History VideoGame / IMMeen

Very scary and confusing, destination of my choosing!\\
Magic Labyrinth of I.M. Meen!''

Animated by Animation Magic, the same people behind the infamous cutscenes of the first two ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaCDiGames The Legend of Zelda CD-i Games]]'' and ''VideoGame/HotelMario'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf6SaoHN1zI all of this game's cutscenes]] [[DerangedAnimation feel like an]] [[DisneyAcidSequence acid trip]]. Because of this, I.M. Meen has become popular in YouTubePoop.

* NoEnding: While you ''do'' defeat Meen in the ending, the only thing you get after beating the game is [[https://youtu.be/ci1DmqWs2yU?t=2m21s one final cutscene]]...then the game's brief ending credits, before it boots back to the DOS menu. That's it; no explanation of whether you and/or the others got out of the labyrinth, nor even [[AWinnerIsYou something acknowledging that you won]]. Sure, it's an educational game, but at least a "THE END" screen would be nice.

* OffModel: The animation isn't ''quite'' so bad when it's not supposed to be characters you've known since you could first pick up a controller, but ''still''... Notably, Meen's face looks completely different from scene to scene.

Te game had a sequel called ''Chill Manor'' released in 1996, which starred Meen's girlfriend/wife, Ophelia Chill, as she tries to literally rewrite history.

Had a sequel called ''Chill Manor'', which starred Meen's girlfriend/wife, Ophelia Chill, as she tries to literally rewrite history.

Animated by Animation Magic, the same people behind the infamous cutscenes of the first two ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaCDiGames The Legend of Zelda CD-i Games]]'' and ''VideoGame/HotelMario'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf6SaoHN1zI all of this game's cutscenes]] [[DerangedAnimation feel like an]] [[DisneyAcidSequence acid trip]]. Because of this, I.M. Meen has become popular in WebAnimation/YouTubePoop.

* MascotVillain: The titular I.M. Meen, whose flamboyant nature outshines the rest of the cast and is the source of many a WebAnimation/YouTubePoop.

The game itself is essentially a FirstPersonShooter (more specifically, a ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' clone without the {{BFG}}) with the only "educational" segments coming from locked doors that can be opened only by fixing grammar mistakes.

* MinionWithAnFInEvil: Gnorris clearly doesn't agree with Meen's plans, and has set things up so that you can free the children he's captured. Presumably he only works for Meen because the alternative is BalefulPolymorph. The scrolls imply that Gnorris was originally one of the gnome contractors Meen hired to build the labyrinth, and that he underwent a full HeelFaceTurn on the job (much to the disapproval of his supervisor, Gnick).

Animated by Animation Magic, the same people behind the first two ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaCDiGames The Legend of Zelda CD-i Games]]'' and ''VideoGame/HotelMario'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf6SaoHN1zI all of the game's cutscenes]] [[DerangedAnimation feel like an]] [[DisneyAcidSequence acid trip]]. Because of this, I.M. Meen has become popular in WebAnimation/YouTubePoop.

* FinalExamBoss: After downing I.M. Meen, you're required to solve one final scroll, which contains all the different types of grammatical errors you've encountered throughout the game.

* OurGnomesAreWeirder: According to the scrolls, Meen hired a construction company's worth of gnomes to build his labyrinth. They're mean-spirited by nature, not to mention inept and extremely lazy (although Meen's [[BadBoss not exactly the kind of employer]] you'd go the extra mile for; he keeps them in line mainly by threatening to transform them into any number of unpleasant things). [[ReluctantMonster Gnorris is exceptionally kind-hearted by his race's standards]], and all the gnomes mentioned in the scrolls share his gnaming convention (Gnick, Gned, Gnorbert, and so on). The gnomes also frequently appear as enemies, explained to be the ones who were transformed by Meen into stone guardians as a punishment for bad behavior. They attack by [[PowerfulPick throwing pickaxes]] at the player character, and [[TakenForGranite turn into inanimate stone statues once they're beaten]].

''I.M. Meen'' is an "educational" kids game released in 1995 where you are forced to fend off a [[{{Pun}} meen]]-spirited man (voiced by the accomplished actor Peter Berkrot) and his guardians after he traps you in his magic maze. His assistant, Gnorris, [[MinionWithAnFInEvil helps you in secret]] along the way as you defeat the guardians, and eventually Meen himself.

* RatMan: Rat Men appear as enemies in the Sewer. They attack by throwing spiky balls at the player.