History VideoGame / ScratchinMelodii

** In "Sidechain Fever", one of MC Bean Machine's lines has him mention "[[VideoGame/ParappaTheRappa a pup learnin' how to punch chop]]".

** Nami's stoic nature and image is very reminiscent of WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}.

* ScaryBlackMan: Biggie Cheesecake is large, imposing, and [[PerpetualFrowner never smiles]]. There's a good reason Cinnabay sings for most of the song, as Cheesecake's one single line terrifies Melodii.

** The graffiti Cinnabay and Biggie Cheesecake spray on the fence are pastiches of the ''VideoGame/SonicAndKnuckles'' and ''VideoGame/BustAGroove'' logos. There's also a ''VideoGame/PacMan''-style logo with a record and a cheesecake as a power pellet.

* ThroughHisStomach: The premise of "Stir and Mix" is Jamtine baking cookies with Melodii to hopefully win the love of her crush. The latter explains it's how their dad and mom fell in love.

* SyntheticVoiceActor: As explained in [[https://twitter.com/LephemStar91/status/1567663548607741953 this tweet]], some songs give the characters voiced with Music/{{Vocaloid}} software to give the game more of a surrealistic feel, which is especially noticeable in "Grease Poppin'".

* ShoutOut: Rensa and her rival battle "Sidechain Fever" is one to the ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' series, showing Melodii helping her clear creatures that look and act similar to the titular Puyos.

** MC Bean Machine, the guest vocalist of "Sidechain Fever", is likely named after ''VideoGame/DoctorRobotniksMeanBeanMachine''.

%%* SmittenTeenageGirl: Jamtine, by a mile.

* VocalEvolution: All the vocals for the SAGE 2022 Demo songs were redone by voice synthesizer cover artist Mia (2cade) for the Christmas SAGE 2023 Demo, resulting in a clearer and more natrual sound.

* VocalEvolution: All the vocals for the SAGE 2022 Demo songs were redone by voice synthesizer cover artist Mia (2cade), resulting in a clearer and more natrual sound.

* FelonyMisdemeanor: Melodii is visited by ''Federal Investigators'' for drawing graffiti. It's a crime they take very seriously.

** In "Sidechain Fever", Melodii's hair during one of the lines can be potentially styled to look like [[WesternAnimation/Jimmy Neutron Jimmy Neutron]] or [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]].

* NonIronicClown: Synthz [=McWave=] dresses up as a clown in his restaurant, but he's an amicable guy willing to show Melodii the ropes of how to cook.

* ShoutOut: Rensa and her rival battle "Sidechain Fever" is one to the ''Franchise/PuyoPuyo'' series, showing Melodii helping her clear creatures that look and act similar to the titular Puyos.
** In "Sidechain Fever", Melodii's hair during one of the lines can be potentially styled to look like [[WesternAnimation/Jimy Neutron Jimmy Neutron]] or [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]].

* ShoutOut: A knockoff version of VideoGame/PuyoPuyo is shown in "Sidechain Fever."

* TookALevelInKindness: Compared to their behavior in the SAGE 2022 Demo, the Sweetz Siblings, Cinnabay and Biggie Cheesecake, are far kinder towards Melodii in the Christmas SAGE 2023 Demo; while they’re still proud rebels and oppose the “feds” without fear, they’re much less antagonistic and obstructive with Melodii regarding their mission. In the reworked “Cream Cheese Icing”, rather than trying to outright defeat Melodii out of disgust for them trying to get a volunteer job to pay off their vandalism fine, they simply offer to let them help with their latest graffiti piece with the only argument against Melodii initially refusing is confusion at why they wouldn’t want to make graffiti anymore just because it was "illegal". They also assure Melodii that the neighbor that owns the fence that they are painting on is completely fine with their artwork, which the neighbor himself confirms, and mainly just drag them into their rival battle because they don’t seem to fully understand the kind of trouble that Melodii is currently in at the time. Once Cinnabay speaks with Melodii’s mother over the phone and learns the full details of their run in with the “feds”, rather than becoming disgusted with Melodii and opposing their attempts to pay the fine, Cinnabay instead comforts an upset and worried Melodii by assuring them that they don’t have to be afraid of the “feds” and even offers to help Melodii with their mission to pay the fine by taking them around town to places that they can’t reach on foot in her and her brother’s car. As a result, Cinnabay and Biggie Cheesecake come off as less of an obstacle to Melodii and more of a set of rebellious and teasing but still very loving friends with a sibling like bond with them.

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* BlackComedyBurst: When the [=GovGuys=] pull out after serving Melody their rentence a loud scream is heard. Heading outside reveals they ran over a kid on the way out who lays there unresponsive, covered in a tire track.

* ChildhoodFriends: At the very beginning of the game in Melodii's room, [[spoiler: you can find a photo of Melodii in a crib as a baby and the Sweetz Siblings as children together, implying that the duo have known Melodii since they were all very young.]]

* BrickJoke: The [=GovGuys=]' dog exclaims through AnimalTalk out of nowhere that [[CrossesTheLineTwice they love child labor]]. Later, at Synthz [=McWave=]'s restaurant, [=McWave=] lampshades the fact that he can employ Melodii by claiming that child labor was recently made legal since the Government Dog loves it so much.

''Scratchin' Melodii'' is a currently in-development RhythmGame by LJ [=LephemStar=] with a demo released for SAGE 2021 with three songs, and another released for SAGE 2022 with five songs and the first part of the story mode. A third demo was released for SAGE 2023 with the same amount of songs for the story mode and two bonus songs. It's mostly inspired by games like ''VideoGame/PaRappaTheRapper'' and ''VideoGame/UmJammerLammy'', with plenty of its own twists to keep things fresh.

''Scratchin' Melodii'' is a currently in-development RhythmGame by LJ [=LephemStar=] with a demo released for SAGE 2021 with three songs and another released for SAGE 2022 with five songs and the first part of the story mode. It's mostly inspired by games like ''VideoGame/PaRappaTheRapper'' and ''VideoGame/UmJammerLammy'', with plenty of its own twists to keep things fresh.

* ShoutOut: A knockoff version of VideoGame/PuyoPuyoTetris is shown in "Sidechain Fever."

* BeMyValentine: Jamtine, the third opponent of the game, has a name that's a cross between "Jam," as in music, and "Valentine", and the basis of her song is her and Melodii baking cookies to give to her crush.

* MeaningfulName: Nami's name means "wave" in Japanese, alluding to her calm, laid-back surfer girl-like demeanor and vaporwave aesthetic.

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: During the first encounter with Cinnabay and Biggie Cheesecake, after they realize Melodii is on their way to join the work force, they get in their way and claim that they need to beat them in a "battle." Melodii, understandably, responds with "you're gonna beat me up???" with an icon that looks like they're about to tear up, before the siblings clarify that they mean a DJ battle. Melodii's overworld sprite even changes during this part, which is one of the only times the game does this.

* AmbiguousGender: Melodii is very clearly meant to not have a gender, the game going as far as to add a third bathroom with a music note as the sign for Melodii to come out of during "Grease Poppin'." They have been stated by the developers to use any pronouns and they are referred to ingame by they/them.