie delivers a kick that launches them to AbsurdAltitude as they fall down.

** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine'': This trope is the entire basis for F.L.U.D.D., especially with the Rocket Nozzle (whose purpose is to catapult Mario upward) and the Turbo Nozzle (which unleashes a torrent of water that increases Mario's speed tremendously).

* Water geysers make appearance in ''VideoGame/Antonblast'' in Cinnamon Springs level and are used for players to travel upwards. Some geysers are initially blocked by destructible objects.

* Your party in ''VideoGame/EarthBound1994'' may heal using geysers found in the Lost Underworld. They shoot Ness and friends up into the air when used.

* ''VideoGame/SuperSolvers: Treasure Mountain!'' had you riding geysers to ascend to higher levels.

* ''VideoGame/GoldenSun'': This happens repeatedly. One puzzle requires you to push a column on one geyser so the other one will propel you high enough.
* In ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', in the Pandaren starting area, there is a quest that involves gaining the trust of a water spirit by playing with him. This involves intentionally running onto torrents of water so that they fling you into the air.

* In the ''[[VideoGame/TazManiaSega Taz-Mania]]'' game for the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis, geysers were common in the first [[DeathMountain Badlands]] level. Their tops could be used as platforms, but touching their sides resulted in instant death.

* ''VideoGame/GuildWars2'' has special areas only accessible through abusing this, though it can be ''very'' difficult to do so.
* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'': In World 4-2, whales shoot out water that can launch you in the air (and hurt you in the process). You can also use the water as platforms.
** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine'': This trope is the entire basis for F.L.U.D.D., especially with the Rocket Nozzle (whose purpose is to catapult Mario upward) and the Turbo Nozzle (which unleashes a torrent of water that increases Mario's speed tremendously).

* ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'' has geysers and fountains that you can use as platforms, but jumping straight into them knocks you back. You have to activate [[BulletTime Witch Time]] to allow you to briefly walk on them.
* The Geyser attack of Alani from ''VideoGame/{{Battleborn}}'' which launches enemies into the air.
* In ''VideoGame/WizardsAndWarriors II'', Kuros has to use Waterspout magic in a forest to retrieve an item required for him to face the second boss.

* The Fungus Bogs biome in ''Videogame/DeepRockGalactic'' features steam geysers. They are usually more of natural hazard due to the fall damage they cause to the distracted miners.

The second form comes as a mechanic in video games (usually of the Platformer genre), and the geysers end up being moving and/or slippery platforms.