History LetsPlay / ObscureGameTheatre

* ''VideoGame/{{Commando}}''

* ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongJr''

The [[https://www.youtube.com/user/Frankomatic Obscure Game Theatre]] is a channel run by Website/YouTube user Frankomatic that is dedicated to [[LetsPlay Let's Plays]] of older games. Although the title of the channel includes the word 'Obscure', unknown games aren't the only focus as the occasional more well-known game or game series sneaks itself in as well. Almost all genres of games have been touched with the exception of Flight Simulations. Though Frankomatic has let it be known that he is a particular fan of {{Adventure Game}}s, he is currently taking a break from them after completing a run of a large chunk of the ''VideoGame/KingsQuest'' series.

* ClusterFBomb: During [[ThatOneSidequest one particularly tough quest]] in the second ''[[Anime/DragonBallZ Legacy of Goku]] game, he is forced to protect a mother dinosaur's eggs that are blocking a generator he needs to destroy. What makes this really difficult is he can't fight back while carrying an egg and the second an enemy attacks him it'll break, which forces him to repeat it several times. After he finally delivers all the eggs to safety, the dinosaur [[UngratefulBastard doesn't even give thanks for protecting her eggs and instead chews him out for making her move]], which sets him off a short yet brutal tirade as he tears apart any enemy unfortunate enough to stand in his way.

* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: Just one of the many ways SNES's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVvioRWQ_uo#t=1m48s Space Ace]] is a testament to sadistic game design.
* DancePartyEnding: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpF7AdGnnUY#t=0m33s Skull and Crossbones]] When rescuing your damsel from a creepy, rape-faced wizard just isn't enough.
* DeadpanSnarker: Frank's default setting is around here.
* EverythingTryingToKillYou: Perhaps ''the'' prevailing theme of [[https://www.youtube.com/user/Frankomatic#g/p Obscure Game Theatre]]. Particularly evident in the [[VideoGame/KingsQuest King's Quest Series]], [[https://www.youtube.com/user/Frankomatic#grid/user/D0E8C578B32FEB88 Space Ace]], [[https://www.youtube.com/user/Frankomatic#grid/user/A686A4D3D5A15E2F Dragon's Lair]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/user/Frankomatic#grid/user/2396BB2546876B23 Brain Dead 13]] among others.
* FastForwardGag: A long-running gag often brought on by [=YouTube=]'s strict recording limits and / or failure. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-IqwEy3DvQ Donkey Kong - Gameboy]]
* FlatWhat: Frank and Cess have this in Willy Beamish when the Japanese tourists become [[spoiler:Ninjas]].

* TheGhost: Frankomatic himself is usually this, rarely appearing in front of the camera.

* MalevolentArchitecture: Evident in many entries of the [[https://www.youtube.com/user/Frankomatic#g/p Obscure Game Theatre]], however none more prevalent than in the [[VideoGame/KingsQuest King's Quest Series]]; where in a world filled with malevolent dragons, witches, and trolls; stairs, walkways and bridges are the leading causes of death.
* TheManyDeathsOfYou: The myriad of death scenes within the [[VideoGame/KingsQuest King's Quest Series]], [[https://www.youtube.com/user/Frankomatic#grid/user/D0E8C578B32FEB88 Space Ace]], [[https://www.youtube.com/user/Frankomatic#grid/user/A686A4D3D5A15E2F Dragon's Lair]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/user/Frankomatic#grid/user/2396BB2546876B23 Brain Dead 13]] are enough to warrant their own end credit. Also provides numerous examples of YetAnotherStupidDeath and HaveANiceDeath.
* MindScrew: [[https://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=F420F74E16AF2517 Panic!]] is pretty much the prime example of this ever committed to the Sega CD. Particularly [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f8CZCb285A#t=3m30s this insanity]].

* MusicalEpisode: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV6zt37w0QY What is Kirby]]. That is all.

* PrecisionFStrike: One is given to Cedric in King's Quest V after Graham returns from the desert after almost dying from dehydration, getting stuck in an ancient treasure vault, and stabbed to death by bandits.

* ShoutOut: Lately, several have been made to [[WebVideo/DragonBallAbridged DBZ Abridged]].
* SoUnfunnyItsFunny: Frank and Cess' reaction to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4Serr9flhY&t=3m13s this little gem]], courtesy of Panic!.
* SpyFiction: Martini in a pop-top beer can: [[https://www.youtube.com/user/Frankomatic#grid/user/911AC2E3EE1CE25C Covert Action]]. Where, even in success, the [[TheSpymaster Chief]] is a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20WKr8IOsPk#t=5m19s jerk]].

* TestosteronePoisoning: When being a MANLY man just isn't MANLY enough, there's [[https://www.youtube.com/user/Frankomatic#grid/user/5F74123E5D380C68 Blood & Guts!]]

* ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand 2''

* ''Anticipation''

* ''Bignose the Caveman''

* ''Donkey Kong Jr.''

* ''Felix the Cat'' (NES)

* ''VideoGame/{{Kirby}}'s Dreamland 2''

* ''VideoGame/PacMan 2''

* ''Rambo'' (NES)

* ''Yoshi's Cookie''

* ClassicVideoGameScrewYous: Far, far too many to list. However, few games can match up to the pure, unbridled gamer-hatred that is [[https://www.youtube.com/user/Frankomatic#grid/user/6A97424C04710FA4 Adventures of Rad Gravity]]. Listen for the precise moment that Frankomatic's soul [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBqiD1Jq-vI#t=4m43s snaps like a twig]].

* ClusterFBomb: During [[ThatOneSidequest one particularly tough quest]] in the second ''[[Anime/DragonBallZ Legacy of Goku]] game, he is forced to protect a mother dinosaur's eggs that are blocking a generator he needs to destroy. What makes this really difficult is he can't fight back while carrying an egg and the second an enemy attacks him it'll break, which forces him to repeat it several times. After he finally delivers all the eggs to safety, the dinosaur [[UngratefulBastard doesn't even give thanks for protecting her eggs and instead chews him out for making her move]], [[RantInducingSlight which sets him off a short yet brutal tirade as he tears apart any enemy unfortunate enough to stand in his way]].

* ExtraordinarilyEmpoweredGirl: Rosella, a DamselInDistress in the third installment, becomes noticeably more capable than both her father and brother in [[https://www.youtube.com/user/Frankomatic#grid/user/F8A1E60F9F5D67F4 King's Quest IV]] and again with her mother, Queen Valanice, in [[https://www.youtube.com/user/Frankomatic#grid/user/764194153B217C89 King's Quest VII]].

* ''VideoGame/DragonBallAdvanceAdventure''
* ''Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury''

* WolfWhistle: Frankomatic does this when Vivi is first introduced in ''Brain Dead 13''.

* OneOfUs: Frankomatic noted in his Panic All Gags Run that he enjoys seeing this very page be updated.

The [[https://www.youtube.com/user/Frankomatic Obscure Game Theatre]] is a channel run by Website/YouTube user Frankomatic that is dedicated to Let's Plays of older games. Although the title of the channel includes the word 'Obscure', unknown games aren't the only focus as the occasional more well-known game or game series sneaks itself in as well. Almost all genres of games have been touched with the exception of Flight Simulations. Though Frankomatic has let it be known that he is a particular fan of {{Adventure Game}}s, he is currently taking a break from them after completing a run of a large chunk of the VideoGame/KingsQuest series.

* BlatantLies: The into video on his youtube channel's main joke is stating a "feature" of his videos, and then cutting to clips of him doing the exact opposite (ex. "Flawless Gameplay!" cue him walking into a games version of gombas.)

* ''Mountain King''

* ''Dragon Ball Z: Legendary Super Warriors''

* GenreSavvy: Frank himself is this, demonstrating a broad knowledge in popular culture, movie and video game cliches, and anime. It borders on [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy dangerous.]]

* ''VideoGame/{{Pac-Man}} 2''

* ClusterFBomb: During [[ThatOneSidequest one particularly tough quest]] in the second ''[[DragonBallZ Legacy of Goku]] game, he is forced to protect a mother dinosaur's eggs that are blocking a generator he needs to destroy. What makes this really difficult is he can't fight back while carrying an egg and the second an enemy attacks him it'll break, which forces him to repeat it several times. After he finally delivers all the eggs to safety, the dinosaur [[UngratefulBastard doesn't even give thanks for protecting her eggs and instead chews him out for making her move]], [[RantInducingSlight which sets him off a short yet brutal tirade as he tears apart any enemy unfortunate enough to stand in his way]].

* ''{{Jumpman}}''