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2''Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich of Time'' is a PuzzlePlatformer by Stickmen Studios. It was released for [[Platform/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] through Platform/{{Steam}} on October 15th, 2010 and was then ported to Platform/Playstation3 on May 1st, 2012.
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4In it, you play as [[AbsentMindedProfessor Doc Clock]], who, along with his robotic bag, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Sack]], goes through time and tries to turn Doc's cat, Franklin, back from a cactus. The main gimmicks come from being able to rewind time to fix your mistakes, and Doc Clock's ability to make vehicles via sticking a whole bunch of random crap together.
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7!! This game contains examples of the following tropes:
8* AbsentMindedProfessor: The titular Doc Clock.
9* BadFuture: This is essentially the setting of the game.
10* BagOfHolding: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Sack]].
11* CaptainErsatz: Doc has a lot in common with a certain [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Doctor Emmett Brown]].
12* DeadpanSnarker: Sack, in spades.
13* IncrediblyLamePun
14--> '''Doc:''' I wonder how Franklin's doing?
15--> '''Sack:''' I'd say he's feeling a bit prickly!
16* OnlySaneMan: Sack again.
17* LoadingScreen: The game loads on a white background, with Doc and Sack providing color commentary.
18--> '''Doc:''' The artists must be on holiday.
19--> '''Sack:''' Your brain is on holiday.
20* ResetButton: The time slider works a bit like this.
21* TimeTravel: This is the main point of the plot.
22* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: Sack's reaction to Doc's idea of traveling far into the future to fix his cat.
23--> ''"Why don't you just make a machine that turns him back?!"''

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