History VideoGame / TomodachiLife

* DoesNotLikeShoes:
** Child Miis never wear any footwear during their time growing up, even when they walk outside.
** Several outfits don't include any shoes (bathing suit, dressing gown, grass skirt, yoga outfit, bath towel, baggy T-shirt, girls' gymnastics clothes). Miis who wear these don't seem to have a problem going barefoot everywhere.

* DoesNotLikeSpam: Just as Miis will have two {{Trademark Favorite Food}}s, they will also have two foods they absolutely hate. The food they hate the most will cause them to [[ColorFailure lose color]], [[ImMelting melt into a gray puddle on the floor]], and empty out their Happiness bar completely. Even if a Mii tells you that they "need to eat something! ANYTHING!", if you give them one of the foods that they absolutely hate, they'll still react accordingly.

* AmicableExes: Miis that broke up in the past still have connections with their exes, and it's very possible that they can be on good terms. Heck, the highest friendship level between exes is "Still friends." Give them enough time and the Miis that were each other's exes will become "Friends" with each other and their statuses as each other's exes will disappear. Sometimes you'll get a cutscene of a breakup that goes really well, having both parties thanking each other for the time spent together, all while still retaining their happiness. Their status as sweethearts will disappear, but they will not be labeled as exes. Also, very rarely, they may start to miss each other and want to get back together again.

* GameGourmet: This game features a ''wide'' [[http://tomodachi.wikia.com/wiki/Food variety of different foods]] in four different categories:
** Entrees, such as pork cutlets, pasta pesto, and roast beef.
** Side dishes, such as tacos, meat-and-potato stew, eggplants, baked potatoes, and avocados.
** Snacks and sweets, such as cookies, oranges, cinnamon rolls, lollipops, candy corns, candy apples, brownies, cotton candy, and pastries.
** Beverages, such as eggnog, root beer floats, lemonade, cappuccinos, apple cider, and orange juice.

* BuffySpeak:
** The yo-yo is called a "spinning toy" in the game, possibly because the term "yo-yo" was trademarked in Canada.
** The frisbee event is referred to as "Flying disc".
** The Jell-o food item is known as a "Gelatin dessert".
** The Popsicle food item is called a "Frozen treat".

** Deciding to help a Mii to declare their feelings to a Mii who already has a sweetheart. If the sweetheart shows up, the Mii will get a full sadness bar. But if the Mii successfully wins themself a new sweetheart that was already dating, the ex will instantly have a full Sadness bar and act as if the two just got dumped though a "Things aren't going so well" dialogue.

** Because you can use any combination of eyes, hair, mouth, and nose, regardless of gender, you can give a "male" Mii a [[AttractiveBentGender effeminate look.]] This will result in said Mii being completely topless after exiting a bath (granted, she won't have any [[BarbieDollAnatomy discernible features]] due to [[AttractiveBentGender she really being a he.]])

* BellyButtonless: None of the Miis have belly buttons, which is especially noticeable in outfits that [[BareYourMidriff expose their stomachs]].

** Miis might say, "Doesn't [Friend Mii]'s hair look great?" even if that friend in question [[StealthInsult is bald]]. Similarly, bald Miis can say that their hairstyle is getting on their nerves, or that nobody noticed their new haircut.

*** The tennis uniform, the swimsuit, and the sweatshirt in the breakup cutscene. This might be the most [[JustForFun/Egregious]] example because Miis can be seen playing tennis, splashing water, and especially speaking to each other without those clothes in-game.

** One of the events was [[ParlorGames shiritori]] in the Japanese version, but was changed to a [[BattleRapping Rap Battle]] for the North American version, and both are in the European version.

** In the Japanese version, a married couple can often be seen taking baths with each other, sometimes with their child. This is considered normal in Japan, but in the West, it has [[TwoPersonPoolParty some implications]]. Thus, the scene gets replaced with either a foggy shower with the silhouette of a single Mii or the parents playing soccer with their child, which would be a more common in the West.

* MissionPackSequel: Zigzagged. The original ''Tomodachi Collection'' is nearly identical to ''Tomodachi Life'' in every way, but with less quality in graphics (in exchange for a faster framerate), less customization options, fewer events, and the lack of [=StreetPass=] and children. On the other hand, ''Collection''[='=]s roster of dreams a Mii can have when sleeping are entirely different from ''Life''[='=]s. There are also the Miis being able to apply for job recommendations, and all the region-exclusive foods and outfits that may or may not be different depending on which region is played in.[[note]]Japanese, North American, European, and Korean.[[/note]]

** When two Miis are currently in the same apartment angrily throwing junk at one another, the on-screen text on the bottom of the screen is written as if the two Miis are getting along, saying "[Mii 1] is hanging out at home with [Mii 2]".[[note]]This is verted in the European version where it properly says "[Mii 1] is in here with [Mii 2]."[[/note]] This is subverted when you catch the two Miis beginning to fight, which will properly state "[Mii 1] had a fight with [Mii 2]."

** In the European English version, the lyrics for the Metal song revolve around waking up irritable and wanting coffee.

* NeverSayDie: Played with in the North American/European versions of Tomodachi Quest; a Mii with zero HP yields the message "X pretended to die." When it's their turn, they will be skipped with the message, "X is pretending to be dead."

* PowerUpFood: One of the dreams involves the Mii doing pushups and noticing either a plate of [[Comicstrip/{{Popeye}} spinach]] or a Red chili pepper next to them, depending on whenever you're playing the European version of the North American version, respectively. They walk up to it, go "I wonder...", eat it and then proceed to do pushups at a ridiculous speed while counting them equally fast.

** Certain normal outfits and hats can become [=StreetPass=] or [=SpotPass=] exclusives in another version, such as Logo baseball caps being [=SpotPass=] exclusive in the PAL version, but a normal purchase in the North American version. If they're a [=SpotPass=] exclusive in one region, they'll have fewer colors available (usually only four) instead of up to eight.

** Several features of the Japanese version of the game were cut or changed in the North American version. For example, the Japanese version has Shiritori, a word chain game, at the fountain. This was replaced by a Rap Battle in the North American version. In the European Version, the player can enjoy both.

** Miis farting, whether it's a tiny little toot or a loud, wet one. A baby will also fart if you tickle their body for too long for the first time in a play session. This is lampshaded by one of the possible comments a Mii can give:
--> '''Mii:''' (European version) You didn't hear me parp in my room, didn't you?

* YearX: There's a dream where a Mii, now looking like an old man/woman, states that they haven't seen you in 50 years and makes a random comment based upon how they were doing around that time. The name of the dream? "20XX" in the European version.[[note]]It's "The Future" in the North American version.[[/note]]

* BlatantLies: Occasionally the News will report that a Mii is hibernating for the winter and that you won't be able to contact them until spring. They are clearly still available even that same day.
* BlindShoulderToss: When a Mii uses the metal detector, they might find a bottle cap, make a sad expression, and throw it behind them.

* SexyWalk:
** The first scene of the montage after using an Age-o-matic to turn a child Mii into an adult is them strutting this way through the train station, before showing themselves off as the train arrives.
** Female Miis walk this way during the fashion show news report.

-->'''Moving into an apartment:''' You've been such a great friend to us.
-->'''Leaving to travel the world:''' I can't wait to see the world!

* EmbarrassingOldPhoto: One of the pictures in the family album shows a picture of a mother helping her child use the potty,[[note]]In the North American version.[[/note]] with the child looking somewhat shocked about something.
* EverybodyDoTheEndlessLoop: The Pop song when performing solo features a continuous animation of the Mii stepping from side to side and waving its arm, which they do for four bars in a row three times. It is also used for almost the entire J-Pop song in ''Collection''.

** One news report is a Mii getting a cavity, with the bacteria looking just like them. Another is a photo of them striking a single pose.

** If a Mii gets depressed over a breakup or rejection, you can choose not to cheer them up and leave them to wallow in their self pity.

** When the player rewatches a child's family album in the Town Hall, the parents can often be seen wearing clothes that they did not receive until after the featured child grew up and moved away.

* CantDropTheHero: A non-RPG example. The very first Mii created at the start of a new game is your look-alike. Since the islanders constantly refer you as "[Your Mii's] look-alike", you can't delete your Mii. You can still change how they look and what their name is.

** In ''Tomodachi Life'', as long as the player saves immediately before they try to do something, they can restart without saving if the event fails, and keep trying again until it goes the way the player wants it to (as most of these have success rates determined somewhat randomly). These include:

* BuffySpeak: The yo-yo is called a "spinning toy" in the game, possibly because the term "yo-yo" was trademarked in Canada.

* EyesAlwaysShut: During cutscenes that occur during someone’s birthday or inside a couple’s house, the Miis will always display the “happy” expression, which changes the Miis’ eyes to upside-down Us. The only times they don’t show this 24/7 is if you blow the candles out during the birthday newscast, if the parents ask to cheer up their crying child or receive a letter from a traveler, or if the traveler gives a message upon return.

* SaveScumming: If the player shuts off ''Tomodachi Collection'' without going to the Town Hall and saving, followed by "No" when the player is asked if they want to continue after saving, even if the player selected Yes but turns off the game without doing anything significant, the next time the game is booted up, a News Flash occurs reminding the player to save at the Town Hall by showing a large hand pointing at the Town Hall. Repeated non-Town Hall saves will cause more hands to join the first one (up to three), pointing at the Town Hall together. This was removed in all versions of ''Life''.

* SelfInsert: Encouraged to be the first islander created, which will thereafter be referred to as your look-alike.

** When looking around a Mii's interior, the Mii will give the same comments regardless of whether or not they liked it (e. g. "Very nice. No complaints!" when given an interior that they had reacted negatively to receiving) or whether or not it fits the style of the interior itself (e. g. "So shiny and new! when given a Log Cabin interior, or "You might get dizzy and break something!" when given an Empty interior).

** One of the news reports calls a small sand castle a "mountain", another one states that [[SquashedFlat flattened Miis]] make perfect bookmarks or a Mii got ironed, another shows them being small enough for human-world cats to play with like pets, another shows them being chased by a "giant" (a human runner) or spotting a massive human-world-sized beast, yet another shows Miis small enough to climb "trees" which are really the life-sized vines of a building, yet another shows them at a festival riding in minuature baskets with regular balloons tied to them, another shows them small enough to be stalked by a human-world-sized crow, yet another involves Miis getting stuck in pickle jars or in cups of iced coffee, and some of the events with news coverage involve leaf boat racing and beetle sumo.
** During the Hangouts at the café, Miis may start bragging about how many meters they have swam, the highest amount being 13 meters.