Zeno: Watch out for the spikes! Good thing they aren't instant death...
Gunvolt: ...Instant death? Seriously?
Zeno: Yeah man, that's how all old school games were.
"DO NOT BACK UP — SEVERE TIRE DAMAGE"
—Warning signs often placed next to parking lot spike bumps
"Watch out! Instant death trap to your left. One touch means instant death!"
—Warning sign in Santa's house, Cave Story
"A few years back I was talking to my roommate about how we would fortify our apartment in the event of a Home Alone scenario, and I made some offhanded joke about a Punji Pit. And he said, 'Oh yeah, like in Tony Hawk!' And I said 'And also The Vietnam War!' and he replied 'The Vietnam War!?'"
— Brian David Gilbert, Why did Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 feature a booby trap banned by the UN?
