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* In ''Transformers: Convoy no Nazo'', the alternate ending is unlocked by collecting the letters R-O-D-I-M-U-S, which are hidden in seven different stages.

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* In ''Transformers: Convoy no Nazo'', ''VideoGame/TransformersConvoyNoNazo'', the alternate ending is unlocked by collecting the letters R-O-D-I-M-U-S, which are hidden in seven different stages.
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* Collecting the letters M-E-G-A-M-A-N-V from each stage in ''VideoGame/MegaMan5'' unlocked Beat as a weapon power. He came back in ''VideoGame/MegaMan6'', where you only needed to collect B-E-A-T from four stages.

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* Collecting the letters M-E-G-A-M-A-N-V from each stage in ''VideoGame/MegaMan5'' unlocked Beat as a weapon power. He came back in ''VideoGame/MegaMan6'', where you only needed to collect B-E-A-T from four stages.stages, which you got by finding a hidden boss room and beating the level that way.
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* ''VideoGame/BlazingStar'' has panels in each stage spelling L-U-C-K-Y. Collecting them all will result in a big bonus being awarded at the end of the stage.
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** In ''VideoGame/MegaMan7'', collecting R-U-S-H in the first four Robot Masters' stages unlocks the Super Adapter, which allows a DoubleJump and RocketPunch, but disables sliding.
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* ''VideoGame/CaptainSilver'' gave an extra life for collecting all the letters in CAPTAIN SILVER. Other letters of the alphabet were available, but they did nothing special. This feature was removed from the Famicom version.

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* ''VideoGame/CaptainSilver'' gave an extra life for collecting all the letters in CAPTAIN SILVER. Other letters of the alphabet were available, but they did nothing special.except give a few hundred points. This feature was removed from the Famicom version.

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* ''JamesPond'' has B-O-N-U-S letters, which [[CaptainObvious give you a bonus]], as well as B-O-G-U-S letters, which don't.

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* ''JamesPond'' ''VideoGame/JamesPond'' has B-O-N-U-S letters, which [[CaptainObvious give you a bonus]], as well as B-O-G-U-S letters, which don't.


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* In ''Transformers: Convoy no Nazo'', the alternate ending is unlocked by collecting the letters R-O-D-I-M-U-S, which are hidden in seven different stages.
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* ''Wrecking Crew'' rewards you with an extra life if you find the letters M-A-R-I-O (or L-U-I-G-I as the second player) in that exact order.
* ''Captain Silver'' gave an extra life for collecting all the letters in CAPTAIN SILVER. Other letters of the alphabet were available, but they did nothing special. This feature was removed from the Famicom version.

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* ''Wrecking Crew'' ''VideoGame/WreckingCrew'' rewards you with an extra life if you find the letters M-A-R-I-O (or L-U-I-G-I as the second player) in that exact order.
* ''Captain Silver'' ''VideoGame/CaptainSilver'' gave an extra life for collecting all the letters in CAPTAIN SILVER. Other letters of the alphabet were available, but they did nothing special. This feature was removed from the Famicom version.



* ''SubTerra'' has G-E-M-S letters, since the point of the game is to collect gems.

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* ''SubTerra'' ''VideoGame/SubTerra'' has G-E-M-S letters, since the point of the game is to collect gems.
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* ''VideoGame/TumblePop'' has alphabet letters scattered in some levels, and you need to complete the word TUMBLEPOP with them to gain access to the bonus stage.
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* ''Captain Silver'' gave an extra life for collecting all the letters in CAPTAIN SILVER. This feature was removed from the Famicom version.

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* ''Captain Silver'' gave an extra life for collecting all the letters in CAPTAIN SILVER. Other letters of the alphabet were available, but they did nothing special. This feature was removed from the Famicom version.



* ''VideoGame/SnowBros'' gave players an extra life for collecting S-N-O-W.

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* ''VideoGame/SnowBros'' gave players an extra life for collecting S-N-O-W. These letters could be obtained only from the special blue monsters.
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* ''VideoGame/SnowBros'' gave players an extra life for collecting S-N-O-W.
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* A card game example: ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'' has the "Destiny Board" card, which requires you to spell out D-E-A-T-H (or [[NeverSayDie F-I-N-A-L"] in the English release) one letter per turn, and results in an instant win.

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* A card game example: ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'' has the "Destiny Board" card, which requires you to spell out D-E-A-T-H (or [[NeverSayDie F-I-N-A-L"] F-I-N-A-L]] in the English release) one letter per turn, and results in an instant win.
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* A card game example: ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'' has the "Destiny Board" card, which requires you to spell out D-E-A-T-H (or [[NeverSayDie F-I-N-A-L"] in the English release) one letter per turn, and results in an instant win.
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* ''JamesPond'' has B-O-N-U-S letters, which [[CaptainObvious give you a bonus]], as well as B-O-G-U-S letters, which don't.
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* ''SubTerra'' has G-E-M-S letters, since the point of the game is to collect gems.
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* ''MrDo'' and its sequels also had E-X-T-R-A to win an extra life. Usually, the player had to obtain each letter by picking up a special item and then defeating an "alpha-monster" bearing that letter.

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* ''MrDo'' ''VideoGame/MrDo'' and its sequels also had E-X-T-R-A to win an extra life. Usually, the player had to obtain each letter by picking up a special item and then defeating an "alpha-monster" bearing that letter.



* Completing specific words awards a new vehicle in each ''{{RC Pro-Am}}'' game.

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* Completing specific words awards a new vehicle in each ''{{RC ''VideoGame/{{RC Pro-Am}}'' game.



* ''Captain Silver'' gave an extra life for collecting all the letters in CAPTAIN SILVER.

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* ''Captain Silver'' gave an extra life for collecting all the letters in CAPTAIN SILVER. This feature was removed from the Famicom version.

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** In some bonus rooms, letters appear in a circle. You have to touch the letters as they blink in order to get the animal token, life balloon or other bonus.



* ''MrDo'' and its sequels also had E-X-T-R-A to win an extra life. Usually each letter had to be obtained by picking up a special item and then defeating an "alpha-monster" bearing that letter.
* In ''VideoGame/AttackOfTheMutantPenguins'', collecting letters from treasure chests to spell B-A-T or P-A-N will get Bernard or Rodney their main weapon.

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* ''MrDo'' and its sequels also had E-X-T-R-A to win an extra life. Usually Usually, the player had to obtain each letter had to be obtained by picking up a special item and then defeating an "alpha-monster" bearing that letter.
* In ''VideoGame/AttackOfTheMutantPenguins'', collecting letters from treasure chests to spell B-A-T or P-A-N will get Bernard or Rodney their his main weapon.



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* ''Nasen Jack'' for the Atari8BitComputers is another game in which collecting the letters E-X-T-R-A gives an extra life.
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* ''Captain Silver'' gave an extra life for collecting all the letters in CAPTAIN SILVER.
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* ''Wrecking Crew'' rewards you with an extra life if you find the letters M-A-R-I-O (or L-U-I-G-I as the second player) in that exact order.
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* Completing specific words awards a new vehicle in each ''{{RC Pro-Am}}'' game.
** ''RC Pro-Am'' and Super RC Pro-Am requires spelling N-I-N-T-E-N-D-O.
** ''Championship Pro-Am'' requires spelling C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N.
** ''RC Pro-Am II'' rewards a new car to any player who spells out PRO AM II. Unlike the other games in the series, ''Pro-Am II'' awards a new car on a player-by-player basis.
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* Collecting the letters M-E-G-A-M-A-N-V from each stage in ''VideoGame/MegaMan5'' unlocked Beat as a weapon power. He came back in ''VideoGame/MegaMan6'', where you only needed to collect B-E-A-T from four stages.
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* In the ''CallOfDutyBlackOps'' First Strike map pack, one part of the Kassimir Mechanism sidequest requires using Lunar Landers to collect the letters L-U-N-A, in that specific order.

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* In the ''CallOfDutyBlackOps'' ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps'' First Strike map pack, one part of the Kassimir Mechanism sidequest requires using Lunar Landers to collect the letters L-U-N-A, in that specific order.
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This trope goes back to the "spot letter" targets found on many {{pinball}} boards.
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* In ''Rod Land'', if you collect all the flowers on a stage, enemies will start turning into letters when killed. Collecting E-X-T-R-A will instantly end the stage, winning an extra life and 10,000 points.

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* In ''Rod Land'', ''VideoGame/RodLand'', if you collect all the flowers on a stage, enemies will start turning into letters when killed. Collecting E-X-T-R-A will instantly end the stage, winning an extra life and 10,000 points.
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* In ''VideoGame/AttackOfTheMutantPenguins'', collecting letters from treasure chests to spell B-A-T or P-A-N will get Bernard or Rodney their main weapon.
* In ''Rod Land'', if you collect all the flowers on a stage, enemies will start turning into letters when killed. Collecting E-X-T-R-A will instantly end the stage, winning an extra life and 10,000 points.
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* In ''VideoGame/LadyBug'', collecting the letters of E-X-T-R-A gets you an extra life and 500 points, and collecting S-P-E-C-I-A-L earns you a Vegetable Harvest Bonus.

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* In ''VideoGame/LadyBug'', collecting the letters of E-X-T-R-A in yellow letters gets you an extra life and 500 points, and collecting S-P-E-C-I-A-L in red letters earns you a Vegetable Harvest Bonus.
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* In ''BubbleBobble'', if a player pops enough bubbles to spell E-X-T-E-N-D (there are two E's in different colors), they win an extra life and the game automatically advances to the next stage.

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* In ''BubbleBobble'', ''VideoGame/BubbleBobble'', if a player pops enough bubbles to spell E-X-T-E-N-D (there are two E's in different colors), they win an extra life and the game automatically advances to the next stage.



* In ''Lady Bug'', collecting the letters of E-X-T-R-A gets you an extra life and 500 points, and collecting S-P-E-C-I-A-L earns you a Vegetable Harvest Bonus.

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* In ''Lady Bug'', ''VideoGame/LadyBug'', collecting the letters of E-X-T-R-A gets you an extra life and 500 points, and collecting S-P-E-C-I-A-L earns you a Vegetable Harvest Bonus.
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* ''MrDo'' and its sequels also had E-X-T-R-A to win an extra life.

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* ''MrDo'' and its sequels also had E-X-T-R-A to win an extra life. Usually each letter had to be obtained by picking up a special item and then defeating an "alpha-monster" bearing that letter.
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* ''MrDo'' and its sequels also had E-X-T-R-A to win an extra life.
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A type of PowerUp that rewards you for collecting a number of letters to spell a word. Typically the letters do not have to be obtained in order, but will automatically move to their correct places on the status bar.

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* In ''BubbleBobble'', if a player pops enough bubbles to spell E-X-T-E-N-D (there are two E's in different colors), they win an extra life and the game automatically advances to the next stage.
* In ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'', K-O-N-G appears in every level. Collect all four letters to win an extra life. In ''Donkey Kong Land'', collecting K-O-N-G instead saves the game.
* In ''Lady Bug'', collecting the letters of E-X-T-R-A gets you an extra life and 500 points, and collecting S-P-E-C-I-A-L earns you a Vegetable Harvest Bonus.
* In the ''CallOfDutyBlackOps'' First Strike map pack, one part of the Kassimir Mechanism sidequest requires using Lunar Landers to collect the letters L-U-N-A, in that specific order.
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