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* TheSeventies: This game is set in the 1970s, and makes it very obvious, with references to JimmyCarter and Disco.
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* TheSeventies: This game is set in the 1970s, and makes it very obvious, with references to JimmyCarter UsefulNotes/JimmyCarter and Disco.
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* XMeetsY: ''VideoGame/KuruKuruKururin'' meets ''VideoGame/CrazyTaxi''.
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* AmbiguousGender: Georgio is played by a woman, but the game entirely avoids gendered pronouns when referring to him/her.
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* The70s: TheSeventies: This game is set in the 1970s, and makes it very obvious, with references to JimmyCarter and Disco.
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* NoBudget: The game was made on an obviously small budget. They even note in the ads for the game that the skeleton character in the game is a $40 skeleton they bought off Amazon.com. All of the characters have very low-budget costumes and the footage in the game is both obviously green-screened and shot in cheap, old cars (which may or may not even be limos). The whole feel of the 1970s FMVs (and the acting on the game) is that it is a very low-budget affair, and the game clearly is aware of how low budget it is and doesn't take itself too seriously.
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* NoBudget: The game was made on an obviously small budget. They even note in the ads for the game that the skeleton character in the game is a $40 skeleton they bought off Amazon.com. All of the characters have very low-budget costumes and the footage in the game is both obviously green-screened and shot in cheap, old cars (which may or may not even be limos). The whole feel of the 1970s FMVs [=FMVs=] (and the acting on the game) is that it is a very low-budget affair, and the game clearly is aware of how low budget it is and doesn't take itself too seriously.
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* {{The '70s}}: This game is set in the 1970s, and makes it very obvious, with references to JimmyCarter and Disco.
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* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: The game makes no attempt to hide the fact Georgio is played by a woman. Whether the game is playing the character as male despite such or that Georgio just happens to be a woman with a masculine name with masculine interests is not given explanation and is left up to the player to decide.
* XMeetsY: ''VideoGame/KuruKuruKururin'' meets ''VideoGame/CrazyTaxi''.
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* NoBudget: The game was made on an obviously small budget. They even note in the ads for the game that the skeleton character in the game is a $40 skeleton they bought off Amazon.com. All of the characters have very low-budget costumes and the footage in the game is both obviously green-screened and shot in cheap, old cars (which may or may not even be limos). The whole feel of the 1970s FMVs (and the acting on the game) is that it is a very low-budget affair, and the game clearly is aware of how low budget it is and doesn't take itself too seriously.
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* {{Main|The '70s}}: This game is set in the 1970s, and makes it very obvious, with references to JimmyCarter and Disco.
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* The70s: This game is set in the 1970s, and thrives on the setting.
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* {{Camp}}: This game relies heavily on camp for its aesthetic and humor. The whole game is made out to be a cheap, low budget 1970s thing... made in 2014.
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* The70s: This game is set in the 1970s, and thrives on the setting.
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X Meets Y isn't supposed to get crosswicks.
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* RedHeadedHero: Georgio, of course.
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* FrenchJerk: Ronaldo is TheRival to Georgio, and isn't very nice to boot,[[spoiler:at least until he is killed in a car accident]].
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* ComedicSociopathy: The player is not only actively encouraged by the game to run over pedestrians for rewards, but even ''InUniverse'' a lot of the passenger's quick solutions to problems is to run everyone in their way over (which Georgio obliges to without question).
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* RedHairedHero: Georgio, of course.
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[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/roundabout___title.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Let's go, Georgio!]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Let's go, Georgio!]]
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* DemBones: Jeffery the Skeleton.
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* CrosscastRole: Georgio himself is played by a woman, but the games suggests that he is supposed to be considered male in-universe.
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* NoBudget: The game itself isn't this, but the production of the [=FMVs=] were. The developers gotten a cheap green screen and other props that were bought a party/costume store.
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* NoBudget: The game itself isn't this, but the production of the [=FMVs=] were. The developers gotten a cheap green screen and other props that were bought a party/costume store.
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* DesignatedLoveInterest: Beth to Georgio. Beth is heads over heels for Georgio and their crazy spinning limo and Georgio goes on a personal mission to find Beth when the two of them are separated, but there's nothing else about them beyond the "friendship blooms into love" gimmick.
* ExcusePlot: You take on the role of Georgio, a spinning limo driver that picks up and drops off various wacky people while developing a love interest with Beth.
* HeroicMime: Georgio. They never speak and only communicate through nonverbal facial expressions and some hand gestures, but everyone can understand them just fine. The narrator lampshades this.
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** The mission where you have to kill the triathlon competition has the screen washed in groovy colors due Georgio taking some drugs. The same effect pops up if you use the slow motion power up.
** The final mission has you driving straight instead of spinning. This is actually a lot harder than it sounds since acceleration, reverse, and steering are all done on the analog stick/directional buttons and you can no longer make the limo jump.
* HeroicMime: Georgio. They never speak and only communicate through nonverbal facial expressions and some hand gestures, but everyone can understand them just fine. The narrator lampshades this.
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** The mission where you have to kill the triathlon competition has the screen washed in groovy colors due Georgio taking some drugs. The same effect pops up if you use the slow motion power up.
** The final mission has you driving straight instead of spinning. This is actually a lot harder than it sounds since acceleration, reverse, and steering are all done on the analog stick/directional buttons and you can no longer make the limo jump.
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* PaperThinDisguise: Mickey once dons a pair of those stock glasses with the bushy eyebrows and oversized noses in an attempt to hide his presence from Georgio. The most he can muster as a response is an amused nod as he goes to collect "Not-Mickey's" important business things.
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* MyRulesAreNotYourRules: Averted for the police cars. While the cops don't spin, they are subjected to the same 4 HP rule as you and will blow up if they crash into anything 4 times. They'll also instantly blow up if they crash into the water like you do.
* PaperThinDisguise: Mickey once dons a pair of those stock glasses with the bushy eyebrows and oversized noses in an attempt to hide his presence from Georgio. The most he can muster as a response is an amused nod as he goes to collect "Not-Mickey's" important business things. Likewise, the Canadian tourist looks an awful lot like the Swedish tourist from an earlier mission and Georgio isn't buying it.
* PaperThinDisguise: Mickey once dons a pair of those stock glasses with the bushy eyebrows and oversized noses in an attempt to hide his presence from Georgio. The most he can muster as a response is an amused nod as he goes to collect "Not-Mickey's" important business things. Likewise, the Canadian tourist looks an awful lot like the Swedish tourist from an earlier mission and Georgio isn't buying it.
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* CriticalExistenceFailure: If the limo is down to its last point of health, a light bump into anything will make it explode.
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* SilentSnarker: Georgio can be seen rolling their eyes or giving some other sort of look that conveys the snark.
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* PaperThinDisguise: Mickey once dons a pair of those stock glasses with the bushy eyebrows and oversized noses in an attempt to hide his presence from Georgio. The most she he can muster as a response is an amused nod as she he goes to collect "Not-Mickey's" important business things.
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* SilentProtagonist: Gregorio never speaks and is even specifically pointed out by the narrator to be talented at "communicating silently."
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* SilentProtagonist: Gregorio Georgio never speaks and is even specifically pointed out by the narrator to be talented at "communicating silently."
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* CoolCar: Georgio is drive a limousine that is constantly spinning in place and can make six foot vertical jumps.
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* CoolCar: Georgio is drive driving a limousine that is constantly spinning in place and can make six foot vertical jumps.jumps. With the correct upgrades, it can also float in water, shoot traffic cones out the back, and shrink down to half its size.
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* XMeetsY: ''VideoGame/CrazyTaxi'' meets ''VideoGame/KuruKuruKururin''.
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* PaperThinDisguise: Mickey once dons a pair of those stock glasses with the bushy eyebrows and oversized noses in an attempt to hide his presence from Georgio. The most she can muster as a response is an amused nod as she goes to collect "Not-Mickey's" important business things.
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* BottleEpisode: The FMV cutscenes are all shots of either Georgio in the front seat of the limo or a shot of the passenger in the backseat, all using the same static camera angles and with an obvious green-screen stock-footage background where appropriate. The only exceptions come from shots consisting entirely of StockFootage and a few missions with Maximilian that have him standing in front of the same obvious green-screen.
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* BottleEpisode: The FMV cutscenes are all shots of either Georgio in the front seat of the limo or a shot of the passenger in the backseat, all using the same static camera angles and with an obvious green-screen stock-footage background where appropriate. The only exceptions come from shots consisting entirely of StockFootage and a few missions with Maximilian that have him characters standing in front of the same obvious green-screen.
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* StockFootage: Any scenes that are not interior shots of the limo consist entirely of obviously spliced together cheap stock footage.
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* BottleEpisode: The FMV cutscenes are all shots of either Georgio in the front seat of the limo or a shot of the passenger in the backseat, all using the same static camera angles and with an obvious green-screen stock-footage background where appropriate. The only exceptions come from shots consisting entirely of StockFootage and a few missions with Maximilian that have him standing in front of the same obvious green-screen.
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* BizarrePuzzleGame: On the surface, it looks a like a top down driving game, but it's more of a puzzle game of trying to fit your bizarrely moving limo through increasingly complex obstacle courses.
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''Roundabout'' is a top down driving puzzle game... with a twist.
''Roundabout'' follows the story of Georgio Manos, the world's first revolving limousine driver. Georgio must learn to navigate the perils of the luxury transport industry while driving a car that literally cannot stop spinning, including picking up passengers, making deliveries, nefarious French Canadians, and falling in love. All the cutscenes are all done as 70's B-movie style live action [=FMVs=], consisting entirely of shots of Georgio in the front seat and separate shots of the passengers in the back.
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!!This Work Provides Examples Of:
* AmphibiousAutomobile: An upgrade allows you to float the limousine in water and drive as normal and even make short dives underwater. Touching water without it equipped is instant death, however.
* AwesomenessMeter: Lampshaded. "Awesomeness Detection" can be turned on in the options menu... but it doesn't do anything.
* CollisionDamage: Touching virtually anything taller than the limo will inflict a point of damage.
* CosmeticAward: There are a large number of unlockable paint jobs, hats, and horns with no in-game effects.
* CoolCar: Georgio is drive a limousine that is constantly spinning in place and can make six foot vertical jumps.
* CrosscastRole: Georgio himself is played by a woman, but the games suggests that he is supposed to be considered male in-universe.
* DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist: There's no penalty for death, besides a second to respawn and getting sent back to your last checkpoint, and checkpoints are extremely frequent during missions, never setting you back more than a few seconds. Overworld checkpoints can be a bit more spread out, but you're still never very far from where you died.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: For starters, you're driving a spinning limo through the busy streets of Roundabout. Even beyond that, however, Georgio is encouraged to drive over pedestrians, disregard stop lights and lane markers, and go off-road.
* EveryCarIsAPinto: Or rather, every limousine. Dying to anything, whether you've crashed into one too many cars or fallen off a cliff into the sea, results in your limo exploding in a fiery ball. This happens to [[spoiler:Renaldo's limo]] when you run him off the road as well.
* LevelMapDisplay: There is a full map of each area, stylized like a city street-map, that is displayed whenever you pause the game.
* PostProcessingVideoEffects: The whole game has a grainy, 70's video style film overlay.
* SilentProtagonist: Gregorio never speaks and is even specifically pointed out by the narrator to be talented at "communicating silently."
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''Roundabout'' follows the story of Georgio Manos, the world's first revolving limousine driver. Georgio must learn to navigate the perils of the luxury transport industry while driving a car that literally cannot stop spinning, including picking up passengers, making deliveries, nefarious French Canadians, and falling in love. All the cutscenes are all done as 70's B-movie style live action [=FMVs=], consisting entirely of shots of Georgio in the front seat and separate shots of the passengers in the back.
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!!This Work Provides Examples Of:
* AmphibiousAutomobile: An upgrade allows you to float the limousine in water and drive as normal and even make short dives underwater. Touching water without it equipped is instant death, however.
* AwesomenessMeter: Lampshaded. "Awesomeness Detection" can be turned on in the options menu... but it doesn't do anything.
* CollisionDamage: Touching virtually anything taller than the limo will inflict a point of damage.
* CosmeticAward: There are a large number of unlockable paint jobs, hats, and horns with no in-game effects.
* CoolCar: Georgio is drive a limousine that is constantly spinning in place and can make six foot vertical jumps.
* CrosscastRole: Georgio himself is played by a woman, but the games suggests that he is supposed to be considered male in-universe.
* DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist: There's no penalty for death, besides a second to respawn and getting sent back to your last checkpoint, and checkpoints are extremely frequent during missions, never setting you back more than a few seconds. Overworld checkpoints can be a bit more spread out, but you're still never very far from where you died.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: For starters, you're driving a spinning limo through the busy streets of Roundabout. Even beyond that, however, Georgio is encouraged to drive over pedestrians, disregard stop lights and lane markers, and go off-road.
* EveryCarIsAPinto: Or rather, every limousine. Dying to anything, whether you've crashed into one too many cars or fallen off a cliff into the sea, results in your limo exploding in a fiery ball. This happens to [[spoiler:Renaldo's limo]] when you run him off the road as well.
* LevelMapDisplay: There is a full map of each area, stylized like a city street-map, that is displayed whenever you pause the game.
* PostProcessingVideoEffects: The whole game has a grainy, 70's video style film overlay.
* SilentProtagonist: Gregorio never speaks and is even specifically pointed out by the narrator to be talented at "communicating silently."
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