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** Oh, Also the original game!
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* ShortTank: Julie.
** But Zeke is actually shorter than Julie, but both characters are still shorter than the zombies.
** But Zeke is actually shorter than Julie, but both characters are still shorter than the zombies.
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* MundaneUtility: Bazookas are as good as door-openers/wall-smasher as they are weapons!
**Oh, Also the original game!
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* ShortTank: Julie.
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** But Zeke is actually shorter than Julie, but both characters are still shorter than the zombies.
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** Your mileage may vary. Ghoul Patrol was focused much more on being more of an action/platformer as opposed to an arcade action game. There are many difference between the two, but the basic gameplay is still the same.
* DevelopersRoom: The credits level take place in LucasArts' office.
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** Your mileage may vary. Ghoul Patrol was focused much more on being more of an action/platformer as opposed to an arcade action game. There are many difference between the two, but the basic gameplay is still the same.
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* [[DecoyDamsel Decoy Neighbors]]: In some levels the neighbors who look like a pair of tourists will turn into werewolves when approached.
* DevelopersRoom: The credits leveltake takes place in LucasArts' office.
* [[DecoyDamsel Decoy Neighbors]]: In some levels the neighbors who look like a pair of tourists will turn into werewolves when approached.
* DevelopersRoom: The credits level
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* PinkGirlBlueBoy: Inverted with Zeke and Julie's squirt guns, although Zeke's gun is technically red.
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''Zombies Ate My Neighbors'' is your classic Zombie game created by LucasArts and published by Konami. This game is basically a parody of ''Devil World/Dark Adventure'', a previous Konami arcade game, and in turn had a Spiritual Successor in the form of ''Ghoul Patrol'', which was significantly less popular. Also inspired a later game loosely on GreekMythology called ''VideoGame/HercsAdventures'' as well as the XBox 360 game ''MonsterMadness''.
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''Zombies Ate My Neighbors'' is your classic Zombie game created by LucasArts Creator/LucasArts and published by Konami. This game is basically a parody of ''Devil World/Dark Adventure'', a previous Konami arcade game, and in turn had a Spiritual Successor in the form of ''Ghoul Patrol'', which was significantly less popular. Also inspired a later game loosely on GreekMythology called ''VideoGame/HercsAdventures'' as well as the XBox 360 game ''MonsterMadness''.
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* SandWorm: One of the toughest monsters to kill, and a SuperPersistentPredator to boot.
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* AliensAndMonsters: Martians and their flying saucers are just another variety of enemies which inexplicably seem to act in league with monsters created by [[MadScientist Dr. Tongue]]. Justified as a homage to movies such as PlanNineFromOuterSpace.
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* AliensAndMonsters: Martians and their flying saucers are just another variety of enemies which inexplicably seem to act in league with monsters created by [[MadScientist Dr. Tongue]]. Justified as a homage to movies such as PlanNineFromOuterSpace.''Film/Plan9FromOuterSpace''.
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* AliensAndMonsters: Martians and their flying saucers are just another variety of enemies which inexplicably seem to act in league with monsters created by [[MadScientist Dr. Tongue]]. Justified as a homage to movies such as PlanNineFromOuterSpace.
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* [[RuleOfCool Rule of Totally Radical]]: Zeke inexplicably wears a pair of 3D glasses throughout both games.
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* [[RuleOfCool Rule of Totally Radical]]: of]] TotallyRadical: Zeke inexplicably wears a pair of 3D glasses throughout both games.
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* ShortTank: Julie.
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* TomboyishBaseballCap: Julie. She demoted in ''Ghoul Patrol'', though.
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* BlackBlood: the blood is replaced with purple ooze.
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* BlackBlood: the The red blood that oozes down the screen when you get a GameOver is replaced with recolored purple ooze.in the Super Nintendo release.
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* EveryTenThousandPoints: You get a bonus neighbor. If you don't have any dead neighbors, you get a extra life.
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* EveryTenThousandPoints: You get a bonus neighbor. If you don't have any dead neighbors, you get a extra life. If you have max lives (six), you get a "Perfect Player" bonus. Which is [[BraggingRightsReward even more points]].
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* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Two words: Titanic Toddler.
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* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: Two words: Titanic Toddler.
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* BadAssNormal: You know any other teenagers that can save 680 people, across the world, across time, destroy two globe-destroying monsters and their thousands of minions with nothing but squirt guns and whatever was in the kitchen?
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* BadAssNormal: BadassNormal: You know any other teenagers that can save 680 people, across the world, across time, destroy two globe-destroying monsters and their thousands of minions with nothing but squirt guns and whatever was in the kitchen?
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* CreepyDoll: The killer doll enemies; some marketing genius had the idea to give them [[AxCrazy axes]], too...
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* CreepyDoll: The killer doll enemies; some marketing genius had the idea to give them [[AxCrazy axes]], {{ax|Crazy}}es, too...
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* InfantImmortality: [[AvertedTrope Averted]], oddly enough. Not only are babies one of the kinds of Victims, but you also fight a Giant Baby as a boss three times. Defeating the latter merely turns it back to normal, though.
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* InfantImmortality: [[AvertedTrope Averted]], {{Averted|Trope}}, oddly enough. Not only are babies one of the kinds of Victims, but you also fight a Giant Baby as a boss three times. Defeating the latter merely turns it back to normal, though.
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* [[RuleOfCool RuleOfTotallyRadical]]: Zeke inexplicably wears a pair of 3D glasses throughout both games.
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* [[RuleOfCool RuleOfTotallyRadical]]: Rule of Totally Radical]]: Zeke inexplicably wears a pair of 3D glasses throughout both games.
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* [[UngratefulBastard Ungrateful Bitch]]/ NoHeroDiscount / NoSympathy: No matter how often you rescue them from mortal danger, the teachers will ''always'' give you an "F"! OH NOES!
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* [[UngratefulBastard Ungrateful Bitch]]/ {{Ungrateful B|astard}}itch / NoHeroDiscount / NoSympathy: No matter how often you rescue them from mortal danger, the teachers will ''always'' give you an "F"! OH NOES!
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* TooDumbToLive: There's all kinds of monsters roaming about, but the neighbors you have to rescue apparently just don't give a damn, and are too busy hanging out in pools/barbequing/jumping on trampolines/etc. to even react when a monster is nearby.
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* TooDumbToLive: There's all kinds of monsters roaming about, but the neighbors you have to rescue apparently just don't give a damn, and are too busy hanging out in pools/barbequing/jumping on trampolines/etc. to even react when a monster is nearby. One victim is a soldier too scared out his wits to pick up the nearby bazooka and shoot some zombies.
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* TooDumbToLive: There's all kinds of monsters roaming about, but the neighbors you have to rescue apparently just don't give a damn, and are too busy hanging out in a pool/barbequing/jumping on trampolines/etc. to even react when a monster approaches.
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* TooDumbToLive: There's all kinds of monsters roaming about, but the neighbors you have to rescue apparently just don't give a damn, and are too busy hanging out in a pool/barbequing/jumping pools/barbequing/jumping on trampolines/etc. to even react when a monster approaches.is nearby.
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* TookALevelInBadass: Zeke and Julie in Ghoul Patrol. The monsters are far more demonic and take more hits before going down, so they switched the squirt guns for infinite crossbows, repeat-fire rifles, homing energy guns and hot lasers (but no bazooka for some reason).
** The zombies themselves in Ghoul Patrol count. They're considerably stronger and scarier looking and take four shots to go down as opposed to being weak as water in ZAMN.
** The zombies themselves in Ghoul Patrol count. They're considerably stronger and scarier looking and take four shots to go down as opposed to being weak as water in ZAMN.
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* BadAssNormal: You know any other teenagers that can save 680 people, across the world, across time, destroy two globe-destroying monsters and their thousands of minions with nothing but squirt guns and whatever was in the kitchen?
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** Just the giant babies? Half the enemies in the game are lightning bruisers! Werewolves, spiders, evil dolls, the squidmen when they're under water, all the bosses, the vampires, even the damn MUMMIES are surprisingly fast and can make getting to certain victims nearly impossible.
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** Each and every boss of Ghoul Patrol counts, from a monster Robocop thing to a giant, flying samurai, knight and pirate. They also animate in Mode 7 and look pretty cool when you destroy them.
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** One gun from Ghoul Patrol gives you homing energy or spirit bullets.
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* ShoutOut: Entering BCDF as an opening password sent you straight to the ''DayOfTheTentacle'' bonus level, themed after the video game of the same name.
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* ShoutOut: Entering BCDF as an opening password sent you straight to the ''DayOfTheTentacle'' ''VideoGame/DayOfTheTentacle'' bonus level, themed after the video game of the same name.
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''Zombies Ate My Neighbors'' is your classic Zombie game created by LucasArts and published by Konami. This game is basically a parody of ''Devil World/Dark Adventure'', a previous Konami arcade game, and in turn had a Spiritual Successor in the form of ''Ghoul Patrol'', which was significantly less popular. Also inspired a later game loosely on GreekMythology called ''Herc's Adventures'' as well as the XBox 360 game ''MonsterMadness''.
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''Zombies Ate My Neighbors'' is your classic Zombie game created by LucasArts and published by Konami. This game is basically a parody of ''Devil World/Dark Adventure'', a previous Konami arcade game, and in turn had a Spiritual Successor in the form of ''Ghoul Patrol'', which was significantly less popular. Also inspired a later game loosely on GreekMythology called ''Herc's Adventures'' ''VideoGame/HercsAdventures'' as well as the XBox 360 game ''MonsterMadness''.
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* NintendoHard: One of the ROM hacks of the game decided you need between 1-3 tourist couples that each turn into a pair of werewolves 15 seconds after the start of the level in most of the levels. Have fun with those speed shoes.
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** Absolutely nothing tells you that the last form of Dr. Tongue is weak against plates; although once you found that out, it starts making more sense why Level 41 had so many plates strewn around the level to begin with.
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** It's worth pointing out that ZAMN was not an immediate success in the first place and, like the cult movies that inspired the game in the first place, it's popularity had to build over time. Ghoul Patrol gets a lot of shit for what it is, some of it more justified than others, but calling it a franchise killer isn't really accurate (Ghoul Patrol wasn't even advertised as much as the first game itself). It would have had to come out in the early-to-mid 2000s and disappointed everyone before it could've really killed the franchise.
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** A metalcore group named themselves after the game as well.
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** Your mileage may vary. Ghoul Patrol was focused much more on being more of an action/platformer as opposed to an arcade action game. There are many difference between the two, but the basic gameplay is still the same.
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* RuleOfCool: Zeke inexplicably wears a pair of 3D glasses throughout the whole game
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* AmbidextrousSprite: When Zeke is facing left or right, the blue lens of his 3D glasses is always the one closer to the camera.
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''ZombiesAteMyNeighbors'' is your classic Zombie game created by LucasArts and published by Konami. This game is basically a parody of ''Devil World/Dark Adventure'', a previous Konami arcade game, and in turn had a Spiritual Successor in the form of ''Ghoul Patrol'', which was significantly less popular. Also inspired a later game loosely on GreekMythology called ''Herc's Adventures'' as well as the XBox 360 game ''MonsterMadness''.
Zeke or Julie (or both in 2 player mode) enter a series of mazes. Each level is a punny-titled maze containing B-movie monsters, wacky weapons and up to ten neighbors to rescue.
A movie based loosely on the game is currently in production. [[http://www.slashfilm.com/horrorcomedy-zombies-ate-neighbors-development-based-90s-video-game/ Seriously.]]
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'''This game provides examples of:'''
* AbnormalAmmo: Where else can you kill a giant worm with kitchen plates, or destroy a UFO with soda cans?
* AffectionateParody: Of pretty much every classic horror trope.
* AncientTomb
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Two words: Titanic Toddler.
** Also Giant snakes boss, Dr. Tongue's Giant spider form, and the level where giant ants are the normal enemies.
* AttackOfTheKillerWhatever
* BlackBlood: Aversion - replaced with green ooze on the SNES version.
* BonusLevel: About six of them, accessed by collecting a ? square in a level.
* BubbleGun
* ChainsawGood: Level 4. The chainsaw maniacs/lumberjacks in general.
* ClownCarGrave
* CombatTentacles: Level 1-B [[spoiler: and the Credits Level]].
* ContinuingIsPainful: Passwords don't preserve your weapons or lives.
* CoolShades: See RuleOfCool
* CreepyDoll: The killer doll enemies; some marketing genius had the idea to give them [[AxCrazy axes]], too...
* DarkerAndEdgier: The sequel took itself far more seriously and wasn't as arcade-fun as the first.
* DevelopersRoom: The credits level take place in LucasArts' office.
* EasterEgg: See ShoutOut.
* EveryTenThousandPoints: You get a bonus neighbor. If you don't have any dead neighbors, you get a extra life.
* EverythingsDeaderWithZombies
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The level "Ants". Guess what the standard enemies there are.
* FinalDeath: Once neighbors die, they don't come back. However, you can gain Bonus Neighbors once your score is high enough.
* GameBreakingBug: It's possible for the cheerleader after the first fight with Doctor Tongue to disappear before you collect her, making the game unwinnable.
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: It's AllThereInTheManual that Dr. Tongue is the BigBad of the game, but was any player expecting to first fight him in a non-descript attic level?
* GuideDangIt: Some weapons are obvious choices for certain enemies. Some - like the Bubble Gun vs. Giant Ants - not so much.
** Although the manual does point this out and many other monster weaknesses, so it's mostly ReadTheFreakingManual. The best weapon in the game, the Flamethrower, is a GuideDangIt in itself since it's in a very obscure place and can be LostForever if you bypass it.
* HockeyMaskAndChainsaw
* InNameOnly: ''Ghoul Patrol'' was reworked into a sequel for ''Zombies'' to cash in on the game's popularity. It ended up [[FranchiseKiller killing the franchise.]]
** There is also a song called ZAMN on the radio. Sadly, no video game references.
* InfantImmortality: [[AvertedTrope Averted]], oddly enough. Not only are babies one of the kinds of Victims, but you also fight a Giant Baby as a boss three times. Defeating the latter merely turns it back to normal, though.
* InfinityPlusOneSword: The Flamethrower. Able to quickly destroy just about any monster. [[GuideDangIt Good luck finding it in the one level it's located in.]]
* InventoryManagementPuzzle: TooAwesomeToUse? No, you'll waste too much health and time if you don't use it. You like to stockpile weapons? Good luck finding the plates when you need them right now!
* LightningBruiser: The giant babies.
* LostForever: The Flamethrower.
* [[MarsNeedsWomen Mars Needs Cheerleaders]]
* MonsterMash
* NightOfTheLivingMooks
* NonstandardGameOver: Don't let all of your neighbors die!
* OneHitKill: Most enemies have a weapon they're particularly weak against.
* PoisonMushroom: One of the mystery potion's side effects is to turn you into Mr. Hyde, who will actively hunt down and kill neighbors. Or your partner in a 2 player mode.
* RuleOfCool: Zeke inexplicably wears a pair of 3D glasses throughout the whole game
* SequentialBoss: The final battle with Dr. Tongue has him first transform into a spider, then a giant head.
* ShoutOut: Entering BCDF as an opening password sent you straight to the ''DayOfTheTentacle'' bonus level, themed after the video game of the same name.
* SprintShoes
* TheresNoBInMovie: Pretty much the premise of the game.
* TransformationSequence: Big purple beasts in ''[=ZAMN=]'', [[TheGrimReaper Grim Reapers]] in ''[=GP=]''.
* [[UngratefulBastard Ungrateful Bitch]]/ NoHeroDiscount / NoSympathy: No matter how often you rescue them from mortal danger, the teachers will ''always'' give you an "F"!
* UnwinnableByMistake: Very rare, but it is possible to get yourself stuck by running out of ammo for all your guns and wasting all the keys and not having a bazooka or potion to blast the doors down.
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''ZombiesAteMyNeighbors'' is your classic Zombie game created by LucasArts and published by Konami. This game is basically a parody of ''Devil World/Dark Adventure'', a previous Konami arcade game, and in turn had a Spiritual Successor in the form of ''Ghoul Patrol'', which was significantly less popular. Also inspired a later game loosely on GreekMythology called ''Herc's Adventures'' as well as the XBox 360 game ''MonsterMadness''.
Zeke or Julie (or both in 2 player mode) enter a series of mazes. Each level is a punny-titled maze containing B-movie monsters, wacky weapons and up to ten neighbors to rescue.
A movie based loosely on the game is currently in production. [[http://www.slashfilm.com/horrorcomedy-zombies-ate-neighbors-development-based-90s-video-game/ Seriously.]]
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'''This game provides examples of:'''
* AbnormalAmmo: Where else can you kill a giant worm with kitchen plates, or destroy a UFO with soda cans?
* AffectionateParody: Of pretty much every classic horror trope.
* AncientTomb
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Two words: Titanic Toddler.
** Also Giant snakes boss, Dr. Tongue's Giant spider form, and the level where giant ants are the normal enemies.
* AttackOfTheKillerWhatever
* BlackBlood: Aversion - replaced with green ooze on the SNES version.
* BonusLevel: About six of them, accessed by collecting a ? square in a level.
* BubbleGun
* ChainsawGood: Level 4. The chainsaw maniacs/lumberjacks in general.
* ClownCarGrave
* CombatTentacles: Level 1-B [[spoiler: and the Credits Level]].
* ContinuingIsPainful: Passwords don't preserve your weapons or lives.
* CoolShades: See RuleOfCool
* CreepyDoll: The killer doll enemies; some marketing genius had the idea to give them [[AxCrazy axes]], too...
* DarkerAndEdgier: The sequel took itself far more seriously and wasn't as arcade-fun as the first.
* DevelopersRoom: The credits level take place in LucasArts' office.
* EasterEgg: See ShoutOut.
* EveryTenThousandPoints: You get a bonus neighbor. If you don't have any dead neighbors, you get a extra life.
* EverythingsDeaderWithZombies
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The level "Ants". Guess what the standard enemies there are.
* FinalDeath: Once neighbors die, they don't come back. However, you can gain Bonus Neighbors once your score is high enough.
* GameBreakingBug: It's possible for the cheerleader after the first fight with Doctor Tongue to disappear before you collect her, making the game unwinnable.
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: It's AllThereInTheManual that Dr. Tongue is the BigBad of the game, but was any player expecting to first fight him in a non-descript attic level?
* GuideDangIt: Some weapons are obvious choices for certain enemies. Some - like the Bubble Gun vs. Giant Ants - not so much.
** Although the manual does point this out and many other monster weaknesses, so it's mostly ReadTheFreakingManual. The best weapon in the game, the Flamethrower, is a GuideDangIt in itself since it's in a very obscure place and can be LostForever if you bypass it.
* HockeyMaskAndChainsaw
* InNameOnly: ''Ghoul Patrol'' was reworked into a sequel for ''Zombies'' to cash in on the game's popularity. It ended up [[FranchiseKiller killing the franchise.]]
** There is also a song called ZAMN on the radio. Sadly, no video game references.
* InfantImmortality: [[AvertedTrope Averted]], oddly enough. Not only are babies one of the kinds of Victims, but you also fight a Giant Baby as a boss three times. Defeating the latter merely turns it back to normal, though.
* InfinityPlusOneSword: The Flamethrower. Able to quickly destroy just about any monster. [[GuideDangIt Good luck finding it in the one level it's located in.]]
* InventoryManagementPuzzle: TooAwesomeToUse? No, you'll waste too much health and time if you don't use it. You like to stockpile weapons? Good luck finding the plates when you need them right now!
* LightningBruiser: The giant babies.
* LostForever: The Flamethrower.
* [[MarsNeedsWomen Mars Needs Cheerleaders]]
* MonsterMash
* NightOfTheLivingMooks
* NonstandardGameOver: Don't let all of your neighbors die!
* OneHitKill: Most enemies have a weapon they're particularly weak against.
* PoisonMushroom: One of the mystery potion's side effects is to turn you into Mr. Hyde, who will actively hunt down and kill neighbors. Or your partner in a 2 player mode.
* RuleOfCool: Zeke inexplicably wears a pair of 3D glasses throughout the whole game
* SequentialBoss: The final battle with Dr. Tongue has him first transform into a spider, then a giant head.
* ShoutOut: Entering BCDF as an opening password sent you straight to the ''DayOfTheTentacle'' bonus level, themed after the video game of the same name.
* SprintShoes
* TheresNoBInMovie: Pretty much the premise of the game.
* TransformationSequence: Big purple beasts in ''[=ZAMN=]'', [[TheGrimReaper Grim Reapers]] in ''[=GP=]''.
* [[UngratefulBastard Ungrateful Bitch]]/ NoHeroDiscount / NoSympathy: No matter how often you rescue them from mortal danger, the teachers will ''always'' give you an "F"!
* UnwinnableByMistake: Very rare, but it is possible to get yourself stuck by running out of ammo for all your guns and wasting all the keys and not having a bazooka or potion to blast the doors down.
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