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* TheGoomba: The most basic enemy, a gray caterpillar, only moves left and right and has one hit point.

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* RuleOfThree: Once you get past his ceiling of bricks protecting him, Buggzy only takes three hits from your cubes.

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* RuleOfThree: RuleOfThree:
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Once you get past his ceiling of bricks protecting him, Buggzy only takes three hits from your cubes.cubes.
** After you feed the blue dog three eggs, he gives you a cube energy extension.
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* AttackReflector: If hit from the front, the purple walkers will deflect your thrown cubes.

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* AttackReflector: If hit attacked from the front, the purple walkers will deflect punch your thrown cubes.cubes back at you.
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* AttackReflector: If hit from the front, the purple walkers will deflect your thrown cubes.
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** Gold ones release health and cube energy refills and health extensions when thrown.

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** Gold ones release health and cube energy refills and health extensions when thrown.
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* RuleOfThree: Once you get past his ceiling of bricks protecting him, Buggzy only takes three hits from your cubes.
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** Blue ones that flash pink regenerate after being picked up.
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* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: The cubes come in various colors:
** Blue ones are regular.
** Red ones are explosive.
** Green ones do not break.
** Gold ones release health and cube energy refills and health extensions when thrown.
** Big and orange ones are both heavy and explosive.


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* MadeOfExplodium: Red and orange boxes explode when thrown, damaging enemies more than other blocks do.
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* SuperStrength: The Big Cube Lift upgrade gives Lyle the strength to lift giant blocks.
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* MakeMyMonsterGrow: When you enter Buggzy's boss room, he is small and stands on a bone. When it's time to fight him, he grows.

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* BigBad: [[spoiler:Psychovyle is the main antagonist and FinalBoss]].



** [[spoiler:Psychovyle]]'s arena's floor crumbles every time he uses his super ground pound.
* BreakingOut: The second boss.

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** [[spoiler:Psychovyle]]'s arena's floor crumbles every time he uses his super ground pound.
pound. He even runs directly into the electric beams that stun him.
* BreakingOut: The second boss.boss has a ceiling of blocks protecting him. You have to deflect his green ball to break them and hit him.



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%%* ExcusePlot* ExcusePlot: [[spoiler:Psychovyle]] kidnaps Lyle's cat. Lyle wants to rescue his cat.



%%* NintendoHard
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%%* SpikesOfDoom

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%%* NintendoHard
%%* {{Retraux}}
%%* SpikesOfDoom
* NintendoHard: This game is as hard as a typical actual 8-bit game.
* PostDefeatExplosionChain: Defeated bosses explode repeatedly with a different effect from when normal enemies explode.
* {{Retraux}}: Uses 8-bit sprites and music.
* SpikesOfDoom: Clearly, spikes are harmful.


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* WarmUpBoss: Klobbur is the first and easiest boss.

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* ExcusePlot

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* ImprobableWeaponUser

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* KickTheDog
* NintendoHard
* {{Retraux}}
* SpikesOfDoom

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* %%* KickTheDog
* %%* NintendoHard
* %%* {{Retraux}}
* %%* SpikesOfDoom



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* WithThisHerring

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* ChainReactionDestruction: The bosses die like this.

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-->OHNO! LYLE'S KITTY HAS BEEN STOLENED\\

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-->OHNO!
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LYLE'S KITTY HAS BEEN STOLENED\\



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* {{Breaking Out}}: The second boss.

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* {{Breaking Out}}: BreakingOut: The second boss.



* {{Collision Damage}}: Wait for cubes to stop bouncing before you touch them.
** The latest version makes bouncing cubes harmless.

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* {{Collision Damage}}: CollisionDamage: Wait for cubes to stop bouncing before you touch them.
** The latest
them. One version makes bouncing cubes harmless.



* {{Drought Level Of Doom}}: The gauntlet before the last boss, although it has gold cubes containing CP-restoring powerups scattered about and two gold cubes with HP and CP powerups at the very end. [[spoiler: If you enter the next room and immediately turn back, these will respawn]].
* {{Excuse Plot}}
* {{Grimy Water}}: Green toxic waste will kill you instantly, [[ConvectionSchmonvection as opposed to the red lava, which just does one point of damage]].
* {{Ground Pound}}: [[spoiler:Psychovyle]] uses these and does a particularly powerful one when you hit him.
* {{Impaled With Extreme Prejudice}}:
--> CAUTION: LARGE POINTY THING
* {{Improbable Weapon User}}
* {{Item Get}}: You get a brief description of what you can do with an item.
* [[InsurmountableWaistHeightFence Insurmountable Waist-Height Cube]]: Why can't Lyle climb over the blocks he would otherwise have to kick?
** Because his head is too big to fit through the gap.
* [[KickTheDog Kick The Cat]]

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* {{Drought Level Of Doom}}: DroughtLevelOfDoom: The gauntlet before the last boss, although it has gold cubes containing CP-restoring powerups scattered about and two gold cubes with HP and CP powerups at the very end. [[spoiler: If you enter the next room and immediately turn back, these will respawn]].
* {{Excuse Plot}}
ExcusePlot
* {{Grimy Water}}: GrimyWater: Green toxic waste will kill you instantly, [[ConvectionSchmonvection as opposed to the red lava, which just does one point of damage]].
* {{Ground Pound}}: GroundPound: [[spoiler:Psychovyle]] uses these and does a particularly powerful one when you hit him.
* {{Impaled With Extreme Prejudice}}:
--> CAUTION:
ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice:
-->CAUTION:
LARGE POINTY THING
* {{Improbable Weapon User}}
ImprobableWeaponUser
* {{Item Get}}: ItemGet: You get a brief description of what you can do with an item.
* [[InsurmountableWaistHeightFence Insurmountable Waist-Height Cube]]: InsurmountableWaistHeightFence: Why can't Lyle climb over the blocks he would otherwise have to kick?
** Because his head is too big to fit through the gap.
* [[KickTheDog Kick The Cat]]KickTheDog



* [[WidgetSeries Weird American Thing]]
* {{With This Herring}}
* {{Video Game Cruelty Punishment}}: Don't attack the cow or the baby bird any more than is necessary to get their respective powerups. They fight back.

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* [[WidgetSeries Weird American Thing]]
WidgetSeries
* {{With This Herring}}
WithThisHerring
* {{Video Game Cruelty Punishment}}: VideoGameCrueltyPunishment: Don't attack the cow or the baby bird any more than is necessary to get their respective powerups. They fight back.

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''Lyle In Cube Sector'' is a freeware {{metroidvania}} made in 2006 that [[JustForFun/XMeetsY plays like a cross between]] ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'' and ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2''. You work with [[CrateExpectations cubes]]. With the right upgrades, you can throw them at enemies, [[DoubleJump use them to propel yourself higher]], and make them materialize in your hands. You must use these abilities skillfully in [[{{Magicant}} the cube sector]] to find your cat.

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''Lyle In Cube Sector'' is a freeware [[FreewareGames freeware]] [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] {{metroidvania}} made in 2006 that [[JustForFun/XMeetsY plays like a cross between]] ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'' and ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2''. ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2''.

You work with [[CrateExpectations cubes]]. With the right upgrades, you can throw them at enemies, [[DoubleJump use them to propel yourself higher]], and make them materialize in your hands. You must use these abilities skillfully in [[{{Magicant}} the cube sector]] to find your cat.



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* ChainReactionDestruction: The bosses die like this.



* DefeatEqualsExplosion: The bosses all go out in explosive ways. [[spoiler:Psychovyle's death explosion actually propels Lyle out of the pit the two fell in after the final boss fight]].

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* DefeatEqualsExplosion: The bosses Enemies all go out in explosive ways. [[spoiler:Psychovyle's death explosion actually propels Lyle out of the pit the two fell in after the final boss fight]].
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''Lyle In Cube Sector'' is a freeware {{metroidvania}} made in 2006 that [[XMeetsY plays like a cross between]] ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'' and ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2''. You work with [[CrateExpectations cubes]]. With the right upgrades, you can throw them at enemies, [[DoubleJump use them to propel yourself higher]], and make them materialize in your hands. You must use these abilities skillfully in [[{{Magicant}} the cube sector]] to find your cat.

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''Lyle In Cube Sector'' is a freeware {{metroidvania}} made in 2006 that [[XMeetsY [[JustForFun/XMeetsY plays like a cross between]] ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'' and ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2''. You work with [[CrateExpectations cubes]]. With the right upgrades, you can throw them at enemies, [[DoubleJump use them to propel yourself higher]], and make them materialize in your hands. You must use these abilities skillfully in [[{{Magicant}} the cube sector]] to find your cat.
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''Lyle In Cube Sector'' is a freeware {{metroidvania}} made in 2006 that [[XMeetsY plays like a cross between]] ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'' and [[SuperMarioBros Super Mario Bros. 2]]. You work with [[CrateExpectations cubes]]. With the right upgrades, you can throw them at enemies, [[DoubleJump use them to propel yourself higher]], and make them materialize in your hands. You must use these abilities skillfully in [[{{Magicant}} the cube sector]] to find your cat.

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''Lyle In Cube Sector'' is a freeware {{metroidvania}} made in 2006 that [[XMeetsY plays like a cross between]] ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'' and [[SuperMarioBros Super Mario Bros. 2]].''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2''. You work with [[CrateExpectations cubes]]. With the right upgrades, you can throw them at enemies, [[DoubleJump use them to propel yourself higher]], and make them materialize in your hands. You must use these abilities skillfully in [[{{Magicant}} the cube sector]] to find your cat.
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* [[DefeatEqualsExplosion]]: The bosses all go out in explosive ways. [[spoiler:Psychovyle's death explosion actually propels Lyle out of the pit the two fell in after the final boss fight]].

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* [[DefeatEqualsExplosion]]: DefeatEqualsExplosion: The bosses all go out in explosive ways. [[spoiler:Psychovyle's death explosion actually propels Lyle out of the pit the two fell in after the final boss fight]].
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* [[BossArenaIdiocy]]:

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* [[BossArenaIdiocy]]:BossArenaIdiocy:

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* [[BossArenaIdiocy]]:
** Klobbur's arena's ceiling is made of blue cubes, one of which doesn't get destroyed when it lands, just so you can hit him with it.
** [[spoiler:Psychovyle]]'s arena's floor crumbles every time he uses his super ground pound.



* {{Drought Level Of Doom}}: The gauntlet before the last boss, it has one HP and CP powerup each at the very end. [[spoiler: If you enter the next room and immediately turn back, these will respawn]].

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* [[DefeatEqualsExplosion]]: The bosses all go out in explosive ways. [[spoiler:Psychovyle's death explosion actually propels Lyle out of the pit the two fell in after the final boss fight]].
* {{Drought Level Of Doom}}: The gauntlet before the last boss, although it has one gold cubes containing CP-restoring powerups scattered about and two gold cubes with HP and CP powerup each powerups at the very end. [[spoiler: If you enter the next room and immediately turn back, these will respawn]].



* {{Grimy Water}}: Green toxic waste will kill you instantly, [[ConvectionSchmonvection as opposed to the red lava]].
* {{Ground Pound}}: The final boss uses these.

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* {{Grimy Water}}: Green toxic waste will kill you instantly, [[ConvectionSchmonvection as opposed to the red lava]].
lava, which just does one point of damage]].
* {{Ground Pound}}: The final boss [[spoiler:Psychovyle]] uses these.these and does a particularly powerful one when you hit him.



--> Caution: Large Pointy Thing

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--> Caution: Large Pointy ThingCAUTION: LARGE POINTY THING



* {{Insurmountable Waist Height Fence}}: Why can't Lyle climb over the blocks he would otherwise have to kick?

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* {{Insurmountable Waist Height Fence}}: [[InsurmountableWaistHeightFence Insurmountable Waist-Height Cube]]: Why can't Lyle climb over the blocks he would otherwise have to kick?


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* TacticalSuicideBoss: Most of the bosses tend to have an attack that winds up biting them.
** Klobbur would be invincible if he didn't ram the walls and drop a cube from the ceiling for you to kick/throw into him.
** Buggzy is the Breakout boss mentioned above and would also be unhittable if he didn't shoot a bounceable green shot.
** [[spoiler:Psychovyle]] smashes the floor with enough force to damage it with the super ground pound he does when you hit him with a cube after stunning him. Even more ridiculous, he runs directly into the electric beams that stun him.

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''Lyle In Cube Sector'' is a freeware {{metroidvania}} made in 2006 that [[XMeetsY plays like a cross between]] {{Super Metroid}} and [[SuperMarioBros Super Mario Bros. 2]]. You work with [[CrateExpectations cubes]]. With the right upgrades, you can throw them at enemies, [[DoubleJump use them to propel yourself higher]], and make them materialize in your hands. You must use these abilities skillfully in [[{{Magicant}} the cube sector]] to find your cat.

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''Lyle In Cube Sector'' is a freeware {{metroidvania}} made in 2006 that [[XMeetsY plays like a cross between]] {{Super Metroid}} ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'' and [[SuperMarioBros Super Mario Bros. 2]]. You work with [[CrateExpectations cubes]]. With the right upgrades, you can throw them at enemies, [[DoubleJump use them to propel yourself higher]], and make them materialize in your hands. You must use these abilities skillfully in [[{{Magicant}} the cube sector]] to find your cat.

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Available for download [[http://www.sitesled.com/members/bogo/lyle.html here]].

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Available for download [[http://www.sitesled.com/members/bogo/lyle.bogozone.net/lyle.html here]].



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* CheckpointStarvation: there aren't any. While there is a teleportation room next to the starting location, various areas and in particular the second and third boss are far, far away from any of these.
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-->OHNO! LYLE'S KITTY HAS BEEN STOLENED\\
AND NOW HE MUST JOURNEY THROUGH THE\\
WONKED OUT LANDS OF THE CUBESECTOR TO\\
RETRIEVE HIS MEOWMEOW COMPANION!

''Lyle In Cube Sector'' is a freeware {{metroidvania}} made in 2006 that [[XMeetsY plays like a cross between]] {{Super Metroid}} and [[SuperMarioBros Super Mario Bros. 2]]. You work with [[CrateExpectations cubes]]. With the right upgrades, you can throw them at enemies, [[DoubleJump use them to propel yourself higher]], and make them materialize in your hands. You must use these abilities skillfully in [[{{Magicant}} the cube sector]] to find your cat.

Available for download [[http://www.sitesled.com/members/bogo/lyle.html here]].

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!!This work contains the following tropes:

* {{Breaking Out}}: The second boss.
* {{Collision Damage}}: Wait for cubes to stop bouncing before you touch them.
** The latest version makes bouncing cubes harmless.
* {{Drought Level Of Doom}}: The gauntlet before the last boss, it has one HP and CP powerup each at the very end. [[spoiler: If you enter the next room and immediately turn back, these will respawn]].
* {{Excuse Plot}}
* {{Grimy Water}}: Green toxic waste will kill you instantly, [[ConvectionSchmonvection as opposed to the red lava]].
* {{Ground Pound}}: The final boss uses these.
* {{Impaled With Extreme Prejudice}}:
--> Caution: Large Pointy Thing
* {{Improbable Weapon User}}
* {{Item Get}}: You get a brief description of what you can do with an item.
* {{Insurmountable Waist Height Fence}}: Why can't Lyle climb over the blocks he would otherwise have to kick?
** Because his head is too big to fit through the gap.
* [[KickTheDog Kick The Cat]]
* NintendoHard
* {{Retraux}}
* SpikesOfDoom
* [[WidgetSeries Weird American Thing]]
* {{With This Herring}}
* {{Video Game Cruelty Punishment}}: Don't attack the cow or the baby bird any more than is necessary to get their respective powerups. They fight back.

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