History VideoGame / Pickory

* DummiedOut: The engine has built-in support for savestates, but this was never enabled because it interferes with replay recording.

* AlluringAnglerfish: [[VideoGame/{{Pokemon}} Chinchou]]

* BiggerOnTheInside: Pickory's "mansion" and swimming pool.
* BonusStageCollectables: The secret items

* CharacterTitle

* CreditsMontage

* GuideDangIt: The "Very Obvious Secret" item. Don't even ask.

* [[PressXToDie Press Q To Suicide]]: [[spoiler: required to beat the game]]

** The final boss... kind of... counts as this.
* RatchetScrolling: The Kaizo Mario and Super Mario Land 2 levels.

* SuperNotDrowningSkills
* TennisBoss: [[VideoGame/{{Iji}} General Tor]], naturally

** UnexpectedShmupLevel

* VentPhysics

* ShoutOut: Among other things, several to {{Mario}} Rom Hacks, such as an invisible coin block right in the way of a jump that ''releases a delicious fruit instead of a coin''.

* CorridorCubbyholeRun: The shark patrolled corridor in the EccoTheDolphin based area.

The main games featured are ''VideoGame/CaveStory'', ''VideoGame/EccoTheDolphin'', ''VideoGame/{{Hydorah}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Iji}}'', ''VideoGame/IWannaBeTheGuy'', ''VideoGame/KaizoMarioWorld'', ''[[SpaceWar KSpaceDuel]]'', ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'', ''[[VideoGame/MeatBoy Super Meat Boy]]'', and ''VideoGame/YouHaveToBurnTheRope''. There are also several secret levels, and many minor shoutouts to other games.

* PuzzleBoss: GlaDOS. [[spoiler: Her cores heal faster than you can shoot, so you have to use portals to stack up a lot of bullets at once.]]

* AntiFrustrationFeatures: The built in save fixer. In recent versions, Clippy will [[StopHelpingMe helpfully]] pop up to remind you of the feature if you appear to be stuck after saving.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A 2d ''Franchise/{{Bioshock}}'' level with custom sprites and gameplay was planned, similar to the Portal levels. However, the creator was forced to scrap this idea due to the difficulty of ripping textures and sound effects from Bioshock.

The main games featured are VideoGame/CaveStory, EccoTheDolphin, {{Hydorah}}, VideoGame/{{Iji}}, VideoGame/IWannaBeTheGuy, KaizoMarioWorld, [[SpaceWar KSpaceDuel]], VideoGame/{{Portal}}, [[VideoGame/MeatBoy Super Meat Boy]], and VideoGame/YouHaveToBurnTheRope. There are also several secret levels, and many minor shoutouts to other games.

''Pickory'' is a [[IWBTGFangames fangame]] of ''VideoGame/IWannaBeTheGuy'', created by Tropers/{{Storyyeller}}. Unlike the other fangames, it was written in C++ rather than created with GameMaker. It is available [[http://kayin.pyoko.org/iwbtg/forums/index.php?topic=6079.0 here]]. It is also unusual for being based on a wide variety of games, with different gameplay styles and gimmicks in different areas. It also has a much bigger focus on puzzles, particularly in the Portal area.

* OneHitPointWonder: Mostly played straight but averted in the Hyodrah and Space Duel stages, which give you 2 and 5 hp respectively. They used to have 1 hp as well, but it was just too difficult.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A 2d ''VideoGame/{{Bioshock}}'' level with custom sprites and gameplay was planned, similar to the Portal levels. However, the creator was forced to scrap this idea due to the difficulty of ripping textures and sound effects from Bioshock.

The main games featured are VideoGame/CaveStory, EccoTheDolphin, {{Hydorah}}, VideoGame/{{Iji}}, VideoGame/IWannaBeTheGuy, KaizoMarioWorld, [[SpaceWar KSpaceDuel]], VideoGame/{{Portal}}, [[VideoGame/MeatBoy Super Meat Boy]], and YouHaveToBurnTheRope. There are also several secret levels, and many minor shoutouts to other games.

* AlluringAnglerfish: [[{{Pokemon}} Chinchou]]

* CartoonBomb: Replaces the [[FallingChandelierOfDoom chandelier]] in YouHaveToBurnTheRope.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A 2d {{Bioshock}} level with custom sprites and gameplay was planned, similar to the Portal levels. However, the creator was forced to scrap this idea due to the difficulty of ripping textures and sound effects from Bioshock.

* ChaosEmeralds: The secret items

''Pickory'' is a [[IWBTGFangames fangame]] of ''IWannaBeTheGuy'', created by {{Tropers/Storyyeller}}. Unlike the other fangames, it was written in C++ rather than created with {{Game Maker}}. It is available [[http://kayin.pyoko.org/iwbtg/forums/index.php?topic=6079.0 here]]. It is also unusual for being based on a wide variety of games, with different gameplay styles and gimmicks in different areas. It also has a much bigger focus on puzzles, particularly in the Portal area.

The main games featured are VideoGame/CaveStory, EccoTheDolphin, {{Hydorah}}, VideoGame/{{Iji}}, IWannaBeTheGuy, KaizoMarioWorld, [[SpaceWar KSpaceDuel]], VideoGame/{{Portal}}, [[VideoGame/MeatBoy Super Meat Boy]], and YouHaveToBurnTheRope. There are also several secret levels, and many minor shoutouts to other games.

* GuideDangIt: The "Very Obvious Secret" item. Don't even ask.

* OneHitPointWonder: Mostly played straight but averted in the Hyodrah and Space Duel stages, which give you 2 and 5 hp respectively. They used to have 1 hp as well, but it was just too difficult.

* PuzzleBoss: GlaDOS. [[spoiler: Her cores heal faster than you can shoot, so you have to use portals to stack up a lot of bullets at once.]]

* UnexpectedGameplayChange: The fight with [[spoiler: aiMir is basically a simplified clone of [=KSpaceDuel=]]], with no platformer elements at all.

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The main games featured are VideoGame/CaveStory, EccoTheDolphin, {{Hydorah}}, {{Iji}}, IWannaBeTheGuy, KaizoMarioWorld, [[SpaceWar KSpaceDuel]], VideoGame/{{Portal}}, [[VideoGame/MeatBoy Super Meat Boy]], and YouHaveToBurnTheRope. There are also several secret levels, and many minor shoutouts to other games.

* CrossHairAware: Naturally, since it copies the General Tor boss from {{Iji}}

* TennisBoss: [[{{Iji}} General Tor]], naturally

* NonStandardGameOver: During the Hydorah and [[spoiler:BenDrowned]] stages, the normal gameover is replaced with one from the respective game.

The main games featured are VideoGame/CaveStory, EccoTheDolphin, {{Hydorah}}, {{Iji}}, IWannaBeTheGuy, KaizoMarioWorld, [[SpaceWar KSpaceDuel]], VideoGame/{{Portal}}, SuperMeatBoy, and YouHaveToBurnTheRope. There are also several secret levels, and many minor shoutouts to other games.

* DenialOfDiagonalAttack: For most of the game, you can only shoot horizontally, just like in IWBTG. However, it is averted in the {{Portal}} segment, which allows 360 degree aiming.

* DungeonBypass: One secret level recreates the infamous Veni Vidi Vici segment from {{VVVVVV}}, except that Pickory has the ability to jump, making the whole thing trivial.

* AlluringAnglerfish: [[spoiler: Chinchou]]

* EasterEgg: There are currently six secret items. Some are obvious, some are hidden very well, and one is hidden VERY cleverly.