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7[[caption-width-right:721:''[[AnnouncerChatter Good day for a swell battle!]]'']]
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9->''Well, Cuphead and his pal Mugman,\
10They like to roll the dice.\
11By chance they came 'pon Devil's game,\
12And gosh, they paid the price, paid the price...\
13And now they're fighting for their lives\
14On a mission fraught with dread.\
15And if they proceed but don't succeed,\
16Well... the Devil will take their heads!''
17-->--'''Opening Theme'''
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19''Cuphead: Don't Deal with the Devil'' is a RunAndGun game developed by Studio MDHR for UsefulNotes/XboxOne, [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows Windows PC]], Platform/{{Steam}}, Website/GOGDotCom, [[Platform/AppleMacintosh Macintosh]], UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, and Platform/PlayStation4.
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21The game was first conceptualized in 2010, initially announced in 2014, and released on September 29th, 2017 as an Xbox One and Windows exclusive. Creator/{{Microsoft}} partially funded the game's development, though because Studio MDHR is still an independent developer, Microsoft has allowed the game to be ported to competing platforms. The port for Macintosh computers released on October 18th, 2018. The Nintendo Switch port was released on April 19th, 2019. All versions received a 1.2 update in conjunction with the Switch release, which added localized text in eleven languages, new boss phases, the ability to play as Mugman in single player mode, and extra touches like new animations. Afterwards, it was released for the [=PlayStation=] 4 on July 28th, 2020.
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23Cuphead and his brother Mugman, who live in the enchanted Inkwell Isles, wind up on the wrong side of the tracks and come across the Devil's Casino. They go on a winning streak playing Craps and eventually gamble against [[{{Satan}} the Devil himself]]. Though Mugman sees the danger and tries to warn his brother, Cuphead becomes blinded by easy riches. When the Devil bets all his treasure for their souls, Cuphead takes the bet... [[EpicFail and loses]]. Just before the Devil claims their souls, the duo say they will do anything to keep their lives. The Devil, seeing an opportunity, spares them on the condition that they collect the Soul Contracts of other unfortunate characters who have lost to him. The journey of Cuphead and Mugman will see them travel through trippy environments and face off against equally-trippy opponents...
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25...and this happens for a good reason: the game is intended to mimic the art style and "feel" of a classic Creator/MaxAndDaveFleischer cartoon. The developers hand-animated every character and effect in the game to achieve this look, and their devotion to their work shows in every frame. Microsoft's financial backing to the developers after the game's original 2014 reveal — a move that helped expand the game but also [[ScheduleSlip delayed it for another 3 years]] — certainly helped in that regard.
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27A downloadable expansion titled ''The Delicious Last Course''[[note]]Get it? [[FunWithAcronyms DLC]].[[/note]] was announced in 2018; initially scheduled for a 2019 release date, it was pushed back to 2020, then delayed due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic before eventually being released on June 30th, 2022. The downloadable content adds an extra island with additional bosses, a new story, and extra playable character in [[PromotedToPlayable the formerly non-playable]] Legendary Chalice, now brought back to life as Ms. Chalice.
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29''The Delicious Last Course'' entails the cups traveling to Inkwell Isle 4 to help the Legendary Chalice find a way to come back to life. At first, she gives them a special Astral Cookie that allows her to switch places with one of the cups, but that's only a temporary solution. She takes the brothers to the jolly Chef Saltbaker, the best baker in the land. Not only did he make the Astral Cookies, he's also been working on a recipe for the mystical Wondertart, which can grant whoever eats it control over the Astral Plane. It's up to Cuphead, Mugman, and Ms. Chalice to scour Inkwell Isle 4 for the necessary Wondertart ingredients so they can bring Ms. Chalice back to life for good.
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31The game has been followed by a number of different tie-ins in different media (including minor representation in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''). For more information on these, please refer to [[Franchise/{{Cuphead}} the Franchise page]].
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33!!Some {{trope}}s are surely brewing! Ready? WALLOP!:
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35[[AC:General examples]]
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37[[index]]
38* Cuphead/TropesAToE
39* Cuphead/TropesFToM
40* Cuphead/TropesNToZ
41[[/index]]
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43[[AC:Tropes with their own pages]]
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45[[index]]
46* [[DubNameChange/{{Cuphead}} Dub Name Change]]
47* [[SequentialBoss/{{Cuphead}} Sequential Boss]]
48[[/index]]
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51-->'''''A KNOCKOUT!'''''

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