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| 3 | Starting in 1993, [[http://www.ambrosiasw.com/ Ambrosia Software]] published Platform/{{Macintosh}} games and utilities as {{Shareware}}. They also released some UsefulNotes/{{iOS|Games}} titles, and OS X ports of several [[Platform/MicrosoftWindows Windows]] games. Ambrosia officially shut down in 2018. |
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| 5 | !! Tropes associated with Ambrosia: |
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| 7 | * ThirtyDayFreeTrial: Enforced to various degrees, from a simple reminder screen when you start the game to the invincible PirateParrot "Cap'n Hector" robbing and killing your character. |
| 8 | * EasterEgg: Among many other eggs, each game has a secret message revealed by typing "x" on the title screen. |
| 9 | * {{Mascot}}: Hector D. Byrd, the office parrot, who was named [[YourTomcatIsPregnant before anyone realized she was female]]. |
| 10 | * SincerestFormOfFlattery: Many Ambrosia games are modernized remakes of classics. [[http://www.ambrosiasw.com/about/ For instance]], ''Maelstrom'' is ''VideoGame/{{Asteroids}}'', ''Apeiron'' is ''VideoGame/{{Centipede}}'', and ''Swoop'' is ''VideoGame/{{Galaxian}}''. |
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| 12 | !! Ambrosia games on this wiki: |
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| 14 | [[index]] |
| 15 | * ''VideoGame/{{Avara}}'' |
| 16 | * ''VideoGame/{{Aquaria}}'' |
| 17 | * ''VideoGame/BubbleTrouble'' |
| 18 | * ''VideoGame/{{Cythera}}'' |
| 19 | * ''VideoGame/{{Darwinia}}'' |
| 20 | * ''VideoGame/{{DEFCON}}'' |
| 21 | * ''VideoGame/EscapeVelocity'' |
| 22 | * ''VideoGame/FerazelsWand'' |
| 23 | * ''VideoGame/HarryTheHandsomeExecutive'' |
| 24 | * ''VideoGame/{{Uplink}}'' |
| 25 | [[/index]] |
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