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* GourmetGame: The planet you're tasked to explore has all kinds of meats, fruits, vegetables, and other foods that you can obtain and often cook up to recover HP and gain temporary stat boosts. Some of them include canned stew, BBQ meat, juice, Swanky Soup, milk, raisin bread, strawberries, and grapes.

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* GainaxEnding: Big time. [[spoiler: The Professor unceremoniously abandons Terry and disappears with the cells, apparently aware of his status as a videogame character. Terry tries to fight you, the player, for all you've done to him. The [=CosmoNOTS=] go right back to their music careers without chasing the Prof. Mint, for some reason, takes the time to bring Terry back home like the Prof. promised to, and asks him to "help her" "next time," despite all the grief Terry (and you) put her through. Confused yet? Wait for TheStinger.]]
* ''VideoGame/{{Contact}}'': The planet you're tasked to explore has all kinds of meats, fruits, vegetables, and other foods that you can obtain and often cook up to recover HP and gain temporary stat boosts. Some of them include canned stew, BBQ meat, juice, Swanky Soup, milk, raisin bread, strawberries, and grapes.

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* GainaxEnding: Big time. [[spoiler: The Professor unceremoniously abandons Terry and disappears with the cells, apparently aware of his status as a videogame character. Terry tries to fight you, the player, for all you've done to him. The [=CosmoNOTS=] go right back to their music careers without chasing the Prof. Mint, for some reason, takes the time to bring Terry back home like the Prof. promised to, and asks him to "help her" "next time," despite all the grief Terry (and you) put her through. Confused yet? Wait for TheStinger.]]\n* ''VideoGame/{{Contact}}'': The planet you're tasked to explore ]] A scene after the credits, which only appears some of the time, is even more confusing. [[spoiler:The Professor writes a letter asking Terry and the player's forgiveness, as he knows he's only a game character made of data but had thought he was fighting off what the developers and localization team were making him do. He's decided YouCantFightFate, but at the same time wonders why he has all kinds of meats, fruits, vegetables, and other foods emotions, explaining that he spent all the time the game was off living without the player. the professor then asks if you respected and cared about Terry or treated him as the hero in a game, that he and Terry are alike, and he's going to travel the world while his data stays as the professor in-game. He then asks about the player, keeping what they said to him as a memento, and goes off to search for something only he can obtain and often cook up to recover HP and gain temporary stat boosts. Some of them include canned stew, BBQ meat, juice, Swanky Soup, milk, raisin bread, strawberries, and grapes.find.]]



* TheStinger: For some strange reason, it only appears some of the time, and nobody knows why some players can see it and not others.

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* TheStinger: For some strange reason, After the credits, a special scene with the Professor writing a letter ''may'' occur. No one is sure why it only appears on some of the time, and nobody knows why some players can see it players' games and not others.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Contact}}'': The planet you're tasked to explore has all kinds of meats, fruits, vegetables, and other foods that you can obtain and often cook up to recover HP and gain temporary stat boosts. Some of them include canned stew, BBQ meat, juice, Swanky Soup, milk, raisin bread, strawberries, and grapes.

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* [[spoiler: PeoplePuppets]]: [[spoiler: You, the player, have been doing this to all the game characters without knowing it. Especially Terry, who calls you out on this during the game's ending.]]

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* [[spoiler: PeoplePuppets]]: [[spoiler: You, OneWordTitle
* PeoplePuppets: [[spoiler:You,
the player, have been doing this to all the game characters without knowing it. Especially Terry, who calls you out on this during the game's ending.]]
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* BallisticDiscount: You can attack and kill [=NPCs=] and shopkeepers are not an exception. They will invariably drop whatever they sell, making it a good M.O if your cash reserves are running low. There are some precautions to be had, though: the scientist that sells you potions in Ft. Eagle is stronger than all the enemies fought up to that point and can easily dispatch you if you attack him the first time you arrive on the island. The storekeepers in Aegis are behind counters and you will not be able to pick up the loot they drop. Aside from that, there isn't a real penalty other than earning bad karma points and that only influences the chances of otherwise docile animals attacking you on the spot.
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From the mind of Akira Ueda, developed by {{Creator/Suda51}}'s Grasshopper Manufacture and published by {{Atlus}} comes a Nintendo DS RPG entitled ''Contact''.

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From the mind of Akira Ueda, developed by {{Creator/Suda51}}'s Grasshopper Manufacture and published by {{Atlus}} Creator/{{Atlus}} comes a Nintendo DS RPG entitled ''Contact''.
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* ManBehindTheMan: In a meta sense, Akira Ueda, who previously worked on the Shining Soul series. Most assume Suda51 was the one running the show, but he was just a producer who, as mentioned above, [[http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20060601/sheffield_01.shtml had little involvement]]; it was Ueda's game.

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* ManBehindTheMan: In a meta sense, Akira Ueda, who previously worked on the Shining Soul series. Most assume Suda51 Creator/Suda51 was the one running the show, but he was just a producer who, as mentioned above, [[http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20060601/sheffield_01.shtml had little involvement]]; it was Ueda's game.
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* ShoutOut: Occasionally, the Professor will quote popular [[MemeticMutation Internet memes]] (AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs, etc.). The game manual is even formatted to look like the Professor's LiveJournal (or rather, ''[[BrandX VirtuaDiary]]''). [[NoExportForYou But not in Europe.]]

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* ShoutOut: Occasionally, the Professor will quote popular [[MemeticMutation Internet memes]] (AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs, etc.). The game manual is even formatted to look like the Professor's LiveJournal Website/LiveJournal (or rather, ''[[BrandX VirtuaDiary]]''). [[NoExportForYou But not in Europe.]]
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* ShoutOut: Occasionally, the Professor will quote popular [[MemeticMutation Internet memes]] (ForMassiveDamage, AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs, etc.). The game manual is even formatted to look like the Professor's LiveJournal (or rather, ''[[BrandX VirtuaDiary]]''). [[NoExportForYou But not in Europe.]]

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* ShoutOut: Occasionally, the Professor will quote popular [[MemeticMutation Internet memes]] (ForMassiveDamage, AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs, memes]] (AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs, etc.). The game manual is even formatted to look like the Professor's LiveJournal (or rather, ''[[BrandX VirtuaDiary]]''). [[NoExportForYou But not in Europe.]]
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Absolutely no relation to the [[{{Film/Contact}} 1997 movie of the same name]] starring Creator/JodieFoster or the Creator/CarlSagan [[{{Literature/Contact}} novel]] it was based on.

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Absolutely no relation to the [[{{Film/Contact}} 1997 movie of the same name]] starring Creator/JodieFoster or the Creator/CarlSagan [[{{Literature/Contact}} novel]] it was based on.
on, nor the [[Pinball/{{Contact}} electro-mechanical pinball of the same name]].
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* RomanceSidequest: Terry can woo four girls in the game, culminating in them living in the ship with him. Oddly, already having one girl does not mean another girl can not come. You can even have all four living with you at once, with no repercussions.

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* RomanceSidequest: Terry can woo four girls in the game, culminating in them living in the ship with him. Oddly, already having one girl does not mean another girl can not come. You can even have all four living with you at once, with no repercussions.real repercussions -- they'll act a bit put out if you talk to them while another girl is following you, but that's it.

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From the mind of Goichi Suda ("{{Suda 51}}"), the guy who developed the {{Mind Screw}}y ''VideoGame/{{Killer7}}'', and published by {{Atlus}} comes a Nintendo DS RPG entitled ''Contact''.

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From the mind of Goichi Suda ("{{Suda 51}}"), the guy who Akira Ueda, developed the {{Mind Screw}}y ''VideoGame/{{Killer7}}'', by {{Creator/Suda51}}'s Grasshopper Manufacture and published by {{Atlus}} comes a Nintendo DS RPG entitled ''Contact''.



* LighterAndSofter: While it still bears the {{Mind Screw}}y hallmarks of {{Suda51}}'s handiwork, it's a downright SugarBowl compared to his other works.
** This could be because he had a lot less to do with the development of this game than the others. He says the only thing he worked on in the game was Mochi.

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* LighterAndSofter: While it still bears the {{Mind Screw}}y hallmarks of {{Suda51}}'s handiwork, it's a downright SugarBowl compared Compared to his other works.
** This could be because he had a lot less to do with the development of this game than the others. He says the only thing he worked on in the game was Mochi.
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* ManBehindTheMan: Akira Ueda, who previously worked on the Shining Soul series. Most assume Suda51 was the one running the show, but he was just a producer who, as mentioned above, [[http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20060601/sheffield_01.shtml had little involvement]]; it was Ueda's game.

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* ManBehindTheMan: In a meta sense, Akira Ueda, who previously worked on the Shining Soul series. Most assume Suda51 was the one running the show, but he was just a producer who, as mentioned above, [[http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20060601/sheffield_01.shtml had little involvement]]; it was Ueda's game.
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From the mind of Goichi Suda ("{{Suda 51}}"), the guy who developed the {{Mind Screw}}y ''{{Killer7}}'', and published by {{Atlus}} comes a Nintendo DS RPG entitled ''Contact''.

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From the mind of Goichi Suda ("{{Suda 51}}"), the guy who developed the {{Mind Screw}}y ''{{Killer7}}'', ''VideoGame/{{Killer7}}'', and published by {{Atlus}} comes a Nintendo DS RPG entitled ''Contact''.
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Absolutely no relation to the [[{{Film/Contact}} 1997 movie of the same name]] starring Jodie Foster or the Creator/CarlSagan [[{{Literature/Contact}} novel]] it was based on.

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Absolutely no relation to the [[{{Film/Contact}} 1997 movie of the same name]] starring Jodie Foster Creator/JodieFoster or the Creator/CarlSagan [[{{Literature/Contact}} novel]] it was based on.
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Absolutely no relation to the [[{{Film/Contact}} 1997 movie of the same name]] starring Jodie Foster or the CarlSagan [[{{Literature/Contact}} novel]] it was based on.

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Absolutely no relation to the [[{{Film/Contact}} 1997 movie of the same name]] starring Jodie Foster or the CarlSagan Creator/CarlSagan [[{{Literature/Contact}} novel]] it was based on.
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* PostFinalBoss: [[spoiler: In a unique spin on this trope, it's Terry himself.]]
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** Also applies to some of the LevelGrinding and the romantic sideplots, such as they are - leaving the girl's location before handing over a sufficient number of gifts and securing her affection restarts the whole thing.

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* ThePowerOfRock: [[spoiler: Nadia uses her keyboard to create storms]], thereby impeding your progress to [[spoiler: Akumojo Castle]]. To get around this, you have to [[spoiler: switch out the storm-making music for the upbeat [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Blue Sky March]]]].
* PowerTrio: The Professor, Terry and the player.



* PowerTrio: The Professor, Terry and the player.



* ShiftingSandLand: Aegis

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* ShiftingSandLand: AegisAegis.
* TheStinger: For some strange reason, it only appears some of the time, and nobody knows why some players can see it and not others.



* ThePowerOfRock: [[spoiler: Nadia uses her keyboard to create storms]], thereby impeding your progress to [[spoiler: Akumojo Castle]]. To get around this, you have to [[spoiler: switch out the storm-making music for the upbeat [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Blue Sky March]]]].
* TheStinger: For some strange reason, it only appears some of the time, and nobody knows why some players can see it and not others.
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[[caption-width-right:200: Terry might [[IncrediblyLamePun well be in a sticky situation...]]]]
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* LongSongShortScene: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GuzYJebXMA This]] plays ''just'' before the final boss under four lines of dialogue, then it's never played again, or before.
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* ThePowerOfRock: [[spoiler: Nadia uses her keyboard to create storms with her keyboard]], thereby impeding your progress to [[spoiler: Akumojo Castle]]. To get around this, you have to [[spoiler: switch out the storm-making music for the upbeat [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Blue Sky March]]]].

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* ThePowerOfRock: [[spoiler: Nadia uses her keyboard to create storms with her keyboard]], storms]], thereby impeding your progress to [[spoiler: Akumojo Castle]]. To get around this, you have to [[spoiler: switch out the storm-making music for the upbeat [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Blue Sky March]]]].
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* GainaxEnding: Big time. [[spoiler: The Professor unceremoniously abandons Terry and disappears with the cells, apparently aware of his status as a videogame character. Terry tries to fight you, the player, for all you've done to him. The [=CosmoNOTS=] go right back to their music careers without chasing the Prof.. Mint, for some reason, takes the time to bring Terry back home like the Prof. promised to, and asks him to "help her" "next time," despite all the grief Terry (and you) put her through. Confused yet? Wait for TheStinger.]]

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* GainaxEnding: Big time. [[spoiler: The Professor unceremoniously abandons Terry and disappears with the cells, apparently aware of his status as a videogame character. Terry tries to fight you, the player, for all you've done to him. The [=CosmoNOTS=] go right back to their music careers without chasing the Prof..Prof. Mint, for some reason, takes the time to bring Terry back home like the Prof. promised to, and asks him to "help her" "next time," despite all the grief Terry (and you) put her through. Confused yet? Wait for TheStinger.]]
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** Arguably the reason why ''{{Mother}}''/''{{Earthbound}}'' fans took notice of the game lies in similar elements. The favorite food naming for example...

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** Arguably the reason why ''{{Mother}}''/''{{Earthbound}}'' ''[[VideoGame/{{Mother}} Mother/EarthBound]]'' fans took notice of the game lies in similar elements. The favorite food naming for example...
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->''Things you WILL find in Contact: Monkeys. Cosmic terrorists. Powerful attack stickers. Fishing. Cooking. Humor. Fun with Nintendo Wi-Fi. Deeper meaning in life.[[hottip:*:[[YourMileageMayVary Results may vary]].]] Costumes that increase your power and make you more fun to be around.''

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->''Things you WILL find in Contact: Monkeys. Cosmic terrorists. Powerful attack stickers. Fishing. Cooking. Humor. Fun with Nintendo Wi-Fi. Deeper meaning in life.[[hottip:*:[[YourMileageMayVary Results may vary]].]] Costumes that increase your power and make you more fun to be around.''
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* FiveBadBand: The CosmoNOTS.

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* FiveBadBand: The CosmoNOTS.[=CosmoNOTS=].



** PetMonstrosity: [[spoiler: the nameless dragon that the cosmoNOTS control with a cell and which serves as the penultimate boss]]

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** PetMonstrosity: [[spoiler: the nameless dragon that the cosmoNOTS [=CosmoNOTS=] control with a cell and which serves as the penultimate boss]]



* GainaxEnding: Big time. [[spoiler: The Professor unceremoniously abandons Terry and disappears with the cells, apparently aware of his status as a videogame character. Terry tries to fight you, the player, for all you've done to him. The CosmoNOTS go right back to their music careers without chasing the Prof.. Mint, for some reason, takes the time to bring Terry back home like the Prof. promised to, and asks him to "help her" "next time," despite all the grief Terry (and you) put her through. Confused yet? Wait for TheStinger.]]

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* GainaxEnding: Big time. [[spoiler: The Professor unceremoniously abandons Terry and disappears with the cells, apparently aware of his status as a videogame character. Terry tries to fight you, the player, for all you've done to him. The CosmoNOTS [=CosmoNOTS=] go right back to their music careers without chasing the Prof.. Mint, for some reason, takes the time to bring Terry back home like the Prof. promised to, and asks him to "help her" "next time," despite all the grief Terry (and you) put her through. Confused yet? Wait for TheStinger.]]
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* AddressingThePlayer

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* AddressingThePlayerAddressingThePlayer: The Professor, more or less constantly. [[spoiler: Terry too, at the end.]]



* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: The bad guys have a pet monkey.
* GainaxEnding
* GuideDangIt: Each of the costumes represent about 1/6 of the abilities in the game. And good lord, are each of them easy to miss.
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* FiveBadBand: The CosmoNOTS.
** BigBad: Mint
** TheDragon: Lester
** EvilGenius: Nadia
** TheBrute: Bull
** PetMonstrosity: [[spoiler: the nameless dragon that the cosmoNOTS control with a cell and which serves as the penultimate boss]]
***But, curiously enough, although they mostly serve as semi-malevolent [[MiniBoss minibosses]] for most of the game, when they're all in a group they act more like...
* FiveManBand:
** TheHero: [[TheHeart Mint]]
** TheLancer: [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Lester]]
** TheSmartGuy: [[TeamMom Nadia]]
** TheBigGuy: [[BigBrotherInstinct Bull]]
** TeamPet: The white monkey.
*** They're also in a band with the thematically corresponding instruments for their roles.
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Yes, you read the FiveManBand bit right. The bad guys have a pet monkey.
monkey [[spoiler: who leads you into traps.]]
* GainaxEnding
GainaxEnding: Big time. [[spoiler: The Professor unceremoniously abandons Terry and disappears with the cells, apparently aware of his status as a videogame character. Terry tries to fight you, the player, for all you've done to him. The CosmoNOTS go right back to their music careers without chasing the Prof.. Mint, for some reason, takes the time to bring Terry back home like the Prof. promised to, and asks him to "help her" "next time," despite all the grief Terry (and you) put her through. Confused yet? Wait for TheStinger.]]
* GuideDangIt: Each of the costumes represent about 1/6 of the abilities in the game. You need all the elemental outfits, at least, to get through the main quest. And good lord, are each of them easy to miss.
* HeKnowsAboutTimedHitsHeKnowsAboutTimedHits: Played with. Only the professor knows what you, the player, are capable of. [[spoiler: Terry figures it out by the end of the game]].



* RomanceSidequest: Terry can woo four girls in the game, culminating in them living in the ship with him. Oddly, already having one girl does not mean another girl can not come. You can even have all four living with you at once, with no repurcussions.

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* RomanceSidequest: Terry can woo four girls in the game, culminating in them living in the ship with him. Oddly, already having one girl does not mean another girl can not come. You can even have all four living with you at once, with no repurcussions.repercussions.



** The FiveBadBand has a [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys white monkey]].
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* ManBehindTheMan: Akira Ueda, who previously worked on the Shining Soul series. Most assume Suda51 was the one running the show, but he was just a producer who, as mentioned above, had little involvement, as mentioned here: http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20060601/sheffield_01.shtml it was Ueda's game.

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* ManBehindTheMan: Akira Ueda, who previously worked on the Shining Soul series. Most assume Suda51 was the one running the show, but he was just a producer who, as mentioned above, had little involvement, as mentioned here: http://www.[[http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20060601/sheffield_01.shtml had little involvement]]; it was Ueda's game.



* ShoutOut: Occasionally, the Professor will quote popular [[MemeticMutation Internet memes]] (ForMassiveDamage, AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs, etc.). The game manual is even formatted to look like the Professor's LiveJournal (excuse me, ''[=VirtuaDiary=]''). [[NoExportForYou Though not in Europe, it wasn't.]]
** Arguably the reason why Mother/Earthbound fans took notice of the game lies in similar elements. The favorite food naming for example...

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* ShoutOut: Occasionally, the Professor will quote popular [[MemeticMutation Internet memes]] (ForMassiveDamage, AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs, etc.). The game manual is even formatted to look like the Professor's LiveJournal (excuse me, ''[=VirtuaDiary=]''). (or rather, ''[[BrandX VirtuaDiary]]''). [[NoExportForYou Though But not in Europe, it wasn't.Europe.]]
** Arguably the reason why Mother/Earthbound ''{{Mother}}''/''{{Earthbound}}'' fans took notice of the game lies in similar elements. The favorite food naming for example...
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