History Main / NoobBridge

* A lot of people forget or never learn the long jump when playing ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy''. This is due to it never being mentioned in-game (but is in the manual) and never required to finish the game. The long jump became required in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy2'' starting in World 4, and these gamers got stuck; some have even accused people who use the long jump on Youtube videos of hacking.

* ''{{Marathon}}'': You'll be stuck on "Colony Ship for Sale, Cheap!" until you figure out that you can activate switches by shooting them with charged fusion blasts or grenades.

Another fairly common example is [[SheatheYourSword Sheathe Your Sword]], whenever it occurs in games that otherwise teach the player to slash/blast/nuke anything that moves (plus any important-looking stuff that does not move). As a result, the average will not even be aware that there is a button for doing so.

The TropeNamer is the nickname of a crumbling bridge from ''SuperMetroid''--the first place in that game where use of the unique (even to the series) run button is required. A common story is that newbies who pick up the game often neglect that button and are stumped at how to pass the bridge. The term also metaphorically suggests a rite of passage that a newbie would have to undergo to become competent at a game.

These days, videogames have pretty well-established genre conventions and [[StockControlSettings standardized controls]], so you can pick up most any game and have a general idea of how to play them. However, a lot of games also have their own unique aspects, especially to their control schemes, and their use is sometimes required to pass obstacles. Woe betide those people who just pick up a game and start playing it, though, without knowing about these things...some of which are clearly described in the accompanying manual, even.

** In ''Tomb Raider 2'', there's an area where Lara must make a long jump into a pool of water far below. There is only a small square of space in the pool that isn't so shallow that it would lead to a lethal fall. However, even a perfectly executed running jump cannot reach it. This is the only point in the game where she absolutely must perform a dive while jumping in order to reach the small square of deep water.

* In ''{{Eversion}}'', many people get stuck in world 2 and fully learn how the mechanics work only when they reach world 3-4, especially in non-HD version. That's because eversion points are invisible and people often ignore the eversion point in 1-1 when they walk over it.

** In Tomb Raider 2, there's an area where Lara must make a long jump into a pool of water far below. There is only a small square of space in the pool that isn't so shallow that it would lead to a lethal fall. However, even a perfectly executed running jump cannot reach it. This is the only point in the game where she absolutely must perform a dive while jumping in order to reach the small square of deep water.

* In ''MazeOfGalious'', a gate blocks a corridor in the first dungeon, and it's not obvious how to open gates. (The way to do it is to stand next to the gate and hold down the direction control towards it for a certain amount of time.)

* ''SonicAndTheBlackKnight'': The Wisps are glowing blue orbs of energy that explode and can hurt you when hit. You're supposed to use the "kick" mechanic to kick them into things. Thing is, that mechanic is only really used twice in the main game, and those instances are easy to miss, so you might not even know you can when you find the Wisps much more often in the post-game.

* ''SonicAndTheBlackKnight'': The Wisps are glowing blue orbs of energy that explode and can hurt you when hit. You're supposed to use the "kick" mechanic to kick them into things. Thing is, that mechanic is only really used twice in the main game, and those instances are easy to miss, so you might not even know you can when you find the wisps much more often in the post-game.

The TropeNamer is the nickname of a crumbling bridge from Super Metroid--the first place in that game where use of the unique (even to the series) run button is required. A common story is that newbies who pick up the game often neglect that button and are stumped at how to pass the bridge. The term also metaphorically suggests a rite of passage that a newbie would have to undergo to become competent at a game.

* In ''{{Dreamfall}}'', the music puzzle that lets Zoe out of the caves into Marcuria has been known to cause lots of trouble for new players, who didn't realize that a certain item from the previous location could be picked up and used on the wall symbols to reproduce the melody hummed by random encounter enemies on said location.

* In ''{{Eversion}}'', many people get stuck in world 2 and fully learn how the mechanics work only when they reach world 3-4, especially in non-HD version. That's because eversion points are invisible and people often ignore the eversion point in 1-1 when they walk over it.

* In ''{{Eversion}}'', many people get stuck in world 2 and fully learn how the mechanics work only when they reach world 3-4, especially in non-HD version. That's because eversion points are invisible.

* In ''{{Eversion}}, many people get stuck in world 2 and fully learn how the mechanics work only when they reach world 3-4, especially in non-HD version. That's because eversion points are invisible.

* A lot of people forget or never learn the long jump when playing ''SuperMarioGalaxy''. This is due to it never being mentioned in-game (but is in the manual) and never required to finish the game. The long jump became required in Super Mario Galaxy 2 starting in World 4, and these gamers got stuck; some have even accused people who use the long jump on Youtube videos of hacking.
* SuperMetroid: the trope namer, described above.

Differs from GuideDamnIt in that the required information is often readily available but just neglected, rather than left to the player to figure out. Differs from MoonLogicPuzzle in that these situations depend strongly on (albeit neglected) basic information. Generally a subtrope of AllThereInTheManual, and partly caused by players being spoiled by in-game tutorials and not [[ReadTheFreakingManual reading the freaking manual]]. NoobBridge refers to an addition to a standard control scheme; for when the standard scheme itself is altered, see DamnYouMuscleMemory.

These days, videogames have pretty standardized controls, so you can pick up most any game and have a general idea of how to play them. However, a lot of games also have their own unique aspects to their control schemes, and their use is sometimes required to pass obstacles. Woe betide those people who just pick up a game and start playing it, though, without knowing about these things...some of which are clearly described in the accompanying manual, even.

Examples:

* ''DoomTroopers'' has the Waterfall in level 1. ''(Editor's note: Please elaborate this example.)''

** In Tomb Raider 2, there's an area where Lara must make a long jump into a pool of water far below. There is only a small square of space in the pool that isn't so shallow that it would lead to a lethal fall. However, even a perfectly executed running jump cannot reach it. This is the only point in the game where she absolutely must perform a dive while jumping in order to reach the small square of deep water.

The name for this proposed trope is the nickname of a crumbling bridge from Super Metroid--the first place in that game where use of the unique (even to the series) run button is required. A common story is that newbies who pick up the game often neglect that button and are stumped at how to pass the bridge.

Differs from GuideDamnIt in that the required information is often readily available but just neglected, rather than left to the player to figure out. Differs from MoonLogicPuzzle in that these situations depend strongly on (albeit neglected) basic information. Generally a subtrope of AllThereInTheManual, and partly caused by players being spoiled by in-game tutorials and not [[ReadTheFreakingManual reading the freaking manual]].