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2	''Claymates'' is a {{Platformer}} game for the Platform/{{SNES}} published by Creator/InterplayEntertainment on April 26th, 1994. It is a SpinOff of the ''VideoGame/ClayFighter'' series, known for its usage of StopMotion animation and Claymation. Recently, it was one of the games chosen to be part of the "[[CompilationRerelease Interplay Collection]]" for the 2020 handheld console Platform/{{Evercade}}.
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4	The story of Claymates begins when a scientist creates a formula that transforms clay into living animals. A WitchDoctor desires the formula for himself, capturing the scientist, and transforming the scientist's son Clayton into a blue ball of clay. As Clayton, the player must travel across the world, from his backyard to Japan and beyond, in order to rescue his father and return to normal.
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6	!!Claytropes:
7	* AllThereInTheManual: The backstory and the names of the characters as well the gameplay, there's [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin all in the manual]].
8	* BigBad: The WitchDoctor who steals the clay formula and Clayton's father, as well converting him into a blue ball of clay.
9	* BlobMonster: Clayton's blue ball form.
10	* CompilationRerelease: In 2020, this game is part of the "Interplay Collection" for the Platform/{{Evercade}}.
11	* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: The Witch Doctor is actually the penultimate boss, the real final boss is a Martian king who has come around with his armada to steal the serum for themselves.
12	* OneHitPointWonder: The default blue ball form dies in one hit.
13	* PunnyName: '''Clay'''ton. Also his father, Dr. '''Putty'''.
14	* ShapeShifter: One of the main gimmicks is Clayton transforming into different animals using pieces of his father's formula scattered across the levels, giving him different abilities depending on the form.
15	* SpinOff: Of ''VideoGame/ClayFighter'' series, mostly the first game.
16	** ShoutOut: The creatures that Clayton can transform into are the same as the Round announcers in the original game.
17	** The BigBad is a WitchDoctor who wants to rule the world by stealing the clay formula. This could be inspiration for the character of Houngan in ''63⅓'', who has the same backstory.
18	* StopMotion: As with the main series, ''no computer animation'' was involved, with all clay characters rendered from hand-made models.
19	* SuperDrowningSkills: Inverted with Gooey the fish, who can stay underwater was long as he wants but [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome is in danger of suffocating if he is out of water]].
20	* TakeThat: The American version of the Platform/{{SNES}} box touts "Blaze Processing", that "accelerates characters to incredible speeds", a reference to Creator/{{SEGA}}'s "Blast Processing".
21	* UnexpectedGameplayChange: Between platforming levels, the player has to complete block-moving puzzles to unlock the path forward.
22	%%* WitchDoctor: The antagonist of the game.

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