History VideoGame / Antonblast

** One of the Bossbusters, Tallbuster, wears a bucket one it's head. Unusually, said bucket is worn right-way-up, unlike most instances of this trope.

** Smallbuster wears a mug as a helmet due to their small size.

* HeartsAreHealth: Heart-shaped beetroots (called [[PunnyName Heartbeets]]) plucked from the ground.

The game is currently under development for Steam and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, with a [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/summitsphere/antonblast?ref=9jdki5&token=4db22049 Kickstarter campaign]] underway and an October 2023 release date at time of writing. [[https://summitsphere.itch.io/antonblast-kickstarter-demo The first demo is also available via Itch.io,]] while the second is available on Steam. Watch the Kickstarter trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEuT3k1Y2ts here]], the Dynamite Demo trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11Tp59wD1LI here]] and the Bossbuster reveal livestream [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcPxHhwdkZk here]].

The game is currently under development for Steam and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, with a [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/summitsphere/antonblast?ref=9jdki5&token=4db22049 Kickstarter campaign]] underway and an October 2023 release date at time of writing. [[https://summitsphere.itch.io/antonblast-kickstarter-demo The first demo is also available via Itch.io,]] while the second is available on Steam.

** The Smallbuster wears a mug as a helmet due to their small size.

** One of the moles seen on the blimp in Boiler City, a long snake-like burgundy mole, wears a bucket one it's head. Unusually, said bucket is worn right-way-up, unlike most instances of this trope.
** The small white mole that lives inside the former mole’s bucket wears a mug as a helmet due to their small size.

* HornsOfBarbarism: One of the moles seen on the blimp in the Dynamite Demo wears a viking helmet.

* TattooedCrook: The buff, yellow boss mole on the blimp in the demo has a heart tattoo on his shoulder and is, like the other moles, working for the literal devil.

* AutobotsRockOut: [[EscapeSequence Happy Hour]] is accompanied by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvOb276Dqmk Outta My Way!]], a triumphant rock track.

%%* EscapeSequence: Each level ends with one, labeled as a Happy Hour. Your goal is to escape the level before the explosives you just armed blow the place to bits.

%%* OncePerEpisode: [[EscapeSequence Happy Hour]] is triggered by, through some map element, Anton being sent hurtling into the detonator's plunger in both stages of the second demo.
* PlungerDetonator: Pressing down large color-coded plunger detonators will blow up blocks with matching color. There's also one at the end of each level that starts [[EscapeSequence Happy Hour]].

* EscapeSequence: Each level ends with one, labeled as a Happy Hour. Your goal is to escape the level before the explosives you just armed blow the place to bits.

* RemixedLevel: Cinnamon Springs is the same place as Fudge Mountain from ''Antonball Deluxe'', but instead of snow and slippery terrain, the area was turned into a firey pit of crags and lava. Though it could also be a neighboring area.

* FollowTheMoney: Poker chips often indicate where to go. Occasionally there are even chips shaped in arrow formation.

** The first half of Cinnamon Springs contains the candy motif of a LevelAte (Of the 'Level entirely made of candy' variety.), and the lava and rocks of a LethalLavaLand. The second half instead mixes LevelAte with a {{Wutai}} landscape.
* HeartsAreHealth: Heart-shaped beetroots (Called [[PunnyName Heartbeets]].) plucked from the ground.

* RemixedLevel: Cinnamon Springs is the same place as Fudge Mountain from ''Antonball Deluxe'', but instead of snow and slippery terrain, the area was turned into a firey pit of crags and lava. Though it could also be a neighbor area.

* ScreenShake: Destroying objects causes screen to shake. The screen similarly also shakes constantly during happy hour.

* SpringsSpringsEverywhere: Manually activated springboards transport Anton between foreground and background layer.
* StealthPun: Anton is an alcoholic who uses a large hammer as a weapon. In other words he’s hammered the entire game.
* StockSoundEffect: When player holds the down button while spinning mid-air, the stock slowmotion spin sound effect starts to play. That said, it could also be a placeholder.

* BucketHelmet: One of the moles seen on the blimp in Boiler City, a long snake-like burgundy mole, wears a bucket one it's head. Unusually, said bucket is worn right-way-up, unlike most instances of this trope.
** PlayedWith, as the small white mole that lives inside the former mole’s bucket wears a mug as a helmet due to their small size.

* BucketHelmet: One of the bosses, a long snake-like burgundy mole, wears a bucket one it's head. Unusually, said bucket is worn right-way-up, unlike most instances of this trope.
** PlayedWith, as another boss (a small white mole) wears a mug as a helmet due to their small size.

* HornsOfBarbarism: One of the bosses seen on the blimp in the Dynamite Demo wears a viking helmet.

* HailfirePeaks: Cinnamon Springs contains the candy motif of a LevelAte (Of the 'Level entirely made of candy' variety.), and the lava and rocks of a LethalLavaLand.

* TheBartender: The long-suffering Brulo, who has revoked Anton’s lifetime ban from his casino on the condition he rid it of its hellspawn infestation.

** {{PlayedWith}} as another boss ( the small white mole) wears a mug as a helmet due to their small size.

* RemixedLevel: Cinnamon Springs is the same place as Fudge Mountain from ''Antonball Deluxe'', but instead of snow and slippery terrain, the area was turned into a firey pit of crags and lava.

* ScreenShake: Destroying objects causes screen to shake. Screen shakes constantly during happy hour.

* StockSoundEffect: When player holding down button while spinning mid-air, the stock slowmotion spin sound effect starts to play.

* WaddlingHead: One of the enemy types is just a head with stubby limbs.

* HeartsAreHealth: Heart-shaped beetroots plucked from the ground.

* OncePerEpisode: [[EscapeSequence Happy Hour]] is triggered by, through some map element, Anton being sent hurtling into the detonator's plunger in both stages of the second demo.

* PlungerDetonator: Pressing down large color-coded plunger detonators will blow up blocks with matching color. There's also one at the end of each level that starts [[EscapeSequence HappyHour]].

* PlungerDetonator: Pressing down large color-coded plunger detonators will blow up blocks with matching color.

* AnthropomorphicFood: The Spirits are depicted as having faces with big beards just like Anton himself.

* ArtEvolution: Anton and the rest of his world have undergone a redesign between ''VideoGame/AntonballDeluxe'' and this game, which makes them look less [[{{VideoGame/WarioLand}}Wario-like]], instead taking on a more distinctive, cartoony look.