History VideoGame / Stuntman

--> '''Overkill Director''': Now, when people see this last stunt, I want their heads to explode, straight off their heads, so NASA calls someone and goes, "Hey, are you guys launching heads?" ''Literally explode!'' Now make it happen or I'll deport your family!

--> '''"Overdrive Director": "Now, do it, or I'll deport your family!"

--> '''"Overdrive Director: "Now, do it, or I'll deport your family!"

* NoOshaCompliance: As stated in the ArtisticLicenseFilmProduction entry above, the shoots are unrealistically dangerous, featuring long, complicated driving sequences, pyrotechnics going off extremely close to the driver, stunt performers on foot running at the stunt drivers, and what appears to be live ammunition, as many of the in-game machine guns have white tracers streaming from their barrels.

--> Now when people see this last stunt, I want their heads to explode, straight off their heads, so NASA calls someone and goes, "Hey, are you guys launching heads?" ''Literally explode!'' Now make it happen or I'll deport your family!
* ContinuityNod: The second film the player drives for is ''A Whoopin' & a Hollerin' 2'', the sequel to ''A Whoopin' & a Hollerin'''' in the first game. Same with ''Never Kill Me Again'' from ''Ignition'' and ''Live Twice for Tomorrow'' from the first game. Although, the former appears to be an InNameOnly sequel, as the Basco Boys end up being turned into the Creek Boys, the car changes completely and the setting changes from Bounty Creek to Catfish County.
* ConvectionSchmonvection: Played With, but ultimately [[AvertedTrope averted]]. The lava pools in ''Aftershock'' won't cause you to fail unless you fall into them, but it's ultimately [[JustifiedTrope justified]], as they're only props; however, in the second scene for ''Aftershock'', one stunt involves setting your tires on fire with the Action Button after the character you're standing in for drives over an overheated, cracked part of the road that has lava flowing below it.
%%* CowboyCop: Stone in ''Overdrive''.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Similar to LawyerFriendlyCameo above, a few of the directors for the movies sound and behave a lot like people from real-life. ''Overdrive'', in particular, has a director that sounds awfully like Creator/QuentinTarantino and the production staff for ''A Whoopin' & a Hollerin' 2'' worked on a ''Series/{{Jackass}}''-style TV show, a shoutout to Creator/JohnnyKnoxville playing Luke Duke in the 2005 ''Dukes of Hazzard'' reboot.

-->-- The opening narration of the original ''Stuntman''

-->-- The opening words of ''Stuntman: Ignition''

A sequel, ''Stuntman: Ignition'', was developed by Creator/ParadigmEntertainment, published by Creator/{{THQ}}, and released in 2007 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 and UsefulNotes/Xbox360; it toned down the difficulty and featured a new scoring system.

* ContinuityNod: The second film the player drives for is ''A Whoopin' & a Hollerin' 2'', the sequel to ''A Whoopin' & a Hollerin'''' in the first game. Same with ''Never Kill Me Again'' from ''Ignition'' and ''Live Twice for Tomorrow'' from the first game. Although, the appears to be an InNameOnly sequel, as the Basco Boys end up being turned into the Creek Boys.

* ContinuityNod: The second film is ''A Whoopin' & a Hollerin' 2'', the sequel to a film you do stunts for in the first game. Same with ''Never Kill Me Again'' from ''Ignition'' and ''Live Twice for Tomorrow'' from the original. Though [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] with the former, as the Basco Boys end up being turned into the Creek Boys for the sequel.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Similar to LawyerFriendlyCameo above, a few of the directors for the movies sound a lot like people from real-life. ''Overdrive'', in particular, has a director that sounds awfully like Creator/QuentinTarantino.

* RampJump: A staple of the set pieces in each film. The jumps become more risky as the career continues, including jumping a motorcycle through the gap between a semi truck and it's trailer.

''Stuntman'', developed by Reflections Interactive and published by Creator/{{Atari}}, is a 2002 DrivingGame about [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a movie stuntman]] who works on [[SummerBlockbuster several films]] that sound incredibly similar in concept to real films. Each chapter focuses on a specific movie, which is split up into different scenes. During each scene, the player has to hit the stunts the Director (who sounds the same no matter what the film is) calls out, with each stunt being some kind of manoeuvre like [[RampJump jumping off a ramp]], [[ImpressivePyrotechnics scraping against cars/walls while sparks dramatically fly off]], or [[IndyEscape driving under a falling pillar]] [[JustInTime just in the nick of time]]. The more stunts the player hits, the higher rating they get for the film. Mess up too much, and it's a restart for you. Expect to be doing exactly that [[NintendoHard a lot in the later levels.]]

*** ''A Whoopin' and a Hollerin[='=]'', a [[SweetHomeAlabama Southern-set]] action-comedy about a pair of brothers thwarting bootleggers and [[CorruptHick crooked sheriffs]], is basically ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard''. The sequel, featured in ''Ignition'', is even made by a {{fratbro}} [[invoked]] ProductionPosse famous for doing a ''Series/{{Jackass}}''-style series, likely a reference to [[Film/TheDukesOfHazzard the 2005 film adaptation]] of ''The Dukes of Hazzard'', which starred Creator/SeannWilliamScott (one of the stars of ''Film/AmericanPie'') and Creator/JohnnyKnoxville (one of the stars of ''Jackass'') as Bo and Luke Duke.

** [[Film/JamesBond Crown. Simon Crown]].
** [[Series/DukesOfHazzard ''A'Whoopin' and A'Hollerin''.]]
** [[Film/Volcano ''Aftershock''. ]]
** [[ Film/TheDarkKnight ''Night Avenger''.]]

* CarFu: Both played straight and averted. If you need to tail someone, you can't hit them. However, you can be told to "Scrape along bus". The last stunt of the last scene of [[RuleOfThree the last]] film in both games has you take out a flying object with your car.
%%* ChaseScene: Duh.

%%* DrivesLikeCrazy: And you get ''paid'' for it!
* {{Expy}}: [[Film/JamesBond Crown. Simon Crown]].

%%* RampJump: And how!

Overtake that car! Get close to the explosion! [[JustForFun/DescribeTopicHere Describe]] ''VideoGame/{{Stuntman}}''! Cut, that was too slow!!

''Stuntman'' is a game about [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a movie stuntman]] who works on [[SummerBlockbuster several films]] that sound incredibly similar in concept to real films. Each chapter focuses on a specific movie, which is split up into different scenes. During each scene, the player has to hit the stunts the Director (who sounds the same no matter what the film is) calls out, with each stunt being some kind of manoeuvre like [[RampJump jumping off a ramp]], [[ImpressivePyrotechnics scraping against cars/walls while sparks dramatically fly off]], or [[IndyEscape driving under a falling pillar]] [[JustInTime just in the nick of time]]. The more stunts the player hits, the higher rating they get for the film. Mess up too many, and it's a restart for you. Expect to be doing exactly that [[NintendoHard a lot in the later levels.]]

A sequel, ''Stuntman: Ignition'', was developed by Creator/ParadigmEntertainment and released in 2007 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 and UsefulNotes/XBox360; it toned down the difficulty and featured a new scoring system.

* ArtisticLicenseFilmProduction: All car chase scenes are apparently filmed in one go, starting all the way from the beginning if one mistake is made. The film companies must have impressive budgets, considering the number of times the average player will repeat every mission.

* ChaseScene: Duh.

* DrivesLikeCrazy: And you get ''paid'' for it!

* LudicrousSpeed

* RampJump: And how!

* SomeDexterityRequired: Due to the realistic physics modeling of the cars, you need to be ''very'' dexterous with the controls in order to have any semblance of "control" over the vehicle. The game's introductory levels make you practice various stunt manoeuvres (such as 180's, reverse 180s, drifting through turns, etc) over and over until you've mastered them. It's made mandatory because you'll be using those maneuvers for the entire game. See MyCarHatesMe above

* WreakingHavok: At the time it was released, ''Stuntman'' was one of the first car games to make an attempt at realistic physics modeling. For example, the various internal parts of the car and their weight are accurately reflected in-game, such that the front end of the car tends to weigh more (because of the engine). This made the wrecks in the game particularly fun (and insane) to watch.
** The game actually has an "arena" feature where you can set up whatever stunts you like and go wild with the physics.

* HollywoodPoliceDrivingAcademy
* LoadsAndLoadsOfLoading: The game is already hard enough as it is, but having to wait through long loading screens for every retry makes it aggravating.
** Inverted in ''Ignition''. Load times are fairly short, and during the load, one of the bigger stunts is explained to you, and you can continue listening to the description after the level is finished loading. When you restart, there is no loading screen ''at all''.
* NintendoHard: Each level/movie had dozens of precise manoeuvres you had to pull off while adhering to a strict time limit; in some cases even missing ''one'' will fail you. And since there are no checkpoints, this means you have to start the ''whole level over''.
** After finishing a level you get to see the completed "footage" of your stunts. Because of how demanding the game is, [[EarnYourHappyEnding it makes for some amazing replays once you've finally completed a level.]]
* RacingTheTrain: And driving ''on it'' to boot.

* ContinuityNod: The second film is ''A Whoopin' & a Hollerin' 2'', the sequel to a film you do stunts for in the first game. Same with ''Never Kill Me Again'' from ''Ignition'' and ''Live Twice for Tomorrow'' from the original.
** Though [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] with the former, as the Basco Boys end up being turned into the Creek Boys for the sequel.
* CowboyCop: Stone in Overdrive

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* FollowThatCar

* CoolCar: Less so with the original, but ''Ignition'' had cars with guns, monster trucks and hovercraft. Not to mention a Bond Car.

*** ''A Whoopin' and a Hollerin[='=]'', a [[SweetHomeAlabama Southern-set]] action-comedy about a pair of brothers thwarting bootleggers and [[CorruptHick crooked sheriffs]], is basically ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard''. The sequel, featured in ''Ignition'', is even made by a {{fratbro}} [[invoked]] ProductionPosse famous for doing a ''Series/{{Jackass}}''-style series, likely a reference to [[Film/TheDukesOfHazzard the 2005 film adaptation]] of ''The Dukes of Hazzard'', which starred Seann William Scott (one of the stars of ''Film/AmericanPie'') and Creator/JohnnyKnoxville (one of the stars of ''Jackass'') as Bo and Luke Duke.

Overtake that car! Get close to the explosion! [[DescribeTopicHere Describe]] ''VideoGame/{{Stuntman}}''! Cut, that was too slow!!