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A silly PlatformGame based on ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' (Terry Gilliam's linking animations in particular), developed by Creator/CoreDesign for the UsefulNotes/AtariST, UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}}, UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer, UsefulNotes/{{Commodore 64}}, UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum and UsefulNotes/AmstradCPC and released in 1990 by Virgin Games.

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A silly PlatformGame based on ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' (Terry Gilliam's linking animations in particular), developed by Creator/CoreDesign for the UsefulNotes/AtariST, UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}}, UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer, UsefulNotes/{{Commodore Platform/AtariST, Platform/{{Amiga}}, Platform/IBMPersonalComputer, Platform/{{Commodore 64}}, UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum Platform/ZXSpectrum and UsefulNotes/AmstradCPC Platform/AmstradCPC and released in 1990 by Virgin Games.
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* CopyProtection: Before you play, you are presented with an image of type of cheese and are asked to identify it. If you have the manual, you can find the corresponding picture within. You need to do this twice successfully to play the game.



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* BlessedAreTheCheesemakers: Cheese can be found throughout the game, including in the CopyProtectionPuzzle.
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A silly PlatformGame based on ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' (Terry Gilliam's linking animations in particular), developed by Creator/CoreDesign for the AtariST, {{Amiga}}, IBMPersonalComputer, {{Commodore 64}}, UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum and UsefulNotes/AmstradCPC and released in 1990 by Virgin Games.

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A silly PlatformGame based on ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' (Terry Gilliam's linking animations in particular), developed by Creator/CoreDesign for the AtariST, {{Amiga}}, IBMPersonalComputer, {{Commodore UsefulNotes/AtariST, UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}}, UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer, UsefulNotes/{{Commodore 64}}, UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum and UsefulNotes/AmstradCPC and released in 1990 by Virgin Games.
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A silly PlatformGame based on ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' (Terry Gilliam's linking animations in particular), developed by Creator/CoreDesign for the AtariST, {{Amiga}}, IBMPersonalComputer, {{Commodore 64}}, UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum and AmstradCPC and released in 1990 by Virgin Games.

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A silly PlatformGame based on ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' (Terry Gilliam's linking animations in particular), developed by Creator/CoreDesign for the AtariST, {{Amiga}}, IBMPersonalComputer, {{Commodore 64}}, UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum and AmstradCPC UsefulNotes/AmstradCPC and released in 1990 by Virgin Games.
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A silly PlatformGame based on ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' (Terry Gilliam's linking animations in particular), developed by Creator/CoreDesign for the AtariST, {{Amiga}}, IBMPersonalComputer, {{Commodore 64}}, ZXSpectrum and AmstradCPC and released in 1990 by Virgin Games.

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A silly PlatformGame based on ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' (Terry Gilliam's linking animations in particular), developed by Creator/CoreDesign for the AtariST, {{Amiga}}, IBMPersonalComputer, {{Commodore 64}}, ZXSpectrum UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum and AmstradCPC and released in 1990 by Virgin Games.
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* EdibleCollectible: The plot of the game involves pieces of Mr. Gumby's brain being rationed for 16 tins of Spam each. Besides Spam, Gumby can also collect sausages, eggs and beans.
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A silly PlatformGame based on ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'', developed by Creator/CoreDesign for the AtariST, {{Amiga}}, IBMPersonalComputer, {{Commodore 64}}, ZXSpectrum and AmstradCPC and released in 1990 by Virgin Games.

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A silly PlatformGame based on ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'', ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' (Terry Gilliam's linking animations in particular), developed by Creator/CoreDesign for the AtariST, {{Amiga}}, IBMPersonalComputer, {{Commodore 64}}, ZXSpectrum and AmstradCPC and released in 1990 by Virgin Games.
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Wrong game (obviously, since this game predated the Pentium by years)



The player must complete a specific task in order to complete each section of brain. The task, however, is not always obvious to the player. A promotional contest offered a Pentium computer to the first player who was able to complete the game, no easy feat.
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* MythologyGag: Some thirty pages of the manual are dedicated to jokes that have nothing to do with the game itself. Most of these jokes are based on sketches from the TV series.
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* FakeOutOpening: Not the game itself, but the manual has a completely irrelevant cover with the English title, "The Official Hungarian Phrãse Bökk (Complete With Dance Steps)."
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The player must complete a specific task in order to complete each section of brain. The task, however, is not always obvious to the player. A promotional contest offered a Pentium computer to the first player who was able to complete the game, no easy feat.
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* AWinnerIsYou: If you fail to get all the brain pieces you just get a message saying you won't get the special ending.
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A silly PlatformGame based on ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'', developed by Core Design for the AtariST, {{Amiga}}, IBMPersonalComputer, {{Commodore 64}}, ZXSpectrum and AmstradCPC and released in 1990 by Virgin Games.

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A silly PlatformGame based on ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'', developed by Core Design Creator/CoreDesign for the AtariST, {{Amiga}}, IBMPersonalComputer, {{Commodore 64}}, ZXSpectrum and AmstradCPC and released in 1990 by Virgin Games.
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* MobileShrubbery: A walking bush stalks Mr Gumby through the game's opening area.
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* The larch.

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* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Larix_decidua_Aletschwald.jpg The larch.larch]].
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* GiantFootOfStomping: The giant Bronzino foot squashes Mr Gumby in a cutscene when he loses a life.

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* EveryTenThousandPoints: You get an extra life for every 10000000 points lost (which happens infrequently because PinballScoring is averted).



* LegoBodyParts: In various stages, Mr Gumby's body is replaced with a fish's body, a chicken's body, and a pogo stick.

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* LegoBodyParts: In various stages, Mr Gumby's body is replaced with a fish's body, a chicken's body, and (for bonus screens) a pogo stick.bouncing boot.
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* EverythingTryingToKillYou: Many bad things are trying to kill Mr Gumby, including but not limited to Vikings on unicycles, piggy banks and vicious gangs of "Keep Left" signs.

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* EverythingTryingToKillYou: Many bad things are trying to kill Mr Gumby, including but not limited to dead parrots, Vikings on unicycles, pillow-tossing members of the Spanish Inquisition, piggy banks and banks, vicious gangs of "Keep Left" signs.signs and bouncing black spots.
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A silly PlatformGame based on ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'', developed by Core Design for the AtariST, {{Amiga}}, IBMPersonalComputer, {{Commodore 64}}, ZXSpectrum and AmstradCPC and released in 1990 by Virgin Games.

During routine MeatgrinderSurgery, a few pieces of Mr DP Gumby's brain escape and are subsequently abducted. To get each piece of his brain back, Mr Gumby may need to obtain spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, sausage, spam, beans, sausage, spam, sausage, egg, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, beans, egg, sausage, egg, spam, spam and spam (sausages, beans and eggs are optional).
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!!And now: How to recognise different types of trees from quite a long way away

[[AC:No. 1: The Larch]]
* The larch.
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!!And now, the List of Tropes:
* AnvilOnHead: 16-ton weights can hurt Mr Gumby and enemies.
* ArgumentOfContradictions: In a bonus game, Mr Gumby can win more points the longer he can keep contradicting a Minister For Pointless Arguments.
* BlessedAreTheCheesemakers: Cheese can be found throughout the game, including in the CopyProtectionPuzzle.
* EverythingTryingToKillYou: Many bad things are trying to kill Mr Gumby, including but not limited to Vikings on unicycles, piggy banks and vicious gangs of "Keep Left" signs.
* LegoBodyParts: In various stages, Mr Gumby's body is replaced with a fish's body, a chicken's body, and a pogo stick.
* ScoringPoints: Score starts at 99999999 points and counts down because the game is silly.
* ShamuFu: Mr Gumby is armed with an infinite supply of fish.
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!!And now for something completely different...

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