History VideoGame / DynamiteDux

%% * BigBad: Achacha.

%%* DamselInDistress: Lucy.

%% * FunnyAnimal: Pretty much every character (sans Lucy and maybe Achacha) is this.

* ProductPlacement: A KFC restaurant and the Colonel himself appear early on in the first level. The same level also has a [[RougeAnglesOfSatin Coma]] des Ga[[JapaneseRanguage l]]con[[note]]actually spelled "Comme des Garcons", and an actual Japanese fashion label[[/note]] store.

* XtremeKoolLetterz: The title is spelled with an X.

* AllDesertsHaveCacti: The Texas stage has some. To be fair, it's ''Texas''.
* AllLowercaseLetters: The original arcade version uses this for the intro text.

* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: Bin and Pin.

* ArtisticLicenseGeography: There are ''penguins'' in ''Texas.'' Need I say more?

* BigBad: Achacha.

* BottomlessPits: There are a few, starting in the third stage. They cost a life, but thankfully there are signs warning you of their presence.

* ElementalPowers: The bosses display these. In order:
** PlayingWithFire: The MiniBoss of the Down Town stage and the main boss of the Jungle stage.
** DishingOutDirt: The main boss of the Down Town stage and the MiniBoss of the Jungle stage.
** ShockAndAwe: The main boss of the Japan stage.
** AnIcePerson: The MiniBoss of the Texas stage.

* FishEyes: A kangaroo enemy has these.
* FireBreathingWeapon: Flamethrowers are available.
* [[FloatingInABubble Floating In A Miracle Ball]]: This is how Lucy is captured in the beginning of the game.

* {{Funny Animal}}s: Pretty much every character (sans Lucy and maybe Achacha) is this.
* HeavyMetalUmlaut: The game's title is sometimes spelled with one.

* HyperactiveMetabolism: Several foods are available, like hot dogs and hamburgers.
* [[IncredibleShrinkingMan Incredible Shrinking Woman]]: Lucy is shrunken when she is trapped in the miracle ball and grows to normal size once freed.
* InexplicableTreasureChests: They litter the streets and give [[ScoringPoints point bonuses]] when obtained.
* JungleJapes: The third stage.
* MiniBoss: One in each stage.
* NintendoHard: There are a few cheap hits the game throws at you.

* ProductPlacement: A KFC restaurant and the Colonel himself appear early on in the first level.
** The same level also has a [[RougeAnglesOfSatin Coma]] des Ga[[JapaneseRanguage l]]con[[note]]actually spelled "Comme des Garcons", and an actual Japanese fashion label[[/note]] store.

* SaveThePrincess
* ShowsDamage: The fire MiniBoss shrinks as it takes damage. The star MiniBoss makes it a bit more obvious - it shrinks with ''every'' hit it takes.

* SpikesOfDoom: In the Texas stage. They take a life away on the spot.
* WantedPoster: There are several of a cat-looking guy in the Texas stage.

* WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises: Downplayed as Bin and Pin witness Lucy getting kidnapped.
** This also occurs upon death.

* WrittenSoundEffect: Several, whenever you hit an enemy.
** The boxing gators spit giant "RARR!"s from their mouths.
* {{Wutai}}: The Japan level.

* AttackItsWeakPoint: The final boss's first form can only be defeated by punching the sphere that Achacha is riding.
* AWinnerIsYou: The game ends with a "CONGRATULATIONS" screen where Lucy is freed.

* ChargedAttack: Your standard punch can be charged up into a more stronger one (shown by your duck's fist enlarging ala ''VideoGame/{{Battletoads}}'').
* ClippedWingAngel: The final boss's third form can't attack and merely runs around a lot. Though it takes off a third of your health through CollisionDamage, this is nothing compared to his previous form.

* WidgetSeries

* XtremeKoolLetterz: The title.

* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: Inverted in the fifth stage, where a penguin FlunkyBoss appears.

* NamesTheSame: Not to be confused with ''VideoGame/DynamiteDuke'', another contemporary arcade game.

* BalefulPolymorph: Implied in the Master System version, where Achacha turns Bin (who is initially a human) into duck form.

* AmericanKirbyIsHardcore: The [[http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/dynamitedux/dynamitedux-amiga.jpg Amiga cover]] shows the two ducks with smirks as they pummel some enemies AtopAMountainOfCorpses.

* BottomlessMagazines: The water gun.

* CartoonBomb: A weapon in the game. It inexplicably has a face.
* ChainReactionDestruction: How all the final boss's forms die.

* DamselInDistress: Lucy.

The game is most well-known for being the inspiration behind obscure ''[[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]]'' character Bean the Dynamite, who appeared in ''VideoGame/SonicTheFighters'' and hasn't appeared since (outside of [[TheCameo cameos]] and appearances in ''ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog'').

The game is most well-known for being the inspiration behind obscure ''[[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]]'' character Bean the Dynamite, who appeared in ''VideoGame/SonicTheFighters'' and hasn't appeared since (outside of [[TheCameo cameos]]).

* EverythingIsBigInTexas: The fifth stage is set there. It's very Wild Western, and inexplicably has a penguin MiniBoss.

** The second one was much more obscure and wasn't fully discovered until 30 years or so years after the Amiga port came out. Before it was actually discovered, the code to activate it that was floating around had been proven to be false. In 2017, however, it was discovered that in order to activate the EasterEgg, you have to go into a hex editor, look for the line "IF YOU WANT TO SEE SOMETHING DIRTY PUT CODE HERE >>>>....." and then replace the periods with "DIRTY", the EasterEgg is a [[spoiler: much more crude, "dirty" version of the intro. Lucy's dress is swapped for a corset and she's kudnapped by a pimp to cover the Duck's gambling debts.]]

* AllDesertsHaveCacti: The Texas stage has some.

** The second one was much more obscure and wasn't fully discovered until 30 years or so years after the Amiga port came out. Before it was actually discovered, the code to activate it that was floating around had been proven to be false. In 2017, however, it was discovered that in order to activate the EasterEgg, you have to go into a hex editor, look for the line "IF YOU WANT TO SEE SOMETHING DIRTY PUT CODE HERE >>>>....." and then replace the periods with "DIRTY", the EasterEgg is a [[spoiler: much more crude, "dirty" version of the intro.]]