History YMMV / MischiefMakers

* SacredCow: Criticizing the game is bound to get you eviscerated on some sites. Best seen in the fandom's reaction to WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd's former intro, where he's shown glaring down at a copy of the game as though [[HePannedItNowHeSucks he's about to bash it]]; he never intended on reviewing the game, and promised to keep it that way.

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: Theo [[spoiler:pretending to die]] to prank Marina just before the FinalBoss. After he reveals it was a joke, Marina gets so angry that she ''hurls him'' back to Clancer from space.
* HePannedItNowHeSucks:
** Preemptively happened with WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd. Once he was briefly shown with a ''Mischief Makers'' cartridge in his hands and was subsequently bombarded with mail saying that he shouldn't even think of doing a review.
** [=AntDude=] looked at the game in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfX_RDgAx08 an episode]] covering obscure Platform/Nintendo64 platformers and thought it was [[SoOkayItsAverage just decent]], which resulted in similar backlash.

** [=AntDude=] looked at the game in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfX_RDgAx08 an episode]] covering obscure UsefulNotes/Nintendo64 platformers and thought it was [[SoOkayItsAverage just decent]], which resulted in similar backlash.

* {{Narm}}: Lunar's ending line upon destroying the Cerberus Alpha, due to questionable voice acting and [[AccentUponTheWrongSyllable odd syllable stressing]].
--> "''How'' could I ''lose'' to ''you''?!"
* NarmCharm: Most of Lunar's lines, and indeed the dialogue from everyone. Of special note:
--> '''Lunar:''' THROUGH FIRE, JUSTICE IS SERVED!

* AntiClimaxBoss: Imposing as he may be, the final boss [[spoiler:Emperor Leo]] doesn't attack too often, he can't take many hits, and he stays in one area. The fight with [[spoiler:the combined Beastector mechs]] makes up for it, though.

* AssPull: [[spoiler:The Beastector turning out to have originally been human.]] It has no bearing on the overall plot and comes out literally at the end of the game. The only hint to it prior is [[spoiler:Merco mentioning Earth as one of the Empire's targets after his boss fight with Marina]].
* AntiClimaxBoss: Imposing as he may be, the final boss [[spoiler:Emperor Leo]] doesn’t attack too often, he can’t take many hits and he stays in one area. The fight with [[spoiler:the combined Beastector mechs makes up for it, though.]]

* BestBossEver: Pretty much every boss in the game is insanely memorable, but an especially stand-out one is Cerberus Alpha, the first Beastector boss. A HighSpeedBattle against an AxeCrazy jackal-man riding a giant robot motorcycle [[TransformingMecha that turns into a dog]], while you ride on a [[CuteKitten cat]] to catch and throw all of his attacks back at him, which includes missiles and a ''WaveMotionGun''. You can even jump on his missiles and ride around on them, creating a Robot Girl, on an alien cat, on a missile.

* CultClassic: It didn't do spectacular when it was originally released, but those who did play it generally speak fondly of it. See what happened to the Nerd below.

%%* EvilIsCool: The Beastector, especially Lunar. [[spoiler: This is actually Inverted considering they are actually heroes being brainwashed by the BigBad]].

** Preemptively happened with WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd. Once he was briefly shown with a ''VideoGame/MischiefMakers'' cartridge in his hands and was subsequently bombarded with mail saying that he shouldn't even think of doing a review.
** Antdude looked at the game in an episode covering obscure Nintendo 64 games and thought it was [[SoOkayItsAverage just decent]], which resulted in similar backlash.
* HilariousInHindsight: The main gimmick of the Emperor's battle [[spoiler:of dealing with negative words which later turn into positive words]] is similar to one of the phases of one of the final bosses in ''{{VideoGame/Undertale}}''.
* SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound Most Wonderful Sound: Collecting a gold gem results in a VERY satisfying fanfare.
* {{Narm}}: Lunar's ending line upon destroying the Cerberus Alpha:

* NarmCharm: Most of Lunar's lines, and indeed the dialogue from everyone. Special note:
--> '''Lunar''': THROUGH FIRE, JUSTICE IS SERVED!

** Everything on the planet Clancer has the same twisted frozen face. ''Everything.'' This is made even worse if you consider the fact that said face resembles a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haniwa haniwa]].
** Inner Struggle, where Emperor Leo takes on the form of [[spoiler:a [[SinisterGeometry creepy monolith with various markings on it.]]]] The actual battle has some rather haunting music, with word bubbles floating up containing words of negative emotion like “Dire” and “Anger,” all the while a large flame-like fog fills the area whilst changing colors, and additional monoliths float in the back. Should you not know that [[spoiler:you can use the word bubbles to attack Emperor Leo]], it comes off greatly like a HopelessBossFight.

** Both Lunar and Merco are fast and aggressive in their mechs, but the real challenge is defeating each [[NoDamageRun without taking damage]]. These are often described as the hardest Gold Gems to collect in the game. Thankfully Lunar's battle has a GoodBadBug that locks him out of advancing beyond his second phase and Merco's gets progressively easier.
** Migen Brawl isn't hard on its own but is also one of the hardest boss battles to get the gold gem on simply because it is also the longest boss battle in the game and a single mistake requires starting the whole thing over.

%%** Acquiring all the Gold Gems, especially the one from the Beastector mechs.
%%** Clearing the 100m world record, which is required for one of the Gold Gems.
** Getting an S-ranking in every level, which entails clearing the levels in a ludicrously low amount of time. Like to the point that during ''WebVideo/GamesDoneQuick'' runs of the game, it's common for the runners to miss an S rank here or there, to the point of them occasionally being LuckBasedMissions (the on rails levels generally speaking).
* VindicatedByHistory: Much like ''VideoGame/YoshisStory'', it was criticised on its initial release for what was seen as an outdated TwoAndAHalfD style instead of the fully-3D style that was then becoming ubiquitous in platform games, before being seen as an unsung classic of the Nintendo 64 library years later, when it became apparent how poorly many of the system's 3D platformers had aged.

** Getting an S-ranking in every level, which entails clearing the levels in a ludicrously low amount of time.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Teran [[spoiler:A.K.A. Blockman]] and Calina Clancer.
* EvilIsCool: The Beastector, especially Lunar. [[spoiler: This is actually Inverted considering they are actually heroes being brainwashed by the BigBad]].

** Acquiring all the Gold Gems, especially the one from the Beastector mechs.
** Clearing the 100m world record, which is required for one of the Gold Gems.

---> '''Lunar''': THROUGH FIRE, JUSTICE IS SERVED!

* VindicatedByHistory: Much like ''VideoGame/YoshisStory'', it was criticised on its initial release for what was seen as an outdated TwoAndAHalfD style instead of the fully-3D style that was then becoming ubiquitous in platform games, before being seen as an unsung classic of the Nintendo 64 library years later, when it became apparent how poorly many of the system's 3D platformers had aged.

* AssPull: [[spoiler:The Beastector turning out to have originally been human]]. It has no bearing on the overall plot and comes out literally at the end of the game. The only hint to it prior is [[spoiler:Merco mentioning Earth as one of the Empire's targets after his boss fight with Marina]].

* IdiotPlot:
** Pretty much the only reason the plot moves forward past the second world is because both Theo and Marina act like complete morons.
** The villains are no slouches in this either; the main reason Theo isn’t brought straight to the Emperor is because his servants keep getting obsessed with fighting Marina. [[SurroundedByIdiots The Emperor is very peeved about this]].

* AntiClimaxBoss: Imposing as he may be, the final boss [[spoiler:Emperor Leo]] doesn’t attack too often, he can’t take many hits and he stays in one area.

* FoeYay: Teran's battle against Calina.

* SacredCow: Criticizing the game is bound to get you eviscerated on some sites. Best seen in the fandom's reaction to WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd's former intro, where he's shown glaring down at a copy of the game as though [[HePannedItNowHeSucks he's about to bash it]]; needless to say, he decided not to make the episode.

* SignatureLine: "Shake! Shake!"

* SacredCow: Criticizing the game is bound to get you eviscerated on some sites.

* AntiClimaxBoss: [[spoiler:Imposing as he may be, Emperor Leo doesn’t attack too often, he can’t take many hits and he stays in one area.]]

* HePannedItNowHeSucks: Preemptively happened with WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd. Once he was briefly shown with a ''VideoGame/MischiefMakers'' cartridge in his hands and was subsequently bombarded with mail saying that he shouldn't even think of doing a review.
** Later the reviewer Antdude looked at the game in an episode covering obscure Nintendo 64 games and thought it was [[SoOkayItsAverage just decent]], which resulted in similar backlash.
** SacredCow: Sadly these examples show that the game has become this to a degree.
* HilariousInHindsight: The main gimmick of the Emperor's battle [[spoiler:of dealing with negative words which later turn into positive words]] seems to be reused slightly in one of the phases of [[spoiler:one of the final bosses in {{VideoGame/Undertale}} ]].
* MostAnnoyingSound: The "shell screaming" whistle that plays every time you fall, especially in sections where you're forced to jump down constantly. Funny the first few times you hear it, but imagine hearing it every thirty seconds when you get to ''ThatOneLevel''.
* [[SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound Most Wonderful Sound]]: Collecting a gold gem results in a VERY satisfying fanfare.
* IdiotPlot: Pretty much the only reason the plot moves forward past the second world is because both Theo and Marina act like complete morons.

** NarmCharm: Most of Lunar's other lines, and indeed the dialogue from everyone. Special note:

* NightmareFuel: Everything on the planet Clancer has the same twisted frozen face. ''Everything.'' This is made even worse if you consider the fact that said face resembles a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haniwa haniwa]].
** [[spoiler: Inner Struggle, where Emperor Leo takes on the form of a [[SinisterGeometry creepy monolith with various markings on it.]] The actual battle has some rather haunting music, with word bubbles floating up containing words of negative emotion like “Dire” and “Anger,” all the while a large flame-like fog fills the area whilst changing colors, and additional monoliths float in the back. Should you not know that you can use the word bubbles to attack Emperor Leo, it comes off greatly like a HopelessBossFight.]]
* ThatOneBoss: It's more like ''Those Two Bosses''. Both Lunar and Merco are fast and aggressive in their mechs, but the real challenge is defeating each [[NoDamageRun without taking damage]]. These are often described as the hardest Gold Gems to collect in the game. Thankfully Lunar's battle has a GoodBadBug that locks him out of advancing beyond his second phase and Merco's gets progressively easier.

* HilariousInHindsight: The main gimmick of the Emperor's battle [[spoiler:of dealing with negative words which later turn into positive words]] seems to be reused slightly in one of the phases of [[spoiler:one of the final bosses in [[VideoGame/Undertale]].

* HilariousInHindsight: The main gimmick of the Emperor's battle [[spoiler:of dealing with negative words which later turn into positive words]] seems to be reused slightly in one of the phases of [[spoiler:one of the final bosses in [[VideoGame/Undertale]] ]].

* HilariousInHindsight: The main gimmick of the Emperor's battle [[spoiler:of dealing with negative words which later turn into positive words]] seems to be reused slightly in [[VideoGame/Undertale one of the phases of a bizarrely done final boss in Undertale]].

* HilariousInHindsight: The main gimmick of the Emperor's battle [[spoiler:of dealing with negative words which later turn into positive words]] seems to be reused slightly in [[VideoGame/Undertale one of the phases of a bizarrely done final boss]].

* EvilIsCool: The Beastector, especially Lunar. Though this is technically Inverted considering they are actually heroes being deceived by the BigBad.

** The villains are not slouches in this either; the main reason Theo isn’t brought straight to the Emperor is because his servants keep getting obsessed with fighting Marina. [[SurroundedByIdiots The Emperor is very peeved about this]].

* EvilIsCool: The Beastector, especially Lunar.

* HePannedItNowHeSucks: Preemptively happened with WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd. Once he was briefly shown with a ''VideoGame/MischiefMakers'' cartridge in his hands and was subsequently bombarded with mail saying that he shouldn't even think of doing a review. ** Later the reviewer Antdude looked at the game in an episode covering obscure Nintendo 64 games and thought it was [[SoOkayItsAverage just decent]], which resulted in similar backlash.

* BestBossEver: Cerberus Alpha, the first Beastector boss. A HighSpeedBattle against an AxeCrazy jackal-man riding a giant robot motorcycle [[TransformingMecha that turns into a dog]], while you ride on a [[CuteKitten cat]] to catch and throw all of his attacks back at him, which includes missiles and a ''WaveMotionGun''. You can even jump on his missiles and ride around on them, creating a Robot Girl, on an alien cat, on a missile.

* HePannedItNowHeSucks: Preemptively happened with WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd. Once he was briefly shown with a ''VideoGame/MischiefMakers'' cartridge in his hands and was subsequently bombarded with mail saying that he shouldn't even think of doing a review.
** SacredCow: In retrospect, this might show that the game is a bit of this.

** Getting an S-ranking in every level, which entails clearing the levels in a ludicrously low amount of time.

** [[spoiler: Inner Struggle, where Emperor Leo takes on the form of a [[SinisterGeometries creepy monolith with various markings on it.]] The actual battle has some rather haunting music, with word bubbles floating up containing words of negative emotion like “Dire” and “Anger,” all the while a large flame-like fog fills the area whilst changing colors, and additional monoliths float in the back. Should you not know that you can use the word bubbles to attack Emperor Leo, it comes off greatly like a HopelessBossFight.]]

* BestBossEver: Cerberus Alpha, the first Beastector boss. A HighSpeedBattle against an AxeCrazy jackal-man riding a giant robot motorcycle [[TransformingMecha that turns into a dog]], while you ride on a [[CuteKitten cat]] to catch and throw all of his attacks back at him, which includes missiles and a ''WaveMotionGun''. You can even jump on his missles and ride around on them, createing a Robot Girl, on an alien cat, on a missile.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The game has an outstanding soundtrack, but the best of the best definitely goes to the boss themes.
* CultClassic

* FunnyMoments: Theo [[spoiler:pretending to die]] to prank Marina just before the FinalBoss. After he reveals it was a joke, Marina gets so angry that she ''hurls him'' back to Clancer from space.

----> '''Lunar''': THROUGH FIRE, JUSTICE IS SERVED!

** Clearing the 100m world record.