History VideoGame / ThreeDDotGameHeroes

* LostForever: A lot of items and sidequests, actually, some with criminally short windows in which they can be obtained/completed. Particularly notable instances include the fairies Ai and Sue, the Ultima spellbook, the "Have a Nice Night?" trophy, and the entire From Cave sidequest.
** Extra frustrating in that some of the trophies require you to pretty much get every single item/sidequest that can be LostForever [[GuideDangIt in a single playthrough]].

* NostalgiaFilter

* AWinnerIsYou: One of the Sages says this after the final battle.

* ExcusePlot

* HelloInsertNameHere

* NewGamePlus

* PrincessesPreferPink: Princess Iris

* ExpositionFairy
* FairyCompanion

* HeroicMime
* [[AWinnerIsYou A Hero Is You]]: One of the Sages says this after the final battle.

* HyperactiveSprite
* ImpossiblyCoolWeapon

* [[WelcomeToCorneria Welcome to Colneria]]: Nearly all of the {{NPC}}s have fixed dialogue that doesn't change much as you progress through your quest.

* BossInMookClothing: You may occasionally encounter a large blue dragon wandering around in the overworld ... who will ''easily'' wipe the floor with you if you try to take the beast down.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: You can ask an {{NPC}} for an Infinite Money Code. He'll just mock you and say to earn it yourself.
** Also happens throughout NewGamePlus.

'''This game provides examples of:'''

* {{Cap}}: Every sword has a certain amount of "potential" (measured in G) limiting how far you can upgrade it. The lowly Wooden Sword has none whatsoever, making it unupgradable.

* OptionalSexualEncounter: [[spoiler: If you stay the night in Raejack after rescuing the princess, one of these is implied by the innkeeper (and you'll also get the "Have a nice night?" trophy to go along with it.]]

* [[WelcomeToCorneria WelcomeToColneria]]: Nearly all of the {{NPC}}s have fixed dialogue that doesn't change much as you progress through your quest.

''3D Dot Game Heroes'' is a title for the {{PlayStation 3}}. It's an homage to ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' series and retro gaming in general. You play as a young hero trying to save the kingdom of Dotnia from some legendary evil. It references and parodies several gaming themes and clichés. It's not limited to gameplay, either. The entire game is depicted as a 2D title that has been converted into high-definition 3D; old-school sprites now look like giant chunks of polished {{LEGO}} bricks. Though hardly groundbreaking, its humor and nostalgia appeal to older gamers.

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[[caption-width:434:8-bit gaming, Playstation 3 style]]

** Spelunker Mode, for [[OneHitPointWonder obvious reasons]].

* GameBreakingBug: If you install the game to your hard drive to reduce load times, it will randomly crash.

* ShoutOut: Many to classic and retro gaming in general, and TheLegendOfZelda in specific. See the [[ShoutOut/ThreeDDotGameHeroes ShoutOut subpage]] for details.

** The ''true'' Infinity Plus One Sword is the Moonlight Sword, which you get for completing every sidequest, and when fully powered up is the most powerful sword you can have when you ''don't'' have full hearts, which not only reduces your sword to a much reduced length and width but also typically downgrades your attack power by a sizable amount.

* TheWikiRule: It's fairly small, but yes, [[http://3ddotgameheroes.wikia.com/ there is one]] on Wikia.

* [[spoiler: OneWingedAngel: Fuelle, the final boss, is this. After you beat him once, the Dark Orb turns him into an incarnation of the Dark King Onyx.]]

* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler: The fairies Ai, Lee, and Sue. Put them together and you get AiLeeSue, a (Japanese) phonetic pronunciation of "Iris", the princess and the true identity of the three combined fairies.]]

* LiteralSplitPersonality: [[spoiler: Princess Iris, split into the three fairies Ai, Ri, and Sue.]]

* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler: The fairies Ai, Ri, and Sue. Put them together and you get Airisu, a (Japanese) phonetic pronunciation of "Iris", the princess and the true identity of the three combined fairies.]]

* GoodBadBug: In the dreaded [[ThatOneSidequest Dash Circuit]] minigame, you can pause the game and steer the character while in the pause screen. Even better, using the analog stick moves the character slightly in one direction, while the control pad turns them on the spot. Can be used to quickly build up your character's speed, as well as make minor steering adjustments. Virtually a requirement to get the [[ThatOneAchievement "All Swords Obtained!"]] trophy.

* ThatOneAchievement: "All Swords Obtained!" Notable in that it requires saving up a lot of the game's white blocks (which has to be done all in one playthrough in the pre-patch version), getting some [[LostForever easily missable]] items, and finishing ThatOneSidequest (see below).
** "Spelunker Extraordinaire!" also qualifies, as it requires you to complete the entire game as a OneHitpointWonder.
* ThatOneSidequest: Setting the record time on Dash Circuit (required to obtain all swords). The game's developers relented and made it slightly easier in the game's patch by relaxing the time requirements by a few seconds, but it still requires near-perfect runs (which, in turn, require near-perfect reflexes and timing). Almost impossible to achieve without [[GoodBadBug taking advantage of some glitches]].

* GoodBadBug: In the dreaded [[ThatOneSidequest Dash Circuit]] minigame, you can pause the game and steer the character while in the pause screen. Even better, using the analog stick moves the character slightly in one direction, while the control pad turns them on the spot. Can be used to quickly build up your character's speed, as well as make minor steering adjustments. Virtually a requirement to get the [[ThatOneAchievement "All Swords Obtained!"]] achievement.

* AffectionateParody: Due to being a parody of the two, the base game is a hybrid of ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' and ''[[VideoGame/DragonQuest Dragon Warrior]]''.

* [[AWinnerIsYou A Hero Is You]]: One of the Sages says this after the final battle.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: You can upgrade your sword's length and width. The innuendo did not go unnoticed by the game developers. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKTThEUweoU See this trailer.]] Not to mention acquiring the Freeze spell from the Aqua Sage Ohtu, which requires you to [[ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qu7e59sdno stab her repeatedly to create enough "stimulus"]] for her to release the magic power upon the Hero. If that wasn't blatant enough, she even groans and says "It's... COMING!!"

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: You can upgrade your sword's length and width. The innuendo did not go unnoticed by the game developers. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKTThEUweoU See this trailer.]] Not to mention acquiring the Freeze spell from the Aqua Sage Ohtu, which requires you to stab her repeatedly to create enough "stimulus" for her to release the magic power upon the Hero. If that wasn't blatant enough, she even groans and says "It's... COMING!!" [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qu7e59sdno]]

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: You can upgrade your sword's length and width. The innuendo did not go unnoticed by the game developers. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKTThEUweoU See this trailer.]] Not to mention acquiring the Freeze spell from the Aqua Mage, which requires you to stab her repeatedly to create enough "stimulus" for her to release the magic power upon the Hero. It comes complete with an "...It's coming!" gag.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: You can upgrade your sword's length and width. The innuendo did not go unnoticed by the game developers. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKTThEUweoU See this trailer.]]

* LoadingScreen: Accompanied by illustrations in the game's signature pixel style, many of which are references to classic retro games.