History VideoGame / TrioThePunch

* PowerUpLetdown: Santos' maximum strength main attack is W-Fist, which causes him to fly forward or straight up with his fist extended. While this can cover great distances in a hurry, he will not stop or change direction until he hits something (or something hits him). This makes platform-heavy stages a good deal more difficult.

** [[PlayTheGameSkipTheStory There's a plot?!]]

* GiantFootOfStomping: One of the bosses. The way to defeat it is to [[spoiler:[[TacticalSuicideBoss wait for it to break through the floor]]]].
** It is possible to defeat it normally, though it'll take a little longer.

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Except it turns out that the gameplay is merely an afterthought to everything else, and the stages are usually trivial. Instead, the game focuses entirely on attempting to reduce its player to tears of confusion and anguish. Describing the entirety of what makes this game so utterly mindbreaking would be a several paragraph endeavor, but suffice it to say that with the armies of {{Karnov}}, the ([[LostInTranslation almost]]) inexplicable "WEEBLES FALL DOWN!" stage, copious amounts of {{Engrish}}, never-interrupted stage music, battles with pink sheep that curse you, a surprise appearance from Colonel Sanders, and a GainaxEnding that gives ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' itself a run for its money, ''Trio the Punch: Never Forget Me...'' succeeds in its title's plea.

A 1989 UsefulNotes/ArcadeGame, ''Trio the Punch: Never Forget Me...'' is, essentially, madness given video game form. And not merely in the [[WidgetSeries conventional way]], no. It is the scrawling on the walls, babbling incoherently while trying desperately to remember where you placed your arms form of insanity. Created by Creator/DataEast of ''VideoGame/BadDudes'' fame, this game is also a BeatEmUp... or something similar, at least.

* RatchetScrolling: Most of the stages are shot and wrap infinitely in themselves, but you can still only scroll to the right.

In Japan, the game is considered to be one of the progenitors of "kuso-ge", or "crappy games", games known for their astoundingly horrible nature. In fact, the game was [[ItsNotSupposedToWinOscars deliberately designed to be bad]] (and insane).

* StandardStatusEffects: Poison. There doesn't seem to be any way to cure it, either...
** Performing your magic attack "cures" you somehow...

* ShoutOut: The three playable characters appear to be parodies of other Creator/DataEast videogame heroes. Rose Sub the barbarian is clearly based on Rastan, Kamakura the ninja reminds of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfKage'''s protagonist, and Santos could be based upon the BadDudes.

A 1989 ArcadeGame, ''Trio the Punch: Never Forget Me...'' is, essentially, madness given video game form. And not merely in the [[WidgetSeries conventional way]], no. It is the scrawling on the walls, babbling incoherently while trying desperately to remember where you placed your arms form of insanity. Created by Creator/DataEast of ''VideoGame/BadDudes'' fame, this game is also a BeatEmUp... or something similar, at least.

* DropTheHammer: Chelnov's WeaponOfChoice as a boss character is a mallet that [[RanmaOneHalf Akane Tendo]] would find excessive.

* OldMaster: Mr. Chin, who upgrades your weapons with a "LUCKY! CHA CHA CHA" during a roulette section after each level, and battles you twice throughout the game.

* BigDamnHeroes: Karnov's attacking some defenseless turtle! It's your character to the rescue.[[note]]Possibly this is supposed to refer to the folktale of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urashima_Taro Urashima Taro]].[[/note]] And- oh wait, now it's ''your'' turn to beat up the turtle. But it's okay, it was actually your mentor hiding under a hollowed out turtle shell for no apparent reason. [[LetsYouAndHimFight And now you have to fight him.]]

* ShoutOut: The three playable characters appear to be parodies of other videogame heroes. Rose Sub the barbarian is clearly based on Rastan, Kamakura the ninja reminds of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfKage'''s protagonist, and Santos could be based upon the BadDudes.

* GameOverMan: Its just as fucked up as the rest of the game: Of all the faces to show up on the continue screen, you get Creator/{{Michelangelo}}'s ''Dying Slave''. And if you continue the face changes to a cartoonish one.

* GameOverMan: Its just as fucked up as the rest of the game: Of all the faces to show up on the continue screen, you get {{Michelangelo}}'s ''Dying Slave''. And if you continue the face changes to a cartoonish one.

In Japan, the game is considered to be one of the progenitors of "kuso-ge", or "crappy games", games known for their astoundingly horrible nature. In fact, the game was deliberately designed to be bad (and insane)

* ShoutOut: The three playable characters appear to be parodies of other videogame heroes. Rose Sub the barbarian is clearly based on Rastan, Kamakura the ninja reminds of ''TheLegendOfKage'''s protagonist, and Santos could be based upon the BadDudes.

A video series showing the highlights of the game can be found [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=iv&v=d0Z3Nb4KXwA&annotation_id=annotation_675645 here]].

Except it turns out that the gameplay is merely an afterthought to everything else, and the stages are usually trivial. Instead, the game focuses entirely on attempting to reduce its player to tears of confusion and anguish. Describing the entirety of what makes this game so utterly mindbreaking would be a several paragraph endeavor, but suffice it to say that with the armies of {{Karnov}}, the ([[LostInTranslation almost]]) inexplicable "WEEBLES FALL DOWN!" stage, copious amounts of {{Engrish}}, never-interrupted stage music, battles with pink sheep that curse you, a surprise appearance from Colonel Sanders, and a GainaxEnding that gives ''NeonGenesisEvangelion'' itself a run for its money, ''Trio the Punch: Never Forget Me...'' succeeds in its title's plea.

* BlobMonster: The mooks in several later, sci-fi-themed levels. Blue ones just ooze at you, yellow ones turn into vaguely lizard-like forms and walk at you, and red ones... operate PoweredArmor.

A 1989 ArcadeGame, ''Trio the Punch: Never Forget Me...'' is, essentially, madness given video game form. And not merely in the [[WidgetSeries conventional way]], no. It is the scrawling on the walls, babbling incoherently while trying desperately to remember where you placed your arms form of insanity. Created by DataEast of ''VideoGame/BadDudes'' fame, this game is also a BeatEmUp... or something similar, at least.

* BigDamnHeroes: Karnov's attacking some defenseless turtle! It's your character to the rescue.[[hottip:*:Possibly this is supposed to refer to the folktale of Urashima Taro.]] And- oh wait, now it's ''your'' turn to beat up the turtle. But it's okay, it was actually your mentor hiding under a hollowed out turtle shell for no apparent reason. [[LetsYouAndHimFight And now you have to fight him.]]

* TimeStandsStill: In the level "THAT WAS GREAT" the phrase "WEEBLES FALL DOWN!" appears bit by bit on the screen. When the exclamation mark appears, all action freezes. Yes, ''all'' action, enemies and player alike. Why? It's a reference to the Japanese children's game "Daruma-san ga koronda" (lit. "The Daruma doll fell down")[[hottip:*:the boss in this level is a giant Daruma doll]], which bears similarities to Red Light Green Light. Not that it would be out of place if it ''was'' completely meaningless.