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**It's revealed that Bob was playing a {{Retraux}} bonus stage, and the regular gameplay is actually rather modern.
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** Bob was conned into buying a [[ShoddyKnockOffProduct Poly-Station]].
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** A younger Bob is shown playing a [=PS3=] game with Alice on an original GameBoy in the 60's.
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* '''Discussed''': "I wish I could afford something more modern, but this is all I've got..."
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* '''Discussed''': '''Discussed''':
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** "Ain't that game a lil' old?" "It's not ''old'', it's ''retro''. Old, but cool."
** "I wish I could afford something more modern, but this is all I've got..."
** "Ain't that game a lil' old?" "It's not ''old'', it's ''retro''. Old, but cool."
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* '''Reconstructed''': Alice buys him a newer console to try and get him to man up. It's a SNES.
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* '''Reconstructed''': '''Reconstructed''':
** Alice buys him a newer console to try and get him to man up. It's aSNES.SNES.
** Bob likes playing the older game because it's good to this day.
** Alice buys him a newer console to try and get him to man up. It's a
** Bob likes playing the older game because it's good to this day.
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** Bob and April have modded their consoles so that they can play classic games, or have bought a compilation of them from [[DigitalDistribution PSN]].
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** Bob and April have modded their consoles so that they can play classic games, or have bought a compilation of them from [[DigitalDistribution [[UsefulNotes/DigitalDistribution PSN]].
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* '''Straight''': Bob is playing on a [=PS2=]. The graphics are 8 bit and the sound effects are beepy.
* '''Exaggerated''': April is playing Pong on a [=PS3=] which isn't plugged in to the television or the wall socket. The upside-down controller is from a SNES, and the SFX sound suspiciously like ''Franchise/{{Super Mario Bros}}''.
* '''Exaggerated''': April is playing Pong on a [=PS3=] which isn't plugged in to the television or the wall socket. The upside-down controller is from a SNES, and the SFX sound suspiciously like ''Franchise/{{Super Mario Bros}}''.
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* '''Straight''': Bob is playing on a [=PS2=]. The graphics are 8 bit 8-bit and the sound effects are beepy.
* '''Exaggerated''': April is playing Pong on a [=PS3=] which isn't plugged in to the television or the wall socket. The upside-down controller is from a SNES, and the SFX sound suspiciously like ''Franchise/{{Super MarioBros}}''.Bros}}''
* '''Exaggerated''': April is playing Pong on a [=PS3=] which isn't plugged in to the television or the wall socket. The upside-down controller is from a SNES, and the SFX sound suspiciously like ''Franchise/{{Super Mario
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'''Basic Trope''': All fictional video games are portrayed as 50s-80s era games.
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'''Basic Trope''': All fictional video games are portrayed as 50s-80s 80s era games.
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* '''Exaggerated''': April is playing Pong on a [=PS3=] which isn't plugged in to the television or the wall socket. The controller is from a SNES, and the SFX sound suspiciously like ''Franchise/{{Super Mario Bros}}''.
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* '''Exaggerated''': April is playing Pong on a [=PS3=] which isn't plugged in to the television or the wall socket. The upside-down controller is from a SNES, and the SFX sound suspiciously like ''Franchise/{{Super Mario Bros}}''.
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** Bob and April have modded their consoles so that they can play classic games, or else bought a compilation of them from [[DigitalDistribution PSN]].
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** Bob and April have modded their consoles so that they can play classic games, or else have bought a compilation of them from [[DigitalDistribution PSN]].
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* '''Subverted''': We hear PacMan style beeps as Bob and Alice play on an Xbox 360. The camera then pans around to reveal a modern game on the screen. Alice compliments Bob on his ring tone as he answers his mobile. They're actually playing ''VideoGame/{{Halo 4}}''.
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* '''Subverted''': We hear PacMan Pac-Man style beeps as Bob and Alice play on an Xbox 360. The camera then pans around to reveal a modern game on the screen. Alice compliments Bob on his ring tone as he answers his mobile. They're actually playing ''VideoGame/{{Halo 4}}''.
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** Lacking a second player while Bob's on the phone, Alice quits ''Halo 4'' and begins playing PacMan on the 360.
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** Lacking a second player while Bob's on the phone, Alice quits ''Halo 4'' and begins playing PacMan on the 360.Pac-Man.
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* '''Discussed''': "I wish I could afford something more modern but this Megadrive's all I've got..."
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* '''Discussed''': "I wish I could afford something more modern modern, but this Megadrive's is all I've got..."
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Back to PacManFever... Argh! Those Creator/{{Nintendo}}s are driving me crazy!
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Back to PacManFever... Argh! Those Creator/{{Nintendo}}s Creator/{{Nintendo}}es are driving me crazy!
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** They playing on UsefulNotes/VirtualConsole
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** They are playing on UsefulNotes/VirtualConsolethe UsefulNotes/VirtualConsole or another such service.
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** They playing on VirtualConsole
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** They playing on VirtualConsoleUsefulNotes/VirtualConsole
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* '''Subverted''': We hear PacMan style beeps as Bob and Alice play on an Xbox 360. The camera then pans around to reveal a modern game on the screen. Alice compliments Bob on his ring tone as he answers his mobile. They're actually playing ''VideoGame/{{Halo 3}}''.
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* '''Subverted''': We hear PacMan style beeps as Bob and Alice play on an Xbox 360. The camera then pans around to reveal a modern game on the screen. Alice compliments Bob on his ring tone as he answers his mobile. They're actually playing ''VideoGame/{{Halo 3}}''.4}}''.
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** Lacking a second player while Bob's on the phone, Alice quits ''Halo 3'' and begins playing PacMan on the 360.
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** Lacking a second player while Bob's on the phone, Alice quits ''Halo 3'' 4'' and begins playing PacMan on the 360.
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** Bob and April have modded their consoles so that they can play classic games, or else bought a compilation of them from the [[DigitalDistribution PSN]].
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** Bob and April have modded their consoles so that they can play classic games, or else bought a compilation of them from the [[DigitalDistribution PSN]].
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** Or the story is set at a time when those sorts of games were new and popular.
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* '''Straight''': Bob is playing on a PS2. The graphics are 8 bit and the sound effects are beepy.
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* '''Straight''': Bob is playing on a PS2.[=PS2=]. The graphics are 8 bit and the sound effects are beepy.
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** Alternatively, Bob is playing a game that, while still fictional, looks and sounds like what a PS2 game would be like.
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** Alternatively, Bob is playing a game that, while still fictional, looks and sounds like what a PS2 [=PS2=] game would be like.
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* '''Exaggerated''': April is playing Pong on a PS3 which isn't plugged in to the television or the wall socket. The controller is from a SNES, and the SFX sound suspiciously like ''Franchise/{{Super Mario Bros}}''.
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* '''Exaggerated''': April is playing Pong on a PS3 [=PS3=] which isn't plugged in to the television or the wall socket. The controller is from a SNES, and the SFX sound suspiciously like ''Franchise/{{Super Mario Bros}}''.
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** A younger Bob is shown playing a PS3 game with Alice on an original GameBoy in the 60's.
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** A younger Bob is shown playing a PS3 [=PS3=] game with Alice on an original GameBoy in the 60's.
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** Alternatively, the game is simply a port for the console
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** Alternatively, the game is simply a port for the consoleconsole.
** Or the game is deliberately {{Retraux}} for stylistic reasons, or to cash in on the nostalgia market.
** Or the game is deliberately {{Retraux}} for stylistic reasons, or to cash in on the nostalgia market.
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* '''Exploited''': Alice uses Bob's shallow knowledge concerning video games to help her case in an argument.
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* '''Exploited''': Alice uses Bob's shallow knowledge concerning of video games to help her case in an argument.
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* '''Exploited''': ???
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* '''Exploited''': ???Alice uses Bob's shallow knowledge concerning video games to help her case in an argument.
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* '''Parodied''': Bob excitedly gloats how many points he's got, and that he's reached level 80. Alice points out the console isn't plugged in, and that he hasn't played videogames in a while, has he?
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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
** Bob excitedly gloats how many points he's got, and that he's reached level 80. Alice points out the console isn't plugged in, and that he hasn't played videogames in a while, hashe?he?
** Bob buys two expensive videocards to run Pac-Man at higher graphics.
** Bob excitedly gloats how many points he's got, and that he's reached level 80. Alice points out the console isn't plugged in, and that he hasn't played videogames in a while, has
** Bob buys two expensive videocards to run Pac-Man at higher graphics.
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* '''Exaggerated''': April is playing Pong on a PS3 which isn't plugged in to the television or the wall socket. The controller is from a SNES, and the SFX sound suspiciously like ''Franchise/{{Halo}}''.
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* '''Exaggerated''': April is playing Pong on a PS3 which isn't plugged in to the television or the wall socket. The controller is from a SNES, and the SFX sound suspiciously like ''Franchise/{{Halo}}''.''Franchise/{{Super Mario Bros}}''.
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* '''Inverted''': A younger Bob is shown playing a PS3 game with Alice on an original GameBoy in the 60's.
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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
** A younger Bob is shown playing a PS3 game with Alice on an original GameBoy in the60's.60's.
** A video game taking place in modern times portrays movies as still being in the silent era.
** A younger Bob is shown playing a PS3 game with Alice on an original GameBoy in the
** A video game taking place in modern times portrays movies as still being in the silent era.
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* '''Exaggerated''': April is playing Pong on a PS3 which isn't plugged in to the television or the wall socket. The controller is from a SNES, and the SFX sound suspiciously like ''{{Halo}}''.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice and Bob are playing on a console from a previous generation which, while plausable, raises the question of why they haven't upgraded yet.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice and Bob are playing on a console from a previous generation which, while plausable, raises the question of why they haven't upgraded yet.
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* '''Exaggerated''': April is playing Pong on a PS3 which isn't plugged in to the television or the wall socket. The controller is from a SNES, and the SFX sound suspiciously like ''{{Halo}}''.
''Franchise/{{Halo}}''.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice and Bob are playing on a console from a previous generation which, whileplausable, plausible, raises the question of why they haven't upgraded yet.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice and Bob are playing on a console from a previous generation which, while
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* '''Subverted''': We hear PacMan style beeps as Bob and Alice play on an Xbox 360. The camera then pans around to reveal a modern game on the screen. Alice compliments Bob on his ring tone as he answers his mobile. They're actually playing ''{{Halo 3}}''.
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* '''Subverted''': We hear PacMan style beeps as Bob and Alice play on an Xbox 360. The camera then pans around to reveal a modern game on the screen. Alice compliments Bob on his ring tone as he answers his mobile. They're actually playing ''{{Halo ''VideoGame/{{Halo 3}}''.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob is seen playing on an 80's era game. Then he gets bored and he and Alice play a modern FPS...which turns out to be Doom. Then Bob's younger brother Rob comes in and asks if he can play on his new game when they're done with their old ones. Alice and Bob decide to let him have his fun. The game is then reveal to be completely sprite based. It's ''{{Disgaea}} 3''.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob is seen playing on an 80's era game. Then he gets bored and he and Alice play a modern FPS...which turns out to be Doom. Then Bob's younger brother Rob comes in and asks if he can play on his new game when they're done with their old ones. Alice and Bob decide to let him have his fun. The game is then reveal to be completely sprite based. It's ''{{Disgaea}} ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}} 3''.
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** The Alice and Bob show is sponsored by Microsoft. Their favorite game is ''{{Halo}} 3'' multiplayer, on Bob's [[StuckOnBandAidBrand Microsoft XBox 360 Elite, over his Microsoft XBox Live Gold Subscription]]. Both Bob and Alice like to brag online about their "leetness".
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** The Alice and Bob show is sponsored by Microsoft. Their favorite game is ''{{Halo}} ''Franchise/{{Halo}} 3'' multiplayer, on Bob's [[StuckOnBandAidBrand Microsoft XBox 360 Elite, over his Microsoft XBox Live Gold Subscription]]. Both Bob and Alice like to brag online about their "leetness".
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* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': Turns out Alice and Bob are both part of an experiment by the U.S. government to see if regular civilians can suscessfully replicate conditions from the 80s, and the duo are fittingly playing games from that time period.
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* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': Turns out Alice and Bob are both part of an experiment by the U.S. government to see if regular civilians can suscessfully successfully replicate conditions from the 80s, and the duo are fittingly playing games from that time period.
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Back to PacManFever...it's Argh! Those Creator/{{Nintendo}}s are driving me crazy!
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* '''Justified''': Bob and April have modded their consoles so that they can play classic games, or else bought a compilation of them from the [[DigitalDistribution PSN]].
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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
** Bob and April have modded their consoles so that they can play classic games, or else bought a compilation of them from the [[DigitalDistribution PSN]].
** Bob and April have modded their consoles so that they can play classic games, or else bought a compilation of them from the [[DigitalDistribution PSN]].
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* '''Inverted''': A younger Bob is shown playing a PS3 game with Alice on an original GameBoy in the 60's.
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* '''Inverted''': A younger Bob is shown playing a PS3 game with Alice on an original GameBoy in the 60's.
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* '''Double Subverted''': Lacking a second player while Bob's on the phone, Alice quits ''Halo 3'' and begins playing PacMan on the 360.
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* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
** Lacking a second player while Bob's on the phone, Alice quits ''Halo 3'' and begins playing PacMan on the 360.
** Lacking a second player while Bob's on the phone, Alice quits ''Halo 3'' and begins playing PacMan on the 360.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob only plays old Atari games because he's [[{{Manchild}} stuck in his childhood]] and can't acknowledge that anything has changed.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice buys him a newer console to try and get him to man up. It's a SNES.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice buys him a newer console to try and get him to man up. It's a SNES.
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* '''Averted''': The Alice and Bob show is sponsored by Microsoft. Their favorite game is ''{{Halo}} 3'' multiplayer, on Bob's [[StuckOnBandAidBrand Microsoft XBox 360 Elite, over his Microsoft XBox Live Gold Subscription]]. Both Bob and Alice like to brag online about their "leetness".
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** The Alice and Bob show is sponsored by Microsoft. Their favorite game is ''{{Halo}} 3'' multiplayer, on Bob's [[StuckOnBandAidBrand Microsoft XBox 360 Elite, over his Microsoft XBox Live Gold Subscription]]. Both Bob and Alice like to brag online about their "leetness".
** The Alice and Bob show is sponsored by Microsoft. Their favorite game is ''{{Halo}} 3'' multiplayer, on Bob's [[StuckOnBandAidBrand Microsoft XBox 360 Elite, over his Microsoft XBox Live Gold Subscription]]. Both Bob and Alice like to brag online about their "leetness".
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob only plays old Atari games because he's [[{{Manchild}} stuck in his childhood]] and can't acknowledge that anything has changed.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice buys him a newer console to try and get him to man up. It's a SNES.
* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': Turns out Alice and Bob are both part of an experiment by the U.S. government to see if regular civilians can suscessfully replicate conditions from the 80s, and the duo are fittingly playing games from that time period.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice buys him a newer console to try and get him to man up. It's a SNES.
* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': Turns out Alice and Bob are both part of an experiment by the U.S. government to see if regular civilians can suscessfully replicate conditions from the 80s, and the duo are fittingly playing games from that time period.
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** Bob is playing a game with [[Retraux an intentional 8-bit feel]].
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** Bob is playing a game with [[Retraux [[{{Retraux}} an intentional 8-bit feel]].
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* '''Subverted''': We hear PacMan style beeps as Bob and Alice play on an Xbox 360. The camera then pans around to reveal a modern game on the screen. Alice compliments Bob on his ring tone as he answers his mobile. They're actually playing {{Halo 3}}.
* '''Double Subverted''': Lacking a second player while Bob's on the phone, Alice quits the current game and begins playing PacMan on the 360.
* '''Double Subverted''': Lacking a second player while Bob's on the phone, Alice quits the current game and begins playing PacMan on the 360.
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* '''Subverted''': We hear PacMan style beeps as Bob and Alice play on an Xbox 360. The camera then pans around to reveal a modern game on the screen. Alice compliments Bob on his ring tone as he answers his mobile. They're actually playing {{Halo 3}}.
''{{Halo 3}}''.
* '''Double Subverted''': Lacking a second player while Bob's on the phone, Alice quitsthe current game ''Halo 3'' and begins playing PacMan on the 360.
* '''Double Subverted''': Lacking a second player while Bob's on the phone, Alice quits
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* '''Subverted''': We hear PacMan style beeps as Bob and Alice play on an Xbox 360. The camera then pans around to reveal a modern game on the screen. Alice compliments Bob on his ring tone as he answers his mobile.
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* '''Subverted''': We hear PacMan style beeps as Bob and Alice play on an Xbox 360. The camera then pans around to reveal a modern game on the screen. Alice compliments Bob on his ring tone as he answers his mobile. They're actually playing {{Halo 3}}.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob only plays old Atari games because he's [[{{Manchild}} stuck in his childhood]] and can't acknowledge that aything has changed.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob only plays old Atari games because he's [[{{Manchild}} stuck in his childhood]] and can't acknowledge that aything anything has changed.
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* '''Averted''': The Alice and Bob show is sponsored by Microsoft. Their favorite game is ''{{Halo}} 3'' multiplayer, on Bob's [[StuckOnBandAidBrand Microsoft XBox 360 Elite, over his Microsoft XBox Live Gold Subscription]].
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* '''Averted''': The Alice and Bob show is sponsored by Microsoft. Their favorite game is ''{{Halo}} 3'' multiplayer, on Bob's [[StuckOnBandAidBrand Microsoft XBox 360 Elite, over his Microsoft XBox Live Gold Subscription]]. Both Bob and Alice like to brag online about their "leetness".
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* '''Plotted a Perfectly Good Waste''': Turns out Alice and Bob are both part of an experiment by the U.S. government to see if regular civilians can suscessfully replicate conditions from the 80s, and the duo are fittingly playing games from that time period.
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* '''Downplayed''': Alice and Bob are playing on a console from a previous generation which, while plausable, raises the question of why they haven't upgraded yet.
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* '''Reconstructed''': Alice buys him a newer console to try and get him to man up. Its a SNES.
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* '''Reconstructed''': Alice buys him a newer console to try and get him to man up. Its It's a SNES.
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* '''Defied''': Alice and Bob are hardcore gamers. They pour all their disposable income into their consoles, PCs, games and [[TwoGamersOnACouch seating]].
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* '''Defied''': Alice and Bob are hardcore gamers. They pour all their disposable income into their consoles, PCs, [=PCs=], games and [[TwoGamersOnACouch seating]].
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