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* ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}} Tag Tournament'' UsefulNotes/{{P|laystation2}}S2's bowling minigame when the player overcharges and gets a foul or chooses to knock out someone with the ball on either side of the bowling alley. The manual is more serious, stating the game is for entertainment purposes and states not to try using the moves at home.
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** Many {{Racing Game}}s tend to have an opening disclaimer urging you to always race on a professional track, ensure your car is in racing condition and, of course, to wear your seat-belt wherever you drive.
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** Many {{Racing Game}}s tend to have an opening disclaimer urging you to always race on a professional track, ensure your car is in racing condition and, of course, to wear your seat-belt wherever you drive. Games based around street racing will also often have a disclaimer stating that modifications you do in the game may be illegal in RealLife, and to not try and install them on your own car.
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* The ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' game tying into the first Tobey Maguire movie had a spoof message in the tutorial. When it comes to web-slinging, Creator/BruceCampbell informs children that they should not try this at home... because "your house isn't ''nearly'' tall enough".
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* The ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' game tying into the first Tobey Maguire movie ''VideoGame/SpiderManTheMovie'' had a spoof message in the tutorial. When it comes to web-slinging, Creator/BruceCampbell informs children that they should not try this at home... because "your house isn't ''nearly'' tall enough".
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* ''VideoGame/SPYFox'': In ''SPY Fox 2: Some Assembly Required'', one of the spy gadgets available is an ID printer (which Fox must use to pass himself off as an employee of the restaurant where the BigBad has set up shop). After Professor Quack explains how to use it, Fox remarks: "Creating false ID cards is something ''only'' secret agents can do. And then ''only'' when we're on a case!"
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* The ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' game tying into the latest set of movies had a spoof message in the tutorial. When it comes to web-slinging, Spidey informs children that they should not try this at home... because "your house isn't ''nearly'' tall enough".
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* The ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' game tying into the latest set of movies first Tobey Maguire movie had a spoof message in the tutorial. When it comes to web-slinging, Spidey Creator/BruceCampbell informs children that they should not try this at home... because "your house isn't ''nearly'' tall enough".
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* In ''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Puyo Puyo SUN]]'', Zoh Daimaoh gets angry at Schezo for calling him a "demon" and performs a technique where he burns a hole in the ground just by standing in place and slowly sinks into it, all with Schezo set aflame in his grasp. Zoh yells "This technique is dangerous, so be a good kid and don't imitate this!"
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* In ''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Puyo Puyo SUN]]'', ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyoSun'', Zoh Daimaoh gets angry at Schezo for calling him a "demon" and performs a technique where he burns a hole in the ground just by standing in place and slowly sinks into it, all with Schezo set aflame in his grasp. Zoh yells "This technique is dangerous, so be a good kid and don't imitate this!"
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* ''VideoGame/MonkeyIsland'':
** ''VideoGame/TheCurseOfMonkeyIsland'' has a scene where Guybrush gives the audience a disclaimer right before cheerfully ingesting a spiked drink.
--->'''Guybrush:''' It just occurred to me that mixing medicine and alcohol is a really stupid and possibly lethal thing to do. If I were a real person instead of a lovable, inept cartoon character (with the potential for a few more sequels), I wouldn't even consider it. Skoal!
** In ''VideoGame/EscapeFromMonkeyIsland'', just before he pulls the fire alarm at the schoolhouse on Knuttin Atoll, Guybrush turns [[BreakingTheFourthWall to the player]] and says that you should never, ever do this in RealLife.
* In ''VideoGame/DayOfTheTentacle'', Laverne revives a hamster from cryogenic suspension by putting it in a microwave. She then [[NoFourthWall turns to the camera and remarks]] in a very emotionless, bored tone that you should never do this unless you have access to a [[FantasticAesop highly advanced future microwave]]. "Kids who put hamsters in microwaves back where I'm from get taken away from their parents and put up for adoption. So DON'T do it!"
* "The skaters depicted in this game are either professionals, made-up or just plain crazy." -- The ''VideoGame/TonyHawksProSkater'' series.
* The ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed'' series always included a short video disclaimer about safe driving, delivered by whoever was playing the hottie in the FMV cutscenes.
** Many {{Racing Game}}s tend to have an opening disclaimer urging you to always race on a professional track, ensure your car is in racing condition and, of course, to wear your seat-belt wherever you drive.
* Lampshaded in ''VideoGame/RatchetDeadlocked,'' which had Dallas, the male announcer spouting out random comments while you fight, say "Remember, don't try any of this at home. Go to a friend's house!"
** ''Franchise/RatchetAndClank'''s advertising campaign made much use of this trope by demonstrating [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7T41s_Kqmk just what happens]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-HSzQ-_ggA when you]] ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxhUOU9zY2E do]]'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8khYM3So1Y try it at home]]
* Psymon Stark in the ''VideoGame/{{SSX}}'' series will occasionally shout, "Don't try that at home, kids!" after landing a death-, logic- and gravity-defying snowboard trick.
* Used in a more subtle way in ''VideoGame/SaintsRow2'', during a mission after trying to find out the recipe for Loa Dust, Tobia's wife tells about what is in the Loa Dust but does not explicitly tell what exactly it is made of to the player and gives it to Shaundi instead. Given the possible controversy of teaching gamers to produce real-life chemical drugs. It was a good idea anyway.
* Used in the title of an Xbox game, ''Backyard Wrestling -- Don't Try This At Home'', featuring various characters (including members of Music/InsaneClownPosse) mauling one-another with garden-tools and various common-household improvised-weaponry.
* Some [[HGame eroge]] come packaged with a message like this. An example can be found [[http://forums.novelnews.net/showpost.php?p=59880&postcount=1 here]].
* If the player falls hard in ''VideoGame/{{Backyard S|ports}}kateboarding'', Erik says "Don't try this at home, kids" after landing.
* In ''VideoGame/BrutalLegend'', Eddie Riggs can perform an attack with the roadie unit where he holds his guitar in front of the amplifiers the roadie is carrying, and play it, hurting enemies with feedback. While doing so, he'll remind the player that he is a professional and not to do this themselves.
* ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}} Tag Tournament'' UsefulNotes/{{P|laystation2}}S2's bowling minigame when the player overcharges and gets a foul or chooses to knock out someone with the ball on either side of the bowling alley. The manual is more serious, stating the game is for entertainment purposes and states not to try using the moves at home.
* From ''VideoGame/StrongBadsCoolGameForAttractivePeople: Baddest of the Bands'':
-->'''Strong Bad:''' Kids, this may look like fun, but Strong Bad is a stunt driver on a closed course with a team of licensed crustacean wranglers backing him up. So remember, NEVER put live buttered lobsters down your pants... Unless, you know, you got five bucks riding on it. Then knock yourself out.
* ''VideoGame/{{Hedgewars}}'' [[http://www.hedgewars.org/node/1444 manual]], disclaimer:
-->Do not try to recreate [[ActionBomb the cake]] in the real world. Some people might not appreciate the idea of their heads blown off by a birthday cake.
* ''VideoGame/RuneFactoryFrontier'' pulled this when you're trying to cheat on your wife by triggering the "Love Confession" scenes. If Raguna is already married, his wife will come and beat him up, following with the line "* Do not try this at home." after the screen has turned white.
* ''VideoGame/MondayNightCombat'' announcer Mickey Cantor sometimes lampoons the trope as parting words. An example:
-->'''Canor:''' Remember the violence you see here is performed by trained combat professionals with a deep personal hatred for their opponents. Do not try any of these things you see here at home unless you have a certified copy of our home game.
* The ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' game tying into the latest set of movies had a spoof message in the tutorial. When it comes to web-slinging, Spidey informs children that they should not try this at home... because "your house isn't ''nearly'' tall enough".
* Both ''VideoGame/JetSetRadio'' games have the following disclaimer at the start of the game.
--> Graffiti is art. However, graffiti as an act of vandalism is a crime. Every state/province has vandalism laws that apply to graffiti, and local entities such as cities and counties have anti-graffiti ordinances. Violation of these laws can result in a fine, probation, or a jail sentence. Creator/{{Sega}} does not condone the real-life act of vandalism in any form.
* ''VideoGame/IAmAnInsaneRogueAI'' has "Children, don't try this at home, unless you are also an insane rogue AI."
* The disclaimer for ''Science Papa'' states "Never try to reproduce anything in this game without professional supervision!"
* ''VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory'' features a private event where Rena reformats a public computer's hard drive, erasing the data. The fourth wall is broken and the player is told: "Do not try this at home!"
* In ''Flight'', when you purchase an upgrade which allows you to use a ''fuel engine'' to make your paper plane go faster, it displays the message "This is totally impossible in real life. Please don't try it at home!"
* In ''VideoGame/MacSki'', an old ObstacleSkiCourse game for the Macintosh, one of the help screens says that the game is only for entertainment purposes, not training: "If you do not seek professional ski instruction, you could injure yourself very badly and [[SophisticatedAsHell look like a complete idiot in front of family and friends]]."
* The ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'' video games hilariously informs younger players not to try performing the special moves from the games at home when you start a new game, despite said special moves involving including summoning the hand of God, jumping in the air and spinning around so fast the ball catches on fire, summoning a dragon, kicking the ball into the air so that it gets zapped by godly powers and summoning the devil.
* The description of the "Pyromaniac" achievement in ''Rescue Team 4'' states "Wait until 10 houses are on fire on level 31. Warning: do not try this at home!"
* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', this is one of Basilio's [[PreMortemOneLiner critical lines]].
* "Remember kids, taking someone's possessions and selling them without asking is a crime." -- ''{{VideoGame/Disgaea|HourOfDarkness}} DS''
* ''VideoGame/TheLongDark'' opens with a short warning that even though the developers have pushed for realism in the game's development, that the game should absolutely ''not'' be taken as a substitute for real wilderness survival training. It also states that the animals present in the game are abnormally aggressive due to the bizarre geomagnetic event that also knocked out all electronics and sent humanity back to the stone age; in real life, wolves and bears are not ravenous killing machines that attack all humans on sight, and the development team does not in any way condone the killing of wildlife in real life.
* The UsefulNotes/ArcadeGame ''720°'' displays this warning message at the start of a new game:
-->[-ATARI GAMES CORPORATION WOULD LIKE TO STRESS THAT THIS GAME DEPICTS SOME SKATEBOARDING TECHNIQUES WHICH MAY BE HAZARDOUS IF ATTEMPTED IN REAL LIFE. WE WISH TO URGE ALL SKATERS TO SKATE SAFELY, AND TO ALWAYS WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE GEAR.-]
* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' gives an InUniverse example: Leliana can offer to train you to be a bard, re: spy/assassin. Said training is a codex entry that, based on her bad experience, amounts to, "Don't."
* The dynamite-making achievement plaque in ''Grim Facade 7: Monster in Disguise'' states "Please do not try this at home."
* Sega's official magazine, ''Sega Visions'' would occasionally stick disclaimers into articles for games like ''VideoGame/RoadRash'' or the extreme roller-blading game ''VideoGame/{{Skitchin}}'', usually followed by something like "seriously, you didn't try running into walls at high speed after playing ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'', did you?"
* During the Hairdresser Octopus rap in ''VideoGame/ParappaTheRapper 2'', a caption reading "Kids, don't try this at home!" appears as Parappa and the Octopus dance around with scissors.
* In ''Subterraneus'' Clodomir comes across an altar with a statue made of junk, surrounded by candles.
-->'''Clodomir:''' Some lit candles, with no one around, surrounding a pile of inflammable things? Please, don't do this at home!
* In ''Matchington Mansion'' the profile for Gustavo, a balloonist who attaches ''fireworks'' to his balloon for added altitude, states "Gustavo recommends that no one try this at home, fireworks should be handled by professionals."
* In ''VideoGame/{{PAYDAY 2}}'', one of the loading screen tips simply states "Do not try this in real life." If you do, you'll most likely be taken into custody.
* In ''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Puyo Puyo SUN]]'', Zoh Daimaoh gets angry at Schezo for calling him a "demon" and performs a technique where he burns a hole in the ground just by standing in place and slowly sinks into it, all with Schezo set aflame in his grasp. Zoh yells "This technique is dangerous, so be a good kid and don't imitate this!"
-->'''Schezo:''' Like a human could possibly do that?!
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** ''VideoGame/TheCurseOfMonkeyIsland'' has a scene where Guybrush gives the audience a disclaimer right before cheerfully ingesting a spiked drink.
--->'''Guybrush:''' It just occurred to me that mixing medicine and alcohol is a really stupid and possibly lethal thing to do. If I were a real person instead of a lovable, inept cartoon character (with the potential for a few more sequels), I wouldn't even consider it. Skoal!
** In ''VideoGame/EscapeFromMonkeyIsland'', just before he pulls the fire alarm at the schoolhouse on Knuttin Atoll, Guybrush turns [[BreakingTheFourthWall to the player]] and says that you should never, ever do this in RealLife.
* In ''VideoGame/DayOfTheTentacle'', Laverne revives a hamster from cryogenic suspension by putting it in a microwave. She then [[NoFourthWall turns to the camera and remarks]] in a very emotionless, bored tone that you should never do this unless you have access to a [[FantasticAesop highly advanced future microwave]]. "Kids who put hamsters in microwaves back where I'm from get taken away from their parents and put up for adoption. So DON'T do it!"
* "The skaters depicted in this game are either professionals, made-up or just plain crazy." -- The ''VideoGame/TonyHawksProSkater'' series.
* The ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed'' series always included a short video disclaimer about safe driving, delivered by whoever was playing the hottie in the FMV cutscenes.
** Many {{Racing Game}}s tend to have an opening disclaimer urging you to always race on a professional track, ensure your car is in racing condition and, of course, to wear your seat-belt wherever you drive.
* Lampshaded in ''VideoGame/RatchetDeadlocked,'' which had Dallas, the male announcer spouting out random comments while you fight, say "Remember, don't try any of this at home. Go to a friend's house!"
** ''Franchise/RatchetAndClank'''s advertising campaign made much use of this trope by demonstrating [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7T41s_Kqmk just what happens]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-HSzQ-_ggA when you]] ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxhUOU9zY2E do]]'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8khYM3So1Y try it at home]]
* Psymon Stark in the ''VideoGame/{{SSX}}'' series will occasionally shout, "Don't try that at home, kids!" after landing a death-, logic- and gravity-defying snowboard trick.
* Used in a more subtle way in ''VideoGame/SaintsRow2'', during a mission after trying to find out the recipe for Loa Dust, Tobia's wife tells about what is in the Loa Dust but does not explicitly tell what exactly it is made of to the player and gives it to Shaundi instead. Given the possible controversy of teaching gamers to produce real-life chemical drugs. It was a good idea anyway.
* Used in the title of an Xbox game, ''Backyard Wrestling -- Don't Try This At Home'', featuring various characters (including members of Music/InsaneClownPosse) mauling one-another with garden-tools and various common-household improvised-weaponry.
* Some [[HGame eroge]] come packaged with a message like this. An example can be found [[http://forums.novelnews.net/showpost.php?p=59880&postcount=1 here]].
* If the player falls hard in ''VideoGame/{{Backyard S|ports}}kateboarding'', Erik says "Don't try this at home, kids" after landing.
* In ''VideoGame/BrutalLegend'', Eddie Riggs can perform an attack with the roadie unit where he holds his guitar in front of the amplifiers the roadie is carrying, and play it, hurting enemies with feedback. While doing so, he'll remind the player that he is a professional and not to do this themselves.
* ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}} Tag Tournament'' UsefulNotes/{{P|laystation2}}S2's bowling minigame when the player overcharges and gets a foul or chooses to knock out someone with the ball on either side of the bowling alley. The manual is more serious, stating the game is for entertainment purposes and states not to try using the moves at home.
* From ''VideoGame/StrongBadsCoolGameForAttractivePeople: Baddest of the Bands'':
-->'''Strong Bad:''' Kids, this may look like fun, but Strong Bad is a stunt driver on a closed course with a team of licensed crustacean wranglers backing him up. So remember, NEVER put live buttered lobsters down your pants... Unless, you know, you got five bucks riding on it. Then knock yourself out.
* ''VideoGame/{{Hedgewars}}'' [[http://www.hedgewars.org/node/1444 manual]], disclaimer:
-->Do not try to recreate [[ActionBomb the cake]] in the real world. Some people might not appreciate the idea of their heads blown off by a birthday cake.
* ''VideoGame/RuneFactoryFrontier'' pulled this when you're trying to cheat on your wife by triggering the "Love Confession" scenes. If Raguna is already married, his wife will come and beat him up, following with the line "* Do not try this at home." after the screen has turned white.
* ''VideoGame/MondayNightCombat'' announcer Mickey Cantor sometimes lampoons the trope as parting words. An example:
-->'''Canor:''' Remember the violence you see here is performed by trained combat professionals with a deep personal hatred for their opponents. Do not try any of these things you see here at home unless you have a certified copy of our home game.
* The ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' game tying into the latest set of movies had a spoof message in the tutorial. When it comes to web-slinging, Spidey informs children that they should not try this at home... because "your house isn't ''nearly'' tall enough".
* Both ''VideoGame/JetSetRadio'' games have the following disclaimer at the start of the game.
--> Graffiti is art. However, graffiti as an act of vandalism is a crime. Every state/province has vandalism laws that apply to graffiti, and local entities such as cities and counties have anti-graffiti ordinances. Violation of these laws can result in a fine, probation, or a jail sentence. Creator/{{Sega}} does not condone the real-life act of vandalism in any form.
* ''VideoGame/IAmAnInsaneRogueAI'' has "Children, don't try this at home, unless you are also an insane rogue AI."
* The disclaimer for ''Science Papa'' states "Never try to reproduce anything in this game without professional supervision!"
* ''VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory'' features a private event where Rena reformats a public computer's hard drive, erasing the data. The fourth wall is broken and the player is told: "Do not try this at home!"
* In ''Flight'', when you purchase an upgrade which allows you to use a ''fuel engine'' to make your paper plane go faster, it displays the message "This is totally impossible in real life. Please don't try it at home!"
* In ''VideoGame/MacSki'', an old ObstacleSkiCourse game for the Macintosh, one of the help screens says that the game is only for entertainment purposes, not training: "If you do not seek professional ski instruction, you could injure yourself very badly and [[SophisticatedAsHell look like a complete idiot in front of family and friends]]."
* The ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'' video games hilariously informs younger players not to try performing the special moves from the games at home when you start a new game, despite said special moves involving including summoning the hand of God, jumping in the air and spinning around so fast the ball catches on fire, summoning a dragon, kicking the ball into the air so that it gets zapped by godly powers and summoning the devil.
* The description of the "Pyromaniac" achievement in ''Rescue Team 4'' states "Wait until 10 houses are on fire on level 31. Warning: do not try this at home!"
* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', this is one of Basilio's [[PreMortemOneLiner critical lines]].
* "Remember kids, taking someone's possessions and selling them without asking is a crime." -- ''{{VideoGame/Disgaea|HourOfDarkness}} DS''
* ''VideoGame/TheLongDark'' opens with a short warning that even though the developers have pushed for realism in the game's development, that the game should absolutely ''not'' be taken as a substitute for real wilderness survival training. It also states that the animals present in the game are abnormally aggressive due to the bizarre geomagnetic event that also knocked out all electronics and sent humanity back to the stone age; in real life, wolves and bears are not ravenous killing machines that attack all humans on sight, and the development team does not in any way condone the killing of wildlife in real life.
* The UsefulNotes/ArcadeGame ''720°'' displays this warning message at the start of a new game:
-->[-ATARI GAMES CORPORATION WOULD LIKE TO STRESS THAT THIS GAME DEPICTS SOME SKATEBOARDING TECHNIQUES WHICH MAY BE HAZARDOUS IF ATTEMPTED IN REAL LIFE. WE WISH TO URGE ALL SKATERS TO SKATE SAFELY, AND TO ALWAYS WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE GEAR.-]
* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' gives an InUniverse example: Leliana can offer to train you to be a bard, re: spy/assassin. Said training is a codex entry that, based on her bad experience, amounts to, "Don't."
* The dynamite-making achievement plaque in ''Grim Facade 7: Monster in Disguise'' states "Please do not try this at home."
* Sega's official magazine, ''Sega Visions'' would occasionally stick disclaimers into articles for games like ''VideoGame/RoadRash'' or the extreme roller-blading game ''VideoGame/{{Skitchin}}'', usually followed by something like "seriously, you didn't try running into walls at high speed after playing ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'', did you?"
* During the Hairdresser Octopus rap in ''VideoGame/ParappaTheRapper 2'', a caption reading "Kids, don't try this at home!" appears as Parappa and the Octopus dance around with scissors.
* In ''Subterraneus'' Clodomir comes across an altar with a statue made of junk, surrounded by candles.
-->'''Clodomir:''' Some lit candles, with no one around, surrounding a pile of inflammable things? Please, don't do this at home!
* In ''Matchington Mansion'' the profile for Gustavo, a balloonist who attaches ''fireworks'' to his balloon for added altitude, states "Gustavo recommends that no one try this at home, fireworks should be handled by professionals."
* In ''VideoGame/{{PAYDAY 2}}'', one of the loading screen tips simply states "Do not try this in real life." If you do, you'll most likely be taken into custody.
* In ''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Puyo Puyo SUN]]'', Zoh Daimaoh gets angry at Schezo for calling him a "demon" and performs a technique where he burns a hole in the ground just by standing in place and slowly sinks into it, all with Schezo set aflame in his grasp. Zoh yells "This technique is dangerous, so be a good kid and don't imitate this!"
-->'''Schezo:''' Like a human could possibly do that?!
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