History VideoGame / RealityOnTheNorm

* LongTitle: The game ''Invasion of the Space Aliens Who Are Not From Earth But From Some Other Planet''

* HilaritySues: After Phil Nihilist gains superpowers, he gets sued by DC Comics for copyright infringement, because his powers are the same as {{Superman}}'s.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: The [[http://realityonthenorm.info/characters.php Characters page]] features 107 recurring characters at the latest count.

''[[http://www.realityonthenorm.info Reality-On-The-Norm]]'' is a long-running series of computer games (most of them {{AdventureGame}}s made in Adventure Game Studio) created by many authors and set in a SharedUniverse. The setting for the games is a fictional town of Reality-on-the-Norm (or simply "Reality" for short), [[CityOfAdventure hardly an ordinary town]], inhabited by a multitude of peculiar individuals.

The project has been started by Yahtzee (yes, [[Creator/BenCroshaw that Yahtzee]]), with a 2001 game ''Lunchtime of the Damned'', which involves a teenage sorcerer Davy Jones trying to stop a rampaging zombie he accidentally created. Since then, loads more of games have been made (there are about 80 of them as of late 2009).

* HotScoop: Mika Huy.

[[http://www.realityonthenorm.info Reality-On-The-Norm]] is a long-running series of computer games (most of them {{AdventureGame}}s made in Adventure Game Studio) created by many authors and set in a SharedUniverse. The setting for the games is a fictional town of Reality-on-the-Norm (or simply "Reality" for short), [[CityOfAdventure hardly an ordinary town]], inhabited by a multitude of peculiar individuals.

Other notable indie-delevopers who has contributed to the project are [[WadjetEyeGames Dave Gilbert]] and [[VideoGame/BenJordanParanormalInvestigator Francisco Gonzalez]].

* HunterSThompson: Doc is a caricature of him.

Other notable indie-delevopers who has contributed to the project are [[WadjetEyeGames Dave Gilbert]] and [[BenJordanParanormalInvestigator Francisco Gonzalez]].

* IntercontinuityCrossover: Some games feature characters from other games (''CommanderKeen Enters RON'', ''Monty on the Norm''[[note]]Monty Mole from a series of old computer games[[/note]]). Then there's ''Shadows of RON'', created by a writer who actually included the character from his books as the protagonist.

* {{Pirates}}: Hooky [=McPegleg=], though he [[spoiler:quit the pirating and became a postman]]

* PrivateDetective: Max Griff

* RoundRobin: Probably the definitive video game example of this trope. Each game is created by a different person from the last, often carrying on a previous story thread or using characters from earlier instalments.

* SadistTeacher: Mr. Namyah, the gym teacher.

* WrenchWench: Elandra.

* GrimReaper (who [[spoiler:quit his job to become a campaign manager]])

* HotScoop: Mika Huy
* HunterSThompson: Doc.
* IdentityAmnesia: Crazy Homeless Weirdo, who has a new identity in every game.
* InteractiveFiction: A couple of games are of this genre.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: The Characters page features 105 recurring characters at the latest count.

* MadScientist: Dr. Die Vie Ess.

* NewNeighboursAsThePlotDemands
* NoIndoorVoice: Mr. Namyah

* RunningGag: The bum with IdentityAmnesia has a new identity every game.
* SadistTeacher: Mr. Namyah, the gym teacher

* TheSheriff: The Sheriff.

* SurferDude: Josh Beachcomber
* TalkingAnimal: A couple of chickens, and Mary the fox (though she communicates telepathically rather than by talking)

* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield
* WrenchWench: Elandra

* TheBartender: George Watstatt

* CityOfAdventure

* NakedPeopleAreFunny: Guido the nudist

* OldShame: "Disappearance Time", an old game by Illdo[[hottip:*:who is, in fact, {{Korodzik}}]] has been re-released by the author years later with added scathing commentary which points out every single stupid thing within.

The project has been started by Yahtzee (yes, [[BenCroshaw that Yahtzee]]), with a 2001 game ''Lunchtime of the Damned'', which involves a teenage sorcerer Davy Jones trying to stop a rampaging zombie he accidentally created. Since then, loads more of games have been made (there are about 80 of them as of late 2009).

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: ''Davy Jones C'est Mort'', a [[MindScrew weird]], disturbing game made for the sole purpose of killing off one of the characters by having him [[spoiler:raped to death]]. Caused quite a controversy in its time.

[[http://www.realityonthenorm.info Reality-On-The-Norm]] is a long-running series of computer games (most of them {{AdventureGame}}s made in AdventureGameStudio) created by many authors and set in a SharedUniverse. The setting for the games is a fictional town of Reality-on-the-Norm (or simply "Reality" for short), [[CityOfAdventure hardly an ordinary town]], inhabited by a multitude of peculiar individuals.

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