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* AdaptationalWimp: Most of the Wacky Racers don’t utilize the features of their karts to attack Muttley. Best exemplified with the Convert-A-Car, which doesn’t change into any other form when you fight it.
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* DownerEnding: Muttley gets captured and he and Dick Dastardly still ended up losing the race.
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* DownerEnding: Muttley gets captured and he and Dick Dastardly still ended up losing the race. It might be consolation to know that none of the other racers finished since he smashed all their cars, but that’s stretching it.
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* SuperDrowningSkills: If Muttley falls into the water, he instantly loses a life.
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* SuperDrowningSkills: Zigzagged. If Muttley falls into the water, he instantly loses a life.life, but at the same time, there are swimming stages in the game, where Muttley can swim just fine.
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* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: While many of the other racers receive comical damage and/or injuries upon being defeated, Penelope Pitstop gets off relatively easy (the Compact Pussycat a little less so, since her umbrella is wrinkled and hood is popped open).
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* LevelInTheClouds: The second part of Stage C-1 takes place in the cloudy skies.
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* TimedMission: Muttley has three minutes to complete each stage.
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* TimedMission: Muttley has three five minutes to complete each stage.stage in the Japanese version, and three in the North American version.
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* CarFu: Being that the bosses are the other Wacky Racers that fight while still in their vehicles, they drive and leap around in an attempt to ram Muttley with CollissionDamage.
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* CarFu: Being that the bosses are the other Wacky Racers that fight while still in their vehicles, they drive and leap around in an attempt to ram Muttley with CollissionDamage.CollisionDamage.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Muttley is the playable character, and the bosses of the game are the 10 other Wacky Racers.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Muttley is the playable character, and the bosses of the game are the 10 other Wacky Racers.Racers driving their respective karts.
* CarFu: Being that the bosses are the other Wacky Racers that fight while still in their vehicles, they drive and leap around in an attempt to ram Muttley with CollissionDamage.
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** Go Go America: Dick Dastardly has been captured by bandits! Are you a bad enough dog to save him?
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** Go Go America: Dick Dastardly has been is captured by bandits! Are you a bad enough dog to save him?
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* SequentialBoss: Each of the game's bosses has two phases. Muttley has to memorize their patterns for each phase so he can easily attack the bosses and dodge their attacks.
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* SequentialBoss: Each of the game's bosses has two phases. Muttley has to memorize Once they lose half their patterns for each health, they phase so he can easily attack the bosses out, phase back in, and dodge change their attacks.strategy and movement patterns.
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* VillainProtagonist: Muttley is the playable character.
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* VillainProtagonist: Muttley is the playable game's main character.
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* BigCreepyCrawlies: Giant insects serve as enemies throughout Stage B-3. Perhaps justified as the first half of the stage is made of cakes and candies, while the second half is made of flowers.
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* EvilLivingFlames: Anthropomorphic flames appear as enemies in Stage A-2.
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* IdleAnimation: Leave Muttley alone for a few seconds and he will snicker. Leave him alone long enough and he will fall asleep.
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* MoleMiner: Moles with mining helmets serve as enemies in the first part of Stage B-2.
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* QuicksandSucks: Quicksand is present throughout Stage A-2. The battle against Sergeant Blast and Private Meekly in the Army Surplus Special at the end of the stage takes place entirely over a stretch of quicksand. Strangely, while Muttley is able to sink in the quicksand, the Army Surplus Special can't.
* SequentialBoss: Each of the game's bosses has two phases. Muttley has to memorize their patterns for each phase so he can easily attack the bosses and dodge their attacks.
* SequentialBoss: Each of the game's bosses has two phases. Muttley has to memorize their patterns for each phase so he can easily attack the bosses and dodge their attacks.
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* SmellySkunk: Skunks serve as enemies in the second part of Stage C-4. They attack Muttley by spraying gas clouds at him.
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* BigBoosHaunt: The second half of Stage A-1 takes place in a haunted house, which is filled with bats, knights (both kinds), and mummies. The boss of this stage is Big Gruesome and Little Gruesome in the Creepy Coupe.
* DeathMountain: Stage C-4 takes place in a rocky mountain. The boss of this stage is Rock and Gravel Slag in the Bouldermobile.
* HeartsAreHealth: Muttley starts off with three hearts in his health bar, and can expand it up to six when he selects the heart option.
* HeliCritter: Once Muttley has the flight mechanic equipped, he can use his tail to hover, as he does in ''Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines''. If he loses a life, then he loses his ability to hover until he re-equips it.
* HeliCritter: Once Muttley has the flight mechanic equipped, he can use his tail to hover, as he does in ''Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines''. If he loses a life, then he loses his ability to hover until he re-equips it.
* LevelAte: The first half of Stage B-3 takes place in a world made of cakes and candies.
* TheLostWoods: The second half of Stage A-3 takes place in a forest, where gorillas, snakes, and owls serve as enemies. The boss of this stage is Rufus Ruffcut and Sawtooth in the Buzzwagon.
* TheLostWoods: The second half of Stage A-3 takes place in a forest, where gorillas, snakes, and owls serve as enemies. The boss of this stage is Rufus Ruffcut and Sawtooth in the Buzzwagon.
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* ThrowDownTheBomblet: The bomb power-up lets Muttley throw arcing bombs, which have a wide and useful blast radius.
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* ShiftingSandLand: Stage A-2 takes place in a desert, with giant armadillos, scorpions, and [[QuicksandSucks quicksand]]. The boss of this stage is Sgt. Blast and Private Meekly in the Army Surplus Special.
* SkyscraperCity: The second half of Stage C-2 takes place in a massive city with skyscrapers in the background. The boss of this stage is the Anthill Mob in the Bullet-Proof Bomb.
* SlippySlideyIceWorld: Stage C-1 takes place in the arctic. Enemies include snowmen, eskimos, walruses, and polar bears. The boss of this stage is the Red Max in the Crimson Haybaler.
* SuperDrowningSkills: If Muttley falls into the water, he instantly loses a life.
* ThrowDownTheBomblet: The bomb power-up lets Muttley throw arcing bombs, which have a wide and useful blastradius. radius.
* TimedMission: Muttley has three minutes to complete each stage.
* SkyscraperCity: The second half of Stage C-2 takes place in a massive city with skyscrapers in the background. The boss of this stage is the Anthill Mob in the Bullet-Proof Bomb.
* SlippySlideyIceWorld: Stage C-1 takes place in the arctic. Enemies include snowmen, eskimos, walruses, and polar bears. The boss of this stage is the Red Max in the Crimson Haybaler.
* SuperDrowningSkills: If Muttley falls into the water, he instantly loses a life.
* ThrowDownTheBomblet: The bomb power-up lets Muttley throw arcing bombs, which have a wide and useful blast
* TimedMission: Muttley has three minutes to complete each stage.
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* UndergroundLevel: The second half of Stage C-3 takes place in a cave, where Muttley must dodge rolling boulders. The boss of this stage is Lazy Luke and Blubber Bear in the Arkansas Chug-a-bug.
* VillainProtagonist: Muttley is the playablecharacter.character.
* TheWildWest: The first half of Stage C-3 takes place in a western town. Enemies include raccoons, desperados, and tapirs.
* WorldTour: Muttley travels around the world to rescue Dastardly and battle the Wacky Racers. His destinations are Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and North and South America.
* VillainProtagonist: Muttley is the playable
* TheWildWest: The first half of Stage C-3 takes place in a western town. Enemies include raccoons, desperados, and tapirs.
* WorldTour: Muttley travels around the world to rescue Dastardly and battle the Wacky Racers. His destinations are Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and North and South America.
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* DownerEnding: Muttley gets captured and he and Dick Dastardly still ended up losing the race.
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* HavingABlast: The bomb power-up lets Muttley throw bombs.
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* TheCameo: The carrier pigeon from ''WesternAnimation/DastardlyAndMuttleyInTheirFlyingMachines'' appears in the first story.
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* TheCameo: The carrier pigeon Yankee Doodle Pigeon from ''WesternAnimation/DastardlyAndMuttleyInTheirFlyingMachines'' appears in the first story.
* HavingABlast: The bomb power-up lets Muttley throw bombs.
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* MythologyGag: The plotline of ''Hip Hop'' has nothing to do with the Wacky Race in general, but rather the spinoff ''Dastardly And Muttley in their Flying Machines''.
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* ManBitesMan: Muttley's standard attack in a lunging short-ranged bite.
* MythologyGag: Theplotline scenario of ''Hip Hop'' has nothing to do with the Wacky Race in general, but rather the spinoff ''Dastardly And Muttley in their Flying Machines''. Machines''.
* UnderTheSea: The stages in Level B-2 has Muttley underwater, where he has to avoid numerous underwater enemies and explores a sunken ship.
* MythologyGag: The
* UnderTheSea: The stages in Level B-2 has Muttley underwater, where he has to avoid numerous underwater enemies and explores a sunken ship.
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The game, interestingly enough, isn't a racing game as one would expect, but rather a platforming game where you take control of Dick Dastardly's dog, Muttley.
Muttley. You guide Muttley through several stages avoiding quirky enemies, and taking on the Wacky Racers, who behave as the level bosses.
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* TheCameo: The carrier pigeon from ''WesternAnimation/DastardlyAndMuttleyInTheirFlyingMachines'' appears in the first story.
* DistressedDude: Dastardly gets captured by desperados in ''Go Go America''. Muttley has to save him.
* ExcusePlot: Each of the three courses have their own individual plotlines to give Muttley something to do.
** Hip Hop: While trying to [[WesternAnimation/DastardlyAndMuttleyInTheirFlyingMachines Stop that Pigeon]], Dastardly crashes his plane and has to be rescued.
** Splish Splash: The Mean Machine's engine breaks down and Muttley has to get a new one.
** Go Go America: Dick Dastardly has been captured by bandits! Are you a bad enough dog to save him?
* HeroAntagonist: The other Wacky Racers appear in the game as bosses who attempt to fightMuttley.Muttley.
* MythologyGag: The plotline of ''Hip Hop'' has nothing to do with the Wacky Race in general, but rather the spinoff ''Dastardly And Muttley in their Flying Machines''.
* DistressedDude: Dastardly gets captured by desperados in ''Go Go America''. Muttley has to save him.
* ExcusePlot: Each of the three courses have their own individual plotlines to give Muttley something to do.
** Hip Hop: While trying to [[WesternAnimation/DastardlyAndMuttleyInTheirFlyingMachines Stop that Pigeon]], Dastardly crashes his plane and has to be rescued.
** Splish Splash: The Mean Machine's engine breaks down and Muttley has to get a new one.
** Go Go America: Dick Dastardly has been captured by bandits! Are you a bad enough dog to save him?
* HeroAntagonist: The other Wacky Racers appear in the game as bosses who attempt to fight
* MythologyGag: The plotline of ''Hip Hop'' has nothing to do with the Wacky Race in general, but rather the spinoff ''Dastardly And Muttley in their Flying Machines''.
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Wacky Races is an NES Platformer Game released in 1991 and developed by Creator/{{Atlus}} As the name implies, it is based on the Creator/{{HannaBarbera}} cartoon of the same name.
The game, interestingly enough isn't a racing game as one would expect, but rather a platforming game where you take control of Dick Dastardly's dog Muttley.
The game, interestingly enough isn't a racing game as one would expect, but rather a platforming game where you take control of Dick Dastardly's dog Muttley.
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The game, interestingly
The game consists of three linear courses:
# Hip Hop, which covers Europe and Africa;
# Splish Splash, which covers Asia and Australia, and
# Go Go America, which covers North America and South America.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Muttley is the playable character and the bosses of the game are the other 10 Wacky Racers.
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* HeroAntagonist: The Other Wacky Racers appear in the game as bosses who attempt to fight Muttley.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Muttley is the playable character character, and the bosses of the game are the 10 other 10 Wacky Racers.
Racers.
* HeroAntagonist: TheOther other Wacky Racers appear in the game as bosses who attempt to fight Muttley.
Muttley.
* HeroAntagonist: The
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Wacky Races is an NES Platformer Game released in 1991 and developed by Creator/{{Atlus}} As the name implies, it is based on the Creator/ {{HannaBarbera}} cartoon of the same name.
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Wacky Races is an NES Platformer Game released in 1991 and developed by Creator/{{Atlus}} As the name implies, it is based on the Creator/ {{HannaBarbera}} Creator/{{HannaBarbera}} cartoon of the same name.
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Wacky Races is an NES Platformer Game released in 1991 and developed by Creator/{{Atlus}}
Creator/{{Atlus}} As the name implies, it is based on the Creator/ {{HannaBarbera}} cartoon of the same name.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Muttley is the playable character and the bosses of the game are the other 10 Wacky Racers.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: Muttley is the playable character and the bosses of the game are the other 10 Wacky Racers.Racers.
* HeroAntagonist: The Other Wacky Racers appear in the game as bosses who attempt to fight Muttley.
* VillainProtagonist: Muttley is the playable character.
* HeroAntagonist: The Other Wacky Racers appear in the game as bosses who attempt to fight Muttley.
* VillainProtagonist: Muttley is the playable character.
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Wacky Races is an NES Platformer Game released in 1991 and developed by Creator/Atlus
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Wacky Races is an NES Platformer Game released in 1991 and developed by Creator/Atlus
Creator/{{Atlus}}
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Wacky Races is an NES Platformer Game released in 1991 and developed by Atlus.
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Wacky Races is an NES Platformer Game released in 1991 and developed by Atlus.
Creator/Atlus
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The game, interestingly enough isn't a racing game as one would expect, but rather a platforming game where you take control of Dick Dastardly's dog Muttley.Muttley.
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!!This game provides examples of
* ADayInTheLimelight: Muttley is the playable character and the bosses of the game are the other 10 Wacky Racers.
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Wacky Races is an NES Platformer Game released in 1991 and developed by Atlus.
The game, interestingly enough isn't a racing game as one would expect, but rather a platforming game where you take control of Dick Dastardly's dog Muttley.
The game, interestingly enough isn't a racing game as one would expect, but rather a platforming game where you take control of Dick Dastardly's dog Muttley.
