History VideoGame / MonsterParty

%%* SceneryGorn: The later half of Round 1 is a textbook example of this trope. Also, the title and game over screens and several of the boss rooms.

%%* SpikesOfDoom: At first in Round 1. Then they change a bit.

* UnintentionallyUnwinnable: One nasty and cruel example, depending on if you watch the key icon or not: Killing 2 bosses in Round 7 gives you a key, but killing the final one takes the key away, forcing you to restart the game. The Japanese prototype only has 2 bosses, making this seem like a case of lazy programming.

* IKnowMaddenKombat:
** Mark, despite being a simple baseball player, can effectively utilize his baseball bat as a self-defense weapon (which Bert mistakes for a genuine weapon).
** One of the enemies in Round 7 is a demonic umpire, who is larger than Mark and Bert.

* BatterUp: Mark uses a baseball bat as his primary weapon [[JustifiedTrope since]] Bert took him right when Mark was returning home from a game of baseball, with bat in hand. Bert even actually believes it to be a weapon during their first meeting, ignoring Mark's explanation that it was just a baseball bat.

** Round 1 is set in a pleasant (albeit creepy) location where the tiles are full of happy faces even in nighttime, then once you pass through a certain point, all of the formerly happy faces on the tiles melt into a horrifying skeletal faces, and the featureless mountains form into creepy faces. Tellingly, Mark and Bert will face more horrifying monsters along the way.
** Round 8's setting resembles heaven with fantasy-looking medieval castles, and {{Cute Witch}}es as one of the enemies, however, the interior possess hints of unsettling designs, with floors walls and ceilings resembling empty eye sockets (which become more noticeable when you enter boss rooms, with one of the bosses being a scarily designed Sphinx). [[spoiler:Then, once you enter the final castle, you will be greeted with a nightmarish BackgroundBoss, with the earlier mentioned walls, floors, and ceilings now have eyes ''staring at Mark and Bert''.]]

* EverythingTryingToKillYou: Absolutely ''everything''. Deep-fried seafood, for example.

%%* IKnowMaddenKombat: Once more, Mark's baseball bat. Also, Round 7 contains evil umpires.

* LostInTranslation: The US version removes the references to [[HorrorFilms horror movies]], making it unclear that this is a parody game.
* MadeOfExplodium: Every regular enemy explodes upon being defeated. Oddly the bosses, who just disappear.

* TheUnfought: A variation. The intro for both the EN and JP versions feature a Baphomet as one of the monster line-ups, it is encountered in Round 3, but the one Mark/Bert faces is not a Baphomet, but a minotaur with green-fur, wears a different outfit (an armor instead of a short-sleeved robe), and doesn't salivate from the mouth.

''Monster Party'' is a 1989 UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem game that follows the adventures of Mark, who embarks on a journey at the request of the alien/bird/dragon Bert to the Dark World. ''En route,'' the two [[FusionDance fuse together]]; you play as Mark, but can [[HulkingOut shift into Bert's form]] by [[PhlebotinumPills popping pharmaceuticals]]. The game is known for its huge number of [[BossBattle bosses]], many of whom [[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere make no goddamned sense whatsoever]].

* AlreadyDoneForYou: Torigaran (a creature from an obscure toy line made by Creator/{{Bandai}}) is dead on arrival. And he [[JapanesePoliteness apologizes]] for it.

* DefeatEqualdExplosion: Enemies die with multiple small explosions.

** Round 1 has ''Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors'' and ''Film/PlanetOfTheApes''.

* DarkIsNotEvil: Bert looks frightening, but is actually a good guy.

* AbsurdlySpaciousSewer: Round 2 takes place in the very spacious sewer.

%%* DirectionallySolidPlatforms: First and seventh stage have the most of them.

* LawyerFriendlyCameo: The unreleased Japanese prototype had several enemies and bosses based on famous fictional characters, many of which were modified to avoid lawsuits in the game's limited American release. Examples of the bosses include [[Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors a singing potted plant that uses musical notes as projectiles]],[[note]]Changed to a pitcher plant that shoots bubbles in the American release[[/note]] [[Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968 an ape-man on horseback who fights with a ruined Statue of Liberty appearing in the background]],[[note]]The American release changed it to a pumpkin-headed ghost boss and removed the ruined Statue of Liberty seen in the background[[/note]] [[Film/TheThing1982 a grotesque head on spider legs]],[[note]]Changed to a GiantSpider in the American release[[/note]] [[Film/{{Gremlins}} a Mogwai that turns into a Gremlin as the boss fight starts]],[[note]]Changed into a cute cat that turns into a feline monstrosity in the American release[[/note]] and [[Franchise/{{Alien}} a Xenomorph]].[[note]]Changed to TheGrimReaper in the American release[[/note]]

%%* CrapsaccharineWorld: Round 1 and 8.

%%* DarkWorld: After passing the big green haniwa in the first level (now you know what it is) the scenery takes a turn for the... ''Worse''.

* VideoGameCrueltyPunishment: There are 3 bosses in Round 7, and you'll get the key to leave by killing 2 of them. Kill the 3rd one, and he takes the key with him, forcing you to restart from the very beginning.

** Round 2 has ''[[Film/TheFly The]] [[StealthPun Fry]]''.

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!!Tropes Associated with ''Monster Party'':

* SoundtrackDissonance: Happy music plays during the game over screen, with skeletons in a pool of blood. In the Japanese version, the energetic Round 1 music still plays even after the landscape has become nightmarish.

* DancingPants: Round 6 features wandering pants as an enemy.

* SoundtrackDissonance: Happy music plays during the game over screen, with skeletons in a pool of blood.

* LawyerFriendlyCameo: The unreleased Japanese prototype had several enemies and bosses based on famous fictional characters, many of which were modified to avoid lawsuits in the game's limited American release. Examples of the bosses include [[Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors a singing potted plant that uses musical notes as projectiles],][[note]]Changed to a pitcher plant that shoots bubbles in the American release[[/note]] [[Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968 an ape-man on horseback who fights with a ruined Statue of Liberty appearing in the background]],[[note]]The American release changed it to a pumpkin-headed ghost boss and removed the ruined Statue of Liberty seen in the background[[/note]] [[Film/TheThing1982 a grotesque head on spider legs]],[[note]]Changed to a GiantSpider in the American release[[/note]] [[Film/{{Gremlins}} a Mogwai that turns into a Gremlin as the boss fight starts]],[[note]]Changed into a cute cat that turns into a feline monstrosity in the American release[[/note]] and [[Franchise/{{Alien}} a Xenomorph]].[[note]]Changed to TheGrimReaper in the American release[[/note]]

* LawyerFriendlyCameo: The unreleased Japanese prototype had several enemies and bosses based on famous fictional characters, many of which were modified to avoid lawsuits in the game's limited American release. Examples of the bosses include [[Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors a singing potted plant that uses musical notes as projectiles]][[note]]Changed to a pitcher plant that shoots bubbles in the American release.[[/note]], [[Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968 an ape-man on horseback who fights with a ruined Statue of Liberty appearing in the background]][[note]]The American release changed it to a pumpkin-headed ghost boss and removed the ruined Statue of Liberty seen in the background[[/note]], [[Film/TheThing1982 a grotesque head on spider legs]][[note]]Changed to a GiantSpider in the American release.[[/note]], [[Film/{{Gremlins}} a Mogwai that turns into a Gremlin as the boss fight starts]][[note]]Changed into a cute cat that turns into a feline monstrosity in the American release.[[/note]], and [[Franchise/{{Alien}} a Xenomorph]][[note]]Changed to TheGrimReaper in the American release[[/note]].

* LawyerFriendlyCameo: The unreleased Japanese prototype had several enemies and bosses based on famous fictional characters, many of which were modified to avoid lawsuits in the game's limited American release. Examples of the bosses include [[Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors a singing potted plant that uses musical notes as projectiles]][[note]]Changed to a pitcher plant that shoots bubbles in the American release.[[/note]], [[Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968 an ape-man on horseback who fights with a ruined Statue of Liberty appearing in the background]][[note]]The American release changed it to a pumpkin-headed ghost boss and removed the ruined Statue of Liberty seen in the background[[/note]], [[Film/TheThing1982 a grotesque head on spider legs]][[note]]Changed to a GiantSpider in the American release.[[/note]], [[Film/{{Gremlins}} a Mogwai that turns into a Gremlin as the boss fight starts]][[note]]Changed into a cute cat that turns into a feline monstrosity in the American release.[[/note]], and [[Franchise/{{Alien}} a Xenomorph]][[note]]Changed to TheGrimReaper in the American release.[[/note]].