History Videogame / McPixel

* UnInstallment: ''[=McPixel=] 3'' is the second game in the series.

->''Savin' the day, the [=McPixel=] way!''

!!''[=McPixel=]'' contains examples of the following tropes:

Available [[http://www.mcpixel.net here]] and through UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}. A sequel, ''[=McPixel 3=]'', was released in 2022.

!!This game provides examples of:

* AppeaseTheVolcanoGod: As described below in UnexpectedVirgin.
* AssShove: A possible solution to a disturbing amount of puzzles.
* BombDisposal: The premise of the game is essentially "BombDisposal [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs on drugs]]".
* ButtMonkey: There's a certain old man who appears at least once in every chapter that gets abused in various upsetting ways, such as being thrown off a bridge, out an elevator, out of a train, or having Mcpixel climb inside of him to safely detonate the bomb.

* CheekCopy: A possible answer to Chapter 2, Round 2, Level 4. It still explodes the building.

* DigitalPiracyIsOkay: The developer even handed out promo codes for the game on a torrent page on The Pirate Bay. This gave the game a lot of publicity, which TPB's organizers helped along by modifying their logo to resemble ''[=McPixel's=]''. [[http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/09/08/wait-whys-pirate-bay-promoting-an-indie-game/ Article linkie.]]
* EarthShatteringKaboom: {{Invoked}} to stop a bomb on the moon.

* FeedItABomb: As noted under JumpingOnAGrenade, this is sometimes a solution.

* IdiotHero: The titular protaganist, of course! And lucky for him it's [[CloudCuckooland one of the few universes]] where one has to ''be'' an idiot in order to win.

* MoonLogicPuzzle: The only kind of logic that can beat 99% of the puzzles. To put things in perspective, the first rule of playing this game is this: If the solution you have in mind makes sense, there's a 75% chance it's wrong. The remaining 25%? It works, but not in the way you were expecting it to. After a couple levels, it's almost second nature.
** The four bonus rounds, meanwhile, are ''No'' Logic Puzzles.
* NeedleInAStackOfNeedles: [[spoiler:The final set of levels in the main game tasks McPixel with defusing the one bomb out of eleven that's not a dud. To make things worse, the six levels in the set are all identical apart from their outcomes.]]

* SequelNumberSnarl: ''[=McPixel=] 3'' is the second game in the series.
* ShoutOut: The Bonus Stages are specifically geared around a theme of {{Film}}, VideoGames, and [[WesternAnimation Cartoons]].
** The first Bonus stage features: ''Film/{{Titanic 1997}}'', ''Franchise/StarWars'' (specifically, ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''), ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' ([[Film/{{Alien 3}} the third film]], it seems), ''Film/TheQuickAndTheDead'', ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'', and ''Franchise/HarryPotter''.
** The second bonus stage has ''VideoGame/SpaceInvaders'', ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' (and the ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'', for some reason), ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'', ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', and ''Franchise/MortalKombat''.
** The third bonus stage has WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons, WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones, Franchise/TheSmurfs, WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory, Anime/DragonBallZ and ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994''.
** One Bonus Round is [=NyanCat=].

** The [[Videogame/{{Portal 2}} Space Core]] is visible in most outer space stages.

* TheEndingChangesEverything: [[spoiler:[=McPixel=] ''himself'' set up all the bombs so he could charge exorbitant prices to get rid of them.]] PlayedForLaughs.

Available [[http://www.mcpixel.net here]] and through UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}.

* PermanentlyMissableContent: The game has four MindScrew bonus rounds (one made entirely out of the title character, one set on the rainbow trail of Nyan Cow, one set in a sewer underneath a toilet, and a crazily glitched up one) that can only be accessed a limited number of times while doing the initial runthroughs of each of the official stages [[note]]the Free DLC stages do not count[[/note]]. Once all of the stages are finished, there's no way of accessing these rounds ever again.

* TimeBomb: Every level but the bonus rounds.

* AffectionateParody: Series/MacGyver... [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs on drugs]].

** One ending sequence shows the main character humping a [=PS3=], which is a reference to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2UHhyIBlmw this video]] from [[Webcomic/{{Sonichu}} Christian Weston Chandler]].

** The third bonus stage has WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons, WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones, Franchise/TheSmurfs, WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory, Anime/DragonBallZ and Disney/TheLionKing.

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** Mimics late 70s[=/=]early [=80s=] pixel games. The cover art itself is very eighties, as well.
** The lack of sound effects, along with the bizarre non-sequitur SlapstickComedy, invoke the style of early 20th century SilentFilm.

* AppeaseTheVolcanoGod: As described above in UnexpectedVirgin.

** One ending sequence shows the main character humping a [=PS3=], which is a reference to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVwiROEIHic this video]] from [[Webcomic/{{Sonichu}} Christian Weston Chandler]].

* UnexpectedVirgin: A volcano demands a Virgin Sacrifice. You have the option to toss a DumbBlonde or a cow in. [[spoiler:[ The solution to that particular puzzle is for [=McPixel=] to throw himself into the volcano.]]]

* UnexpectedVirgin: A volcano demands a Virgin Sacrifice. You have the option to toss a DumbBlonde or a cow in. [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope The solution to that particular puzzle is for [=McPixel=] to throw himself into the volcano.]]]]

* GroinAttack: Whenever [=McPixel=] interacts with a person, his first action will be a kick to the groin.

* {{Retraux}}: Mimics late 70s[=/=]early [=80s=] pixel games. The cover art itself is very eighties, as well.
** The lack of sound effects, along with the bizarre non-sequiter SlapstickComedy, invoke the style of early 20th century SilentFilm.

* TheEndingChangesEverything: [[spoiler: [=McPixel=] ''himself'' set up all the bombs so he could charge exorbitant prices to get rid of them.]] PlayedForLaughs.

%%* MindScrew[=/=]AcidTripDimension: The Bonus Stages.
* OneHundredPercentCompletion: Clearing a scene only nets you a silver ranking. Getting a gold ranking requires you to do every single thing you can do within a scene.

* TheCameo: A "Space Butterfly" level that was added at the request of WebVideo/JesseCox.
** LetsPlay/PewDiePie, the Bro, Stephano and a Barrel appear in the same DLC set.
* CantHoldHisLiquor: Chapter 4, Round 1, Level 4. [=McPixel=] gets hammered off a drink that's 1% alcohol and {{Groin Attack}}s Guy Fawkes.
** Can't hold it [[UrineTrouble literally]], either.

* InsaneTrollLogic: The only kind of logic that can beat 99% of the puzzles. See MoonLogicPuzzle.
** To put things in perspective, the first rule of playing this game is this: If the solution you have in mind makes sense, there's a 75% chance it's wrong. The remaining 25%? It works, but not in the way you were expecting it to. After a couple levels, it's almost second nature.

* LetsPlay:
** Courtesy of WebVideo/OMFGCata's Jesse Cox, [[http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL26E0FCBECEE14F8F seen here]].
** LetsPlay/PewDiePie's [[http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC9578E9DD2663C66 gotten in on the act]], too.
* LostForever: The game has four MindScrew bonus rounds (one made entirely out of the title character, one set on the rainbow trail of Nyan Cow, one set in a sewer underneath a toilet, and a crazily glitched up one) that can only be accessed a limited number of times while doing the initial runthroughs of each of the official stages [[note]]the Free DLC stages do not count[[/note]]. Once all of the stages are finished, there's no way of accessing these rounds ever again.
* MoonLogicPuzzle: ''Very'' much {{invoked|trope}}.
* MindScrew[=/=]AcidTripDimension: The Bonus Stages.

* AManIsNotAVirgin: A volcano demands a Virgin Sacrifice. You have the option to toss a DumbBlonde or a cow in. [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope The solution to that particular puzzle is for [=McPixel=] to throw himself into the volcano.]]]]
* AppeaseTheVolcanoGod: As described above in AManIsNotAVirgin.

* TitleScream: '''MCPIXEL!!''' greets you each time you fire the game up. (The same graphic also appears whenever you start and finish around, though the voice clip itself doesn't occur).

* CloudCuckooland: McPixel is just the tip of the iceberg; don't expect anyone—or any''thing'' for that matter—in the game to act in any sort of logically predictable manner.

* WireDilemma: McPixel encounters one of these in one scenario. [[spoiler: His response is to just yank out a fistful of wires without any care for order or precision. Naturally, it works.]]

** One ending sequence shows the main character humping a PS3, which is a reference to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVwiROEIHic this video]] from [[Webcomic/{{Sonichu}} Christian Weston Chandler]].

** Getting [=McPixel=] to drink coffee in the "Coffee Shop" round turns him into [[BeavisAndButtHead Cornholio]].

* AffectionateParody: MacGyver... [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs on drugs]].

Available [[http://www.mcpixel.net here]] and through {{Steam}}.

* TheCameo: A "Space Butterfly" level that was added at the request of [[OMFGCata Jesse Cox]].

** Courtesy of OMFGCata's Jesse Cox, [[http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL26E0FCBECEE14F8F seen here]].