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The game makes no reference to the Bible, neither did Jonah escape by lighting a fire


* AsTheGoodBookSays: Mike and Baboo reenact the tale of Jonah to escape the whale's belly.
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* ShoutOut: Has its [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ShoutOut/StarTropics own page.]]

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* ShoutOut: Has its [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/ShoutOut/StarTropics [[ShoutOut/StarTropics own page.]]



%%* SueDonym: Mike eventually comes to "Michelle" when he does this.

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%%* * SueDonym: When Mike eventually comes is temporarily made female in order to infiltrate Shecola, he makes up the alias "Michelle" when he does this.on the spot.

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* BruceLeeClone: The Spike Shoes temporarily transform Mike into a karate-kicking tornado of justice. In practice, the item acts as a weak SmartBomb.


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* FlashStep: The Spike Shoes cause Mike to teleport behind every enemy onscreen and kick them. In practice, the item acts as a weak SmartBomb.
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Spelling/grammar fix(es)


* InsaneTrollLogic: Sherlock Holmes deducing in the second game that, just going off Zoda-X's name, there must two other Zodas named Zoda-Y and Zoda-Z. [[TheCloudCuckoolanderWasRight He's right]], but it's still a huge reach regardless, especially as the game was released in the mid-90's at the height of XtremeKoolLetterz usage.

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* InsaneTrollLogic: Sherlock Holmes deducing in the second game that, just going off Zoda-X's name, there must be two other Zodas named Zoda-Y and Zoda-Z. [[TheCloudCuckoolanderWasRight He's right]], but it's still a huge reach regardless, especially as the game was released in the mid-90's at the height of XtremeKoolLetterz usage.
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* EnterSolutionHere: [=StarTropics=] famously included a secret hidden frequency required to beat the game, hidden via InvisibleWriting on the letter that came with the game and manual. A code ''you need'' to complete the game. Back in the day, if you threw this letter away, lost it, or didn't have the issue of ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' with the walkthrough -- [[GuideDangIt you were out of luck]]. The [[Platform/VirtualConsole Wii U Virtual Console]] port of the game included the hidden code within its digital manual. Some gamers were "[[TheyChangedItNowItSucks divided]]" about its presentation, but appreciated the effort. Unfortunately, due to an oversight on Nintendo's part, the [[Platform/NintendoSwitch Switch version]] of Startropics does not include it.

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* EnterSolutionHere: [=StarTropics=] famously included a secret hidden frequency required to beat the game, hidden via InvisibleWriting on the letter that came with the game and manual. A code ''you need'' to complete the game. Back in the day, if you threw this letter away, lost it, or didn't have the issue of ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' with the walkthrough -- [[GuideDangIt you were out of luck]]. The [[Platform/VirtualConsole Wii U Virtual Console]] port of the game included the hidden code within its digital manual. Some gamers were "[[TheyChangedItNowItSucks divided]]" about its presentation, but appreciated the effort. Unfortunately, due to an oversight on Nintendo's part, the [[Platform/NintendoSwitch Switch version]] of Startropics [=StarTropics=] does not include it.
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* EnterSolutionHere: INPUT FREQUENCY!!! ...you kept the letter that came with the game, right?

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* EnterSolutionHere: INPUT FREQUENCY!!! ...you kept [=StarTropics=] famously included a secret hidden frequency required to beat the game, hidden via InvisibleWriting on the letter that came with the game, right?game and manual. A code ''you need'' to complete the game. Back in the day, if you threw this letter away, lost it, or didn't have the issue of ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' with the walkthrough -- [[GuideDangIt you were out of luck]]. The [[Platform/VirtualConsole Wii U Virtual Console]] port of the game included the hidden code within its digital manual. Some gamers were "[[TheyChangedItNowItSucks divided]]" about its presentation, but appreciated the effort. Unfortunately, due to an oversight on Nintendo's part, the [[Platform/NintendoSwitch Switch version]] of Startropics does not include it.

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* ContinuingIsPainful: If you die at any point, you restart with only 3 hearts. This wouldn't be so bad if:
## hearts weren't so hard to find!
## Your weapon is weak unless you're at high health.
** You also lose any medicine and special items you had when you died, and depending on where the game places you back, you generally won't have a chance to recover them.

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* ContinuingIsPainful: If you die at any point, you restart with only 3 hearts. This wouldn't be so bad if:
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if hearts weren't so hard to find!
## Your
find and your weapon is weak [[UnstableEquilibrium unless you're at high health.
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health]]. You also lose any medicine and special items you had when you died, and depending on where the game places you back, you generally won't have a chance to recover them.them. Never is this more apparent than on the brutal difficulty final level due to CheckpointStarvation.

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