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Considering how often the fourth wall gets broken, I think it\'s time to upgrade it to No Fourth Wall.


* AnachronismStew: It's unknown WHAT year you're in. The Arcade machine has an old style curved CRT monitor, the graphics look like something from Atari or Calico, and the Desktop looks like Windows95.....That prints out tickets. [[spoiler: Then there is the fact that the player is a Crusader from the 1200's who's able to operate a computer....And that the third act had 300 years pass...]]
** [[spoiler: Most of it is justified though since it's Limbo, where time and space have no meaning. Though why Limbo looks like an arcade is anyone's guess.]]

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* AnachronismStew: It's unknown WHAT year you're in. Since the game is set in Limbo, time and space has no meaning. The Arcade machine has an old style curved CRT monitor, the graphics look like something from Atari or Calico, and the Desktop desktop looks like Windows95.....That Windows95, and the machine prints out arcade tickets. [[spoiler: Then there is the fact that the player is a Crusader from the 1200's who's able to operate a computer....And that the third act had 300 years pass...]]
** [[spoiler: Most of it is justified though since it's Limbo, where time and space have no meaning. Though why Limbo looks like an arcade is anyone's guess.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall:
** [[spoiler: Hopeless Spirit, constantly. Sometimes they will blank the screen as though nothing happened afterwards.]]
** [[spoiler: The fight with the third demon Asomodeus.EXE is NOTHING but this while he tries to trick you to not pay attention (Taking focus off the window). Including faking a Steam Friend Message, playing social media notification sounds at random, and intentionally causing a Program stall that you have to "wait for the program to respond" on.]]



* DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist: As levels aren't terribly long, death isn't much of a punishment. [[spoiler:Dying in a boss fight causes the boss to heal a small amount of health, but otherwise no progress is lost.]]



* InterfaceScrew: Constantly due to the glitched out nature of the machine on top of everyone backhacking. [[spoiler:Then there's Asmodeus, who, among other things, ''fakes the Steam chat messages'' in an attempt to divert your attention.]]

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* InterfaceScrew: Constantly due to the glitched out nature of the machine on top of everyone backhacking. [[spoiler:Then there's Asmodeus, who, among other things, ''fakes sends the Steam player fake {{Steam}} chat messages'' messages and fake-crashes the game in an attempt to divert your attention.]]



* NoFourthWall:
** If you decide to mess around with the game's save data, [[spoiler:Lucifer will bluntly tell you to knock it off the next time you load up a game. He also remembers the player if they start a NewGamePlus and changes his opening speech accordingly.]]
** If all the tickets are collected during a NewGamePlus, [[spoiler:the Lost Soul determines that you must be looking for the GoldenEnding and challenges you to a "cathartic" final battle. Once the fight is done, he tells you to close the game because there's nothing else to see.]]
** [[spoiler:The Lost Soul outright encourages the player to delete the core files as it's "the only way to advance the plot".]]
** The fight with the third demon, [[spoiler:Asomodeus.EXE, is NOTHING but this as he tries to trick you into looking away from the game window. This includes faking a {{Steam}} friend message, playing social media notification sounds at random, and intentionally causing a program stall that you have to "wait for the program to respond" on.]]



* OminousVisualGlitch: All over the place. [[spoiler: They get worse as you delete CORE files.]]
** The most common one is the CRT De-calibration of Red and Blue, often used by Lucifer and to indicate Hack Portals.

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* OminousVisualGlitch: All over the place. place, [[spoiler: They and they only get worse as you delete CORE files.]]
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]] The most common one is the CRT De-calibration of Red and Blue, often used by Lucifer and to indicate Hack Portals.


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* PunchClockVillain: Although Pony Island was created to harvest souls from the people who play it, Lucifer isn't especially interested in doing so and would rather just make games people enjoyed. He doesn't get frustrated at the player for trying to escape, but he does get frustrated whenever they "fix" his games.


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* ShowWithinAShow: The titular Pony Island is loaded onto an arcade machine located in Limbo.
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* InterfaceScrew: Constantly due to the glitched out nature of the machine on top of everyone backhacking. [[spoiler:Then there's Asmodeus, who, among other things, ''fakes the Steam Overlay'' and chat messages in an attempt to divert your attention.]]

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* InterfaceScrew: Constantly due to the glitched out nature of the machine on top of everyone backhacking. [[spoiler:Then there's Asmodeus, who, among other things, ''fakes the Steam Overlay'' and chat messages messages'' in an attempt to divert your attention.]]

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* InterfaceScrew: Constantly due to the glitched out nature of the machine on top of everyone backhacking.

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* InterfaceScrew: Constantly due to the glitched out nature of the machine on top of everyone backhacking. [[spoiler:Then there's Asmodeus, who, among other things, ''fakes the Steam Overlay'' and chat messages in an attempt to divert your attention.]]


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* NotQuiteFlight: [[spoiler:The Pony Wings, which gift your pony with the ability to glide over gaps and obstacles by holding the Jump button in midair.]]

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* GuideDangIt: Getting many of the Tickets. The solution to the Ticket Lake ticket in particular was so obtuse, [[http://i.imgur.com/EWO7jth.gif the creator made his own gif showing how to get it.]]

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* GuideDangIt: GuideDangIt:
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Getting many of the Tickets. The solution to the Ticket Lake ticket in particular was so obtuse, [[http://i.imgur.com/EWO7jth.gif the creator made his own gif showing how to get it.]]]]
** The ''TabletopGame/SettlersOfCatan'' knockoff you can find lying around. Unless you've memorized the cost of all buildable resources, let alone how the game works in the first place, it's terribly difficult to play since the game doesn't tell you ''anything'' about it.
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* KnockoutGas: [[spoiler:At the end of Act II, the arcade machine spews sleeping gas at the player, causing a 300-year TimeSkip. Not that it matters in Limbo; the only difference being that Pony Island now looks nicer.]]

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* AntiFrustrationFeatures: If there is a Hacking portal around the cursor will spit between red and blue and will point towards it.

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* AntiFrustrationFeatures: AntiFrustrationFeatures:
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If there is a Hacking portal around the cursor will spit between red and blue and will point towards it.it.
** A patch added an Act Select to the main menu to make accessing Ticket hotspots easier.


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* GuideDangIt: Getting many of the Tickets. The solution to the Ticket Lake ticket in particular was so obtuse, [[http://i.imgur.com/EWO7jth.gif the creator made his own gif showing how to get it.]]

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* AnachronismStew: It's unknown WHAT year you're in. The Arcade machine has an old style curved CRT moniter, the graphics look like something from Atari or Calico, and the Desktop looks like Windows95.....That prints out tickets. [[spoiler: Then there is the fact that the player is a Crusader from the 1200's who's able to operate a computer....And that the third act had 300 years pass...]]

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* AnachronismStew: It's unknown WHAT year you're in. The Arcade machine has an old style curved CRT moniter, monitor, the graphics look like something from Atari or Calico, and the Desktop looks like Windows95.....That prints out tickets. [[spoiler: Then there is the fact that the player is a Crusader from the 1200's who's able to operate a computer....And that the third act had 300 years pass...]]



* BigBad: [[{{Satan}} Lucifer]]

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* BigBad: [[{{Satan}} Lucifer]]Lucifer]].



* BreathWeapon: One of the first things you get to do is to enable "Pony Lasers" that enable your pony to fire a WaveMotionGun from its mouth.



* DevelopersForesight: Retroactively invoked; some players had the gall to [[spoiler:replay the stage at EXP Beach enough times to actually get 100 EXP in Adventure Mode]], so a patch made it so [[spoiler:you ''do'' get the Pony Wings from doing this]].



* {{Foreshadowing}}: Both [[spoiler: the pony wings, butterfly enemies, and Lucifer final form]] appear on Satan's desktop.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Both [[spoiler: the The pony wings, butterfly enemies, and Lucifer final form]] appear on Satan's desktop.


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* TheStinger: [[spoiler:After the credits, Hopeless Soul appears and requests that you uninstall Pony Island so that his own soul can be free as well.]]
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START TROPES:

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* MindScrew: The game. And that's ''without'' considering PonyIsland.META.....

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* MindScrew: The game. And that's ''without'' considering PonyIsland.META.....[=PonyIsland.META=]…



* YouBastard: [[spoiler: The game will call you out if you killed Jesus during the Colored section.....and if you didn't kill him.]]

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* YouBastard: [[spoiler: The game will call you out if you killed Jesus during the Colored section.....and if you didn't kill him.]]]]
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* YouBastard: [[spoiler: The game will call you out if you killed Jesus during the Colored section.....and if you didn't Killed him.]]

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* YouBastard: [[spoiler: The game will call you out if you killed Jesus during the Colored section.....and if you didn't Killed kill him.]]

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** The most common one is the CRT De-calibration of Red and Blue, often used by Lucifer and to indicate Hack Portals.



* {{Satan}}: the BigBad
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* BigBad: {{Satan}}

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* BigBad: {{Satan}}[[{{Satan}} Lucifer]]
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** [[spoiler: The fight with the third demon Asomodeus.EXE is NOTHING but this while he tries to trick you to not pay attention (Taking focus off the window). Including faking a Steam Friend Message and ''intentionally causing a Program stall.]]

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** [[spoiler: The fight with the third demon Asomodeus.EXE is NOTHING but this while he tries to trick you to not pay attention (Taking focus off the window). Including faking a Steam Friend Message Message, playing social media notification sounds at random, and ''intentionally intentionally causing a Program stall.stall that you have to "wait for the program to respond" on.]]



* MindScrew: The game. Then there is PonyIsland.META.....

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* MindScrew: The game. Then there is And that's ''without'' considering PonyIsland.META.....
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''Pony Island'' is a Suspense Puzzle game by Daniel Mullins Games, released on Janurary 4th, 2016.

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''Pony Island'' is a Suspense Puzzle game by Daniel Mullins Games, released on Janurary January 4th, 2016.



** Most of it is justified though since it's Limbo, where time and space have no meaning. Though why Limbo looks like an arcade is anyone's guess.

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** [[spoiler: Most of it is justified though since it's Limbo, where time and space have no meaning. Though why Limbo looks like an arcade is anyone's guess.]]
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* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler: After beating Asomodeus.EXE, he congratulates the player, and accepts his demise with dignity.]]
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* BigBad: {{Satan}}


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* {{Satan}}: the BigBad
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* AntiFrustrationFeatures: If there is a Hacking portal around the cursor will spit between red and blue and will point towards it.

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* AnachronismStew: It's unknown WHAT year you're in. The Arcade machine has an old style curved CRT moniter, the graphics look like something from Atari or Calico, and the Desktop looks like Windows95.....That prints out tickets. [[spoiler: Then there is the fact that the player is a Crusader from the 1200's who's able to operate a computer....And that the third act had 300 years pass...]]
** Most of it is justified though since it's Limbo, where time and space have no meaning. Though why Limbo looks like an arcade is anyone's guess.



** [[spoiler: The fight with the third demon Asomodeus.EXE is NOTHING but this while he tries to trick you to not pay attention. Including faking a Steam Friend Message.]]

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** [[spoiler: The fight with the third demon Asomodeus.EXE is NOTHING but this while he tries to trick you to not pay attention. attention (Taking focus off the window). Including faking a Steam Friend Message.Message and ''intentionally causing a Program stall.]]



* PuzzleBoss: Azazel.EXE, whom you fight by placing code blocks against.



* SugarBowl: At one point, you have to replay a reskinned version of the game with obnoxiously-cutesy graphics and a lengthy ForcedTutorial explaining things the player has already learned from earlier playthroughs. [[spoiler: It actually gets a little ominous when the player pulls out the pony wings before Louie explains how to use them.]]

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* SugarBowl: At one point, you have to replay a reskinned version of the game with obnoxiously-cutesy graphics and a lengthy ForcedTutorial explaining things the player has already learned from earlier playthroughs. [[spoiler: It actually gets a little ominous when the player pulls out the pony wings before Louie explains how to use them.]]
* YouBastard: [[spoiler: The game will call you out if you killed Jesus during the Colored section.....and if you didn't Killed him.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Both [[spoiler: the pony wings and butterfly enemies]] appear on Satan's desktop.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Both [[spoiler: the pony wings and wings, butterfly enemies]] enemies, and Lucifer final form]] appear on Satan's desktop.


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* NewGamePlus: [[spoiler: Replaying the game after beating it will cause Lucifer and Hopeless Spirit to call out on doing this stuff again. [[NightmareFace And then there is Louie...]]]]
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* SugarBowl: At one point, you have to replay a reskinned version of the game with obnoxiously-cutesy graphics and a lengthy ForcedTutorial explaining things the player has already learned from earlier playthroughs.

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* SugarBowl: At one point, you have to replay a reskinned version of the game with obnoxiously-cutesy graphics and a lengthy ForcedTutorial explaining things the player has already learned from earlier playthroughs. [[spoiler: It actually gets a little ominous when the player pulls out the pony wings before Louie explains how to use them.]]
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Both [[spoiler: the pony wings and butterfly enemies]] appear on Satan's desktop.



* StylisticSuck: Pony Island. Lucifer really sucks at programming and game design.

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* StylisticSuck: Pony Island. Lucifer really sucks at programming and game design.design.
* SugarBowl: At one point, you have to replay a reskinned version of the game with obnoxiously-cutesy graphics and a lengthy ForcedTutorial explaining things the player has already learned from earlier playthroughs.

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* ButThouMust: Lucifer will force you to type yes master regardless of what keys you press.

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* ButThouMust: Early on, Lucifer will force you to type yes master regardless of what keys you press.press, or if you complete the message. [[spoiler: Also, as he actually lampshades at one point, doing what Hopeless Spirit asks is the only way to progress the plot, despite all the warnings that he's not on the up-and-up.]]
* TheDevilIsALoser: Lucifer sucks at basic coding, game design, and is obsessed with girly ponies.



* OminousVisualGlitch: All over the place. [[spoiler: They get worse as you delete CORE files.]]



* OminousVisualGlitch: All over the place, [[spoiler: They get worst as you delete CORE files.]]

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* BreakingTheFourthWall: [[spoiler: Hopeless Spirit, constantly. Sometimes they will blank the screen as though nothing happened afterwards.]]
* [[spoiler: The fight with the third demon Asomodeus.EXE is NOTHING but this while he tries to trick you to not pay attention. Including faking a Steam Friend Message.]]

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* BreakingTheFourthWall: [[spoiler: BlatantLies: During your second go at Pony Island, Lucifer will surround the pony with Devil heads that kill it after a few seconds and are unavoidable. His response after you inevitably lose? "MY GAME IS CHALLENGING BUT FAIR"
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Hopeless Spirit, constantly. Sometimes they will blank the screen as though nothing happened afterwards.]]
* ** [[spoiler: The fight with the third demon Asomodeus.EXE is NOTHING but this while he tries to trick you to not pay attention. Including faking a Steam Friend Message.]]


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* ProgrammingGame: The hacking sections, where you must place command blocks to guide a key to the desired instruction. It starts out simple with simple arrows, then adds "portals" that cause the key to warp to the other portal upon passing one, splitters that creates a second key on the right side, and variables that require passing through certain bits of code multiple times while avoiding code that will reset the variable.
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* [[spoiler: The fight with the third demon Asomodeus.EXE is NOTHING but this while he tries to trick you to not pay attention. Including faking a Steam Friend Message.]]


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* OminousVisualGlitch: All over the place, [[spoiler: They get worst as you delete CORE files.]]
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You are in limbo, [[HauntedTechnology trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine]] devised by the [[Lucifer devil himself]]. The devil detests having his puzzles solved and poor programming exposed; you will need to think outside the box to proceed and you will be insulted when you do.

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You are in limbo, [[HauntedTechnology trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine]] devised by the [[Lucifer devil himself]].himself. The devil detests having his puzzles solved and poor programming exposed; you will need to think outside the box to proceed and you will be insulted when you do.
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You are in limbo, [[HauntedTechnology trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine]] devised by the [[Satan devil himself]]. The devil detests having his puzzles solved and poor programming exposed; you will need to think outside the box to proceed and you will be insulted when you do.

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You are in limbo, [[HauntedTechnology trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine]] devised by the [[Satan [[Lucifer devil himself]]. The devil detests having his puzzles solved and poor programming exposed; you will need to think outside the box to proceed and you will be insulted when you do.
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[NonIndictiveTitle ''This is not a game about ponies.'']]

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* BreakingTheForthWall: [[spoiler: HopelessSpirit, constantly. Sometimes they will blank the screen as though nothing happened afterwards.]]

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* BreakingTheForthWall: BreakingTheFourthWall: [[spoiler: HopelessSpirit, Hopeless Spirit, constantly. Sometimes they will blank the screen as though nothing happened afterwards.]]


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* MindScrew: The game. Then there is PonyIsland.META.....
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BreakingTheForthWall: [[spoiler: HopelessSpirit, constantly. Sometimes they will blank the screen as though nothing happened afterwards.]]
ButThouMust: Lucifer will force you to type yes master regardless of what keys you press.
InterfaceScrew: Constantly due to the glitched out nature of the machine on top of everyone backhacking.
StylisticSuck: Pony Island. Lucifer really sucks at programming and game design.

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* BreakingTheForthWall: [[spoiler: HopelessSpirit, constantly. Sometimes they will blank the screen as though nothing happened afterwards.]]
* ButThouMust: Lucifer will force you to type yes master regardless of what keys you press.
* InterfaceScrew: Constantly due to the glitched out nature of the machine on top of everyone backhacking.
* StylisticSuck: Pony Island. Lucifer really sucks at programming and game design.
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[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pony_island_title.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[NonIndictiveTitle ''This is not a game about ponies.'']]

->''"You just had to fix it, didn't you?"''

''Pony Island'' is a Suspense Puzzle game by Daniel Mullins Games, released on Janurary 4th, 2016.

You are in limbo, [[HauntedTechnology trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine]] devised by the [[Satan devil himself]]. The devil detests having his puzzles solved and poor programming exposed; you will need to think outside the box to proceed and you will be insulted when you do.

'''It is recommended that you play the game first, as there are major spoilers below, you've been warned.'''

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BreakingTheForthWall: [[spoiler: HopelessSpirit, constantly. Sometimes they will blank the screen as though nothing happened afterwards.]]
ButThouMust: Lucifer will force you to type yes master regardless of what keys you press.
InterfaceScrew: Constantly due to the glitched out nature of the machine on top of everyone backhacking.
StylisticSuck: Pony Island. Lucifer really sucks at programming and game design.

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