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* NonstandardGameOver: Lose a battle to the final boss and you'll end up in the continue screen as usual... [[AndIMustScream except the narrator refuses to let you continue. "Just kidding, you are dead forever!"]] [[LaughingMad "Hahahahahahahahahahahaha]][[BrokenRecord hahahahaha..."]]
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* GuideDangIt: This hack has a bizarre subversion easily described as a Title Dang It. At one point in the game you are presented with a choice that appears to only have one option, and at that point you have to remember the actual title of the hack: ''Press The B Button''.
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* BlobMonster[=/=]OurGhostsAreDifferent: The Evil Ecto, which looks like a PaletteSwap of the Soul Consuming Flames. They are found in the creepy part of Twoson sewers, which means they are basically ghosts. They can MindRape Varik with Brainshock Alpha.
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* BlobMonster[=/=]OurGhostsAreDifferent: The Evil Ecto, which looks like a PaletteSwap of the Soul Consuming Flames. They are found in the creepy part of Twoson sewers, which means they are basically ghosts. They have a creepy yell and can MindRape Varik with Brainshock Alpha.
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* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: According to Radiation, he changed Ness, the baseball-hatted tweenage protagonist of EarthBound into Varik, a mysterious, shadowy-faced medieval bounty hunter. This serves to alienate the player from the idea of the EarthBound theme, and set a darker mood.
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* AlternateUniverse: This game is at a point after Dr. Andonuts sending the Chosen Four back to stop Giygas, but they didn't return since they were sent to a timeline created when Giygas was killed in the past. Andonuts went mad with grief because he thought he killed them.
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* AlternateUniverse: AlternateTimeline: This game is at a point after Dr. Andonuts sending the Chosen Four back to stop Giygas, but they didn't return since they were sent to a timeline created when Giygas was killed in the past. Andonuts went mad with grief because he thought he killed them.
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* GenreShift:
Radiation's Halloween Hack (Press the B Button) is an edit of EarthBound that turns the game's original upbeat mood of lighthearted, courageous adventure into that of a fearful, psychologically warped tale based on the willingness of game players to fulfill what they are obligated to do, even when it goes against their wishes. According to Radiation:
Radiation's Halloween Hack (Press the B Button) is an edit of EarthBound that turns the game's original upbeat mood of lighthearted, courageous adventure into that of a fearful, psychologically warped tale based on the willingness of game players to fulfill what they are obligated to do, even when it goes against their wishes. According to Radiation:
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GenreShift: Radiation's Halloween Hack (Press the B Button) is an edit of EarthBound that turns the game's original upbeat mood of lighthearted, courageous adventure into that of a fearful, psychologically warped tale based on the willingness of game players to fulfill what they are obligated to do, even when it goes against their wishes. According to Radiation:
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Radiation's Halloween Hack (Press the B Button) is an edit of EarthBound that turns the game's original upbeat mood of lighthearted, courageous adventure into that of a fearful, psychologically warped tale based on the willingness of game players to fulfill what they are obligated to do, even when it goes against their wishes. According to Radiation:
-->''"It was born of a combination of many things I had been thinking about at the time - the lack of non-stereotypical, major homosexual characters in media, the staleness of a fifteen-year-old video game, the player's conciousness of their own decisions in video games, and the fact that it seemed that most people generally thought I was just 'another funny guy.'"''
Radiation's Halloween Hack (Press the B Button) is an edit of EarthBound that turns the game's original upbeat mood of lighthearted, courageous adventure into that of a fearful, psychologically warped tale based on the willingness of game players to fulfill what they are obligated to do, even when it goes against their wishes. According to Radiation:
-->''"It was born of a combination of many things I had been thinking about at the time - the lack of non-stereotypical, major homosexual characters in media, the staleness of a fifteen-year-old video game, the player's conciousness of their own decisions in video games, and the fact that it seemed that most people generally thought I was just 'another funny guy.'"''
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* BountyHunter: Varik. Hired by B.H Pirkle to kill the "monster".
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* FanSequel: The Halloween Hack takes place in one of Earthbound's offshoot timelines.
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* EvilKnockoff: The Transdimension Terminate mook. It looks like Ness's robot from Earthbound and can cast Lightning Alpha every turn.
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[[Music/TobyFox Radiation]]'s Halloween Hack, also known as "Press the B Button," is an award-winning alteration of the 1995 cult-classic-role-playing-video-game VideoGame/EarthBound, a half "Peanuts," half-acid trip lucid daydream-nightmare created for the Super Nintendo as the surreal, suburban counterpart to archetypical medieval role-playing games like VideoGame/FinalFantasyI and VideoGame/DragonQuest.
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[[Music/TobyFox Radiation]]'s Halloween Hack, also known as "Press the B Button," is an award-winning alteration of the 1995 cult-classic-role-playing-video-game VideoGame/EarthBound, a half "Peanuts," half-acid trip lucid daydream-nightmare created for the Super Nintendo as the surreal, suburban counterpart to archetypical medieval role-playing games like VideoGame/FinalFantasyI the Franchise/FinalFantasy and VideoGame/DragonQuest.
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[[Music/TobyFox Radiation]]'s Halloween Hack, also known as "Press the B Button," is an award-winning alteration of the 1995 cult-classic-role-playing-video-game VideoGame/EarthBound, a half "Peanuts," half-acid trip lucid daydream-nightmare created for the Super Nintendo as the surreal, suburban counterpart to archetypical medieval role-playing games like Franchise/FinalFantasy VideoGame/FinalFantasyI and Franchise/DragonQuest.
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** Dearkhart represents Dr. Andonauts's guilt over not being a good father.
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** Phaze Destrotur represents guilt over the "deaths" of the Chosen Four.
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** Phaze Destrotur represents Dr. Andonuts's guilt over the "deaths" of the Chosen Four.
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* AlternateUniverse: This game is at a point after Dr. Andonuts sending the chosen 4 back to stop Giygas, but they didn't return since they were sent to a timeline created when Giygas was killed in the past. Andonuts went mad with grief because he thought he killed them.
* AnimateBodyParts: Dearkhart and the Anxiety Attack enemies. Dearkhart represents Dr. Andonaut's guilt over not being a good father.
* AnimateBodyParts: Dearkhart and the Anxiety Attack enemies. Dearkhart represents Dr. Andonaut's guilt over not being a good father.
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* AlternateUniverse: This game is at a point after Dr. Andonuts sending the chosen 4 Chosen Four back to stop Giygas, but they didn't return since they were sent to a timeline created when Giygas was killed in the past. Andonuts went mad with grief because he thought he killed them.
* AnimateBodyParts: Dearkhart and the Anxiety Attack enemies.
* AnthropomorphicPersonification
** Dearkhart represents Dr.Andonaut's Andonauts's guilt over not being a good father.father.
** The NO trio represents Dr. Andonuts's homosexuality.
** Phaze Destrotur represents guilt over the "deaths" of the Chosen Four.
* AnimateBodyParts: Dearkhart and the Anxiety Attack enemies.
* AnthropomorphicPersonification
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** The NO trio represents Dr. Andonuts's homosexuality.
** Phaze Destrotur represents guilt over the "deaths" of the Chosen Four.
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[[Music/TobyFox Radiation]]'s Halloween Hack, also known as "Press the B Button," is an award-winning alteration of the 1995 cult-classic-role-playing-video-game VideoGame/EarthBound, a half "Peanuts," half-acid trip lucid daydream-nightmare created for the Super Nintendo as the surreal, suburban counterpart to archetypical medieval role-playing games like Final Fantasy Franchise/FinalFantasy and Dragon Warrior.
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* GoMadFromTheRevelation: Dr. Andonuts, upon coming to the false conclusion that the Chosen Four are trapped in the past.
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* AnimateBodyParts: Dearkhart and the Anxiety Attack enemies. Dearkhart represents Dr. Andonaut's guilt over not being a good father.
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* HumanoidAlien: In the concept art for this hack, the Giegue League is actually based on a doodle Radiation drew, and it's kind of a parody of itself so to speak. Giegue League resembles Giygas before his breakdown, which is fitting for a custom romhack foe.
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* PowerOfHate: Andonuts runs off this during the final battle.
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* OurVampiresAreDifferent: The Vladula.
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* OurVampiresAreDifferent: The Vladula. Falls asleep during battle, but if wakes up, it has dangerous techniques.
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* AlternateUniverse: This game is at a point after Dr. Andonuts sending the chosen 4 back to stop Giygas, but they didn't return since they were sent to a timeline created when Giygas was killed in the past.
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* AlternateUniverse: This game is at a point after Dr. Andonuts sending the chosen 4 back to stop Giygas, but they didn't return since they were sent to a timeline created when Giygas was killed in the past. Andonuts went mad with grief because he thought he killed them.
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Radiation's Halloween Hack, also known as "Press the B Button," is an award-winning alteration of the 1995 cult-classic-role-playing-video-game EarthBound, VideoGame/EarthBound, a half "Peanuts," half-acid trip lucid daydream-nightmare created for the Super Nintendo as the surreal, suburban counterpart to archetypical medieval role-playing games like Final Fantasy and Dragon Warrior.
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* SpoilerTitle: Pressing the B Button at a critical decision will allow the Player to access the rest of the game.
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* FleshEatingZombie: The Monster and the Uberhaunt enemies. Both have sprites with blood dripping from their hands and mouths, implying that they eat flesh.
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* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: The "Remember me?" monster. One of its attacks is to hug Varik, solidifying him somehow.
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* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: The "Remember me?" monster. One of its attacks is to hug Varik, solidifying him somehow.
* PureEnergy: Psycho Psource. It can cast various [[PsychicPowers PSI]] and shove itself down the group's throats.
* UselessUsefulSpell: Radiation said in a walkthrough he placed a few "Idiot killers" in the game. If you fly in and just attack without any form of strategy (AKA an idiot) the player will die to these guys. But if the player does a few simple techniques like using a status PSI, they've got 'em.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: The Vladula.
* UselessUsefulSpell: Radiation said in a walkthrough he placed a few "Idiot killers" in the game. If you fly in and just attack without any form of strategy (AKA an idiot) the player will die to these guys. But if the player does a few simple techniques like using a status PSI, they've got 'em.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: The Vladula.
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** The Monster and the Uberhaunt enemies.
* PureEnergy: Psycho Psource. It can cast various [[PsychicPowers PSI]] and shove itself down the group's throats.
* PureEnergy: Psycho Psource. It can cast various [[PsychicPowers PSI]] and shove itself down the group's throats.
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** The Monster and When the Uberhaunt enemies.
* PureEnergy: Psycho Psource. It can cast various [[PsychicPowers PSI]] and shove itself down the group's throats.dies, it blows up into confetti.
* PureEnergy: Psycho Psource. It can cast various [[PsychicPowers PSI]] and shove itself down the group's throats.
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* CreepyCockroach: The Preemptive Scavenger is a PaletteSwap of the Violent Roach. The Preemptive Scavenger is much creepier because it looks rotten.
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** The Remnant enemy is a goopy, melty version of the Starman mook from Earthbound. They were probably beaten by Ness and came back through sheer will and determination.
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** The Remnant enemy is a goopy, melty version of the Starman mook from Earthbound. They were probably beaten by Ness and came back through sheer will and determination.determination.
** The Monster and the Uberhaunt enemies.
* PureEnergy: Psycho Psource. It can cast various [[PsychicPowers PSI]] and shove itself down the group's throats.
** The Monster and the Uberhaunt enemies.
* PureEnergy: Psycho Psource. It can cast various [[PsychicPowers PSI]] and shove itself down the group's throats.
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* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: The "Remember me?" monster. One of its attacks is to hug Varik, solidifying him somehow.
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* OurZombiesAreDifferent: The Obsessive Recyclers get another PaletteSwap in the form of the zombified Recycled. The Recycled look rotten in comparison to the Obsessive Recyclers and end up being an obstacle to Varik's journey like their counterparts.
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* OurZombiesAreDifferent: OurZombiesAreDifferent:
** The Obsessive Recyclers get another PaletteSwap in the form of the zombified Recycled. The Recycled look rotten in comparison to the Obsessive Recyclers and end up being an obstacle to Varik's journey like theircounterparts.counterparts.
** The Remnant enemy is a goopy, melty version of the Starman mook from Earthbound. They were probably beaten by Ness and came back through sheer will and determination.
** The Obsessive Recyclers get another PaletteSwap in the form of the zombified Recycled. The Recycled look rotten in comparison to the Obsessive Recyclers and end up being an obstacle to Varik's journey like their
** The Remnant enemy is a goopy, melty version of the Starman mook from Earthbound. They were probably beaten by Ness and came back through sheer will and determination.
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* CreepyCockroach: The Preemptive Scavenger is a PaletteSwap of the Violent Roach. The Preemptive Scavenger is much creepier because it looks rotten.
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* BlobMonster[=/=]OurGhostsAreDifferent: The Evil Ecto. Looks like a PaletteSwap of the Soul Consuming Flames. They are found in the creepy part of Twoson sewers, which means they are basically ghosts.
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* BlobMonster[=/=]OurGhostsAreDifferent: The Evil Ecto. Looks Ecto, which looks like a PaletteSwap of the Soul Consuming Flames. They are found in the creepy part of Twoson sewers, which means they are basically ghosts. They can MindRape Varik with Brainshock Alpha.
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* JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind: When the player presses the B Button during the important decision, Varik enters Dr. Andonuts's mind and discovers the reasoning behind his insanity
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* JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind: When the player presses the B Button during the important decision, Varik enters Dr. Andonuts's mind and discovers the reasoning behind his insanityinsanity.
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: The Halloween candy comes in Cinnamon Crap, Grape Gasoline, Cherry Chafe, and Mint. Mint is very disgusting, according to the narration.
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* OurZombiesAreDifferent: The Obsessive Recyclers get another PaletteSwap in the form of the zombified Recycled. The Recycled look rotten in comparison to the Obsessive Recyclers, yet they are an obstacle to Varik's journey.
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* OurZombiesAreDifferent: The Obsessive Recyclers get another PaletteSwap in the form of the zombified Recycled. The Recycled look rotten in comparison to the Obsessive Recyclers, yet they are Recyclers and end up being an obstacle to Varik's journey.journey like their counterparts.
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* BlobMonster[=/=]OurGhostsAreDifferent: The Evil Ecto. Looks like a PalletSwap of the Soul Consuming Flames. They are found in the creepy part of Twoson sewers, which means they are basically ghosts.
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* OurZombiesAreDifferent: The Obsessive Recyclers get another PalletSwap PaletteSwap in the form of the zombified Recycled. The Recycled look rotten in comparison to the Obsessive Recyclers, yet they are an obstacle to Varik's journey.
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* AbsurdlySpaciousSewer: Twoson Sewers. It's covered in hippies and rats. Varik enters this place to head for the monster's location. At one point, the water is replaced with blood, the hippies become zombies, and blobs and roaches join the fray.
* AlternateUniverse: This game is at a pointwhere after Dr. Andonuts sent sending the chosen 4 back, back to stop Giygas, but they didn't return since they were sent to a timeline created when Giygas was killed in the past.past.
* BlobMonster[=/=]OurGhostsAreDifferent: The Evil Ecto. Looks like a PalleteSwap of the Soul Consuming Flames. They are found in the creepy part of Twoson sewers, which means they are basically ghosts.
* AlternateUniverse: This game is at a point
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* AlternateUniverse: This game is at a point where Dr. Andonuts sent the chosen 4 back, but they didn't return since they were sent to a timeline created when Giygas was killed in the past.
* HubWorld: Magicant.
* JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind: When the player presses the B Button during the important decision, Varik enters Dr. Andonuts's mind and discovers the reasoning behind his insanity
*TakeAThirdOption: The player can press the B Button when getting the chance to kill the "monster"/Dr. Andonuts. This triples the length of the game.
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!Tropes presented:
* AlternateUniverse: This game is at a point where Dr. Andonuts sent the chosen 4 back, but they didn't return since they were sent to a timeline created when Giygas was killed in the past.
* HubWorld: Magicant.
* JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind: When the player presses the B Button during the important decision, Varik enters Dr. Andonuts's mind and discovers the reasoning behind his insanity
*TakeAThirdOption: The player can press the B Button when getting the chance to kill the "monster"/Dr. Andonuts. This triples the length of the game.
