History VideoGame / Motherload

* [[spoiler:EvilIsHammy]]

* [[spoiler:OneWingedAngel: Mr. Natas' second form, which looks vaguely like a [[NinjaZombiePirateRobot giant mechanical demonic tiger]] standing on two feet.]]

* [[spoiler:RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Mr. Natas' true form. Heck, he wears red and black and has [[RedEyesTakeWarning RED EYES]] [[ObviouslyEvil in his human form!]]]]

* [[spoiler:SdrawkcabAlias: [[{{Satan}} Mr. Natas]].]]

* AwesomeButImpractical: Flying mining machines!

* StuffBlowingUp: The dynamite and the more powerful plastic explosives. Around -1000ft rocks that cannot be dug into appears, and insta-kill lava pockets show up around -3000ft. Both must be dealt with explosives ([[ArtisticLicensePhysics because the best way to get rid of lava is to blow it up]]). [[spoiler:Around -5000ft invisible natural gas pockets may blow everything next to you up like dynamite but also causes heavy damage, and the boss can only be defeated with explosives.]]

[[caption-width-right:307:[[TengenToppaGurrenLagann Digging tunnels, day after day. That's my job.]]]]''[[http://www.miniclip.com/games/motherload/en/ Motherload]]'' is a flash game developed by XGen Studios in 2004. The game takes place on Mars [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture sometime in the future]] in a small martian mining outpost. The player controls a lone [[DrillTank mining pod]] and is tasked to drill underneath the planet's surface in search of valuable ores. The gameplay is based on the mechanics of {{Dig Dug}}, except that there are no [[{{Mooks}} Pookas and Fygars]] to be seen under the surface--the entire challenge of the game comes solely from navigating the hazardous Martian sub terrain for ore and hauling it to the surface alive with the mining pod intact and without running out of fuel. As the miner reaches deeper under the Martian surface, [[ApocalypticLog various clues and transmissions]] begin to hint at something [[DarkSecret larger and more sinister going on]], of which the answer seems to be hidden even deeper under the planet.

Despite its infamously random [[spoiler:{{Gainax Ending}}]] of sorts, Motherload is easily one of XGen's most popular, if not their most popular game to date. Another game based on the original, [[http://supermotherload.tumblr.com Super Motherload]], was recently announced and will be available upon the release of the Playstation 4.

''[[http://www.miniclip.com/games/motherload/en/ Motherload]]'' is a flash game developed by XGen Studios in 2004. The game takes place on Mars [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture sometime in the future]] in a small martian mining outpost. The player controls a lone [[DrillTank mining pod]] and is tasked to drill underneath the planet's surface in search of valuable ores. The gameplay is based on the mechanics of {{Dig Dug}}, except that there are no [[{{Mooks}} Pookas and Fygars]] to be seen under the surface--the entire challenge of the game comes solely from navigating the hazardous Martian sub terrain for ore and hauling it to the surface alive with the mining pod intact and without running out of fuel. As the miner reaches deeper under the Martian surface, [[ApocalypticLog various clues and transmissions]] begin to hint at something [[DarkSecret larger and more sinister going on]], of which the answer seems to be hidden even deeper under the planet.

''[[http://www.miniclip.com/games/motherload/en/ Motherload]]'' is a flash game developed by XGen Studios in 2004. The game takes place on Mars [[TwentyMinuteIntoTheFuture sometimes in the future]] in a small martian mining outpost. The player controls a lone [[DrillTank mining pod]] and is tasked to drill underneath the planet's surface in search of valuable ores. The gameplay is based on the mechanics of {{Dig Dug}}, except that there are no [[{{Mooks}} Pookas and Fygars]] to be seen under the surface--the entire challenge of the game comes solely from navigating the hazardous Martian sub terrain for ore and hauling it to the surface alive with the mining pod intact and without running out of fuel. As the miner reaches deeper under the Martian surface, [[ApocalypticLog various clues and transmissions]] begin to hint at something [[DarkSecret larger and more sinister going on]], of which the answer seems to be hidden even deeper under the planet.

''[[http://www.miniclip.com/games/motherload/en/ Motherload]]'' is a Flash game in which the player controls a lone mining pod on Mars to uncover more than valuable ore deep under the surface.

* RetIrony: The friendly veteran miner who is the only other worker left on Mars dies trapped underground after mentioning that he is a few days from retirement.

** A super-fast drill made of ''gold''? [[YouFailPhysicsForever Really?]]

* IAmNotShazam: "Motherload" refers to rich ore, not the mining pod.

* ClicheStorm: The messages received from other random pods are very horror film cliched.

* StuffBlowingUp: The dynamite and the more powerful plastic explosives. Around -1000ft rocks that cannot be dug into appears, and insta-kill lava pockets show up around -3000ft. Both must be dealt with explosives ([[YouFailPhysicsForever because the best way to get rid of lava is to blow it up]]). [[spoiler:Around -5000ft invisible natural gas pockets may blow everything next to you up like dynamite but also causes heavy damage, and the boss can only be defeated with explosives.]]
* YouFailAstronomyForever: Mars doesn't have one big moon. It has two tiny ones.

* CaneFu: [[spoiler:Mr. Natas does this in th is first form.]]

* ReadingsAreOffTheScale: The meter starts to display as ?XXXXX with the Xs being random, rapidly flashing numbers after reaching -5800ft. [[spoiler:On the boss level, it reads -[[NumberOfTheBeast 66666]]ft]]

* [[spoiler:SdrawkcabName: [[{{Satan}} Mr. Natas]].]]

* SplashDamageAbuse:[[spoiler:Mr. Natas' second form's claw attack can hit through the ceiling of the boss level.]]

* SerialEscalation: There are 10 kinds of ores, from ironium ($30) to amazonite ('''$500,000''').

-->[[spoiler:'''Mr. Natas''': HAHAHA!! YOU FOOL!!! SEE YOU IN HELL!!!

* ReadingsAreOffTheScale: The meter starts to display as ?XXXXX with the Xs being random, rapidly flashing numbers after reaching -5800m. [[spoiler:On the boss level, it reads -[[NumberOfTheBeast 66666]]m]]

* StuffBlowingUp: The dynamite and the more powerful plastic explosives. Around -1000m rocks that cannot be dug into appears, and insta-kill lava pockets show up around -3000m. Both must be dealt with explosives ([[YouFailPhysicsForever because the best way to get rid of lava is to blow it up]]). [[spoiler:Around -5000m invisible natural gas pockets may blow everything next to you up like dynamite but also causes heavy damage, and the boss can only be defeated with explosives.]]

* ReadingsAreOffTheScale: The meter starts to display as ?XXXXX with the Xs being random, rapidly flashing numbers after reaching -6000m. [[spoiler:On the boss level, it reads -[[NumberOfTheBeast 66666]]m]]

* [[spoiler:RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Mr. Natas' true form]].

* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: [[spoiler:Both forms of Mr. Natar.]]

* StuffBlowingUp: The dynamite and the more powerful plastic explosives. Around -1000m rocks that cannot be dug into appears, and insta-kill lava pockets show up around -3000m. Both must be dealt with explosives ([[YouFailPhysicsForever because the best way to get rid of lava is to blow it up]]). [[spoiler:Around -5000m invisible natural gas pockets may blow everything next to you up like dynamite but also causes heavy damage, and the boss can only be defeated with explosives.]]

* [[spoiler:OneWingedAngel: Mr. Natas' second form, which looks vaguely like a giant mechanical demonic tiger standing on two feet.]]

* [[spoiled:OneWingedAngel: Mr. Natas' second form, which looks vaguely like a giant mechanical demonic tiger standing on two feet.]]

* StealthPun: [[spoiler:The final boss is...[[ShapedLikeItself well, your boss.]]]]

''[[http://www.miniclip.com/games/motherload/en/ Motherload]]'' is a Flash game in which the player controls a lone mining pod on Mars to uncover more than valuable ore deep under the surface.