History Hammerspace / VideoGames

* ''TombRaider'' certainly fell under this. OK, so Lara can hold her signature pistols in her hip holsters and she carries her two handed weapon by attaching it to her backpack, but whenever you switch out weapons, like the Uzis or the Shotgun, the weapons occupying the space before it just magically vanish to make room for the new weapons drawn. One could argue that her backpack carries everything, but it seems silly how Lara can stuff 6+ guns with extra bullets, medi-packs, and flares in that tiny backpack.

* Used in ''VideoGame/MonkeyIsland2LeChucksRevenge'', when talking to a fisherman whose pipe was constantly being shifted from his mouth to his hand while he gestured. At one point of the conversation, he ends up with a pipe in both mouth and hand, and one of the possible lines at this point is "Hey, where did that second pipe come from?" If chosen, the fisherman quickly reverts to his default sprite, looks around shiftily, and replies "What pipe?"

* In ''Left4Dead'' The Tank is capable of pulling a sizable chunk of concrete out of the ground, regardless of where he is, such as a metal walkway.

* Somewhat justified in ''MassEffect'' - thanks to omni-gel and omni-tools, mods for weapons can be constructed on the battlefield and installed with minimal difficulty. This doesn't account for larger items like weapons and armour. ''[[MassEffect Mass Effect 2]]'' dealt with the problem by removing the inventory altogether.

* ''VideoGame/{{Prototype}}'' is sort of this in almost every way about Alex. [[SpikesOfDoom Groundspikes and its devastator version]] that would require several Mercers worth of biomass. Possibly averted in that the devastator relies on excess biomass stored in Alex.

* Also "Animal Crossing" series, yes you are limited to 15 items in your inventory, but the doesn't explain how the you are able to stuff 15 pieces of large furniture in your pocket.

** Noctis of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVersusXIII'' is sustained by this trope. Thus far, his only known power other than teleportation is pulling an armory out of Hammerspace, making him the series' first Hammerspacemancer. It's also the first time in the ''FinalFantasy'' series that this trope has been {{Justified|Trope}}.

** Morte, a supporting character, has the same twenty slots as the Nameless One has. He's a floating human skull. Hammerspace is the only reasonable excuse.

* Taokaka from ''BlazBlue'' can store multiple items within the sleeves of her coat, including (but not limited to) her trademark metal blades, a bowling ball, fish bones, a different set of serrated blades, apple cores, baseballs, books, a Kaka clan child (the throwing of which earns you a Trophy/Achievement) and dinner set among other things.

* Link from the ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' games has gotten quite a lot of debate going about just where he puts all those [[SwordOfPlotAdvancement swords]], [[InfinityPlusOneSword bigger swords]], bows and arrows, [[NerfArm slingshots]], [[ImprobableWeaponUser pointy sticks]], [[FoodFight nuts]], [[PrecisionGuidedBoomerang boomerangs]], [[StuffBlowingUp bombs]], [[EverythingsBetterWithChickens chickens]], [[ChangingClothesIsAFreeAction extra clothes]], [[FairyCompanion fairies]], [[MagicMusic instruments]], [[HeroesGoneFishing fishing poles]], [[MaskOfPower masks]], [[ImpossiblyCoolClothes metal boots]], and most importantly to this topic, [[DropTheHammer hammers]]. In his [[MagicHat hat]] maybe?

** In ''DragonAgeOrigins'', the same thing happens whenever someone uses "Hurl"

* Lampshaded by {{Valve}} on one of their [[http://www.spytechindustries.com/support.asp fake websites]] for ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' which offers, among other ridiculous services: "Lower total loadout weight by providing your staff with Hammerspace[[TradeSnark ?]] Technology (patent pending) to keep supplies and tactical items out of the way, yet still within reach."

* ''{{Xenosaga}}'' characters have access to armored fighting suits (which double as small spaceships) called AGWS which they can summon at any point during a battle, completely out of nowhere. Two of the main female characters, Shion and KOS-MOS, use weapons in battle which are larger than they are and which they summon through some sort of dimensional folding process. (KOS-MOS is a battle android who looks like a teenaged girl: her weapons are *inside* her and fold out for use.)

* In ''{{Bayonetta}}'', the main character pulls a massive chainsaw from the hammer space behind her to do a punishing move on the flying stingray-like enemies.

* Link from the ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' games has gotten quite a lot of debate going about just where he puts all those [[SwordOfPlotAdvancement swords]], [[InfinityPlusOneSword bigger swords]], [[TheArcher bows and arrows]], [[NerfArm slingshots]], [[ImprobableWeaponUser pointy sticks]], [[FoodFight nuts]], [[PrecisionGuidedBoomerang boomerangs]], [[StuffBlowingUp bombs]], [[EverythingsBetterWithChickens chickens]], [[ChangingClothesIsAFreeAction extra clothes]], [[FairyCompanion fairies]], [[MagicMusic instruments]], [[HeroesGoneFishing fishing poles]], [[MaskOfPower masks]], [[ImpossiblyCoolClothes metal boots]], and most importantly to this topic, [[DropTheHammer hammers]]. In his [[MagicHat hat]] maybe?

* The Bound Weapon spells in ''VideoGame/TheElderScrolls'' boil down to pulling an InfinityPlusOneSword from Hammerspace.
** In ''Oblivion'', you can have an infinite number of items on your person and it won't show unless you equip them. A bit of a BagOfHolding example, except without the bag. (Each item does have a weight, and you can't walk with more than X pounds in your Hammerspace, but you can still hold it.)

* ''ResidentEvil2''. Mobile hammerspace. Excess inventory is stored in various identical crates around the game world. No attempt is made to explain how putting an item in a box in a cop office allows it to show up in the sewage substation office. The "stash" in ''Diablo II'' functions in much the same way. In the case of multiplayer mode, this results in two or more characters accessing different inventories from the same box.
** Found in ''ResidentEvil4'', for any weapon wielding zombie. If you shoot their weapon out of their hand, they will pull out another one, no matter how many times you do it. Interesting case with Leon's attaché case. The case actually has limited space and has to be upgraded to carry more stuff. However, the case is never visible during gameplay (and you still run into a rocket launcher along the way).

* Joshua of VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou can drop an Ice Cream truck on you, seemingly from out of nowhere, by dialing a number on his cellphone.

* {{Minecraft}}'s grid inventory allows the player to carry (and swim with!) up to 2304 cubic meters of stone, or 44'470 metric tons of gold, which equals 1.7 times the weight of the ''Titanic''.

* [[Xenosaga]] characters have access to armored fighting suits (which double as small spaceships) called AGWS which they can summon at any point during a battle, completely out of nowhere. Two of the main female characters, Shion and KOS-MOS, use weapons in battle which are larger than they are and which they summon through some sort of dimensional folding process. (KOS-MOS is a battle android who looks like a teenaged girl: her weapons are *inside* her and fold out for use.)

* In all of the ''CrashBandicoot'' games that have the Bazooka. This cannon, that is larger than Crash himself, is kept in his back pocket.

** [[CuteBruiser Suika]] [[BottleFairy Ibuki's]] treasured magical gourd, which never gets empty of sake. It's sometimes speculated what would happen if someone ever managed to set fire to its inside. This was explained in one of the official manga about the 3 fairies: Her gourd is soaked in the extract of a newt-like creature that produces an incredible amount of sake from a little bit of water.

** Noctis of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVersusXIII'' is sustained by this trope. Thus far, his only known power other than teleportation is pulling an armory out of Hammerspace, making him the series' first Hammerspacemancer. It's also the first time in the ''FinalFantasy'' series that this trope has been {{Justified}}.

* When threatened the pimps (dressed like pimps) from ''True Crime'' takes out a small gun, and the hookers (dressed like hookers) takes out large rifles...
** Similarly in ''TotalOverdose'', when confronting a mobster in a jacuzzi with two bikini-molls, they all draw assault rifles.

** [[MetalGear Snake]] manages to produce a range of rocket launchers, grenades, trip mines, and ''[[strike:a mini-helicopter]]'' Surveillance CYPHER from absolutely nowhere. In an EasterEgg CODEC conversation with Otacon, Otacon points this out. When Snake mentions [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link's]] ability to carry inventory (and how he thinks it would weigh him down), the conversation ends on something to the effect of:

* ''TabletopGame/{{Toon}}'' is already mentioned above, with its 'Back Pocket'.
* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' has the Portable Hole and the BagOfHolding. Along with Heward's Handy Haversack, a backpack version of the Bag Of Holding
** Sadly, with the advent of 4e, the Portable Hole is no longer any form of Hammerspace, it's simply a portable hole. You apply it to a surface, and it makes a hole in it. You take it off, the hole goes away. You can't store anything in them any more.
* Old "Deeppockets" spell allows this trick for a day or so, using one's garb. All these things are safe only until someone tries to stuff them into each other, though.
* ''TeenagersFromOuterSpace'' being an {{Animesque}} comedy game, has [[HyperSpaceMallet Hypedimensonal Hammers]], Hyperspace Handbags, interdimensional car trunks, Popcorn Grenades (a softball sized device that creates a mountain a mile high of popcorn), and other bigger inside-than-out storage ideas.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'' has an extradimensional un-space known as "Elsewhere." There are several Charms that allow the Exalted to store their armor or weapons Elsewhere and recall them at a moment's notice. A comic in one sourcebook has a mad inventor create a device that will take him Elsewhere, so that he can steal everyone's unguarded valuables... only to find out when he gets there that [[AndIMustScream he can't move]]. [[note]]He appeared as [[http://keychain.patternspider.net/archive/koc0069.html a background gag]] in ''Webcomic/KeychainOfCreation'' when Marena was explaining Elsewhere to Secret. The title of that page was even "Check Oadenol's Codex," which was the sourcebook mentioned above.[[/note]]
* The roleplaying game ''Tales from the Floating Vagabond'' has the Trenchcoat Schtick, which operates in the same way for small and medium items, but ''only'' if someone says something along the lines of "Oh, if only we had [insert name of small- or medium-sized item here]!"
* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' even manages to make this trope horrible with the Obliterators. Chaos Marines (most likely former Techmarines) are infected with a virus from [[HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace the Warp]], which already has Really Bad Idea written all over it. As a result they are not only permanently fused to their armour and weapons, but can spontaneously spawn ''any'' weapon they desire and an infinite ammunition supply for the weapon, including-but-not-limited-to the ammunition-devouring [[GatlingGood Assault Cannon]] and the massive [[FrickinLaserBeams Lascannon]]. The entire experience is noted as being exceptionally painful.
** Also, when Lucius the Eternal is killed, his killer is transformed into Lucius, somehow also obtaining his armour and weaponry.
* One of the Maid Powers in the {{Animesque}} ''MaidRPG'' is Weapon From Nowhere, which does ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: it lets your [[{{Meido}} maid]] PC make surprise attacks by pulling her WeaponOfChoice out of nowhere.
* ''TabletopGame/InNomine'' supplement ''Superiors I: War & Honor''. The Archangel Laurence's Servitors have an Attunement called "Scabbard" that can hold an unlimited number of personal weapons.