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''Jazzpunk'' is a first-person comedy adventure game released on February 4, 2014, for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. The game is set during an [[AlternateHistory alternate Cold War era]] where the commonplace activities often involve, as the game's description says, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick corporate espionage, cyber crime and sentient martinis]]. Did we mention that AdultSwim published this?

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''Jazzpunk'' is a first-person comedy adventure game released on February 4, 7th, 2014, for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. The game is set during an [[AlternateHistory alternate Cold War era]] where the commonplace activities often involve, as the game's description says, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick corporate espionage, cyber crime and sentient martinis]]. Did we mention that AdultSwim published this?
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The whole point of the game is that you're dropped into a certain area and given a simple mission to complete, but the player can wander around the level and find all the various bizarre things all over the level.

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The whole point of the game is that you're dropped into a certain area and given a simple mission to complete, but the player can wander around the level and find all the [[ReferenceOverdosed quirky references]] and various assorted bizarre things all over the level.
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[ShoutOut Jazzpunks]] [[{{Series/Thunderbirds}} are GO!]]]]

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** You get to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etnvVyiX7nQ&t=8m10s be obnoxious in a movie theater]]!



** You get to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etnvVyiX7nQ&t=8m10s be obnoxious in a movie theater]]!
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* ReferenceOverdosed


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** One moment has you playing a first-person combat game called "Wedding {{VideoGame/Quake}}".
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* [[CyberPunk SpyberPunk]]
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** The sound effect from the below SpinningPaper example resembles the famous transition sting from ''{{Series/Batman}}''.
* SpinningPaper: Parodied in the sense that the headline is about how the nation is gripped by an uneventful day.
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* StockScream: Knocking someone off a bridge triggers a Wilhelm Scream.
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* BlandNameProduct: "PIzza Cabin"

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* BlandNameProduct: "PIzza "Pizza Cabin"

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''Jazzpunk'' is a first-person comedy adventure game released on February 4, 2014, for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. The game is set during an [[AlternateHistory alternate Cold War era]] where the commonplace activities often involve, as the game's description says, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick corporate espionage, cyber crime and sentient martinis]].

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''Jazzpunk'' is a first-person comedy adventure game released on February 4, 2014, for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. The game is set during an [[AlternateHistory alternate Cold War era]] where the commonplace activities often involve, as the game's description says, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick corporate espionage, cyber crime and sentient martinis]]. Did we mention that AdultSwim published this?

The whole point of the game is that you're dropped into a certain area and given a simple mission to complete, but the player can wander around the level and find all the various bizarre things all over the level.


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** Lampshaded in one moment where the game congratulates you on being the [insert arbitrary number here]th player to examine an ordinary pile of garbage.
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* [[WidgetSeries Wicket Series]] ("Weird Canadian Thing" Series)
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** Picking up a tiny man in one area has him recite Rita Repulsa's opening speech from ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' verbatim...before throwing a banana at you.
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* RecordScratch: The pizza scene mentioned in the ShoutOut section abruptly ends with one of these.

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** "Starbu'''x''''"

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** "Starbu'''x''''""Starbu'''x'''"


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*** Immediately after finding this typewriter, [[{{Film/EvilDead}} the entire room comes to life with assorted cackling and giggling noises]].
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** The typewriter from ''Film/TheShining'' appears, but the words on the paper gradually degrade into repeating the word "pizza" over and over.
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* BlandNameProduct: "PIzza Cabin"
** "Starbu'''x''''"


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* VisualPun: During a moment where [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext the player is wandering around a zombie-infested pizza landscape]], there are clouds in the sky that look like mushrooms. ''Mushroom clouds...''
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-->''"AdultSwim Games picked it up. [[WidgetSeries That kind of explains it.]]"''
-->-'''Jim Sterling'''

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-->''"AdultSwim ->''"AdultSwim Games picked it up. [[WidgetSeries That kind of explains it.]]"''
-->-'''Jim ->-'''Jim Sterling'''
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-->''"AdultSwim Games picked it up. [[WidgetSeries That kind of explains it.]]"''
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* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: One reason for the WideOpenSandbox structure.
** You get to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etnvVyiX7nQ&t=8m10s be obnoxious in a movie theater]]!
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* HackingMinigame: By putting on a strange helmet, the player is able to grab bits of code floating in midair with a frog tongue.
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** The password cracker mentioned in the UnexpectedGameplayChange example functions a lot like [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Geordi's visor]].
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* UnexpectedGameplayChange: A frog needs to find his password cracker so he can get onto the Wi-Fi at [[BlandNameProduct Starbux]]. And now, you're playing ''{{VideoGame/Frogger}}''.
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* WideOpenSandbox

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* WideOpenSandboxWideOpenSandbox: The main mission objectives in each area can be completed within a short space of time. The whole point of each area, however, is to get distracted by various [[FunnyBackgroundEvent Funny Background Events]] and find all the harder-to-find jokes.
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* WideOpenSandbox
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** The second trailer is an homage to ''JohnnyMnmonic''.

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** The second trailer is an homage to ''JohnnyMnmonic''.''JohnnyMnemonic''.
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** The second trailer is an homage to ''JohnnyMnmonic''.
** A film that can be ordered by Soviet telephone is ''[[{{Gremlins}} Kremlins 2: The New Batch]]''.
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''Jazzpunk'' is a first-person comedy adventure game scheduled for release on February 4, 2014, for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. The game is set during an [[AlternateHistory alternate Cold War era]] where the commonplace activities often involve, as the game's description says, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick corporate espionage, cyber crime and sentient martinis]].

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''Jazzpunk'' is a first-person comedy adventure game scheduled for release released on February 4, 2014, for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. The game is set during an [[AlternateHistory alternate Cold War era]] where the commonplace activities often involve, as the game's description says, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick corporate espionage, cyber crime and sentient martinis]].

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''Jazzpunk'' is a first-person comedy adventure game released on February 4th, 2014 for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. The game is set during an [[AlternateHistory alternate Cold War era]] where the commonplace activities often involve, as the game's description says, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick corporate espionage, cyber crime and sentient martinis]].

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''Jazzpunk'' is a first-person comedy adventure game released scheduled for release on February 4th, 2014 4, 2014, for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. The game is set during an [[AlternateHistory alternate Cold War era]] where the commonplace activities often involve, as the game's description says, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick corporate espionage, cyber crime and sentient martinis]].



* ExpospeakGag: One of these appears in the Steam description. It refers to, "the human voice captured and preserved in [=CryoSonic=] Stasis[[TradeSnark ™]], thawed before your very ears during NPC exchanges!". [[spoiler:It's referring to voice acting.]]

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* ExpospeakGag: One of these appears in the Steam description. It refers to, to "the human voice captured and preserved in [=CryoSonic=] Stasis[[TradeSnark ™]], thawed before your very ears during NPC exchanges!". [[spoiler:It's referring to voice acting.]]



* {{Minimalism}}: The characters in the game are depicted as bathroom sign-esque stick figures.

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* {{Minimalism}}: The characters in the game are depicted as bathroom sign-esque stick figures.figures resembling those on public restroom signage.



* ShoutOut: One of the trailers is a shot-for-shot remake of the ''{{Series/Thunderbirds}}'' opening rendered in the game's engine.

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* ShoutOut: One of the trailers is a shot-for-shot remake of the ''{{Series/Thunderbirds}}'' ''Series/{{Thunderbirds}}'' opening rendered in the game's engine.



* {{Trope2000}}: One of the gadgets has the name, "Exhumer 3000" printed on it.

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* {{Trope2000}}: {{Trope 2000}}: One of the gadgets has the name, name "Exhumer 3000" printed on it.it.
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* ChunkySalsaRule: It's possible to smash up characters into nothing but chunks of flesh.


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* ExpospeakGag: One of these appears in the Steam description. It refers to, "the human voice captured and preserved in [=CryoSonic=] Stasis[[TradeSnark ™]], thawed before your very ears during NPC exchanges!". [[spoiler:It's referring to voice acting.]]


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* {{Retraux}}: Well, in terms of vintage cinema, at least.


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* {{Technobabble}}: See below TradeSnark example.
* TradeSnark: Frequently, throughout the trailers and the Steam page, acting as if the game is presented as a vintage film using all sorts of fantastic new technology like "Stereographic Polygony Soundeo™, NOW IN COLORVISION".
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''Jazzpunk'' is a first-person comedy adventure game released on February 4th, 2014 for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. The game is set during an [[AlternateHistory alternate Cold War era]] where the commonplace activities often involve, as the game's description says, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick corporate espionage, cyber crime and sentient martinis]].
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!!''Jazzpunk'' contains examples of:
* EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods: See the ManekiNeko example below.
* ManekiNeko: Well, instead of a cat, it's a [[EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods squid]].
* {{Minimalism}}: The characters in the game are depicted as bathroom sign-esque stick figures.
* ShoutOut: One of the trailers is a shot-for-shot remake of the ''{{Series/Thunderbirds}}'' opening rendered in the game's engine.
* {{Trope2000}}: One of the gadgets has the name, "Exhumer 3000" printed on it.

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