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A 1991 LicensedGame for the Platform/GameBoy, Home Alone was published by Creator/{{THQ}} and developed by Creator/{{Imagineering}}. Some time after ''Film/HomeAlone1'', the Wet Bandits arranged Kevin's family to be away, leaving Kevin to be home alone again. He must collect defend his family's home, return the collectibles back to the family vault, and face his fears in the basement.
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A 1991 LicensedGame for the Platform/GameBoy, Home Alone ''Home Alone'' was published by Creator/{{THQ}} and developed by Creator/{{Imagineering}}. A 16-bit version was released for the [[Platform/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]], and a different 8-bit ''Home Alone'' game developed by Bethesda Softworks was released for the [[Platform/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]] the same year.
Some time after ''Film/HomeAlone1'', the Wet Bandits arranged Kevin's family to be away, leaving Kevin to be home alone again. He mustcollect defend his family's home, return the collectibles back to the family vault, and face his fears in the basement. basement.
Not to be confused with the Creator/{{Sega}} [[VideoGame/HomeAloneSega versions of the game]], released for the Platform/SegaGenesis and Platform/GameGear the following year.
Some time after ''Film/HomeAlone1'', the Wet Bandits arranged Kevin's family to be away, leaving Kevin to be home alone again. He must
Not to be confused with the Creator/{{Sega}} [[VideoGame/HomeAloneSega versions of the game]], released for the Platform/SegaGenesis and Platform/GameGear the following year.
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* DummiedOut: A fish bowl is seen in the game's ROM. It would have been one of the items Kevin needed to collect in the fourth level.
* {{Knockback}}: Getting hit by most bosses will send Kevin flying backwards a screen. Thankfully, the boss' HP doesn't reset when you come back to the screen.
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* PermanentlyMissableContent: If a criminal takes a valuable item, it's gone for good.
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* PermanentlyMissableContent: If a criminal takes a valuable item, it's gone for good. Only the Light-Fingered and Sneak-Thieves can steal these items.
* PointOfNoReturn: Once Kevin goes inside a level's basement, there's no turning back. He must defeat the boss that's guarding that level's safe.
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* SpikesOfDoom: Floor tacks will damage Kevin if he walks on them. Sneak-Thieves and Bruiser Boys will not walk on these.
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* SpikesOfDoom: Floor tacks will damage Kevin if he walks on them. Sneak-Thieves and Bruiser Boys will not walk on these.these hazards.
* TacticalRockPaperScissors: Kevin's consumable weapons work differently from enemy to enemy. For example, BB guns are more effective on Sneak-Thieves, baseballs both work effectively on Bruiser Boys, Light-Fingered Thieves, hat throwers, and yo-yo throwers, and the Slingshot is best used on Light-Fingered Thieves.
* TacticalRockPaperScissors: Kevin's consumable weapons work differently from enemy to enemy. For example, BB guns are more effective on Sneak-Thieves, baseballs both work effectively on Bruiser Boys, Light-Fingered Thieves, hat throwers, and yo-yo throwers, and the Slingshot is best used on Light-Fingered Thieves.
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[[caption-width-right:320:The game's box art]]
[[caption-width-right:320:The game's box art]]
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* AdaptedOut: Kevin's dad or the rest of his family is not mentioned at all, either in game or in the manual.
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* AdaptedOut: Kevin's dad or and the rest of his family is not mentioned at all, either in game or in the manual.
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* InvincibilityPowerUp: Picking up aftershave in bathrooms will not only make Kevin invincible. It will also give him increased movement speed while it is active.
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* LightningBruiser: In the Pets wing (fourth level), all enemies get a movement speed increase. One enemy of note is the Bruiser Boys, which now have fast speed and strength.
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* LightningBruiser: In the Pets wing (fourth level), all enemies get a movement speed increase. One enemy of note is the Bruiser Boys, which now have fast speed and strength.their plaster-rain attack.
* LongSongShortScene: The music that plays when you're invincible is cut off about ten seconds after it is played. The rest of the song is never heard.
* LongSongShortScene: The music that plays when you're invincible is cut off about ten seconds after it is played. The rest of the song is never heard.
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* AdaptationInducedPlotHole: It's never clarified where the [=McAllisters=] owned a lot of rare pets. In the movie, not one pet is seen, but in the game, they apparently have a whole menagerie of pets, from birds, cats, dogs, frogs, to lizards.
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* AdaptationInducedPlotHole: It's never clarified where that the [=McAllisters=] owned a lot of rare pets. In the movie, not one pet is seen, but in the game, they apparently have a whole menagerie of pets, from birds, cats, dogs, frogs, to lizards.
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* CanonForeigner: All of the burglars who appear as enemies are unique to this game.
* ContinuityNod: In the third level, Kevin can climb the drawers to cause it to collapse, a nod to the movie.
* ContinuityNod: In the third level, Kevin can climb the drawers to cause it to collapse, a nod to the movie.
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* CanonForeigner: All of the burglars who appear as enemies are unique to this game.
original characters.
*ContinuityNod: ContinuityNod:
** In the third level, Kevin can climb thedrawers cabinet to cause it to collapse, a nod to the movie.movie when he climbed the cabinet in Buzz's room and caused it to collapse.
** In the boss battle with Harry, Old Man Marley helps Kevin out by hitting Harry with a shovel.
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** In the third level, Kevin can climb the
** In the boss battle with Harry, Old Man Marley helps Kevin out by hitting Harry with a shovel.
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* GiantSpider: The first boss is none other than Buzz's Tarantula. It guards the safe door to the Jewelry wing of the [=McAllister's=] family.
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* GiantSpider: The first boss is none other than Buzz's Tarantula. It guards the safe door to the Jewelry wing of the [=McAllister's=] family.family home.
* InvincibleMinorMinion: All of the non-boss enemies in the basement and bats in the attic of the fourth level cannot be harmed by any of Kevin's weapons.
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* OneHitKill: Successfully setting off a trap will instantly defeat any burglar. Throwing one baseball at Light-Fingered Criminals will also defeat them.
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* OneHitKill: Successfully setting off a trap will instantly defeat any burglar. Throwing one a baseball at Light-Fingered Criminals will also defeat them.them in one hit.
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* PlayingWithFire: The furnace continuously shoots embers out that travel in three different paths.
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* PlayingWithFire: The furnace continuously shoots embers out that travel in three different paths.paths. One goes on the ground, another goes straight-forward, another flies in midair then lands onto the ground, and the last goes straight into the air.
* SecretRoom: In the third and fourth levels, there are hidden doorways that hide power-ups.
* TurnsRed: Most of the bosses gain a movement speed increase when they're weakened. Don't let your guard down and accidentally get hit by them!
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* WeaponizedHat: One type of burglar can use his hat as a weapon against Kevin. It rebounds to him like a boomerang.
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* WeaponizedHat: WeaponizedHeadgear: One type of burglar can use his hat as a weapon against Kevin. It rebounds to him like a boomerang.
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* AdaptationInducedPlotHole: It's never clarified where the McAllisters owned a lot of rare pets. In the movie, not one pet is seen, but in the game, they apparently have a whole menagerie of pets, from birds, cats, dogs, frogs, to lizards.
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* AdaptationInducedPlotHole: It's never clarified where the McAllisters [=McAllisters=] owned a lot of rare pets. In the movie, not one pet is seen, but in the game, they apparently have a whole menagerie of pets, from birds, cats, dogs, frogs, to lizards.
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* AdaptedOut: Kevin's dad is not mentioned at all, either in game or in the manual.
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* AdaptedOut: Kevin's dad or the rest of his family is not mentioned at all, either in game or in the manual.
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* CanonForeigner: All of the burglars who appear as enemies are
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* CanonForeigner: All of the burglars who appear as enemies are unique to this game.
* ContinuityNod: In the third level, Kevin can climb the drawers to cause it to collapse, a nod to the movie.
* ContinuityNod: In the third level, Kevin can climb the drawers to cause it to collapse, a nod to the movie.
* DeathThrows: When an enemy is defeated, they'll fall off the screen.
* DumbMuscle: Bruiser Boys will ignore any valuables and jump, causing the screen to shake. In later levels, a piece of plaster comes raining down.
* DumbMuscle: Bruiser Boys will ignore any valuables and jump, causing the screen to shake. In later levels, a piece of plaster comes raining down.
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* KillItWithWater: [[spoiler:Remember the water pistol that you had since the beginning? It's your only way to defeat it. No other weapon works.]]
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* KillItWithWater: [[spoiler:Remember the water pistol that you had since the beginning? It's your only way to defeat it. No other weapon works.]]works against it.]]
* LightningBruiser: In the Pets wing (fourth level), all enemies get a movement speed increase. One enemy of note is the Bruiser Boys, which now have fast speed and strength.
* LightningBruiser: In the Pets wing (fourth level), all enemies get a movement speed increase. One enemy of note is the Bruiser Boys, which now have fast speed and strength.
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* WaterGunsAndBalloons: Kevin starts with a water pistol as his default weapon. It can be used to stun burglars, but not defeat them.
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* WaterGunsAndBalloons: Kevin starts with a water pistol as his default weapon. It can be used to stun burglars, but not defeat them.them.
* WeaponizedBall: Kevin can use baseballs against burglars to defeat them.
* WeaponizedHat: One type of burglar can use his hat as a weapon against Kevin. It rebounds to him like a boomerang.
* WeaponizedBall: Kevin can use baseballs against burglars to defeat them.
* WeaponizedHat: One type of burglar can use his hat as a weapon against Kevin. It rebounds to him like a boomerang.
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* AdaptationInducedPlotHole: It's never clarified where the McAllisters owned a lot of rare pets. In the movie, not one pet is seen, but in the game, they apparently have a whole menagerie of pets, from birds, cats, dogs, frogs, to lizards.
* AdaptedOut: Kevin's dad is not mentioned at all, either in game or in the manual.
* BananaPeel: These can be employed as traps against burglars. Once it's set, they will slip on it and instantly be defeated.
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* BratsWithSlingshots: Kevin can employ a slingshot to dispatch enemies. It's the weakest weapon in the game, but it is useful on Light-Fingered crooks.
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* BoringYetPractical: The basic water pistol might stun burglars, but it's very useful when you don't want to consume the harder-to-find weapons, such as baseballs and BB gun ammo.
* BratsWithSlingshots: Kevin can employ a slingshot todispatch enemies. dispatch . It's the weakest weapon in the game, but it is useful on Light-Fingered crooks.crooks.
* CanonForeigner: All of the burglars who appear as enemies are
* DeathByIrony: The player can defeat enemies by knocking an item down onto an enemy when they are directly underneath it. Want to know how it's ironic? The item that does them in is more often than not one of the same items that the robbers are intending to steal.
* BratsWithSlingshots: Kevin can employ a slingshot to
* CanonForeigner: All of the burglars who appear as enemies are
* DeathByIrony: The player can defeat enemies by knocking an item down onto an enemy when they are directly underneath it. Want to know how it's ironic? The item that does them in is more often than not one of the same items that the robbers are intending to steal.
* GottaCatchThemAll: Every level has a certain amount of items Kevin must collect before getting to the basement.[[note]]24 for the Jewelry wing, 32 for the Toys wing, 42 for the Electronics wing and 70 for the Pets wing[[/note]]
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* OneHitKill: Successfully setting off a trap will instantly defeat any criminal. Throwing one baseball at Light-Fingered Criminals will also defeat them.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: The third level's basement has two varieties of ghosts. The smaller gingerbread-like ones and the boss is a BedsheetGhost.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: The third level's basement has two varieties of ghosts. The smaller gingerbread-like ones and the boss is a BedsheetGhost.
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* OneHitKill: Successfully setting off a trap will instantly defeat any criminal.burglar. Throwing one baseball at Light-Fingered Criminals will also defeat them.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: The third level's basement has two varieties of ghosts. The smaller gingerbread-like ones and theboss boss, who is a BedsheetGhost.BedsheetGhost.
* PermanentlyMissableContent: If a criminal takes a valuable item, it's gone for good.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: The third level's basement has two varieties of ghosts. The smaller gingerbread-like ones and the
* PermanentlyMissableContent: If a criminal takes a valuable item, it's gone for good.
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* UnintentionallyUnwinnable: In the third level, the right attic wall is not solid. It will take Kevin to the bottom floor of the fourth level, but any important items will not respawn if he returns to this level for real. Either you have to get a GameOver or redo the entire game.
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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Pizza slices can be found in every level. Collecting eight slices, or a pizza box will give Kevin a OneUp.
* UnintentionallyUnwinnable: In the third level, the right attic wall is not solid. It will take Kevin to the bottom floor of the fourth level, but any important items will not respawn if he returns to this level for real. Either you have to get a GameOver or redo the entiregame.game.
* WaterGunsAndBalloons: Kevin starts with a water pistol as his default weapon. It can be used to stun burglars, but not defeat them.
* UnintentionallyUnwinnable: In the third level, the right attic wall is not solid. It will take Kevin to the bottom floor of the fourth level, but any important items will not respawn if he returns to this level for real. Either you have to get a GameOver or redo the entire
* WaterGunsAndBalloons: Kevin starts with a water pistol as his default weapon. It can be used to stun burglars, but not defeat them.
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A 1991 video game for the Platform/GameBoy, Home Alone was published by Creator/{{THQ}} and developed by Creator/{{Imagineering}}. Some time after the first movie, the Wet Bandits arranged Kevin's family to be away, leaving Kevin home alone again. He must collect defend his family's home, return the collectibles back to the family vault, and face his fears in the basement.
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A 1991 video game LicensedGame for the Platform/GameBoy, Home Alone was published by Creator/{{THQ}} and developed by Creator/{{Imagineering}}. Some time after the first movie, ''Film/HomeAlone1'', the Wet Bandits arranged Kevin's family to be away, leaving Kevin to be home alone again. He must collect defend his family's home, return the collectibles back to the family vault, and face his fears in the basement.
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* AntiFrustrationFeatures: Did you run out of ammo against the boss fight vs. Marv? Check the right sink to get more BB gun ammo.
* AllThereInTheManual: The manual not only tells the main story, but also alludes to the Furnace.
* BossOnlyLevel: The final showdown with the Furnace is its own level.
* GameBreakingBug: Climbing the ladder back up from the attic in the fourth level will cause the game to crash.
* AllThereInTheManual: The manual not only tells the main story, but also alludes to the Furnace.
* BossOnlyLevel: The final showdown with the Furnace is its own level.
* GameBreakingBug: Climbing the ladder back up from the attic in the fourth level will cause the game to crash.
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* AntiFrustrationFeatures: Did you run out of BB gun ammo against the boss fight vs. Marv? Check the right sink to get more BB gun ammo.
* AllThereInTheManual: The manual not only tells the main story, but also alludes to theFurnace.
Furnace being the major threat.
* BedsheetGhost: The boss of the third level is a giant bedsheet ghost that teleports after flying a certain height.
* BossOnlyLevel:The After defeating Marv and Harry, there is the final showdown with the Furnace is that's its own level.
level.
* BratsWithSlingshots: Kevin can employ a slingshot to dispatch enemies. It's the weakest weapon in the game, but it is useful on Light-Fingered crooks.
* GameBreakingBug: Climbing the right ladder back up from the attic in the fourth level will cause the game to crash.
* AllThereInTheManual: The manual not only tells the main story, but also alludes to the
* BedsheetGhost: The boss of the third level is a giant bedsheet ghost that teleports after flying a certain height.
* BossOnlyLevel:
* BratsWithSlingshots: Kevin can employ a slingshot to dispatch enemies. It's the weakest weapon in the game, but it is useful on Light-Fingered crooks.
* GameBreakingBug: Climbing the right ladder back up from the attic in the fourth level will cause the game to crash.
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* GiantSpider: The first boss is none other than Buzz's Tarantula. It guards the safe door to the Jewelry wing.
* ItsPersonal: The Wet Bandits were not too happy with being arrested. They want to get revenge on Kevin, set up a deal with his family and leave him by himself.
* ItsPersonal: The Wet Bandits were not too happy with being arrested. They want to get revenge on Kevin, set up a deal with his family and leave him by himself.
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* GiantSpider: The first boss is none other than Buzz's Tarantula. It guards the safe door to the Jewelry wing.
wing of the [=McAllister's=] family.
* GuideDangIt:
** In the third and fourth levels, you will have puzzles where you have to turn on the lights to intimidate crooks. By turning off the lights, you get a one up.
** How do you get the dog off the top of the pantry in the fourth level? By throwing a baseball on the screen.
* ItsPersonal: The Wet Bandits were not too happy with being arrested. They want to get revenge on Kevin, set up a deal with his familyand to leave him by himself.
* GuideDangIt:
** In the third and fourth levels, you will have puzzles where you have to turn on the lights to intimidate crooks. By turning off the lights, you get a one up.
** How do you get the dog off the top of the pantry in the fourth level? By throwing a baseball on the screen.
* ItsPersonal: The Wet Bandits were not too happy with being arrested. They want to get revenge on Kevin, set up a deal with his family
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* PlayingWithFire: The furnace continuously shoots embers out that
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* OneHitKill: Successfully setting off a trap will instantly defeat any criminal. Throwing one baseball at Light-Fingered Criminals will also defeat them.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: The third level's basement has two varieties of ghosts. The smaller gingerbread-like ones and the boss is a BedsheetGhost.
* PlayingWithFire: The furnace continuously shoots embers outthatthat travel in three different paths.
* PowerUpFood: Cookies will replenish one hit from Kevin's energy meter.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: The third level's basement has two varieties of ghosts. The smaller gingerbread-like ones and the boss is a BedsheetGhost.
* PlayingWithFire: The furnace continuously shoots embers out
* PowerUpFood: Cookies will replenish one hit from Kevin's energy meter.
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* UnintentionallyUnwinnable: In the third level, the right attic wall is not solid. It will take Kevin to the fourth level, but any important items will not respawn if he returns to this level for real. Either you have to get a GameOver or redo the entire game.
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* SpikesOfDoom: Floor tacks will damage Kevin if he walks on them. Sneak-Thieves and Bruiser Boys will not walk on these.
* TeleportationSpam: The Giant Ghost will try to teleport roughly below where it was after flying a certain height.
* UnintentionallyUnwinnable: In the third level, the right attic wall is not solid. It will take Kevin to the bottom floor of the fourth level, but any important items will not respawn if he returns to this level for real. Either you have to get a GameOver or redo the entire game.
* TeleportationSpam: The Giant Ghost will try to teleport roughly below where it was after flying a certain height.
* UnintentionallyUnwinnable: In the third level, the right attic wall is not solid. It will take Kevin to the bottom floor of the fourth level, but any important items will not respawn if he returns to this level for real. Either you have to get a GameOver or redo the entire game.
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A 1991 video game for the Platform/GameBoy, Home Alone was published by Creator/{{THQ}} and developed by Creator/{{Imagineering}}. Some time after the first movie, the Wet Bandits arranged Kevin's family to be away, leaving Kevin home alone again. He must collect defend his family's home, return the collectibles back to the family vault, and face his fears in the basement.
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!!This game contains examples of:
* AdaptationalVillainy: Buzz's Tarantula from the movie serves as the first boss. It scurries from side to side, increasing speed when it is damaged.
* AntiFrustrationFeatures: Did you run out of ammo against the boss fight vs. Marv? Check the right sink to get more BB gun ammo.
* AllThereInTheManual: The manual not only tells the main story, but also alludes to the Furnace.
* BossOnlyLevel: The final showdown with the Furnace is its own level.
* GameBreakingBug: Climbing the ladder back up from the attic in the fourth level will cause the game to crash.
* GameOverMan: Harry and Marv serve as this, with Kevin being defeated in the background.
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: The final boss comes as a surprise: It's the furnace from the movie. If the player got the game second-hand and didn't have the manual, they might be surprised that it's the final boss.
* GiantSpider: The first boss is none other than Buzz's Tarantula. It guards the safe door to the Jewelry wing.
* ItsPersonal: The Wet Bandits were not too happy with being arrested. They want to get revenge on Kevin, set up a deal with his family and leave him by himself.
* KillItWithWater: [[spoiler:Remember the water pistol that you had since the beginning? It's your only way to defeat it. No other weapon works.]]
* PlayingWithFire: The furnace continuously shoots embers out that
* PuzzleBoss: All of the bosses act like this. There's a specific method that Kevin must do to defeat them.
* RodentsOfUnusualSize: The Giant Rat is the boss of the second level. It will jump much higher when it is weakened.
* UnintentionallyUnwinnable: In the third level, the right attic wall is not solid. It will take Kevin to the fourth level, but any important items will not respawn if he returns to this level for real. Either you have to get a GameOver or redo the entire game.
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!!This game contains examples of:
* AdaptationalVillainy: Buzz's Tarantula from the movie serves as the first boss. It scurries from side to side, increasing speed when it is damaged.
* AntiFrustrationFeatures: Did you run out of ammo against the boss fight vs. Marv? Check the right sink to get more BB gun ammo.
* AllThereInTheManual: The manual not only tells the main story, but also alludes to the Furnace.
* BossOnlyLevel: The final showdown with the Furnace is its own level.
* GameBreakingBug: Climbing the ladder back up from the attic in the fourth level will cause the game to crash.
* GameOverMan: Harry and Marv serve as this, with Kevin being defeated in the background.
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: The final boss comes as a surprise: It's the furnace from the movie. If the player got the game second-hand and didn't have the manual, they might be surprised that it's the final boss.
* GiantSpider: The first boss is none other than Buzz's Tarantula. It guards the safe door to the Jewelry wing.
* ItsPersonal: The Wet Bandits were not too happy with being arrested. They want to get revenge on Kevin, set up a deal with his family and leave him by himself.
* KillItWithWater: [[spoiler:Remember the water pistol that you had since the beginning? It's your only way to defeat it. No other weapon works.]]
* PlayingWithFire: The furnace continuously shoots embers out that
* PuzzleBoss: All of the bosses act like this. There's a specific method that Kevin must do to defeat them.
* RodentsOfUnusualSize: The Giant Rat is the boss of the second level. It will jump much higher when it is weakened.
* UnintentionallyUnwinnable: In the third level, the right attic wall is not solid. It will take Kevin to the fourth level, but any important items will not respawn if he returns to this level for real. Either you have to get a GameOver or redo the entire game.
