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* Mimicking the old UsefulNotes/GameBoy startup ding. Buh-DING!

* Pressing up on the D-pad rapidly in the 16-bit ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' games after defeating Dr. Robotnik to give the sprite the appearance that it's laughing (this works best with ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'', as either Sonic or Knuckles).

* The creators of the ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'' series know the jumping tic well, where how well you jump at the end of the level in the 2D entries (and some 3D entries) determines how many points you get. Starting in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'', getting the maximum height on the flagpole or goalpost rewards you with a OneUp; while ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' can reward you with several if you to properly time the jump to get the same icon three levels in a row.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItOPzuIRLVI&t=1m00s I'll save Zelda the only way I know how... SIDEJUMPING!]]

* Players of older ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' games often tilted their controllers to emulate a steering wheel, even though it didn't do anything without motion controls. ''VideoGame/MarioKartWii'' introduced "tilt controls" to the series as a control option to capitalized on this, wherein you can use the controller's gyro sensor to steer the car. ''Wii'' in particular even came bundled with a plastic steering wheel you could put your Wiimote in. That said, people still do this even if they choose not to use tilt controls.

* In ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'', enemy Octolings in the main single-player campaign, as well as [[spoiler:Agent 3 and Inner Agent 3]] in the ''Octo Expansion'' cmampaign, have a chance of squidbagging after they manage to splat the player.

* In ''VideoGame/Splatoon2''[='=]s ''Octo Expansion'', [[spoiler:Agent 3 and Inner Agent 3]] has a chance of squidbagging after they manage to splat the player.

* ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'' has squidbagging, which is essentially a more kid-friendly version of teabagging; you rapidly shift back-and-forth between kid and squid form after you splat an opposing player so they'll see it on their killcam views. Allied players doing it all together in a group as a form of celebration, most frequently after beating all the waves in [[PlayerVersusEnvironment Salmon Run]], is known as having a Squid Party. Once Octolings became playable avatars in [[VideoGame/Splatoon2 the second game]]'s ''Octo Expansion'' DLC, the terms "seabagging" and "sea party" started arising as race-neutral alternatives.

'''Developers who know those tics:'''

* The creators of the ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'' series know the jumping tic well. That's why we have those flagpoles in first ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'' game and ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros'' series, item squares in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' and finally, up and down moving bars in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld''.

** Same goes for the ''VideoGame/{{Back to the Future|1989}}'' NES game.
* In ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee'', you get extra points for taunting in 1-Player mode after you beat your opponent. This has been removed, along with the rest of the bonus points, as of ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl.'' Even in the later games, the computer-controlled opponents taunt the same way human players do.
** It also had bonus points for finishing levels at certain times too. So complete a side-scrolling stage at 0:56 and you'll get nothing, 0:59 however...
* The ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom'' series allows you to beat up your opponent for a few seconds after the match is over, and some of its games give you bonus points if your character is in a particularly amusing frame when it stops.
** ''VideoGame/BlazBlueCalamityTrigger'' allows this as well, and even awards an achievement for completing a 20-hit combo after the end of a battle. This was eliminated in ''Continuum Shift'' because Bang players would waste their opponents' time by going into [[SuperMode Fu-rin-ka-zan]] after the end of a match.
** Same with the ''VideoGame/SoulSeries''. Though if the winner was determined by ring out, expect that player to join the loser. Even better, some players will come up with elaborate post-win "dances" or memorize ways to inflict harm on their character.
* The makers of ''VideoGame/TonyHawksProSkater'' decided to never fix the aforementioned ability to continue comboing after the timer runs out, due to fans doing this so much.
** It's possible the potentially infinite circuits such as the Rio De Janeiro level in ''Tony Hawk's 3'', and the moon mode in ''Tony Hawk's 2'' took fans obsessions with endless combos to their extreme.

* Players of the older ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' games often tilt their controllers to emulate a steering wheel, even though it doesn't do anything without motion controls. To capitalize on this, ''VideoGame/MarioKartWii'', ''[[VideoGame/MarioKart7 7]]'', and ''[[VideoGame/MarioKart8 8]]'' include gyro controls, which involve turning your controller to steer the car; the former even includes a bundled plastic wheel to favor the simulation. Even players who don't use the feature turn their controller using the non-gyro controls anyway.
* ''VideoGame/InfinityBlade'' gives you bonus experience for attacking your opponent more after they run out of health.
* In ''VideoGame/Disgaea3AbsenceOfJustice'' (at least the Vita version), you actually get a Trophy for excessive pointless jumping.
* The [=PS3=] version of ''VideoGame/NiNoKuni'' has a jump button as one of its possible sidequest rewards. The game itself acknowledges that [[JokeItem the ability is pointless]] and that it exists primarily to give the player something to do with their fingers.
* In ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'', one of [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Kefka's]] victory quotes is humming the classic victory fanfare. Just like the players do, every single time.
* In ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyGhosts'', Care Packages are awarded for completing Field Orders which can drop after killing an enemy. One of the orders is to "humiliate your next kill", which is done by teabagging them.

'''Non-gaming Examples:'''

* Game show ''Series/PressYourLuck'' has contestants yell "STOP!" whenever they hit the buzzer during board play, despite the fact that all you need to do is simply hit the button to stop the board. Likewise, every contestant will shout "No Whammies!" several times before yelling "STOP!" to hit the buzzer. Very likely encouraged by the producers to make the show more exciting for the contestants and the audience.