Line #158 Webcomic/Savestate


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:How crazy are they for video games?]]
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4	''Webcomic/{{Housepets}}'' [[JustForFun/XMeetsY +]] ''Webcomic/VGCats'' = ''Savestate''.
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6	''[[http://www.savestatecomic.com/ Savestate]]'' is a UsefulNotes/{{Furry\|Fandom}} Comic by Tim Weeks, started on February 5, 2014, with updates every Wednesday. It follows the adventures of twin [[FunnyAnimal anthropomorphic]] Australian Shepherds named Kade (male, blue merle) and Nicole (female, red merle).
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8	Something the two have in common is a passionate love for video games. A lifelong passion, as they show their skill in everything from [[MediaNotes/The8bitEraOfConsoleVideoGames the original NES and Game Boy]], to [[MediaNotes/TheEighthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames the Xbox One and PS4]], and [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg even the]] [[MediaNotes/TheFifthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames Virtual Boy]].
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10	As stated at the top, the comic takes some cues from previous webcomics. The main characters are [[SlidingScaleOfAnthropomorphism fully anthro]], though unlike ''Housepets!'', it's apparently set in a WorldOfFunnyAnimals. They are also fully grown-up; Kade, at least, is seen to have a job, and Nicole drives a car.[[note]][[WordOfGod Tim Weeks said they're both about 25]].[[/note]] It also is heavily themed in video gaming, though it's not quite as snarky as ''[=VG Cats=]''.
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12	Much of the content is SliceOfLife, though Tim launched the comic's first storyline when the twins inherited a mansion. An apparently haunted one at that.
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15	!!This webcomic provides examples of:
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17	* AbsurdlySharpClaws : Harvey has these [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2015/12/christmas-2015/ here]].
18	* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: Kade and Nicole only wear collars. (Nicole also has glasses.)
19	* AIIsACrapshoot: Kade's [[VideoGame/RoboticOperatingBuddy ROB]] robot [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2015/02/lens-of-truth/ apparently went rogue.]] [[SealedEvilInACan It turned out to be possessed.]]
20	* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2015/11/thanksgiving/ This page]] demonstrates the trope quite well.
21	* AmbiguousGender: {{Downplayed}}. The genders of the souls that occupy Harvey and Ness are unknown. Ness is referred to as a "she" since that's how Nicole referred to her before she was possessed. She never resisted that reference once possessed.
22	* ArtShift:
23	** A panel in [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2015/06/championship/ this comic]] became an animated Franchise/{{Pokemon}}-style game screen.
24	** The last panel in [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2015/10/jack-pumpkinhead/ this strip]] is a SNES-style shout-out to Videogame/SuperMarioWorld.
25	** For the last panel of [[https://www.savestatecomic.com/comic/10-years-ago/ his 10th anniversary comic,]] Tim drew it in a style like his original style as Kade and Nicole revisited ''VideoGame/SonicBoom'' on the Platform/WiiU.
26	--->'''Nicole:''' I don't remember ''Sonic Boom'' looking this bad.\
27	'''Kade:''' It was released 10 years ago. Cut it some slack.
28	* BeatPanel:
29	** When Rick [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2015/10/halloween-2015/ shows Kade and Nicole his Halloween costume,]] the twins briefly look to each other with genuine concern.
30	--->'''Kade:''' Who are you supposed to be?\
31	'''Rick:''' I'm Rick.\
32	(beat)\
33	'''Rick:''' From the WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty cartoon.\
34	'''Nicole:''' Oh, okay. I thought we might have to drop you off at the psychiatric ward.
35	** Another happens when [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2017/03/not-quite-april-fools/ Harvey admits he dropped Kade's Switch]]. It's followed by Kade clamping his hand around Harvey's neck and pulling him in close.
36	* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Nicole repeatedly laments through the years in [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/comic/ready-player-six/ "Ready Player Six"]] how various ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' games inexplicably didn't allow enough players for their liking. In the present--where the latest game, ''[[VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesShreddersRevenge Shredder's Revenge]]'', permits up to six players, allowing Kade, Nicole, Rick, Riley, Harvey, and Ness to all play together--having so many different characters even with an HDTV makes playing impossible because no one can tell where their character is.
37	* BeyondTheImpossible: When Harvey breaks Kade's Nintendo Switch, [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2017/03/not-quite-april-fools/ Kade legit grabs the ghost by the throat]]. His ectoplasmic neck. Bare-handed. ''Blindfolded.'' BewareTheNiceOnes indeed!
38	* ButtMonkey: Kade is shaping up to have a bit of this.
39	* CallBack: Harvey notes [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2014/11/light-gun/ it's neutralized by light weapons like the NES Zapper]]. The possessed ROB [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2015/03/disarming-the-situation/ zaps one of its arms]].
40	* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Nicole reminds Kade that it's Valentine's Day. Kade calls Riley and asks her to [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2017/02/valentines/#comments watch his back while waiting in line]].
41	* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Kade makes Nicole play ''VideoGame/{{Superman 64}}'' in [[NintendoHard Hard Mode]] as punishment for posting an embarrassing video of him on Website/YouTube.
42	* CrossoverCameo: [[Webcomic/TheGamercat A special guest]] and his buddy [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2015/06/championship/ make an appearance at the Nintendo World Championships]].
43	* CutenessProximity: [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2015/11/meeting-the-family/ Mom around Ness.]]
44	* DeadpanSnarker: Nicole.
45	* DeathGlare: [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2017/03/not-quite-april-fools/ Don't break Kade's Switch.]]
46	* DeepImmersionGaming: In most games they play the main characters' appear as themselves dressed as video game characters.
47	** When Harvey and Ness steal the controllers to Kade and Nicole's ''VideoGame/SeaOfThieves'' characters the hijacked [=PCs=] have glowing red eyes [[https://www.savestatecomic.com/comic/mutiny/ as if possessed]].
48	** While playing ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' all the [=NPCs=] are [[https://www.savestatecomic.com/comic/social-interaction/ played by Nicole]], the DM.
49	* DemonicPossession: After its resurrection, the spirit previously inhabiting ROB briefly possesses Nicole.
50	* DidntThinkThisThrough: Kade is susceptible to this. Like the time [[https://www.savestatecomic.com/comic/case-of-the-psvr-2/ he bought a Playstation VR 2]] despite not having the requisite Playstation 5, and also didn't get any games for it. Nicole invokes times Kade was too slow to buy into Ouya and Google Stadia, and both had been shut down, rendering him unable to buy games for them.
51	* DontExplainTheJoke: Nicole [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2019/01/snowcade/ ended up doing this]] while Kade was making a snow replica of the small-scale arcade machines that were starting to be made for home use.
52	-->'''Nicole:''' That's a pretty good idea. You can't make a mock-up for much cheaper than snow.\
53	'''Kade:''' Yeah, but my paws are starting to get really cold.\
54	'''Nicole:''' Well that's what you get for playing as [[Franchise/MortalKombat Sub-Zero]]. ... Get it? ...because Sub-Zero uses ice attacks.\
55	'''Kade:''' I get the joke. [[LamePunReaction It's just not funny]].
56	* ExpressiveEars: A carton of four-year-old orange juice causes Kade's ears to [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2014/11/experience/ unflop]].
57	** [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2015/09/being-an-adult/ Both Kade and Nicole's ears shot up]] like an IdeaBulb when they realized, with the mansion, they no longer had their parents to interrupt elaborate Franchise/{{LEGO}} construction projects.
58	* {{Facehugger}}: [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2017/09/leap-of-faith/ Rick is subjected to this]] by [[SealedEvilInATeddyBear Ness]], much to his irritation and, apparently, Nicole's amusement.
59	* {{Foreshadowing}}: While everyone's hiding from ROB in Nicole's bedroom, Kade ironically wonders aloud "Are we hiding from ROB or Nicole?". A few strips later, Kade and Rick are running for their lives trying to escape a possessed Nicole.
60	* FlippingTheTable: During their ThanksgivingEpisode, Kade wants Nicole to help him do this. Nicole wants to wait until their AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents focus on [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2015/11/thanksgiving/ her]] and her squeaky toy NoodleIncident.
61	* ForeignCurseWord: If you consider binary code foreign, this is what Ness's spirit, possessing the R.O.B. robot, says after tumbling down the mansion's stairs to the basement while trying to grab Kade's Zapper light gun [[in the Volume 1 bonus comic]] {{Flashback}} set in the immediate aftermath of the twins inheriting said mansion from Uncle Scooby:
62	-->'''R.O.B.!Ness:''' 01100011011100100110000101110000[[note]]Crap[[/note]]
63	* FurryConfusion: {{Lampshade\|Hanging}}d in a strip where ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'' comes up, where Rick wonders why there were only mammals in the movie and no reptiles or avians (which do exist in the comic's universe).
64	** During a strip talking about ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'', Kade points out that the Rito in previous Zelda games looked like "creepy humans with bird beaks". All characters shown in this comic- including video game characters- have been portrayed as some form of animal, with no sign that humans exist at all.
65	* FurryReminder: Nicole's winter fur keeps her warm when the car breaks down, while [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2015/01/winter-nap/ Rick goes into a torpor]].
66	** Kade, Nicole and the other dogs wag their tails when they're happy.
67	** While Rick, being a reptile, enjoys [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2015/08/heat-index/ sunning himself on a rock]] during summer, neither Nicole nor Kade can stand the heat because of their fur.
68	** Kade has a bit of a shedding problem, as Rick recalls that back in their childhood days Kade's fur ruined a copy of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' and they had to take the cartridge apart to remove it.
69	** Kade also got a bit possessive of his [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2017/02/droid-drone/ Nintendo Switch pre-order receipt]] (which he wore on his collar) to the point he growled at Nicole.
70	--->'''Nicole:''' When did you get that collar charm?\
71	(''Kade growls at her'')\
72	'''Nicole:''' Don't you bare your teeth at me. I'll call Mom and let her deal with you.\
73	'''Kade:''' Sorry. [[LampshadeHanging Instinctive reaction]].
74	** In the page featuring Mega Man 11, [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/comic/more-than-a-robot/ Mega Kade likes to chew on the Bounce Ball, the weapon you get from Bounce Man.]] Dr. Light apparently had to remind him multiple times that it is a weapon, NOT a chew toy.
75	* GhostInTheMachine: ROB, until he was exorcised by Nicole's smartphone doing text-to-speech from a spells book in Uncle Scooby's library. Unfortunately, it exorcised Harvey, too.
76	* GoshDangItToHeck: When Nicole plays the [[NintendoHard levels made by Kade]] on ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker'', that's how she vents her frustration.
77	-->'''Nicole:''' Son of a biscuit.
78	* GretzkyHasTheBall: Neither Kade nor Nicole is that knowledgeable about sports.
79	** [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/comic/game-night/ They're visibly dismayed]] when their neighbour Roger invited them over for "the game" only for it to turn out to be a ''football'' game.
80	--->'''Kade:''' [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/comic/neverending-game/ They need to setup an area of effect to pull aggro from the ball.]]
81	** Even when they're playing sports-related video games like ''VideoGame/NBAJam'', [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/comic/shoot-and-block/ they are noticeably out of their element]].
82	--->'''Nicole:''' So how do we play this?\
83	'''Kade:''' You're asking ''me''? I don't know anything about football.\
84	[…]\
85	'''Nicole (reading the game's instructions):''' "If you get three baskets in a row, you're on fire." But it doesn't say what a basket is, so I can't activate my elemental form!
86	* TheGrimReaper: A ghoul that looks like it haunts their mansion. Initially, only Nicole can see "Harvey".
87	** [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2015/02/its-called-snow/ So can Rick.]]
88	** [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2015/02/harvey-i-choose-you/ Eventually, Kade was able to see it as well.]]
89	* HairColorDissonance: Kade and his mom both have blue fur. In real life, blue merle dogs are actually [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Australian_Shepherd_Blue_Merle.jpg/800px-Australian_Shepherd_Blue_Merle.jpg gray]].
90	* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: Clothes are optional in ''Savestate'''s world: although most secondary characters [[HalfDressedCartoonAnimal wear shirts]] (the lawyer seemed to be fully dressed, including pants) and Kade is shown wearing a hoodie at some point, the twins usually wear only a collar. Tim explains it as Kade and Nicole acting immature, having not grown out of wearing collars yet. Though a flashback shows [[CoolUncle their beloved Uncle Scooby]] [[https://www.savestatecomic.com/comic/vol-1-bonus-2/ wore a collar into old age.]] So that might also have rubbed off on them.
91	** Rick is always fully-clothed. Tim says he has to be, especially in the winter, [[FurryReminder since he's an iguana, and therefore cold-blooded]].
92	* HalloweenEpisode: Starting [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2015/09/graveyard-shift/ here]] and running for the next 5 strips. it's kicked off by Nicole suggesting that Harvey get a job at the local haunted house.
93	* HollywoodGenetics: {{Averted}}: The twins' father is a standard red Australian Shepherd. Since their mother is blue merle like Kade, if both parents were merles it could make for some weird genetic consequences.
94	* HumiliationConga: When Harvey was given the idea to work at a haunted house, first he wasn't hired because he didn't have ID (because he's dead). Then when he snuck into the haunted house to scare people freelance, everyone recognized him as Harviplier.
95	* IJustShotMarvinInTheFace: A non-lethal comedic example. Kade [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2016/11/remote-sniper/ accidentally shoots himself in the nose with a Nerf gun]] that he strengthened the springs on.
96	-->'''Nicole:''' That's kind of cool. Can I borrow it?\
97	'''Kade:''' ALL I CAN SMELL IS BLOOD!!!\
98	'''Nicole:''' Thanks.
99	* IWantGrandkids: Mom pulls this on the kids in the Thanksgiving 2017 arc.
100	-->'''Mom:''' You know, I always thought Nicole would be the first one to give me grandpuppies.\
101	'''Kade:''' SpitTake\
102	'''Nicole:''' And now it's weird. Thanks, Mom.
103	** Considering the bonding between Kade and Riley in the ensuing Christmas/New Year's Eve arc, this may be {{foreshadowing}}.
104	** As Kade and Riley's relationship has developed, Mom has been dropping hints. Prior to Christmas 2021, [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/comic/puppy-controller/ she gave Kade a handheld game for puppies,]] implying he and Riley "could find a use for it" someday. Being Kade, he modded it into a Platform/NeoGeo controller for use with fighting games. At least it impressed Riley.
105	* IneffectualDeathThreats: Harvey is prone to making these.
106	-->'''Harvey:''' Meet Nicole, [=YouTubers=]. Don't get too attached, she's not going to survive the night.
107	* InnocentlyInsensitive: On their first foray into ''VideoGame/{{Fortnite}}'', [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2018/03/fortnight/ Kade dresses up like a dinosaur,]] and Rick is...disappointed.
108	-->'''Rick:''' I'm trying to decide if this is more disturbing or offensive.\
109	'''Kade:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint I can swap the backpack for a black bow if it'll make you feel better]].\
110	'''Rick:''' You're so far into the UncannyValley at this point it doesn't really matter.[[invoked]]
111	* InSeriesNickname: When Harvey talks about Kade he usually calls him "the blue one".
112	* JustFriends: Nicole and Rick are extremely close, but in an entirely platonic way. They've even [[https://www.savestatecomic.com/comic/valentines-games/ spent Valentine's Day together]] just playing video games. It's very similar to how Kade and Riley spend their dates, except the latter couple are a lot more romantically affectionate toward each other (hugs, paw-holding, even some kisses as time goes on).
113	* KonamiCode: Kade draws it in dust on a table at the old mansion.
114	** [[spoiler: The spell used to make ROB (and Harvey) go inert is the Konami Code written in Hylian]].
115	* LiteralMinded: Harvey likes to play this game frequently.
116	-->'''Riley:''' Ugh. Harvey, what are you doing?\
117	'''Harvey:''' You said if I stayed in the back room I could play with the video games.\
118	'''Riley:''' I meant play the games on the cartridges. Not arrange them into a creepy demonic spell circle.\
119	'''Harvey:''' You need to learn to be more specific.
120	* MagicEye: Subverted, Kade's right eye is tan and he wears a blue contact lens to make it match the other, and removing the lens allows him to see Harvey, but everyone else could see him already.
121	** Turns out ROB was jinxing his contacts to do that.
122	* MeaningfulName: Following the video game theme, "Kade" sounds similar to "arcade".
123	* MeetTheInLaws: Well, not maritally (yet), but [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2018/12/christmas-morning/ Riley ended up accidentally meeting Kade's mother]] one Christmas.
124	* MyInstinctsAreShowing: Kade is ''[[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2017/02/droid-drone/ very protective]]'' of his Platform/NintendoSwitch pre-order receipt.
125	* NintendoHard: The levels Kade made for Nicole on ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker'', judging from [[SarcasmMode her pure enjoyment]].
126	* NonMammalMammaries: Females do have breasts, though Nicole's are usually de-emphasized since she doesn't wear clothes.
127	* NoodleImplement: A squeaky toy.
128	* NoodleIncident: Nicole hints that [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2015/11/thanksgiving/ there's an embarrassing story]] about her and Kade when they were puppies involving a squeaky toy.
129	* NotSoFakePropWeapon: When Riley takes the group to a summer festival, Kade is dressed as [[Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger Doggie Kruger]], complete with sword. [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2017/07/ittoryu/ When he tries to demonstrate that it's fake,]] he accidentally cuts his arm.
130	-->'''Nicole:''' Did you just cut yourself?\
131	'''Kade:''' (''holding his arm where he cut himself, blood dripping between his fingers'') [[BlatantLies No]].\
132	'''Nicole:''' Are you going to leave the sword in the car?\
133	'''Kade:''' Yes.\
134	'''Nicole:''' Do you need a bandage for your arm?\
135	'''Kade:''' Maybe...
136	* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: Nicole once tried to get the GoldenEnding on ''VideoGame/{{Tunic}}'' without Kade's help, and [[https://www.savestatecomic.com/comic/secret-input-device/ took so long solving the final puzzle]] that her controller ran out of battery power.
137	-->'''Nicole:''' You're never going to let me live this one down, are you?\
138	'''Kade:''' I already ordered you a collar charm with a low battery icon. What do you think?
139	* OneNeighborNeighborhood: This appears to be the case between Kade and Nicole's house, and Amber, a reindeer who lives across the street with her husband and two kids. (Kade and Nicole are the odd ones in this case.)
140	* OneWordTitle: Also a {{Portmantitle}}.
141	* PinkGirlBlueBoy: Color-coded by fur, in this case. {{Inverted}} with their parents.
142	* PuppyLove: Kade's interactions with Riley veer into this category. Though it might have something to do with the fact that she works at a video game store.
143	* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Real life events have featured in multiple storylines.
144	** The mansion storyline kicked off [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2014/06/mail-call/ as an obvious salute]] to Creator/CaseyKasem, as they found out their "Uncle Scooby" died.[[note]]Yes, we know Kasem played Shaggy. Close enough.[[/note]]
145	** Kade manages to compete in the 2015 Nintendo World Championships but loses in Mario Kart 8, so the competition is won, just like in real life, by John Numbers.[[note]]Well, his FunnyAnimal counterpart.[[/note]]
146	** The recent release of the Nintendo Classic Edition and the Nintendo Switch have both been [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2016/11/quest-for-nes-classic/ featured]] [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2017/02/droid-drone/ in recent strips]].
147	* RealPersonCameo: [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2015/07/victory/ This strip]] features Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto, as a {{tanuki}}!
148	* RelativeError: An unseen couple mistakes Kade and Nicole for a couple [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2015/06/a-tempting-offer/ on an airplane ride]] when leaving their daughter to sit by them.
149	** Riley makes [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2016/08/guests/ the same mistake,]] but is quickly corrected.
150	* RunningGag: ''VideoGame/{{Battletoads}}'' and its [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal notoriously]] NintendoHard [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal nature]] seems to be coming up frequently lately.
151	-->Comic description for 9/9/2015: Playing the right video games with kids can be a great bonding experience… Battletoads is not one of those games.
152	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After Harvey is resurrected, [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2015/04/phoenix-down/ he bails on Kade, Nicole and Rick]] when it seems they resurrected the spirit that possessed ROB, too.
153	-->'''Nicole:''' You're '''bailing''' on us!?\
154	'''Harvey:''' I've already been '''dead''' once today. You guys can take a turn. '''Bye!'''
155	* SealedEvilInATeddyBear: While Harvey isn't exactly the traditional "teddy bear" type of cute, he possesses a certain kind of creepy cuteness. Kade initially thinks he's adorable, and even though he is ''some sort of'' ElderGod, he is easily held at bay and rendered harmless by Rick's tail.
156	** Once the demon possessing Nicole is [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2015/05/scapegoat/ exorcised]], it finds its way into a small plush toy. Both Kade and Rick immediately find it "D'aw-worthy".
157	** And now Nicole wishes her mother would [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2015/11/meeting-the-family/ "...stop tickling the demonic entity"]].
158	* SensoryAbuse: Kade did this to himself with a Virtual Boy during a long car ride. He ended up with red eyes and blurry vision.
159	* ShoppingMontage: That one time at the mall. [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2014/04/hand-soap/ Even the girly places.]]
160	-->'''Kade:''' If you had a boyfriend you wouldn't have to drag me into places like this.
161	* ShipSinking: Tim [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2015/05/ama-002/ pre-emptively nuked the idea of shipping Nicole and Rick]] by [[JustFriends having Nicole put Rick in the friend zone]] in a Tumblr AMA response. [[WordOfGod He has said Kade and Nicole will get significant others eventually]], with Kade being paired off with Riley not long after.
162	* ShoutOut: Being about video games at its core, ''Savestate'' has these in spades:
163	** The ''Savestate'' logo (pictured above) is an obvious homage to the ''Videogame/SonicTheHedgehog2'' logo.
164	** The font used for the ''Savestate'' logo [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2014/12/i-am-modem/#comment-547 is an intentional nod]] to that of ''Videogame/SolatoroboRedTheHunter'', a game featuring anthro dogs.
165	** The [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2014/02/pokemon-bank/ first couple]] [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2014/02/it-ate-everything/ of strips]] are about ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', and invoke the Missingno glitch.
166	** Uncle Scooby's probate attorney [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2014/07/savestate/ is a bit obsessed with]] ''Franchise/AceAttorney''.
167	** Kade also loves ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda''.
168	** [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2014/05/watch-dogs/ Kade has]] [[LeeroyJenkins an interesting strategy for]] ''VideoGame/WatchDogs''.
169	** [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2014/03/oh-snap/ And he gets splattered playing]] ''VideoGame/{{Titanfall}}'' due to Xbox One issues.
170	** Kade's emergency kit features a VideoGame/DrMario pill and a VideoGame/{{Minecraft}} torch.
171	** The runes in the spell book might look a bit familiar...that's because they're [[spoiler: [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Ancient Hylian]], precisely the Skyward Sword font, with the top cut off]].
172	** Likewise, deciphering the spell used to resurrect Harvey reveals it's, fittingly, [[spoiler: [[Videogame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask the Sonata of Awakening]]]].
173	** [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2015/08/harviplier/ Here's one to Markiplier, and, more specifically, his FNAF 4 playthrough.]]
174	** Then there's [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2016/03/jurassic-rancher/#comments this]] reference to the ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' series.
175	** While playing ''Film/JurassicWorld'' Kade and Nicole throw in a ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2015/11/ama-009/ reference]].
176	* ShyFingerTwiddling: Nicole does this when Kade is mad at her for the aforementioned YT video.
177	* SnarkyInanimateObject: The modem likes to troll Kade.
178	* SpitTake: Kade does one [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2017/11/grandpuppies/ when Mom suggests puppies in his and Riley's future.]]
179	* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial:
180	--> [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2015/11/thanksgiving/ Harvey: "Care to share any embarrassing stories that I definitely won't repeat on my YouTube channel?"]]
181	* SymbolSwearing: Once, [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness near the beginning of the comic]].
182	--> [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2014/03/the-old-hunger/ Nicole: "What the #%&@ was that?"]]
183	* ThanksgivingEpisode: Kade and Nicole's parents visit their children [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2015/11/thanksgiving/ here]]. HilarityEnsues.
184	* VomitDiscretionShot: [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2014/06/virtual-boy/ When Nicole tries out the Virtual Boy...]]
185	* UnexpectedInheritance: First major arc is them inheriting a mansion from "Uncle Scooby".
186	* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Kade and Nicole's parents aren't shocked at all when they learn that their kids live with a ghost rabbit and a demon-possessed plush toy and immediately act as if it's completely normal.
187	* TheUnreveal: Tim "answered" an AMA about the Twins' dad [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2015/08/dad/ by showing him off-frame trying to figure out a camera.]]
188	-->'''Kade:''' Hey Nicole, how much you want to bet I can speed run VideoGame/{{Metroid}} before Dad figures out the camera?\
189	'''Mom:''' Kade, sweetie, be quiet.
190	** [[TheReveal We finally got to see their dad]] [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2015/09/family-time/ eventually]]
191	* UnwantedAssistance: Harvey and Ness decide to help Kade and Nicole clear snow from the car [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2015/12/melting-snow/ here]].
192	* WakingNonSequitur: Kade [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2014/12/snowhead/ gets hit by a gigantic snowball]] and concussed by Harvey after Nicole hits him with a snowball, and [[TheScapegoat scapegoats]] Kade.
193	-->'''Nicole:''' Kade... are you still alive?\
194	'''Kade:''' [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask I failed to get the Ocarina and now the Moon has crushed us all]].\
195	'''Nicole:''' Okay... Maybe you should go warm up...\
196	'''Kade:''' Not now! I need to find the [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Boss Key]].\
197	'''Nicole:''' Uh, I think I saw it inside next to the first aid kit.\
198	'''Kade:''' [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda To the Fairy Fountain, Epona]]!
199	* WayPastTheExpirationDate: A groggy Kade [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/comic/experience/ mistakes]] the expiration date on a four year-old carton of juice for ExperiencePoints.
200	* WeirdnessCensor: Kade somehow utterly fails to see the spectral rabbit thing Nicole is [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2014/09/look-where-im-pointing/ pointing out]].
201	** Actually, it turns out Kade [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2015/02/harvey-i-choose-you/ couldn't see Harvey because of his blue eyes.]] When he took out a contact (it turns out he has heterochromia that he was teased for as a pup, and wore a tinted contact to cover his tan right eye), he could finally see Harvey.
202	* WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises: [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2016/10/paralyzed/ Harvey finally finds someone he can scare in Riley:]]
203	-->'''Harvey:''' I snuck up on Rick and he didn't even flinch. No one's scared of me.\
204	'''Kade:''' That's not true.\
205	'''Harvey:''' Name someone who thinks I'm scary.\
206	'''Kade:''' Well Riley hasn't inhaled since you laid down in her lap.\
207	[''Harvey looks up, sees Riley frozen in fear'']\
208	'''Harvey:''' (''overjoyed, grabs Riley's shoulders'') You really think I'm scary?\
209	'''Riley:''' W...why did it suddenly grow arms?
210	* YourSoulIsMine:
211	** [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2014/03/the-old-hunger/ When Kade puts a photo of himself in front of the Kinect]] it says "Soul depleted, please add a new [[CallAHumanAMeatbag meat bag]] to your account." And he has to use a photo with his eyes closed because otherwise they turn black after a day.
212	--->'''Nicole:''' I'm gonna go find a cross and sharpen one end.
213	** Harvey the rabbit-daemon-ghost-thingy threatens to do this to Kade for blocking its view of the TV. [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/comic/spoilers/ Later]] he steals the soul of a guy who spoiled ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' to eat during the movie.

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