History VideoGame / StreetPassMiiPlaza

!!Tropes used in ''Mii Force''

!!Tropes used in ''Flower Town''

!!Tropes used in ''Warrior's Way''

!!Tropes used in ''Monster Manor''

* UselessUsefulSpell: Thankfully averted when it comes to status spells. Since every Mii is a OneHitPointWonder and casting a spell tires them out instantly, poison, freeze and sleep work on everything 100% of the time, with the latter giving you 1-3 extra attacks for whoever attacks the sleeping enemy.

There are also other game modes that can be purchased, including ''Mii Force'' (a space shooting game in which collected Miis improve your ship's durability and firepower), ''Flower Town'' (a gardening game in which [=StreetPass=] hits help your plants grow), ''Warrior's Way'' (a war game in which your army grows based on the plaza populations of people you [=StreetPass=]), and ''Monster Manor'' (a dungeon-exploration game which lets you build the map as you collect [=StreetPasses=]).

* UselessUsefulSpell: Thankfully averted when it comes to status spells. Since every Mii is a OneHitPointWonder and casting a spell tires them out instantly, both poison and sleep work on everything 100% of the time, with the latter giving you 1-3 extra attacks for whoever attacks the sleeping enemy.

There are also other game modes that can be purchased, including ''Mii Force'' (a space shooting game in which collected Miis improve your ship's durability and firepower), ''Flower Town'' (a gardening game in which [=StreetPass=] hits help your plants grow), ''Warrior's Way'' (a war game in which your army grows based on the plaza populations of people you [=StreetPass=], and ''Monster Manor'' (a dungeon-exploration game which lets you build the map as you collect [=StreetPasses=]).

* AndYourRewardIsClothes: You earn Plaza tickets for doing specific tasks, which are exchangeable for a variety of hats.

* OldSaveBonus: You can set it up so that Miis join your plaza from other sources, such as race opponents in ''VideoGame/MarioKart 7''. They don't give you any benefit in ''Puzzle Swap'' or the ''Find Mii'' games, but they do count towards the accomplishments for collecting a certain number of Miis.
** Miis gained this way do however count as units in your army for Warrior's Way.

* AndYourRewardIsClothes: The primary reward you get for completing certain rooms is hats for your Mii to wear in the Mii Plaza and others to see when they obtain your Mii via Street Pass.

** Miis gained this way do however count as units in your army for Warrior's way.

* ColorCodedForYourConvinence: The favorite colors of the Miis and mercenaries you hire reflect the weapons you get when docking with their Mii pods.

* BigBoosHaunt

!!Tropes used in ''Monster Manor''

* TacticleRockPaperScissors: Cavalry beat Archers beat Infantry beat Cavalry. It's made even more noticeable in that they even have the hand symbols for rock, paper, and scissors.

* TacticleRock-Paper-Scissors: Cavalry beat Archers beat Infantry beat Cavalry. It's made even more noticeable in that they even have the hand symbols for rock, paper, and scissors.

The program also contains two (later three) game modes. One is ''Puzzle Swap'', in which your goal is to collect pieces of pictures from 3DS owners you pass by. When a picture is complete, it will become a 3D diorama. The difficulty in collecting all the pieces comes from the methods used to get them: at the start, you only have one piece from one picture. You can get pieces with Play Coins, but only for pictures you've already unlocked, and even then you might get duplicates. The only way to guarantee a new piece, or to unlock a new picture (other than those that Nintendo sends out on occasion) is to [=StreetPass=] someone who has a piece you don't have. Some pictures have rare pink pieces, which you can't obtain with Play Coins, only from someone else (thus the pink pieces must spread from one person, who got it as their first piece in one of the new pictures).

The other mode is a light RPG-ish game, known in the US as ''Find Mii'' and in Europe as ''[=StreetPass=] Quest''. Your main {{Mii}} has been captured, and so you must venture out to rescue him or her by recruiting people from Street Pass or hiring warriors with Play Coins. After clearing the game twice, a sequel is unlocked which introduces many new features, including the ability to rehire previously used heroes, and use potions in battle, as well as a branching world map.

* WrongGenreSavvy: Any player who has been using potions or magic to defeat the enemy will be in shock when they find out that [[spoiler:Ultimate Ghost reborn]] can debuff the player's buff magic, and that [[spoiler:Dark Lord/Emperor]] is immune to pretty much anything that isn't a sword or fire magic.

* GenericDoomsdayVillain: In the Streetpass Quest2 / Find Mii 2, the first comment your Mii makes about Dark Lord is this.

* MetalSlime: The Green slime can dodge your attacks, but only has 3 HP.

* SmashMook: Golems and larger Ghosts, though they only apply defensively.

* SpoonyBard: Dark Green Miis, with a collection of Miis at level 7; they cannot be boosted beyond level 7, making their magic superfluous.

* WrongGenreSavvy: Any player who has been using potions or magic to defeat the enemy will be in shock when they find out that Dark Lord/Emperor is immune to potions and all forms of magic, forcing them to attack physically. Luckily, boosting spells like the Orange Mii still work.

* WrongGenreSavvy: Any player who has been using potions or magic to defeat the enemy will be in shock when they find out that Dark Lord/Emperor is immune to potions and all forms of magic, forcing them to attack physically.

''[=StreetPass=] {{Mii}} Plaza'' is a program that is preloaded on the Nintendo3DS, that serves to demonstrate the system's [=StreetPass=] function. When a player passes by another 3DS owner (who uses the program), that user's Mii will be collected in the main plaza along with some information about them. Miis can also be gathered in the plaza through some other methods, including invitations in certain games and by transferring special golden-pants Miis obtained online.

** StatusBuff: Dark Green Miis' spells doubles the next hero's level, Orange Miis give others an extra attack, and Pink Miis increase the next Mii's chance for a critical hit but also decreases the Mii's accuracy.* ExcusePlot: Your Mii (and his/her children in the sequel) has been kidnapped by monsters. Go recruit warriors using [=StreetPass=] and rescue them.

''[=StreetPass=] Mii Plaza'' is a program that is preloaded on the Nintendo3DS, that serves to demonstrate the system's [=StreetPass=] function. When a player passes by another 3DS owner (who uses the program), that user's Mii will be collected in the main plaza along with some information about them. Miis can also be gathered in the plaza through some other methods, including invitations in certain games and by transferring special golden-pants Miis obtained online.

The other mode is a light RPG-ish game, known in the US as ''Find Mii'' and in Europe as ''[=StreetPass=] Quest''. Your main Mii has been captured, and so you must venture out to rescue him or her by recruiting people from Street Pass or hiring warriors with Play Coins. After clearing the game twice, a sequel is unlocked which introduces many new features, including the ability to rehire previously used heroes, and use potions in battle, as well as a branching world map.

* LostForever: Miis deleted from the plaza can't be returned, unless you [=StreetPass=] that person again. Also, invited Miis moved to the Mii Maker will be deleted as well, and also can't be brought back. But the most important thing to remember is that the special Miis given out by Nintendo, while they act like normal [=StreetPassed=] Miis in that they give you a Puzzle Swap piece and can be used in ''Find Mii'', act like invited Miis (that is, are deleted from the Plaza) if you try to copy them to the Mii Maker. Unlike invited Miis, [[GuideDangIt there is no warning for this]]. And if you return the Mii from Mii Maker to the plaza, it will just count as an invited Mii and can no longer be rehired in ''Find Mii II''. So if you get one of those rare Miis, ''leave it in the plaza''.

* DistressedDamsel / DistressedDude: Your Mii. In the sequel, his/her son and daughter get this treatment as well.
* ElementalPowers: The Miis will have a certain power [[ColorCodedElements depending on their shirt color.]]
** CastingAShadow: Black Miis darkens rooms.
** DishingOutDirt: Yellow Miis creates sandstorms.
** AnIcePerson: Light-blue Miis freeze enemies.
** LightEmUp: White Miis illuminates dark rooms.
** MakingASplash: Blue Miis cast water spells.
** PlayingWithFire: Red Miis casts fire spells.
** PoisonousPerson: Purple Miis poison enemies.
** UselessUsefulSpell: Brown Miis summon a Wandering Hero. Heroes summoned this way can be one level stronger than the Brown Mii... but are just as likely to be a level ''lower'', and even more likely to just be the same level. So it's typically useless except for shooting the moon against [[ThatOneLevel colored shields]] or if the Brown Mii is level 1 anyway.
** The last four colors are listed under StandardStatusEffects and StatusBuff, below.
* ExcusePlot: Your Mii (and his/her children in the sequel) has been kidnapped by monsters. Go recruit warriors using [=StreetPass=] and rescue them.

* StandardStatusEffects: Light Green Miis and Light Blue Miis put enemies to sleep or freeze them respectively. [[spoiler: The Dark Lord/Emperor]] is immune to these.
* StatusBuff: Dark Green Miis' spells doubles the next hero's level, Orange Miis give others an extra attack, and Pink Miis increase the next Mii's chance for a critical hit but also decreases the Mii's accuracy.

* YinYangBomb: The Shadowlight shield, which can only be broken by a Black and White Miis' Combination Attack.

* StrongFamilyResemblance: In the second game, the prince and princess look identical to your Mii aside from their hair. This gets lampshaded.

* YinYangBomb: The Darklight shield, which can only be broken by a Black and White Miis' Combination Attack.

** UselessUsefulSpell: Brown Miis summon a Wandering Hero. Wandering Heroes summoned this way are capped at level 3, and only half the time, so it's typically useless except for shooting the moon against [[ThatOneLevel colored shields]].

* ExcusePlot: Your Mii (and his/her children in the sequel) has been kidnapped by monsters. Go recruit warriors using StreetPass and rescue them.

* FinalBoss: The easiest way to know the Final Boss in this game is to see if it is holding your Mii.

* OneHitPointWonder: A Mii will leave if he/she casts a spell, uses a potion (in Find Mii II), or if he/she is scared off by a mummy.

*** Not entirely useless. If your Brown Mii is level 1 you might as well fire off that summon spell anyway for a very good chance at a free level up. Even level 2 Brown Miis have a good chance at summoning a level 3.

** AnIcePerson: Light-blue Miis freezes enemies.

* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler: Armored Fiend in the first game and the Ultimate Ghost in the in the sequel.]]

* ExcusePlot: Your Mii (and his/her children in the sequel) has been kidnapped by monsters. Go recruit warriors using Streetpass and rescue them.
* ExtendedGameplay: The Secret Quest has more areas, new enemies and a different Final boss.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: In Streetpass Quest 2 Ultimate Ghost's rain debuff will screw you over if you try to buff your miis without eliminating it's level down gas first.

* NewGamePlus: You have to complete the game more then once to get all the hats.
* OneHitPointWonder: Your Miis will leave when the enemy scares them away, or when they cast a spell.

* StatusBuff: Dark Green Miis' spells doubles the next hero's level, Orange Miis give others an extra attack, and Pink Miis increase the next Mii's chance for a critical hit.