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* WidgetSeries: The game runs on a very strange premise that is made even weirder with the chronologically-misplaced features and the unusual character animations.

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[WebVideo/JonTron A trainwreck of the]] [[SoBadItsGood most beautiful kind.]]]]
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The game has been the subject of reviews by WebVideo/{{Caddicarus}}, WebVideo/JonTron, and LetsPlay/{{Markiplier}}, no doubt bolstering its notoriety.

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The game has been the subject of reviews by WebVideo/{{Caddicarus}}, WebVideo/JonTron, LetsPlay/{{CallMeKevin}} and LetsPlay/{{Markiplier}}, no doubt bolstering its notoriety.
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''Zoo Race'' is [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs a Christian-themed racing game where the animals race against one another]]. It was released independently in 2007 on [[http://www.zoorace.com the developers' own website]], and is freely available for download.

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''Zoo Race'' is [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs a Christian-themed racing game where the animals race against one another]]. It was released independently in 2007 on [[http://www.zoorace.com the developers' own website]], website,]] and is freely available for download.
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* AnachronismStew: It's supposed to take place right after Noah's ark was opened. There are fully-populated cities, exploding barrels, hot air balloons, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Egyptian tombs.]] Then there's ''a NASA Space Shuttle'' in the moon, complete with solid rocket boosters and fuel tank. Note that the Space Shuttle is not designed to land on the moon, and that the Solid Rocket Boosters and Fuel Tank are jettisoned on launch, although that is ''[[SkewedPriorities well]]'' [[SkewedPriorities down the list of things that you should be concerned about, accuracy-wise]].

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* AnachronismStew: It's supposed to take place right after Noah's ark was opened. There are fully-populated cities, exploding barrels, hot air balloons, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Egyptian tombs.]] Then there's ''a NASA Space Shuttle'' in on the moon, complete with solid rocket boosters and fuel tank. Note that the Space Shuttle is not designed to land on the moon, and that the Solid Rocket Boosters and Fuel Tank are jettisoned on launch, although that is ''[[SkewedPriorities well]]'' [[SkewedPriorities down the list of things that you should be concerned about, accuracy-wise]].



* RocketRide: In one of the courses, this happens so the animal can colclude the race in ''the moon''.

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* RocketRide: In one of the courses, this happens so the animal can colclude conclude the race in ''the moon''.
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* AnachronismStew: It's supposed to take place right after Noah's ark was opened. There are fully-populated cities, exploding barrels, hot air balloons, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Egyptian tombs.]] Then there's ''a NASA Space Shuttle'' in the moon, complete with solid rocket boosters and fuel tank. Note that the Space Shuttle is not designed to land on the moon, and that the Solid Rocket Boosters and Fuel Tank are jettisoned on launch.

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* AnachronismStew: It's supposed to take place right after Noah's ark was opened. There are fully-populated cities, exploding barrels, hot air balloons, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Egyptian tombs.]] Then there's ''a NASA Space Shuttle'' in the moon, complete with solid rocket boosters and fuel tank. Note that the Space Shuttle is not designed to land on the moon, and that the Solid Rocket Boosters and Fuel Tank are jettisoned on launch.launch, although that is ''[[SkewedPriorities well]]'' [[SkewedPriorities down the list of things that you should be concerned about, accuracy-wise]].
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The game has been the subject of reviews by WebVideo/{{Caddicarus}}, WebVideo/JonTron, and WebVideo/{{Markiplier}}, no doubt bolstering its notoriety.

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The game has been the subject of reviews by WebVideo/{{Caddicarus}}, WebVideo/JonTron, and WebVideo/{{Markiplier}}, LetsPlay/{{Markiplier}}, no doubt bolstering its notoriety.

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''Zoo Race'' is [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs a Christian-themed racing game where the animals race against one another]].

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''Zoo Race'' is [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs a Christian-themed racing game where the animals race against one another]]. It was released independently in 2007 on [[http://www.zoorace.com the developers' own website]], and is freely available for download.

In it, a man named Reuben is reading about [[Literature/TheBible Noah's Ark]], when a librarian makes fun of him for it. For reasons unknown, both they and others are transformed into animals, and pitted in a foot race. Hilariously bad voice acting, graphics, gameplay, and music ensue.

The game has been the subject of reviews by WebVideo/{{Caddicarus}}, WebVideo/JonTron, and WebVideo/{{Markiplier}}, no doubt bolstering its notoriety.



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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: The names of all the animals.

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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: AlliterativeName: The names of all the animals.
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Yeah, this game's horribad, but it doesn't mean the TV Tropes page has to be horribad as well.


-->-- '''[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/JonTron JonTron]]''', ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2av978FgLI The Zoo Race]] episode''

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-->-- '''[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/JonTron JonTron]]''', '''WebVideo/JonTron''', ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2av978FgLI The Zoo Race]] episode''



* AnachronismStew: It's supposed to take place right after Noah's ark was opened. There are fully-populated cities, exploding barrels, hot air balloons, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Egyptian tombs.]] Oh, and let's not forget ''the moon'' and ''a NASA Space Shuttle,'' complete with solid rocket boosters and fuel tank. The fact that the Space Shuttle is not designed to land on the moon, or that the Solid Rocket Boosters and Fuel Tank are jettisoned on launch, are the ''least'' of this game's problems.

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* AnachronismStew: It's supposed to take place right after Noah's ark was opened. There are fully-populated cities, exploding barrels, hot air balloons, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Egyptian tombs.]] Oh, and let's not forget ''the moon'' and Then there's ''a NASA Space Shuttle,'' Shuttle'' in the moon, complete with solid rocket boosters and fuel tank. The fact Note that the Space Shuttle is not designed to land on the moon, or and that the Solid Rocket Boosters and Fuel Tank are jettisoned on launch, are the ''least'' of this game's problems.launch.



* [[PlotTailoredToTheParty Racetrack Tailored to the Party]]: Swimming and strength sections are obligatory, and sometimes out of place, in every track.
* RocketRide: In one of the courses, this happens.

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* [[PlotTailoredToTheParty Racetrack Tailored to the Party]]: PlotTailoredToTheParty: Swimming and strength sections are obligatory, and sometimes out of place, in every track.
* RocketRide: In one of the courses, this happens.happens so the animal can colclude the race in ''the moon''.



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* WidgetSeries: You think?

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* WidgetSeries: You think?The game runs on a very strange premise that is made even weirder with the chronologically-misplaced features and the unusual character animations.
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->''"Zoo Race is... is a game. Someone'' made ''this. This is a thing that exists and was put into the world'' knowingly.''"''
-->-- '''[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebVideo/JonTron JonTron]]''', ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2av978FgLI The Zoo Race]] episode''
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* AmbiguousDisorder: Based on Reuben's speech and his thought pattern, as well as his ManChild tendencies, he appears to be somewhere on the autism spectrum. Whether this was intentional or just bad writing and voice acting is left in the air.


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* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: All of the animals can breathe perfectly fine on the Moon.

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That has nothing to do with The Theme Park Version.


* AnachronismStew: It's supposed to take place right after Noah's ark was opened. There are fully-populated cities, exploding barrels, hot air balloons, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Egyptian tombs.]] Oh, and let's not forget ''the moon'' and ''a NASA Space Shuttle,'' complete with solid rocket boosters and fuel tank. The fact that the Space Shuttle is not designed to land on the moon, or that the Solid Rocket Boosters and Fuel Tank are jettisoned on launch, are the ''least'' of this game's problems.



* SchizoTech: There's a lot of modern technology mixed with the ancient setting. See TheThemeParkVersion.
* TheThemeParkVersion: It's supposed to take place right after Noah's ark was opened. There are fully-populated cities, exploding barrels, hot air balloons, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Egyptian tombs.]] Oh, and let's not forget ''the moon'' and ''a NASA Space Shuttle,'' complete with solid rocket boosters and fuel tank. The fact that the Space Shuttle is not designed to land on the moon, or that the Solid Rocket Boosters and Fuel Tank are jettisoned on launch, are the ''least'' of this game's problems.

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* SchizoTech: There's a lot of modern technology mixed with the ancient setting. See TheThemeParkVersion.
* TheThemeParkVersion: It's supposed to take place right after Noah's ark was opened. There are fully-populated cities, exploding barrels, hot air balloons, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Egyptian tombs.]] Oh, and let's not forget ''the moon'' and ''a NASA Space Shuttle,'' complete with solid rocket boosters and fuel tank. The fact that the Space Shuttle is not designed to land on the moon, or that the Solid Rocket Boosters and Fuel Tank are jettisoned on launch, are the ''least'' of this game's problems.
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* HumanCannonball: In one of the course, animals are shot out from the cannon.

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* HumanCannonball: In one of the course, courses, animals are shot out from the a cannon.
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* TheThemeParkVersion: It's supposed to take place right after Noah's ark was opened. There are fully-populated cities, exploding barrels, hot air balloons, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Egyptian tombs.]] Oh, and let's not forget ''the moon'' and ''a NASA Space Shuttle,'' complete with solid rocket boosters and fuel tank.

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* TheThemeParkVersion: It's supposed to take place right after Noah's ark was opened. There are fully-populated cities, exploding barrels, hot air balloons, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Egyptian tombs.]] Oh, and let's not forget ''the moon'' and ''a NASA Space Shuttle,'' complete with solid rocket boosters and fuel tank. The fact that the Space Shuttle is not designed to land on the moon, or that the Solid Rocket Boosters and Fuel Tank are jettisoned on launch, are the ''least'' of this game's problems.
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* WidgetSeries: You think?
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* TheThemeParkVersion: It's supposed to take place right after Noah's ark was opened. There are fully-populated cities, exploding barrels, hot air balloons, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Egyptian tombs.]]

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* TheThemeParkVersion: It's supposed to take place right after Noah's ark was opened. There are fully-populated cities, exploding barrels, hot air balloons, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Egyptian tombs.]]]] Oh, and let's not forget ''the moon'' and ''a NASA Space Shuttle,'' complete with solid rocket boosters and fuel tank.
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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: The names of all the animals.
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* TheThemeParkVersion: Where in ancient Israel were there exploding barrels, hot air balloons and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Egyptian tombs?]]

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* TheThemeParkVersion: Where in ancient Israel were there It's supposed to take place right after Noah's ark was opened. There are fully-populated cities, exploding barrels, hot air balloons balloons, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Egyptian tombs?]]tombs.]]
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Watched it thanks to Jontron


''Zoo Race'' is a Christian-themed racing game where the animals race against one another.

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''Zoo Race'' is [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs a Christian-themed racing game where the animals race against one another.another]].
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* ArtisticLicensePhysics: Leaping makes you go faster than running, no matter which animal you choose.

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* BearsAreBadNews: Averted with Bethany the Bear.
* DancePartyEnding: Your reward after completing a course.



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* TheGreatFlood TheGreatFlood: Every level has water, and the animals come straight from Noah's ark to the starting line.


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* [[PlotTailoredToTheParty Racetrack Tailored to the Party]]: Swimming and strength sections are obligatory, and sometimes out of place, in every track.


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* SchizoTech: There's a lot of modern technology mixed with the ancient setting. See TheThemeParkVersion.
* TheThemeParkVersion: Where in ancient Israel were there exploding barrels, hot air balloons and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Egyptian tombs?]]
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* NiceHat: Some of the animals have these.

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Zoo race is a christian-themed racing game where the animals race against each other.

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Zoo race ''Zoo Race'' is a christian-themed Christian-themed racing game where the animals race against each other.
one another.



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!!Tropes present in Zoo Race
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* RocketRide: In one of the courses, this happens.

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* RocketRide: In one of the courses, this happens.happens.
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* TheGreatFlood
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Zoo race is a christian-themed racing game where the animals race against each other.

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!!Tropes present in Zoo Race

*{{Animorphism}}: People get turned into animals in the intro.
*ExplodingBarrels: These get thrown downhill at some courses.
*HumanCannonball: In one of the course, animals are shot out from the cannon.
*RocketRide: In one of the courses, this happens.

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