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''"It was his turn."'' - Sam }}
''Press Start'' is an independent spoof comedy film produced by [[Dark Maze Studios]].
It chronicles the adventures of Zack Nimbus, the '[[Chosen One]]', Lin-Ku, [[Heroic Comedic Sociopath|an overly violent]] [[Ninja]], and Sam, a [[Action Girl|woman warrior]] [[Samus Is a Girl|in a spacesuit]]. They set out to find the [[MacGuffin|three ancient relics]] and battle [[The Empire]] ruled by the [[Department of Redundancy Department|nefarious]] [[Card-Carrying Villain|Count Nefarious Vile]] and they [[Troperiffic|spoof more video games than you can count]] along the way. Featuring special appearances by game actors Daniel and Carlos Pesina (Mortal Kombat) and music by videogame composer Jake Kaufman (Contra 4). Made on a budget described as "spare change placed in a mayo jar," the film was well received by many video game websites. It even spawned an [[Animated Adaptation]] series which premiered on [[That Guy With
According to the production notes (available in PDF on the [http://www.darkmaze.com/pressstart/main.html website]), the original concept by Ed Glaser was [[The Movie|Videogame: The Movie!]] - like the [[Scary Movie]] series, [[Dissimile|only funny]]. It was written by Kevin Folliard. The truly great thing is that everyone involved in the movie has either [[Hey, It's That Guy!|worked on games]] or [[Ascended Fanboy|is a hardcore fan]], so naturally the movie is [[Troperiffic]]. Plus, most of them are [[I Know Karate|accomplished martial artists]] that raised the level of fight scenes in the movie. The incredibly low budget was worked around thanks to the extremely committed and versatile team.
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* [[Beware the Silly Ones]] - Vile. [[Genre Blindness|genre-blind]] buffoon he may be, but he's a very tough [[Final Boss]].
* [[Brick Joke]]: Subverted - Zack's refusal to play the Jackomo card game is itself a [[Running Gag]], but {{spoiler|when Zack & Lin-Ku reach Vile & promise to defeat him, Vile asks if they have several powerful weapons & pieces of armour. Zack then asks how they could get that stuff, and Vile responds with "By winning the Jackomo card game tournament!"}}
* [[Brought Down to Badass]] - In ''Press Start 2 Continue'' {{spoiler|Count Vile loses his sorcery after coming [[Back
* [[Butt Monkey]] - Johnson gets turned into a turtle. A ''turtle''.
* [[Captain Ersatz]] - Essentially every character. Carries over into Adventures. See [[Shout-Out]].
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*** In one of the later web-toons, his bedroom has a certificate mounted on the wall, congratulating him for making it to level 99.
* [[Chekhov's Gun]] - The Visual Visor
* [[The Chosen One]] - Played straight. Zack Nimbus is chosen by a prophecy from an ancient prophet.▼
* [[Creator Cameo]] - Ed Glaser plays "[[Metroid|Justin Bailey]]", Vile's employee, as well as the voice of {{spoiler|the lair's self-destruct mechanism.}} Writer Kevin Folliard, in addition to voicing Lin-Ku, also has a brief appearance as "[[Pitfall|Jungle Jerry]]".
* [[Department of Redundancy Department]] - Did you know the ancient prophecy was made by an ancient prophet?
* [[Everything's Deader
* [[Exposition Fairy]] - Zippy, bringing you a big healthy dose of [[Stop Helping Me!]].
* [[Fail O'Suckyname]] - [[Department of Redundancy Department|Johnson Johnson]].▼
* [[Face Palm]] - Sam does quite a few of these.
▲* [[Fail O'Suckyname]] - [[Department of Redundancy Department|Johnson Johnson]].
* [[Fangs Are Evil]] - Vile.
* {{spoiler|[[Forgotten Fallen Friend]] - After Zack kills Zippy...no one ever mentions him, or the incident. Again. Ever. In any way. Even Sam, who actually liked Zippy, and ends up dating Zack, never brings it up. You'd think you'd care if your significant other killed your pet...}}
** {{spoiler|Actually, Vile had changed the channel on his viewscreen at that time, so Sam never saw Zack kill Zippy. Still doesn't explain why she hasn't questioned what happened to him.}}
** {{spoiler|He later shows up in hell.}}
* [[Final Boss, New Dimension]] - For the climactic battle, Vile teleports them all to a dark, featureless place because "property damage is only funny if it's someone else's."
** Ego - [[The Hero|Zack]]▼
** Id - [[The Lancer|Lin-Ku]]▼
** Superego - [[Action Chick|Sam]]▼
* [[Guide Dang It]] - The final battle would have been MUCH easier on the heroes if only they'd done the Jackamo card game sidequest.
* [[Hammerspace]] - How [[Press Start]] explains <s>[[Kirby]]'s</s> Zippy's ability to eat things and then shoot them out of his mouth as an energy blast.
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** Lin-Ku also does this to regain health {{spoiler|by eating Captain Psychodrive's heart.}}
* [[In a World]] - The trailer. Word for word.
* [[Intimate Healing]] - The 'Life Lady', taken right out of [[Zelda II:
* [[Izchaks Wrath]] - Lin-Ku axes the shopkeeper to see if he had NPC Invulnerability, and he later shows up as the third guardian.
* [[Large Ham]] - Count Vile. Totally Count Vile.▼
* [[La Résistance]] - As straight as it could possibly be played.
▲* [[Large Ham]] - Count Vile. Totally Count Vile.
* [[Laughably Evil]] - Again, Count Vile.
* [[MacGuffin]] - The Ancient Relics.
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* [[Only Sane Man]] - Johnson. Carries over to the [[Animated Adaptation]].
* [[Power Makes Your Hair Grow]] - Zack.
▲* [[Power Trio]]
▲** Ego - [[The Hero|Zack]]
▲** Id - [[The Lancer|Lin-Ku]]
▲** Superego - [[Action Chick|Sam]]
* [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]] - How the creator describes the Resistance.
* [[Rule of Fun]] - Apparently, how the movie was made on such a low budget.
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* [[Shout-Out]] - Arguably half the fun of the movie. Too many games are referenced to name.
* [[Take That]] - The [[Bland-Name Product|CrazyFeline]] game controller is called "a third party piece of crap". The Visual Visor to the Virtual Boy.
▲* [[The Chosen One]] - Played straight. Zack Nimbus is chosen by a prophecy from an ancient prophet.
* [[The Unintelligible]] - Zippy.▼
* [[This Is for Emphasis, Bitch]] - "Game over, you son of a bitch."
* [[This Is Something He's Got to Do Himself]] - Subverted and played straight. Lin-ku pulls this when fighting Captain Psychodri- I mean G. Foreman. However, Zack and Sam have no problem letting the murderous ninja do the fighting for him. Played straight when Zack tries to intervene in the fight, but Sam stops him.
* [[Took a Shortcut]] - The Shopkeeper continually shows up wherever the heroes go. Including a secret passage Sam discovers by blowing up a wall. It gets lampshaded.
▲* [[The Unintelligible]] - Zippy.
* [[Video Game Settings]] - Naturally. The [[Animated Adaptation]] features several specific ones, which are listed by name below.▼
* [[Warp Zone]] - Zack and Lin-ku would've had to go through some terrible places to get to Vile's Lair. Instead, they opt out for one of these.
** Referenced in the [[Animated Adaptation]].
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Johnson: Sir, that was your [[Brick Joke|Berry Blast Sports Drink]]. }}
* [[When Trees Attack]] - Voiced by Egoraptor even!
▲* [[Video Game Settings]] - Naturally. The [[Animated Adaptation]] features several specific ones, which are listed by name below.
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=== The [[Animated Adaptation]] provides examples of ===
* [[
* [[And I Must Scream]] - The Dark Mages have no mouths. And they certainly won't have mouths once they're [[Nightmare Fuel|frozen into a pillar]].
* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]] - Vile doesn't mind that you've shot fireballs at him or knocked a statue on top of him. He only cares that you've altered <s>his crayon drawings</s> his blueprints.
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* [[Build Like an Egyptian]] - "Tomb Traitor".
* [[Captain Obvious]] - Belfast.
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** Also, Vile.
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[[Deadpan Snarker|Vlad]]: Yeah, that's the general idea. }}
* [[Chainsaw Good]] - By Johnson, of all people.
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* [[Charged Attack]] - Sam's blaster. [[Deconstruction|Deconstructed somewhat]] in "Megabusted" when she and Lin-ku discover how inconvenient a charged attack without a cancellation method is.
* [[Christmas Episode]] - combined with [[Musical Episode]].
* [[Cool and Unusual Punishment]] - Vile decides to occupy Hell's residents with macaroni projects. Vlad lampshades this trope.
* [[Covert Pervert]] - Trenton Belfast.
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* [[Crimefighting
* [[Creator Cameo]] - Aside from the fact that writer Kevin Folliard plays the voice of Lin-Ku, director Ed Glaser appears as an employee of the Vile corporation, and later as {{spoiler|the ultimate game designer, God}}.
* [[Curse Cut Short]] - Vile at the end of "Pac-Manic" and [[Brick Joke|"Pac-Manifold"]].
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* [[Dissimile]] - "In a world much like our own... except with monsters and robots and anthropomorphic animals..."
* [[Don't Explain the Joke]] - "Tomb Traitor".
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Lauren: IT'S MY GUN! }}
* [[Double Entendre]] - [[Mario|Plumber Pete's]] cast page in "Speed Run". "Perks" indeed.
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** Additionally, Handy, Candy, Dandy, and Ruth.
* [[Femme Fatale]] - Morgan le Slay, succubus and Vlad's sidekick/assistant.
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Morgan: To wear or to look at? }}
* [[Fetch Quest]] - The entirety of "Side Quest".
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* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]] - Numerous guest appearances by actual video game voice actors.
* [[Hypocritical Humor]] - Sam, to Lauren Ketch in "Tomb Traitor":
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* [[Incredibly Lame Pun]] - All the episode titles.
* [[Laughably Evil]] - Vile, in several ways.
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** Of course, this is a relatively subtle shout-out to the palette-swap ninjas in [[Mortal Kombat]], as Lin-Ku is sort of based on the idea of an MK style ninja, rather than any one in particular.
* [[Made of Explodium]] - The golem in "Food Fight". Lampshaded by Zack.
* [[The Men in Black]] - The Department of Metaphysical Affairs, which seems to combine a traditional [[Men in Black (
* [[Metaphorgotten]] - Vile in "F-Xerox".
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* [[Mr. Exposition]] - Rick from Accounting in "F-Xerox".
* [[Murder Is the Best Solution]] - Lin-Ku's standard approach to problems. For example:
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Zack: That was a '''forum''' troll!
Lin-Ku: I said "'''almost'''". }}
** And in the movie:
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Zack: Did you say '''don't''' kill them?
Lin-Ku (visibly uncomfortable): Yeah, I know. It felt weird. }}
* [[Oh Crap]] - The entire Resistance in "Endgame (Part 2)".
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* [[One-Winged Angel]] - Vlad '''almost''' does this in "Golden Axed", but decides against it since he already accomplished his goal.
* [[Only Sane Man]] - Oddly enough, Vlad.
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* [[Orcus
* [[Our Vampires Are Different]]: Vlad is clearly based on Castlevania's Dracula, has an apparent affinity to bats, and flat-out states that his moat is meant to keep out vampire hunters. But [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|he has blue hair]], lacks a mouth (maybe he talks telepathically?), refers to himself as a "dark lord of chaos" rather than a vampire, and can conjure lightning bolts out of nowhere. At this point, he seems more like a [[Our Liches Are Different|lich]] than a vamp.
* [[Pay Evil Unto Evil]] - Belfast believes the only way to stop evil is to [[Violence Is the Only Option|kill it dead]] (with "weaponized Christianity").
* [[Platform Hell]] - Johnson has to go through a lot of it to get a certain library book.
* [[Power Echoes]] - Vlad, whenever he wants to make an impression (or alternately, when he's really pissed off).
* [[Put
* [[Rant-Inducing Slight]] - After the entirety of "Solicitors", Vile sets Vlad over the edge.
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Vlad: [[Shut UP, Hannibal|-ZAP!-]] [[The Devil Is a Loser|Vile]], you have [[Blessed
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]] - Vlad and Lin-Ku.
* [[Rich Idiot With No Day Job]] - Lauren Ketch, according to the cast page in "Speed Run".
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* [[Shout-Out]] - probably even more of them than in the movie.
* [[Ship Tease]] - In "Endgame (Part 2)", Lin-Ku and Sam, of all people, can be interpreted this way.
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* [[Super Drowning Skills]] - Very subtly lampshaded in "Pit Fallout" (it's a quick comment that's quite easy to miss if you're not paying attention).
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Lin-Ku: Good point. }}
* [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]] - Lin-Ku. All the time.
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* [[Take That]]: Trenton's copy of the movie ''[[Wishmaster]]'', which reads "You'll wish you'd rented [[Leprechaun (
* [[Temple of Doom]] - The home of the dark mages.
* [[The Devil Is a Loser]] - {{spoiler|Vile.}}
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=== Press Start 2 provides examples of ===
* [[Actor Allusion]]: Vlad (Voiced by David S. Humphry, the [[Sonic Adventure Series|original]] [[Sonic Heroes
* [[Brick Joke]]: Again, involving the Jackomo card game. However, the ''set-up to the joke'' comes with the [[Brick Joke]] in the first film.
* [[Call Back]]: To the [[
* [[Calling Your Attacks]]: Lampshaded.
* [[Designated Girl Fight]]: Princess Xanna vs. Morgan Le Slay.
* [[Highly-Visible Ninja]]: Princess Xanna lampshades it when she complains about how she couldn't have gotten a stealthy ninja.
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* [[Lighter and Softer]]: Played with, via Princess Xanna. [[The Odd Couple|Naturally, she's paired up with the psychotic ninja who wants to kill everyone]].
* [[Mineral MacGuffin]]: The Omnicrystal.
* [[No Export for You]]/[[Sequel Displacement]]: Parodied - The film's tagline states that ''Press Start 2'' is "''Press Start 4'' in Japan".
* [[Punny Name]]: ''Press Start 2 Continue''
* [[Sequel Hook]]: {{spoiler|Vile is transformed into a Jackomo card, and promptly takes over the world of the Jackomo, declaring his intent to use his new army to take over his own world... As soon as he finds a way to get back there.}}
* [[The Other Darrin]]: Sam's original actress, Lauren Chambers has been replaced by Jennifer Zahn. They get around this by having Sam keep the helmet on.
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: Or purple, in the case of Morgan Le Slay.
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{{reflist}}
[[Category:The New Tens]]
[[Category:That Guy With the Glasses (Website)]]▼
[[Category:Films of the 2000s]]
[[Category:Press Start]]
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