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** The game crashes every time it starts up so it is quite literally unplayable.

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* '''Justified''': The game was ChristmasRushed and thorough beta-testing had not taken place.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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The game was ChristmasRushed and thorough beta-testing had not taken place.place.
** The programmers had little to no idea what they were doing.
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* '''Invoked: The 'bug' is primed by authentication failure, so as to [[DigitalPiracyIsEvil punish those that play pirated versions]].

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* '''Invoked: '''Invoked''': The 'bug' is primed by authentication failure, so as to [[DigitalPiracyIsEvil punish those that play pirated versions]].
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%%* '''Invoked:

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%%* * '''Invoked: The 'bug' is primed by authentication failure, so as to [[DigitalPiracyIsEvil punish those that play pirated versions]].
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%%* '''Inverted''':* '''Inverted''': Picking up two keys in a quick succession fixes the game, so it's no longer [[UnintentionallyUnwinnable unwinnable]].
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* '''Justified''': The game was sent out for the ChristmasRush and thorough beta-testing had not taken place.

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* '''Justified''': The game was sent out for the ChristmasRush ChristmasRushed and thorough beta-testing had not taken place.
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%%* '''Justified''':

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%%* '''Justified''':* '''Justified''': The game was sent out for the ChristmasRush and thorough beta-testing had not taken place.



%%* '''Double Subverted''':

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%%* * '''Double Subverted''':Subverted''': And those certain key combinations break another part of the game.



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%%* '''Defied''':* '''Defied''': The developer makes sure to thoroughly beta-test their games to ensure that every element of it works properly.



%%* '''Implied''':
%%* '''Deconstructed''':
%%* '''Reconstructed''': The unwinnable by mistake condition is embraced by a certain proportion of fans who see avoiding it or getting unstuck from it as an additional challenge.

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%%* '''Implied''':
%%* '''Deconstructed''':
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* '''Deconstructed''': The game is pretty much unplayable due to the bug and as a result, complaints and bad reviews about the game flood in and the company loses money or even goes out of business due to rapid decline in sales.
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'''Reconstructed''': The unwinnable by mistake condition is embraced by a certain proportion of fans who see avoiding it or getting unstuck from it as an additional challenge.
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** Picking up two keys in a quick succession crashes the game and corrupts the safve file

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** Picking up two keys in a quick succession crashes the game and corrupts the safve save file
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'''Basic Trope''': A programming error that crashes the game.
* '''Straight''': Picking up two keys in a quick succession crashes the game.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Picking up two keys in a quick succession crashes the game and corrupts the safve file
** Picking up two keys in a quick succession bricks the console.
* '''Downplayed''': Picking up two keys in a quick succession slows down the player speed until the game is restarted.
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* '''Subverted''': Picking up two keys in a quick succession puts the game in unplayable state. However, certain key combinations pressed restore the game to normal.
%%* '''Double Subverted''':
* '''Parodied''': There is an item called "Game breaker". Picking it up crashes the game.
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* '''Averted''': The game has no game-breaking bugs.
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%%* '''Discussed''': ???
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%%* '''Implied''':
%%* '''Deconstructed''':
%%* '''Reconstructed''': The unwinnable by mistake condition is embraced by a certain proportion of fans who see avoiding it or getting unstuck from it as an additional challenge.
%%* '''Played For Drama''':
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