Looks like a robot leg (disregard clock): Smashing Hallway Traps Of Doom

Heck, it doesn't even feature a hallway.

The Image Links offers This◊ which is both clear and simple.

Just A Face And A Caption

Alternatives, go!

edited 9th Feb '12 12:34:41 PM by Stratadrake

It's not Just A Face And A Caption. The problem is that it shows the trap smashed down all the way, so it's hard to see.

So it's just a smashing thing and a caption.

Second "it's not Just A Whatever And A Caption"; it's unclear what that is, but it's not literally impossible to identify why it's an example without being familiar with the source. I think if the image were exactly the same but more obviously a smashy thing (maybe raised? dunno) it'd be fine.

I prefer the Prince of Persia image, even if it's not quite what the trope description describes.

In fact, maybe we should just use that picture and alter the description to include cutting-objects as well as smashing things.

edit: Done. Picture works fine now.

edited 9th Feb '12 3:55:30 PM by abk0100

The current picture isn't quite JAFAAC material, but it's still hard to see what it's supposed to be.

The Prince Of Persia picture is much clearer.

Pic of one of those crushing things from Super Mario games?

This guy! Only.. in actual gameplay.

edited 9th Feb '12 7:07:06 PM by evilneko

Yeeeaaaahhhhh!

Perhaps not the best shot, but that's one of the three sequences that gave me nightmares during the 16-bit era. (And the other two? *shudder*)

Perhaps?◊

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edited 9th Feb '12 8:18:19 PM by rodneyAnonymous

I like that.

Works for me.

Added Guillotine Trap as a redirect.

@11:

(The fun part was just barely◊ avoiding getting crushed by that final spike on the right when attempting it.)

Come to think of it, the hallway smashers from Galaxy Quest could make a great image too. Considering they served no functional purpose....

edited 9th Feb '12 10:34:35 PM by Stratadrake

Oooh, nice and crisp

Great.

The Prince of Persia frame is good but IMO that is better. If capturing from gameplay, might actually get a better picture from something Mario won't end up surviving, thwomps and pillars lower and not so much empty space in the middle. Fine as-is though.

edited 10th Feb '12 12:43:18 AM by rodneyAnonymous

The Galaxy Quest scene may have an image, but the Mario World one shows all the elements at once, and in a clear way.

Yeah, Mario is better because it has more elements than other examples.

Yeah, I like the Mario one.

The Galaxy Quest hallway smashers ?

Seems like the picture from that would just be too blurry. You'd really need a higher definition video.

Yeah, I know.

From Castlevania: [1]◊

Do we need a crowner maybe? A lot of people already said they liked that Mario one.