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The Reset Button is an all-ages Webcomic created by George Gant
in 2015, about a young video game character who wants to follow in his famous dad's footsteps, but has to go to school first. The comic is a reboot of the comic of the same name, which debuted on Comic Genesis in 2006. As of June 2018, there are 160 comic strips and one printed book, The Reset Button: The 16-Bit Collection.
The Reset Button updates weekly.
This webcomic provides examples of:
- Homage - There are dozens of homages and references in the strip, such as:
- Calvin and Hobbes
- Fallout
- Earthworm Jim
- Resident Evil
- Super Mario Bros.
- Earthbound
- Contra
- Monster Hunter: World
- Zork
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Captain America and the Avengers
- Overwatch
- Pokémon
- Bomb Jack
- Mortal Kombat
- Portal
- Half-Life
- Mass Effect
- Burgertime
- Skifree
- Assassin's Creed
- Awesome Possum... Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt - There is an Awesome Possum poster in the classroom. Also Mr. Mechanico is a parody of evil mad scientists like Dr. Machino and Dr. Robotnik.
- Duck Hunt - One character uses a duck to transport a ballot.
- Bomberman - Reset Jr. wore a Bomberman mask for Halloween.
- Mega Man - Player 2 wore a Roll mask for Halloween.
- Bubsy - Bubsy is seen suspended in liquid in one comic.
- Bonk's Adventure - Bonk is seen suspended in liquid in one comic.
- The Legend of Zelda - The owner of the convenience store is reminiscent of the Old Man in The Legend of Zelda.
- Video Game Tropes - As the comic takes place inside the world of a video game, it features such tropes as:
- Context-Sensitive Button - One of the earliest comics is a literal tutorial level.
- Killscreen - One character glitches during an illness and creates a kill-screen in the last panel of the comic.
- Level Grinding
- Experience Points
- Boss Battle
- Non-Player Character
- Mascot with Attitude: Reset Boomtail Sr. is a former 90's mascot with 'tude.
