History VideoGame / ZombiesAteMyNeighbors

* MarsNeedsWomen: Apparently the reason the martians arrived. The level that introduces them is called "Mars Needs Cheerleaders".

* SandWorm: One of the toughest monsters to kill, and a SuperPersistentPredator to boot.
* SchizophrenicDifficulty: So many examples... Such as it's easy for early players to run out of ammo battling [[ChainsawGood Chainsaw Maniacs.]] They appear on the 4th Level. [[SarcasmMode Enjoy.]]

* ShellShockedVeteran: Implied to be the reason the soldiers just stand there when an enemy draws near.

** The game has [[LightningBruiser fast, tough and mean enemies,]] [[RespawningEnemies many of which respawn infinitely.]] Add a few [[ScrappyMechanic Scrappy Mechanics,]] and a [[ContinuingIsPainful password system that resets your item and weapons,]] and the zombies probably ''will'' eat your Neighbors.

* SchizophrenicDifficulty: So many examples... Such as it's easy for early players to run out of ammo battling [[ChainsawGood Chainsaw]] [[BossInMookClothing Maniacs.]] They appear on the 4th Level. [[SarcasmMode Enjoy.]]

* [[UngratefulBastard Ungrateful Bitch]]: No matter how often you rescue them from mortal danger, the teachers will ''always'' give you an "F" grade! [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking And they're only worth 10 points when rescued, too.]]

It, alongside Ghoul Patrol, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg1_IC0a2mg will come bundled]] for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch eShop as ''Lucasfilm Classic Games: Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Ghoul Patrol'' on June 29th, 2021.

** Level 19 is [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Nightmare on Elm Street]].

** Level 5 is Music/NewKidsOnTheBlock
** Level 12 is [[MarsNeedsWomen Mars Needs Cheerleaders]]

** Level 12 is ''[[MarsNeedsWomen Mars Needs Cheerleaders]]''

** Level 26 is called [[Literature/WhereTheRedFernGrows Where the Red Fern Growls]].
** Level 27 is called [[Film/DancesWithWolves Dances with Werewolves]].

* Invisibility: An effect of another potion. Only your shadow will be visible during this time.

* [[UngratefulBastard Ungrateful Bitch]] / NoHeroDiscount / NoSympathy: No matter how often you rescue them from mortal danger, the teachers will ''always'' give you an "F" grade! [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking And they're only worth 10 points when rescued, too.]]

* SchizophrenicDifficulty: So many examples... Such as it's easy for early players to run out of ammo battling [[ChainsawGood Chainsaw]] [[BossInMooksClothing Maniacs.]] They appear on the 4th Level. [[SarcasmMode Enjoy.]]

** Level 26 is called [[Literature/WhereTheRedFernGrows Where the Red FernGrowls]].

* ShoutOut: Entering BCDF as an opening password sent you straight to the ''VideoGame/DayOfTheTentacle'' bonus level, themed after the video game of the same name.

* CuttingTheKnot: Keys are limited and doors are aplenty, but if you got ammo left for your bazooka, you can blast down specific walls to bypass the doors and save your uses of keys. You can the same thing by using a monster potion and punching down the walls instead.

* ActionGirl: Julie.
* AffectionateParody: Of pretty much every classic horror trope.

* EasterEgg: See ShoutOut.

* SprintShoes: Often crucial for saving neighbors, especially the damned tourists before night falls.
* SquashedFlat: Happens to your character if you get too close to the Giant Baby.
* TomboyishBaseballCap: Julie. She loses it in ''Ghoul Patrol'', though.

* DevelopersRoom: The credits level takes place in Creator/LucasArts' office.

* InvincibilityPowerUp: Drinking a "monster potion", regardless of the character you're playing, transforms you into a big purple beast that's [[NighInvulnerability impervious to damage]], and comes with a very powerful fist attack. There are also "Ghost kid potions" which turn the player into blue (presumably, ghostly) versions of themselves, who can neither attack nor be attacked.

** Toxic blobs die in a single hit if you can manage to land a Popsicle on them. Additionally, they're the only non-fire-based enemy that can be killed by the Fire Extinguisher.

* AliensAndMonsters: Martians and their flying saucers are just another variety of enemies which inexplicably seem to act in league with monsters created by [[MadScientist Dr. Tongue]]. Justified as a homage to movies such as ''Film/Plan9FromOuterSpace''.

* UnwinnableByMistake

* FinalDeath: Once neighbors die, they don't come back. However, you can gain Bonus Neighbors once your score is high enough.

* AlienKudzu: A reddish/purplish fungus similar to the stuff from ''War of the Worlds'' is a type of hazard - it's spread by large purple flowers who are stationary but shoot purple goop at the player. The fungus can also spawn [[MushroomMan mushroom men]] who are actually ambulatory and will chase the player. All three of these threats fall pretty much instantly to the weedwhacker weapon.

** The game's password system is badly flawed to the point of being broken and useless. This is because you will always start off with only 150 water pistol ammo and 1 health kit. So the farther you go by entering a password, the more severe and unpleasant your starting situation will be. And given the extreme difficulty of the final level, it's completely impossible to win without cheating since you simply won't have enough weapons, ammo, and items for the final boss.
* VideoGameCrueltyPunishment: Victims disappear for good once they die, so letting the monsters kill them is not advised.

** Giant Ants die on contact with the Bubble Gun's projectiles, whereas every other monster is merely incapacitated temporarily.

* BubbleGun: The Martians wield ray guns that trap the victim in a bubble but don't kill them. The player can collect these guns to do the same thing.

* EdibleAmmunition / ProducePelting: Some of your weapons are food, such as tomatoes, popsicles and soda cans.

''Zombies Ate My Neighbors'' is your classic Zombie game created by Creator/LucasArts and published by Konami. Scores of B-movie monsters, from the eponymous [[FleshEatingZombie zombies]] to stock [[WolfMan werewolves]], [[{{Mummy}} mummies]], [[HockeyMaskAndChainsaw chainsaw maniacs]], and even weirder and more obscure beasties, have overrun suburbia, and two ordinary teens must race through maze-like levels to rescue all the neighbors before the monsters catch them. Huge levels, lots and lots of enemies, creative weapons, and tons of B-movie references abound. This game is basically a parody of ''Devil World/Dark Adventure'', a previous Konami arcade game, and in turn had a SpiritualSuccessor in the form of ''Ghoul Patrol'', which was significantly less popular. Also inspired a later game loosely based on Myth/ClassicalMythology called ''VideoGame/HercsAdventures'' as well as the UsefulNotes/XBox360 game ''VideoGame/MonsterMadness''.

''Zombies Ate My Neighbors'' is your classic Zombie game created by Creator/LucasArts and published by Konami. Scores of B-movie monsters, from the eponymous [[FleshEatingZombie zombies]] to stock [[WolfMan werewolves]], [[{{Mummy}} mummies]], [[HockeyMaskAndChainsaw chainsaw maniacs]], and even weirder and more obscure beasties, have overrun suburbia, and two ordinary teens must race through maze-like levels to rescue all the neighbors before the monsters catch them. Huge levels, lots and lots of enemies, creative weapons, and tons of B-movie references abound. This game is basically a parody of ''Devil World/Dark Adventure'', a previous Konami arcade game, and in turn had a SpiritualSuccessor in the form of ''Ghoul Patrol'', which was significantly less popular. Also inspired a later game loosely on Myth/ClassicalMythology called ''VideoGame/HercsAdventures'' as well as the UsefulNotes/XBox360 game ''VideoGame/MonsterMadness''.

* ProducePelting: Some of your weapons are food, such as tomatoes, popsicles and soda cans.

** You can kill werewolves in a single attack by throwing [[SilverBullet Silverware]] at them.