History VideoGame / RoloToTheRescue

* InterChangeableAntiMatterKeys: Averted. Once Rolo obtains the key from [=McSmiley=], he can open every cage in the level.

* DarkReprise: The continue music is somewhat hopeful as it presents Rolo with the opportunity to escape from the ringmaster's clutches and continue the game. When every continue has been used up, the music takes on a depressing tone since the only option for Rolo is to be captured.
* DeathThrows: When Rolo or one of his friends falls in a bottomless pit.
* DistinguishedGentlemansPipe: In the good ending, a grown up Rolo smokes one.

* GottaRescueThemAll: Rolo must save all his friends ''before'' defeating the ringmaster to get the good ending.

* GroupPictureEnding: Inverted. The title screen has Rolo and his friends gathering for a picture taken from someone off screen.

* OneHitPointWonder: When controlling one of Rolo's friends, they will die instantly if they get hurt. Rolo will lose a life if he touches an enemy without any friends with him or if he falls in water or a bottomless pit. If Rolo has at least one animal with him, the latest one he rescued will leave if Rolo gets attacked.

** In the Good Ending, Rolo name-drops Creator/DavidAttenborough after he finishes reading his story to Rolo Jr., mentioning that he met him some time after the events of the game.
* ShrunkInTheWash: One of Rolo's abilities is to shrink himself in a washing mashine, allowing him to access smaller areas.
* SpikesOfDoom: The pits full of spinning spearheads, and the long spikes that poke up from the ground.

* SuperDrowningSkills: Rolo, the rabbit, the squirrel and the mole will immediately drown if they fall into deep water. Averted with the beaver who can swim across it.

** VideoGame/JamesPond appears in the second moon level, giving Rolo [[OneUp 1-Ups]].

* OneHundredPercentCompletion: Required for the good ending, though game doesn't inform the actual percentage except in the event of a game over. The only way to tell is by scouring the map; a level with a paw print means every cage there has been opened. Once the ringmaster is defeated, the game ends regardless of whether or not all of Rolo's friends have been freed.

* ItsAWonderfulFailure. The bad ending. If Rolo did not free all the animals before defeating the ringmaster, he and his mother embrace. Then, the epilogue mentions that Rolo will be overwrought with a guilty conscience.

* NonStandardGameOver: Getting the bad ending. Congratulations! Rolo has defeated the ringmaster and reunited with his mother... but since he failed to save all his friends, he will never be happy again. After that, the game over screen pops up.

* SpikesOfDoom: The pits full of spinning spearheads.
* SuperDrowningSkills: Rolo, the rabbit, the squirrel and the mole will drown if they fall in water. Averted with the beaver who can swim across it.

* ControllableHelplessness: If Rolo gets a game over and has at least one continue, he has a choice between walking into the ringmaster's cage and ending the game or going out an open door upon which the game continues. At no continues, the door is closed leaving Rolo to roam helplessly anywhere on the screen until he walks into the ringmaster's cage.

* OneHundredPercentCompletion: Required for the good ending. However, the game doesn't inform the progress except in the event of a game over. Once the ringmaster is defeated, the game ends regardless of whether or not all of Rolo's friends have been freed.

Young elephant Rolo has escaped from the circus, and he must save his friends who have been locked up in cages. Most levels require Rolo to defeat animal tamer [=McSmiley=] and steal his key so he can set his friends free. Each of Rolo's friends has a different ability which can aid in solving puzzles throughout levels.

* Cheesy Moon: Rolo travels to a moon with a cheese floor by rocket.

* OneHitPointWonder: When controlling one of Rolo's friends, they will die instantly if they get hurt. Rolo will lose a life if he touches an enemy without any friends with him or if he falls in water or a bottomless pit.

* ShoutOut: Upon entering the first mining level, a snippet from "Oh My Darling, Clementine" plays.

* InflatingBodyGag: Collecing a helium tank will inflate Rolo, allowing him to access higher areas he normally can't reach.

* {{Whammy}}: The stinky socks in bonus levels. Rolo can collect them, but they aren't worth anything.

* BadassAdorable: Rolo, tasked with saving his locked up friends. When they join Rolo on his quest, they can be as well.

## Peach.

## Gold.

## Tan.

* {{Cap}}: Rolo is only allowed to have three animals tagging along with him at any given time.

* ItsAWonderfulFailure. The bad ending. If Rolo did not free all the animals before defeating the ring master, he and his mother embrace. Then, the epilogue mentions that Rolo will be overwrought with a guilty conscience.

* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Every human you encounter is a villain. [=McSmiley=] has imprisoned Rolo's friends and every boss you face is a human circus performer.

* OneHundredPercentCompletion: Required for the good ending. However, the game doesn't inform you of your progress unless you get a game over. Once you defeat the ringmaster, the game ends regardless of whether or not you freed all of Rolo's friends.

* {{Whammy}}: The stinky socks in bonus levels. You can collect them, but they aren't worth anything.

''Rolo to the Rescue''' is a platform game from Creator/ElectronicArts released in 1992 for the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis.