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First published in 1985, Creator/ParkerBrothers designed a new medium of gaming; combining videos played on the {{UsefulNotes/VCR}} with board games. A sequel game, ''Clue II: Murder in Disguise'' was published in 1987, with all-new mysteries.

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First published in 1985, Creator/ParkerBrothers designed a new medium of gaming; combining videos played on the {{UsefulNotes/VCR}} {{Platform/VCR}} with board games. A sequel game, ''Clue II: Murder in Disguise'' was published in 1987, with all-new mysteries.
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* VHSGame: An adaptation of ''TabletopGame/{{Clue}}'', by Creator/ParkerBrothers. The regular game of ''Clue'', minus the board, gets elements brought to life via live-action actors. Players compete to try to find out which suspect killed which victim, in which room with which weapon. TropeMaker and UrExample of the VHSGame.

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* VHSGame: An adaptation of ''TabletopGame/{{Clue}}'', by Creator/ParkerBrothers. The regular game of ''Clue'', ''{{TabletopGame/Cluedo}}'', minus the board, gets elements brought to life via live-action actors. Players compete to try to find out which suspect killed which victim, in which room with which weapon. TropeMaker and UrExample of the VHSGame.
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* TheButlerDidIt: Averted, the butler ''named'' Didit is the only person who is never one of the suspects or victims.


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* EverybodyDidIt: There are multiple variant puzzles for each chapter, which have X people murdered by Y killers, including such variants as one killer killing multiple people or one killer ending up a victim themself. One variant involved half the cast being killed by the other half, with the manual then wondering, if everyone left was a murderer, who called the police?
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* StrollingThroughTheChaos: At the end of the first game,Didit is casually cleaning parts of the house while the other characters are trying to kill each other.

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* StrollingThroughTheChaos: At the end of the first game,Didit game, Didit is casually cleaning parts of the house while the other characters are trying to kill each other.
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* VHSGame: An adaptation of ''TabletopGame/{{Clue}}'', by Creator/ParkerBrothers. The regular game of ''Clue'', minus the board, gets elements brought to life via live-action actors. Players compete to try to solve the mystery of who killed Mr Boddy. TropeMaker and UrExample of the VHSGame.

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* VHSGame: An adaptation of ''TabletopGame/{{Clue}}'', by Creator/ParkerBrothers. The regular game of ''Clue'', minus the board, gets elements brought to life via live-action actors. Players compete to try to solve the mystery of who find out which suspect killed Mr Boddy.which victim, in which room with which weapon. TropeMaker and UrExample of the VHSGame.
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* NoKillLikeOverkill: In the second game, they try to poison Inspector Pry with three characters adding a dose of stuff to try to do him in. They are unsuccessful.


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** In the second game, they try to kill Inspector Pry by putting poison in his food but fail.
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** In the second installment, Mrs. White says that it's her particular criminal specialty.
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* AdaptationalContextChange: In the second game: the Billiard Room, the Lounge, and the Dining Room are used as parts of three different hotels. The dining room is the only location that is used in both games.

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* AdaptationalContextChange: In the second game: the Billiard Room, the Lounge, and the Dining Room are used as parts of three different hotels. The dining room is and hall are the only location locations that is used in both games.
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* MasterPoisoner: Prof. Plum does research in poison and has killed several people with his knowledge.
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* DisguisedInDrag: In the second game, Prof. Plum and Mr. Green steal Mrs. Peacock's and Madame Rose's suitcases and put on their clothes (respectively). This event helps kick off a SatchelSwitcheroo.


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* SatchelSwitcheroo: In the second game there are several identical suitcases, one containing a time bomb and another with a ton of cash, get swapped around with each other in Paris.
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* EveryoneMeetsEveryone: In the first game, the intro scene shows each of the characters and are blatantly NameDropped. The classic six characters are presented as normal acquaintances but the new four characters are all introduced by the butler.

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* EveryoneMeetsEveryone: In the first game, the intro scene shows each of the characters and are blatantly NameDropped.[[NameDrop Name Dropped]]. The classic six characters are presented as normal acquaintances but the new four characters are all introduced by the butler.
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* EveryoneMeetsEveryone: In the first game, the intro scene shows each of the characters and are blatantly NameDropped. The classic six characters are presented as normal acquaintances but the new four characters are all introduced by the butler.
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* TapOnTheHead: In the second game, Sgt. Grey changes personalities after getting hit on the head and alters himself depending on what he hears immediately after recovering.
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* DifficultyLevels: There are three chapters with five scenes each and have a color coordinated set of cards to go with them. Each set of cards have 6 different sets of clues for different mysteries. The higher the card number, the more difficult the mystery. On the blue cards, the clues on number 1 only pertain to the intro scene.

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* ExpoLabel: Various objects like Plum's formula, the salt container and especially the poisons are all clearly labeled as such.

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Various objects like Plum's formula, the salt container and especially the poisons are all clearly labeled as such.such.
** Whenever the room changes, an open caption will indicate where the characters are so the players can solve the mystery.
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* SleepingTheirWayToTheTop: How Mrs. White got her job as Mr. Boddy's maid. [[spoiler: She got pregnant from the affair and gave birth to Sgt. Grey.]]
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* SequelGoesForeign: The second game has the group travel around the world as they are running from the authorities.
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* UselessAccessory: M. Brunette's eyepatch is unnecessary as in one scene we see him lift it up to read part of a Will.

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* InterpolSpecialAgent: Inspector Pry, the host of the second game

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* HeKnowsAboutTimedHits: The Butler Didit and Inspector Pry are both characters in the story and tell you how to play the game.
* InterpolSpecialAgent: Inspector Pry, the host of the second gamegame.


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* VideoGameTutorial: [[PlayedWith Well it's a game on video...]] After an expository intro scene, the Butler Didit or Inspector Pry explain how to play the game by using the intro as an example game. It's skippable via fast forward and not truly necessary as the rules are also available in the game instruction manual.
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* ExpoLabel: Various objects like Plum's formula, the salt container and especially the poisons are all clearly labeled as such.


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* SigilSpam: Poison, no matter what container it's portrayed in, has a skull and crossbones on it. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] as players of the game need to know what specifically is being referred to as poison so the mysteries can be solved.
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* StrollingThroughTheChaos: At the end of the first game,Didit is casually cleaning parts of the house while the other characters are trying to kill each other.
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* AdaptationalContextChange: In the second game: the Billiard Room, the Lounge, and the Dining Room are used as parts of three different hotels. The dining room is the only location that is used in both games.
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* MythologyGag: When Mr. Boddy speaks in a seance in the first game he he was killed by the lead pipe in the billiard room, two elements from the original board game that aren't used in the VHS game.
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** The Butler Didit and Inspector Pry of the first and second game respectively.


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* InterpolSpecialAgent: Inspector Pry, the host of the second game
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The footage from the first game can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDSscSbLQD0 here]].


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The footage from the first game can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDSscSbLQD0 here]].

here]] and the second one [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jOKLqPmLoo here.]]

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* ConsultingMisterPuppet: Madame Rose talks to her teddy bear as if it's an actual person.

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