History VideoGame / AlienHominid

'''Alien Hominid''' is a 2-D Side-scrolling ActionGame that originated on {{Website/Newgrounds}}. The flash version seen on the site was programmed by Tom Fulp and designed by Dan Paladin. It was later made into a multi-platform game in 2004 through 0~3 Entertainment and is well known amongst gamers and the Newgrounds community.

* AmbidextrousSprite - The Hominid will hold its gun with its left or right hand depending on which way it faces.
* AndYourRewardIsClothes - A wide variety of hats, wigs and headwear is unlockable.
* AutoScrollingLevel - Most of level 2-4 scrolls horizontally and a portion of level 2-5 scrolls vertically.
* BackgroundBoss- The second-to-last boss sits in the background the entire time.
* BadassAdorable - The title character.
* BloodierAndGorier - The GBA version, of all things, applies this trope to the final boss's death. In the other versions, there are two phases to the fight, and the second ends with him falling off a UFO and presumably dying a DisneyVillainDeath. In the GBA version however, only the first phase is retained, and it now ends with [[YourHeadAsplode his head exploding]] and alien viscera spraying all over the place.
* ChainReactionDestruction - Stronger enemies, minibosses and bosses.
* ChargedAttack - Available from the get-go for the Hominid.
* DefeatMeansFriendship - [[spoiler: The FBI's Install Ball.]]
* EasyModeMockery - You get 99 continues on [[EasierThanEasy thumbsucker mode]], but you cannot go past either level 1-3 or 1-5, depending on the console version you have, until you choose a harder difficulty.
* EliteMooks - A bunch of these exist, notably the jetpack-wearing ones and the flame/ice-thrower ones.

* GoryDiscretionShot - Boris the soviet leader dies like this- he gets [[HoistByHisOwnPetard carried away by a giant eagle he attracted earlier in an attempt to kill Alien Hominid]]. It drops him on a ConveyorBeltOfDoom, which moves him towards a giant buzzsaw. Just right before he touches it, the scene shifts back to Alien Hominid.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard - At the start of Level 2-5, Boris (the Soviet leader) scatters birdseed on the ground, which attracts giant eagles that kill you by grabbing and eating you if you ''touch'' them. Immediately after that is a ConveyorBeltOfDoom with giant moving buzzsaws mincing anything on it (which you have to move under). After his defeat, Boris tries to get away from you via parachute, only to be grabbed by one of the eagles he attracted, which drops him on the conveyor belt. Stunned, he moves towards the buzzsaw... Cue GoryDiscretionShot.
* IdiosyncraticDifficultyLevels - The easiest difficulty level is called "thumbsucker".

* MirrorBoss - [[spoiler: The final boss is a super-buff version of the Alien Hominid with better attacks, a giant version of your spaceship and a lot more health than you.]]
* NiceHat - There's plenty to choose from.
* NintendoHard -

* OneHitPointWonder -

* OneHitPolykill - Possible with the charge shot or various weapon power-ups.
* PuzzleBoss - One of the bosses in the final stages is a "Simon Says" type boss. You have to shoot the colour in the correct order, each round adding an extra. Get the wrong colour? You get shocked and die, and have to repeat the whole process again.
* ScaryScorpions - The desert level has them. '''They can take more damage than a normal human being'''.

* ShoutOut - Level 1-3 has various street signs, with one of the signs having the word "VideoGame/{{Pico}}," in it, referencing another of Tom Fulp's works; the ''VideoGame/{{Pico}}'' series. Others are scattered throughout the game.

* TheGreys - The boss of 3-1.
* TractorBeam - The Hominid's ship has one. [[spoiler: As does the final boss'...]]
* UnexpectedGameplayChange - Levels 1-5 and 2-6 are ShootEmUp levels.
* VideoGameCrueltyPotential - There are plenty of ways to kill your foes, from plain-old shooting them to biting their heads off. Moreso though, there are plenty of ways to kill off your teammates in co-op mode, the best of which is in level 1-4. One player can get into the UFO, use the TractorBeam to capture their teammate, then ''drop them into a woodchipper''.
* ViolationOfCommonSense - You can die by staying underground too long. Doing this in a certain spot gives you a shark fin hat.

AlienHominid is a 2-D Side-scrolling ActionGame that originated on {{Website/Newgrounds}}. The flash version seen on the site was programmed by Tom Fulp and designed by Dan Paladin. It was later made into a multi-platform game in 2004 through 0~3 Entertainment and is well known amongst gamers and the Newgrounds community.

AlienHominid is a 2-D Side-scrolling ActionGame that originated on NewGrounds. The flash version seen on the site was programmed by Tom Fulp and designed by Dan Paladin. It was later made into a multi-platform game in 2004 through 0~3 Entertainment and is well known amongst gamers and the NewGrounds community.

* BloodierAndGorier - The GBA version, of all things, applies this trope to the final boss's death. In the other versions, there are two phases to the fight, and the second ends with him falling off a UFO and presumably dying a DisneyDeath. In the GBA version however, only the first phase is retained, and it now ends with [[YourHeadAsplode his head exploding]] and alien viscera spraying all over the place.

* BadassAdorable - The title character. Also, level 3-4 has extremely badass techno music that is almost too awesome for its setting (Area 51).

** In the third set of levels, the Area 51 agents are a little more tougher than the FBI and soviets before them. For one thing, they are not as phased by seeing the Alien eating their comrades. Given where they work, who would be?

[[caption-width-right:300:[[WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce You could poke him with a pillow and kill him.]]]]

* GoryDiscretionShot - The soviet leader dies like this- he gets [[HoistByHisOwnPetard carried away by a giant eagle he attracted earlier in an attempt to kill Alien Hominid]]. It drops him on a ConveyorBeltOfDoom, which moves him towards a giant buzzsaw. Just right before he touches it, the scene shifts back to Alien Hominid.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard - At the start of Level 2-5, the Soviet leader scatters birdseed on the ground, which attracts giant eagles that kill you by grabbing and eating you if you ''touch'' them. Immediately after that is a ConveyorBeltOfDoom with giant moving buzzsaws mincing anything on it (which you have to move under). After his defeat, the Soviet leader tries to get away from you via parachute, only to be grabbed by one of the eagles he attracted, which drops him on the conveyor belt. Stunned, he moves towards the buzzsaw... Cue GoryDiscretionShot.

* AdjustableCensorship: There is a "Gore" option in the options menu. Disabling it will replace all gore with flowers, and finishing the first level with gore disabled unlocks a crown of flowers as a hat.

* NoExportForYou - We're still waiting for the GBA version stateside.

This game stars a [[LittleGreenMen little yellow alien]] who has crash-landed on Earth, and tries to escape the clutches of the FBI, [[GloriousMotherRussia Communist Russians]] and Area 51 agents to get home. Fat Kids help him along the way, [[ExcusePlot but the story doesn't get much more complex than that.]] The gameplay is reminiscent of games like MetalSlug, with the player being a OneHitPointWonder that runs through wave upon wave of enemies to reach the bosses at the end of each level. It also contains a few mini-games. Overall, the game has been very well received by critics.

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[[caption-width:300:[[WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce You could poke him with a pillow and kill him.]]]]

* BadassAdorable - The title character.

* ShoutOut - Level 1-3 has various street signs, with one of the signs having the word "VideoGame/{{Pico}}," in it, referencing another of Tom Fulp's works; the ''VideoGame/{{Pico}}'' series. Others are scattered throughout the game.

* NintendoHard - Even on easy mode, with five continues and spawning each time with a shield and doing increased damage to enemies, you will still die over and over again.

* OneHitPointWonder - The Alien Hominid and various mooks.

* ShoutOut - Level 1-3 has various street signs, with one of the signs having the word "{{Pico}}," in it, referencing another of Tom Fulp's works; the {{Pico}} Series. Others are scattered throughout the game.

* WarmUpBoss: The boss of level 1-4. '''[[AttackItsWeakPoint WARNING: DO NOT DAMAGE HEAD]]'''. He was much harder in the flash game, though.

* MadeOfPlasticine: The FBI, Soviet Soldiers and Area 51 Guards. For goodness sake, these humans take [[OneHitPointWonder one regular shot to die]], even less than a ''regular desert scorpion'' (which take three).

* ShoutOut - Level 1-3 has various street signs, with one of the signs having the word "Pico," in it, referencing another of Tom Fulp's works; the Pico Series. Others are scattered throughout the game.

** And ''that'' difficulty is a step ''down'' from the original flash game.

The flash version is available [[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/59593 here.]]