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Spelunky (Video Game)
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Spelunky is a series of roguelike platform games created by Derek Yu. Following the adventures of an explorer named Guy Spelunky, the aim of the games are to traverse underground tunnels and ruins, gathering as much treasure as you can while avoiding traps and enemies. Combining elements of the roguelike and platforming genres, the Spelunky games feature the randomly-generated levels, multiple ways of interacting with the environment, varied progression paths, and Permadeath of the former, and the real-time jumping and climbing of the latter.The first entry, now referred to as Spelunky Classic, was a freeware game released at the end of 2008. It can still be found here. This version later received a Video Game Remake for Xbox Live Arcade, complete with a change from retro graphics to hand-drawn art, more features, many new levels and enemies, and local co-op/comptetitive multiplayer. Known simply as Spelunky, the HD remake was released on Xbox LIVE Arcade on July 4, 2012, GOG.com and Steam on August 8, 2013, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita on August 27, 2013, and PlayStation 4 on October 7, 2014.A sequel, titled Spelunky 2, was announced in 2017, starring the original protagonist's daughter. You can watch the announcement trailer here. The game was released for PlayStation 4 on September 15, 2020, and released for Steam on September 29. Both games were released for the Nintendo Switch in August 26, 2021.Each of these games are addictive. And tough. You've been warned. | |
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Chunky Salsa Rule | |
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There are lots of others. Being punted by an arrow into a lava pit while on 43 hit points, punted by a frog into a spike pit, punted by a Yeti into a bottomless pit... Basically, you want to avoid getting punted. | |
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The Millstone | |
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The Millstone: The hired helps are, in theory, supposed to help you by killing enemies, collecting treasure, and holding objects, but their AI is so stupid and unpredictable that they more often end up either killing themselves or being a hinderance by dropping objects on your head, activating traps and causing enemies to aggro, or sometimes even outright attacking you without provocation. It's considered good advice to kill them as quickly as possible or just not release them at all because they're rarely worth the trouble. | |
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Muzzle Flashlight | |
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Muzzle Flashlight: Shooting a gun will illuminate the area around you for a short time in dark levels. | |
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Magical Camera | |
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Magical Camera: The Camera flash still kills bats and undead like vampires and mummies. It is the only thing that kills ghists as well as the mini-ghost that the Witch Doctor uses. It slows down The Ghost. | |
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Crate Expectations | |
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Crate Expectations: Wooden crates found out throughout the levels store some useful stuff. | |
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Shows Damage | |
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Shows Damage: Jaws, a giant piranha, gradually loses skin as it takes damage. | |
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Inexplicably Identical Individuals | |
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Inexplicably Identical Individuals: Every Shopkeeper looks exactly the same but each of them have randomly generated names, and you can find multiple of them together. In the Mothership sub-level in Spelunky 2, it reveals all Shopkeepers are clones. | |
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Secret Shop | |
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Secret Shop: Several special shops can only be found in the back layer of levels to intrepid explorers: The Black Market returns from the first game, though now on the back layer of the jungle instead of its own floor. Mysterious mystic Tun sometimes sets up shop with extremely powerful and expensive items, like the Plasma Cannon. A caveman can also be found selling primitive items like rocks and arrows at very low prices. If you're lucky, he'll be selling a damsel or a cooked turkey. If you're really lucky, he can sell anything that other shopkeepers can sell — with the same low prices that his "usual" items sell for. Fancy a Plasma Cannon at only $4,000 compared to the $40,000 that Tun sells it for? The most secret shop of all is the Ghist Shop, which requires you to be cursed to enter, if you can even find the hidden entrance on 1-4 or in Eggplant World. Besides selling a Sack containing huge amounts of bombs and ropes, he will always have a Present for sale. | |
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TV Head Robot | |
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TV Head Robot: Lise Project is a female robot with a big computer screen for a head. She normally displays a simple feminine face with eyelashes, but her head displays error signals when she is damaged or near the edge of a platform. | |
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Dungeon Shop | |
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Dungeon Shop: Six different kinds, all run by well-armed elderly men. Rob/vandalize at your own risk. | |
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Virgin Sacrifice | |
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Virgin Sacrifice: "You hear prayers to Kali!" You can also sacrifice damsels yourself. | |
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Power-Up Letdown | |
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Power Up Letdown: To anyone familiar with the first game, the Hedjet becomes this. While it still lets you get to the City of Gold, it loses its two other positive qualities from the original (preventing the Ghost from coming and lighting up dark areas without the aid of flares). The former is actually a blessing in disguise for those doing a money run. Otherwise, acquiring the Hedjet would lock them out of ghosting gems into diamonds for the rest of the game unless they incur Kali's wrath to make it spawn. | |
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ManBehindTheMan | |
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Man Behind the Man: The final boss of this game is not Olmec — he serves as the mid-game boss. The actual Big Bad this time around is Queen Tiamat, who is revealed to be the leader of an ancient civilization of Olmites, denizens who bear resemblance to Olmec. | |
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Lord British Postulate | |
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Lord British Postulate: The Ghost can be killed; either via prolonged Scratch Damage in lava (there is no death animation) or by luring it into the Abyss. This will send it away for the rest of the level, though it will return in the next one. Another very impractical way to kill it are UFO laser blasts. The Ghost has 9999 technical health and UFO laser blasts deal only 1 damage. Streamer and game speedrunner Bananasuarus Rex was the first to kill the ghost in 2013. | |
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Flying Saucer | |
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Flying Saucer: That fires green energy bolts and explodes when destroyed. | |
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The Cameo | |
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The Cameo: You can rescue Meat Boy from the bowels of the giant worm, and he becomes a playable character afterwards. | |
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Abandoned Mine | |
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Abandoned Mine: The first 4 levels of the game according to the game's source code. Outright stated in the remake, where almost everything is now officially named. | |
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Unwinnable by Design | |
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Unwinnable by Design: Falls into Tough category. It is possible to get stuck when misusing your items. | |
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Soft Water | |
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Soft Water: That can negate fall damage, but may contain piranhas. | |
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The Spiny | |
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The Spiny: Mantraps are immune to the Goomba Stomp, and will eat you if you try it. Spike shoes will fix this, but only in the original. The remake adds devils, which have horns on their heads, and can stunlock you to death even if you're wearing spike shoes. | |
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Bag of Sharing | |
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Bag of Sharing: In co-op, the money pool is shared between all players. | |
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Heavily Armored Mook | |
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Heavily Armored Mook: The green knights in the Jungle — specifically, the Haunted Castle — are immune to the whip and normal Goomba Stomps. Hitting them with any other weapon, or stomping them while wearing spike shoes, will shatter the armor and turn them into ordinary cavemen. | |
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ExplodingBarrel | |
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Exploding Barrel: There aren't barrels, but there are Powder Boxes. | |
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Gender-Equal Ensemble | |
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Gender-Equal Ensemble: The 20 playable characters in the game are equal in gender representation, with 10 femalesnote Ana Spelunky, Margaret Tunnel, Liz Mutton, Nekka the Eagle, LISE Project, Coco von Diamonds, Tina Flan, Valerie Crump, Demi von Diamonds, and Princess Airyn and 10 malesnote Colin Northward, Roffy D. Sloth, Alto Singh, Manfred Tunnel, Little Jay, Au, Pilot, Dirk Yamaoka, Guy Spelunky, and Classic Guy. | |
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Stealth Pun | |
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Stealth Pun: Monkeys attack you by leaping on your back. | |
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Tanks for Nothing | |
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Tanks for Nothing: Zig-Zagged. The Mothership is guarded by several miniature tanks that fire bombs that can easily blow you to pieces, doubly so because they explode instantly if they hit you before touching the ground instead of stunning you. However, each one is a One-Hit-Point Wonder, and more often than not ends up driving straight into the same bomb it just fired. | |
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Cape Wings | |
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Cape Wings: A cape allows you to glide rather than actively fly, but the principle is the same. Vlad's Cape, however, allows you to fly up a little, with the cape splitting into wings and flapping as it's used. | |
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All Crimes Are Equal | |
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All Crimes Are Equal: All crimes, from murder to kidnapping to opening a package without paying for it first, result in every shopkeeper in the game sentencing you to death by shotgun. Yes, all crimes — even the ones you didn't commit. Averted in the sequel, which introduced "forgiveness" points: Minor crimes like vandalism or robbery give you two "sin points", with one point being lost each time you complete a level. Killing shopkeepers is worth four "sin points" per kill. | |
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Changing of the Guard | |
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Changing of the Guard: The main protagonist of the second game is Ana, the daughter of the original Spelunky guy. | |
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Lava Is Boiling Kool-Aid | |
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Lava Is Boiling Kool-Aid: Averted! Lava flows very viscously in 2 and is also opaque [[note]] items dropped in lava outline their location with a faint dimming effect at their location[[/note]. | |
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Mistaken for Murderer | |
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Mistaken for Murderer: If you try to deliver a dead turkey to Yang, he thinks you killed it and goes on the attack. | |
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Haunted Castle | |
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Haunted Castle: A bonus area found in the Restless Dead sublevel, in which you can also find Van Helsing, who becomes a playable character when you free him. | |
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Ladder Physics | |
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Ladder Physics: Which also apply to ropes. | |
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Blood Magic | |
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Blood Magic: The Kapala. Collecting blood pellets from injured entities (and vomit pellets from mummies) will fill up the skull-shaped goblet, and once full, it will magically grant you a very valuable point of life and empty itself for another go. | |
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The Straight and Arrow Path | |
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The Straight and Arrow Path: Crossbows can be found and used as a weapon. The blue arrow they come with doesn't break and creates an Improvised Platform when it sticks to a wall, although they can also load and fire intact stone arrows that come from arrow traps. They are also the preferred weapon of choice of most friendly (well, not anymore since you're fighting them) NPCs besides Shopkeepers. Tun additionally has a coat of poison on her arrows. The bow from the Moon Challenge is also vital to getting to the Cosmic Ocean, though not in an immediately-obvious way. Metal arrows instantly kill vampires, including Vlad himself. Stone arrows can do something the silver arrows do not: they can be set on fire, most prominently by being shot through lit torches. This adds another point of damage. To help with lighting torches in the Stars challenge, in the arena there's a crossbow loaded with a stone arrow. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_28766e5d | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_29a39f6 | type |
Easter Egg | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_29a39f6 | comment |
Easter Egg: Selecting the Pug Damsel 100 times will turn it into a Sloth Damsel for the rest of your sitting. It changes back if you reboot the game. Each level has a 1/100 chance of playing a chiptune song unique to the world. All four are named "[World] egg", but none of them seem to have any relation to the eggplant beyond sharing a style. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_29a39f6 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_29a39f6 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_29a39f6 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_29f44d3a | type |
Adam Smith Hates Your Guts | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_29f44d3a | comment |
Adam Smith Hates Your Guts: Guess how much a kiss will be worth at the end. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_29f44d3a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_29f44d3a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_29f44d3a | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_2a019fef | type |
Gay Option | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_2a019fef | comment |
Gay Option: The HD version lets you replace the Princesses you can rescue with Chipendale dancers if you prefer guys. Or if you prefer neither, you can set it to Pugs, because who doesn't want to rescue cute dogs? Or you can set it to be random if you don't have a preference. The Princesses and the Dancers will both kiss you between levels to restore heath. The dogs will lick you to do the same. You can also set your character's gender, so the default option can be the gay option if you choose a female character. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_2a019fef | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_2a019fef | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_2a019fef | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_2a9b1de6 | type |
Bear Trap | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_2a9b1de6 | comment |
Bear Trap: A new, dangerous obstacle found in the Jungle and beyond. While opened up, anything that steps on it gets chunked into fine giblets instantly. Careful enough players can use this to their advantage, as closed bear traps rearm themselves after a throw. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_2a9b1de6 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_2a9b1de6 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_2a9b1de6 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_2bdae2ae | type |
Awesome, but Impractical | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_2bdae2ae | comment |
Awesome, but Impractical: Most of the mounts, with the exception of the turkey and maybe the Rock Dog, are way more trouble than they're worth. The axolotl has no damaging attacks, and, just like the Teleporter, it's very easy to accidentally Tele-Frag yourself with it. The mech is extremely powerful, but it's incredibly slow, too big to fit in doorways (meaning you can't take it to the next stage), and risks blowing up the rider. The Qilin shoots fireballs and has infinite flight, but you'll only get to spend two entire levels with it and it can't be taken into the next area, serving only as a transport to The Very Definitely Final Dungeon (which is possible without it, but very difficult). The Rock Dog's only major downside is that if you accidentally jump in front of them instead of on them trying to tame them, they tend to trap the player in a brutal Cycle of Hurting or send them hurtling into lava. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_2bdae2ae | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_2bdae2ae | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_2bdae2ae | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_2d88e42c | type |
Gender Bender | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_2d88e42c | comment |
Gender Bender: Rescuing 8 damsels opens the Changing Room, which changes the Spelunker into a Damsel and vice versa. The main character is now female. Hilarity Ensues. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_2d88e42c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_2d88e42c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_2d88e42c | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_31a2a33c | type |
Stuff Blowing Up | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_31a2a33c | comment |
Ice Caves and Neo-Babylon, which feature UFOs, mines and electric traps that knock around Yetis/Olmites everywhere. Level generation in there is designed to spawn chunks of safe places with pre-programmed Ghost Jar placement. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_31a2a33c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_31a2a33c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_31a2a33c | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_33bcd2af | type |
Shoplift and Die | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_33bcd2af | comment |
Shoplift and Die: Prepare to get gunned down if you run out with an item in your hands. Or whip the shopkeeper. Or accidentally throw your unwanted item at him when you only wanted to put it down. Also be prepared to have an alert shopkeeper staking out at the next few level exits. Or for the rest of the game if you happened to kill one. Yeah, they don't mess around. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_33bcd2af | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_33bcd2af | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_33bcd2af | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_33ca811a | type |
Game-Breaking Bug | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_33ca811a | comment |
Game-Breaking Bug: Killing the Black Knight boss sometimes causes the game to label you as a thief, and the shopkeepers will react accordingly. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_33ca811a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_33ca811a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_33ca811a | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_36754cc7 | type |
"Freaky Friday" Flip | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_36754cc7 | comment |
"Freaky Friday" Flip: The Changing Room makes you switch with the Damsel. You can leave this on for the rest of the game. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_36754cc7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_36754cc7 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_36754cc7 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_36ed3e1e | type |
Ascended Meme | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_36ed3e1e | comment |
Ascended Meme: In the sequel, the dog damsel is officially given the name Monty, which originated as a Fan Nickname coined by Michael AL Fox and further popularized by Northernlion. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_36ed3e1e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_36ed3e1e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_36ed3e1e | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_38119dcf | type |
Not the Fall That Kills You | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_38119dcf | comment |
Not the Fall That Kills You…: Fall damage can be prevented in a number of ways, including falling into Soft Water or spider webs, landing on an enemy, or catching a ledge, not to mention parachutes. However, falling off the screen is possible in Area 3, and that results in instant death. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_38119dcf | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_38119dcf | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_38119dcf | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_39c10f1d | type |
Yet Another Stupid Death | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_39c10f1d | comment |
Yet Another Stupid Death: So you thought the previous game was brutal? Spelunky 2 takes this to the next level. In addition to all the previous deaths in the series: Flying corpses/unconscious bodies can hurt you this time, so it's not uncommon in latter areas to get knocked around by them. Worse yet, they can get set on fire. You can get blown up from your power/hover/teleport/jetpack being set alight (which can sometimes happen from offscreen from a magma man or aforementioned flaming flying corpse happening from offscreen). Speaking of the telepack, it's activated by jumping in midair. Reasonably convenient, unless you press the wrong button and become one with the wall! Don't enter Madame's Palace without being explicitly invited unless you're prepared to get shot at from all directions. In the very first area, horned lizards can stun-lock you into a cycle of hurting. In the final secret area of The Cosmic Ocean, level generation for Temple levels lacks safeguards against spawning crush traps in the immediate vicinity of the entrance. Don't let your guard down or risk becoming paste. Those mummified cats in the temple look cute but beware, their curse will lock your hp to 1. Poison will quickly drain your health to zero until you find a cure (usually in the form of a rescued pet). It's a fairly common status effect, particularly around Tide Pool. If you're unlucky enough, breaking open the wrong vase without caution will cause a scorpion to deliver a nasty surprise. Ghost pots can rarely break without your interference (including on levels you need to spend more time on for the secret ending, like the Black Market, Tide Pool 4-2, or Neo Babylon 6-2). NPC characters aren't as trigger happy as in the first game, but many of them will get aggressive when even remotely in the vicinity of bombs or may accidentally shoot you when hit by something else. It's not always possible to predict every lethality. Rarely, something can end your run by crashing into you from offscreen. Not much to do besides laugh it off and start again. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_39c10f1d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_39c10f1d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_39c10f1d | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_3ac5110b | type |
Unintentionally Unwinnable | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_3ac5110b | comment |
Unintentionally Unwinnable: The level generator tries its best to create a level that can be passed with minimal use of ropes and bombs. Unfortunately, a path can sometimes be blocked by a grave or a totem. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_3ac5110b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_3ac5110b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_3ac5110b | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_3d455888 | type |
Then Let Me Be Evil | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_3d455888 | comment |
Then Let Me Be Evil: It has to be admitted, players are probably much more antagonistic than needed to shopkeepers because of how they pull out their weapon on you. And considering they are most likely just being cautious around somebody who fought their way down, it's almost a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_3d455888 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_3d455888 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_3d455888 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_3d699462 | type |
Curb-Stomp Battle | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_3d699462 | comment |
Curb-Stomp Battle: The player with the Sceptre (10-damage weapon in a game where the majority of entities have single-digit HP) or Shotgun (4 damage per bullet, 6 bullets). Neither is limited by ammo. The Shopkeeper when you do not have a weapon and are relatively unskilled (he has a shotgun, you do not). And even if he loses the shotgun, which can happen, he can still easily pummel you to death. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_3d699462 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_3d699462 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_3d699462 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_3d6cad28 | type |
Permadeath | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_3d6cad28 | comment |
Permadeath: You die, you have to start again from level one… unless you pay the Tunnel Man to finish the shortcuts or acquire the Ankh from the Black Market. But you can't reach the City of Gold or Hell if you take advantage of either outside of the level where you're supposed to use the Ankh. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_3d6cad28 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_3d6cad28 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_3d6cad28 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_3e24cb38 | type |
Musical Nod | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_3e24cb38 | comment |
Musical Nod: The deathmatch theme includes part of the original game's cave theme about halfway into the song. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_3e24cb38 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_3e24cb38 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_3e24cb38 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_3ec82b29 | type |
Chiptune | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_3ec82b29 | comment |
Each level has a 1/100 chance of playing a chiptune song unique to the world. All four are named "[World] egg", but none of them seem to have any relation to the eggplant beyond sharing a style. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_3ec82b29 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_3ec82b29 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_3ec82b29 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_3fdac1c6 | type |
Literally Shattered Lives | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_3fdac1c6 | comment |
Literally Shattered Lives: The Freeze Ray can freeze almost anything, including Shopkeepers, Magma men, snakes, spiders, and of course, yourself. Unlikely to happen to you, can only happen if a mammoth, a Shopkeeper, or a terrible friend shoots you. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_3fdac1c6 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_3fdac1c6 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_3fdac1c6 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_403e3315 | type |
Wanted Meter | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_403e3315 | comment |
The "Wanted Meter". Whenever you rob, attack, or vandalize a shopkeeper's store, all of them aggro against you and a shopkeeper spawns at the exit for the next few levels. How long they stay hostile depends on what crime you committed and, naturally, you're told nothing about this, your only clue being the "Wanted" posters in the shops. However, this system is averted when a shopkeeper dies. In that case, you have to deal with them for the rest of the game. And since being wanted spawns dangerous shopkeepers right where you need to go for a couple levels, and the easiest way to survive one is blowing him up... | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_403e3315 | featureApplicability |
-1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_403e3315 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_403e3315 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_403e72c8 | type |
Clairvoyant Security Force | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_403e72c8 | comment |
Clairvoyant Security Force: Stealing the Necronomicon from the City of Gold instantly causes Anubis to come back in One-Winged Angel form as Anubis II and spawn armies of red skeletons around you. Fortunately, he has the same amount of HP as his scepter-wielding counterpart and doesn't come back if killed again. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_403e72c8 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_403e72c8 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_403e72c8 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_406315e | type |
Shield-Bearing Mook | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_406315e | comment |
Shield-Bearing Mook: The Black Knight carries a shield that can reflect all projectiles — including sticky bombsnote starts about 18 seconds in, if the link doesn't skip to that part — and can crush creatures and objects, including you, with it. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_406315e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_406315e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_406315e | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_40e2ac3f | type |
Flunky Boss | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_40e2ac3f | comment |
Flunky Boss: Exclusive forms of attack of Anubis 2 (who himself is a Dual Boss together with Osiris) and Kingu. The former is much more dangerous than the latter. When first fighting Olmec, he might seem like an aversion — his head crystal, which he used to spawn various creatures in the first game, is not present. In his third phase, however, he begins to launch UFOs. Tiamat uses her scepter to create a wide selection of different enemies, but can also defend herself with a Super-Scream that also launches away paste bombs you stick to her face. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_40e2ac3f | featureApplicability |
-1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_40e2ac3f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_40e2ac3f | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4160410d | type |
Damsel in Distress | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4160410d | comment |
Damsel in Distress: The Damsels from the first game are actually gone this time around, presumably because Ana and several of the new characters are all still kids. Instead, you can choose between Monty (the dog from the first game), a cat, or a human-sized hamster. While there aren't any Damsels to rescue, it's heavily implied that one of the unlockable characters, Demi von Diamonds, is actually the Damsel from the previous games, judging by her menu sprite matching almost one-to-one with the Spelunky Classic design. As she's a playable character this time around, though, she herself averts this trope, haven taken a few levels in badass. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4160410d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4160410d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4160410d | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_41817de | type |
Power-Up Mount | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_41817de | comment |
Power Up Mount: Five different mounts can be found throughout the game, each with their own abilities: Turkeys can use their wings to descend slowly, and turn into a roast that heals 1 HP when killed with fire or bombs. Rock Dogs can shoot fireballs and make the player (but not their jetpack) immune to fire (but not lava). Axolotls can spit trapping bubbles and teleport. Alien mechs are equipped with a jetpack and can bust through walls with their fists and plasma cannon, but are too large to take through the level exit. The Qilin can shoot fireballs and fly, allowing the player to reach the Sunken City. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_41817de | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_41817de | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_41817de | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_434c3481 | type |
Crosshair Aware | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_434c3481 | comment |
Crosshair Aware: Occasionally, a targeted psychic blast will appear in Deathmatch Mode to attempt to pick off players who don't move or are moving very little (though this can be turned off in the settings). This blast comes from the Alien Queen, who will use it in the Mothership bonus area when you're near her. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_434c3481 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_434c3481 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_434c3481 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_44c55e9d | type |
Teleportation with Drawbacks | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_44c55e9d | comment |
Teleportation with Drawbacks: The teleporter item allows spelunkers to teleport through levels with blazing speed, skipping most enemies en route to the goal. However, it's possible to be the victim of a Tele-Frag if the device teleports them into a block. The game will attempt to save them by placing them in a free space up to 3 blocks above the teleporting destination, but if it can't find one, they're screwed. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_44c55e9d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_44c55e9d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_44c55e9d | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4560b6bb | type |
Gag Nose | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4560b6bb | comment |
Gag Nose: Spelunker, damsels, and shopkeepers have a red nose. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4560b6bb | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4560b6bb | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4560b6bb | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_457655dd | type |
Human Popsicle | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_457655dd | comment |
Human Popsicle: Ice blocks have a small chance of containing a Caveman frozen inside. Some are just corpses, but some actually wake up from it. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_457655dd | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_457655dd | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_457655dd | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_45bf382b | type |
Game Mod | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_45bf382b | comment |
Game Mod: As of 1.1 the Source code to Spelunky is out, and many mods can be found on the forums. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_45bf382b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_45bf382b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_45bf382b | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_47e4f5f5 | type |
Golden Ending | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_47e4f5f5 | comment |
To get the Golden Ending, however, you need to kill every optional boss listed above if you encounter them, sans Quillback, Vlad and Anubis 2 to be able to reach the Sunken City and Hundun, although you may spare Queen Tiamat by simply ignoring her and flying up to the top of her boss arena. Unless you're capable of getting to the top without the Qilin, which makes all the steps needed to obtain it unnecessary. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_47e4f5f5 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_47e4f5f5 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_47e4f5f5 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_480c69ba | type |
Infinity -1 Sword | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_480c69ba | comment |
Infinity -1 Sword: The broken Excalibur, obtained by cloning Excalibur with a clone gun, is not as formidable as the original, but it's still incredibly strong. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_480c69ba | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_480c69ba | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_480c69ba | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_486466ee | type |
Dual Boss | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_486466ee | comment |
Exclusive forms of attack of Anubis 2 (who himself is a Dual Boss together with Osiris) and Kingu. The former is much more dangerous than the latter. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_486466ee | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_486466ee | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_486466ee | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_48cbd223 | type |
Machete Mayhem | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_48cbd223 | comment |
Machete Mayhem: Machetes appear as an equippable weapon, which, aside from having better upside range (at the cost of horizontal range) can also get rid of spider webs. There's also the Crysknife, a weapon that allows you to One-Hit Kill any enemy in the game. And unlike the Machete, it replaces your whip, so you don't need to carry it everywhere. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_48cbd223 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_48cbd223 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_48cbd223 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4a0ec526 | type |
Harmless Freezing | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4a0ec526 | comment |
Harmless Freezing: While being frozen on ice is a very dangerous state due to being vulnerable to getting killed by any hit, or even a tiny fall while being unable to act, there's no danger in just being frozen by itself - the block of ice breaks after a couple seconds, with whoever was inside it no worse for wear. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4a0ec526 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4a0ec526 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4a0ec526 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4a7c6f60 | type |
Personal Space Invader | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4a7c6f60 | comment |
Personal Space Invader: There are monkeys that will latch onto you. They can throw away your items or stun you. Especially annoying because the vines they are climbing on are mostly over spike pits that kill you instantly, and getting stunned makes you lose your grip on the vine. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4a7c6f60 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4a7c6f60 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4a7c6f60 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4afad1b9 | type |
Rare Random Drop | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4afad1b9 | comment |
Rare Random Drop: quite a few, ranging from unlikely to highly improbable. Chests and Presents can contain a wide range of rare items, from a trapped Leprechaun or a Bear Trap up to a Plasma Cannon. A Skeleton key can rarely be obtained by killing skeletons or destroying bone piles. Cave moles can drop a mattock. Similarly fittingly, spiders can drop Spring Shoes. Extremely rarely, mosquitoes in Jungle can drop Hoverpacks. Jianshi Assassins can drop Spike Shoes. Aliens occasionally drop a parachute when their UFO is destroyed. Speaking of parachutes, sometimes the parachute (whether your or from an alien) deploys as a golden parachute, which rains gold during descent. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4afad1b9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4afad1b9 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4afad1b9 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4b32995a | type |
Friend-or-Idol Decision | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4b32995a | comment |
Friend-or-Idol Decision: A situation that can randomly appear in the Temple, at first glance at least. The death trap doesn't activate until the idol is picked up, making it more of a Friend Then Idol Decision. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4b32995a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4b32995a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4b32995a | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4b4ac0ca | type |
Homing Projectile | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4b4ac0ca | comment |
Also the Scepter in the remake. It's a nigh-inescapable homing wall-phasing one-hit-kill ranged weaponnote technically, the Scepter "only" does 10 damage, but there are very few enemies with more than 10 HP, and you have to be playing very well to have more than 10 HP yourself, but you are not immune to its blasts, which linger around enemy corpses while knocking them around unpredictably, liable to fry you as well. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4b4ac0ca | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4b4ac0ca | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4b4ac0ca | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4c709317 | type |
Useless Useful Spell | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4c709317 | comment |
Useless Useful Spell: The teleporter. On the one hand, you can teleport four or so tiles in any cardinal direction, and as such can occasionally avoid using bombs to blow open walls. On the other hand, it's possible to teleport inside a wall, killing you instantly. Or in front of an arrow trap. Or into a pit, leading to a death fall. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4c709317 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4c709317 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4c709317 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4cefd8a6 | type |
Long Song, Short Scene | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4cefd8a6 | comment |
Long Song, Short Scene: You probably won't hang around in a shop long enough to hear all of any of the 4 songs. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4cefd8a6 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4cefd8a6 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4cefd8a6 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4de1a4f7 | type |
Improvised Weapon | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4de1a4f7 | comment |
Improvised Weapon: Throw the treasure chest! Throw the key! Throw the gold idol! Throw the damsel you're rescuing! Throw the die you stole from the betting parlor for some reason! If you really need to, you can even take off your cape or jetpack and drop it on someone's head. In both games, ropes can be used to attack/kill any enemy above you. In the remake, throwing a rope upwards while a monkey is on your back will kill them. Apparently, these are called "rope-snipes". | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4de1a4f7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4de1a4f7 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4de1a4f7 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4ebb6d16 | type |
Lava Pit | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4ebb6d16 | comment |
Lava Pit: They appear in the Temple, and a massive one beneath Olmec's Lair. In the remake, you can find (in the ridiculously hard to reach true final level) an amulet that renders you immune to them! Better late than never? In the sequel, Volcana, Olmec's Lair again, Duat, and Neo-Babylon all feature lava. There's no lava immunity around, and to make it worse, fluid physics are present. Instead of lava simply being deleted when destroying the tank it is in, it can flow around the level, for example flooding the level exit or down the shaft to Vlad's Castle. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4ebb6d16 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4ebb6d16 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4ebb6d16 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4ffde1e0 | type |
Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4ffde1e0 | comment |
Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me: The Shield will not only leave you invulnerable to frontal attacks, but you can crush enemies against walls with it. Be careful — you can also crush Damsels, and valuable items. Crushed bombs will explode in your face. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4ffde1e0 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4ffde1e0 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_4ffde1e0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5067fd81 | type |
Everyone Is Bi | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5067fd81 | comment |
Everyone Is Bi/Gay Option: All the damsel types (girl, dude, dog, and sloth) will kiss you, regardless of your adventurer's gender or its own. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5067fd81 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5067fd81 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5067fd81 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_50b05d30 | type |
Disproportionate Retribution | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_50b05d30 | comment |
Disproportionate Retribution: Throw a dice just a little bit outside of a shop or Madame Tusk's house, and the shopkeeper or bodyguard will not hesitate a second to murder you. For stealing a die. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_50b05d30 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_50b05d30 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_50b05d30 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_52748705 | type |
Bamboo Technology | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_52748705 | comment |
Bamboo Technology: Somehow cavemen are capable of creating motion-sensing arrow traps, blocks of wood that thrust spears/punches out over and over, and rigging giant logs and stones over idols of gold. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_52748705 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_52748705 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_52748705 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5534431f | type |
Money for Nothing | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5534431f | comment |
Money for Nothing: Shops appear less often as you progress through the game, but there is a bonus for hoarding enough money when you beat the game, in the original at least. The remake just gives you points for the global leader-boards, and a Cosmetic Award for acquiring an obscene sum of money. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5534431f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5534431f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5534431f | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_55c480b5 | type |
Mighty Roar | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_55c480b5 | comment |
Mighty Roar: The Yeti King emits a roar that causes ice blocks to crumble and fall. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_55c480b5 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_55c480b5 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_55c480b5 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_55e5b37c | type |
Bragging Rights Reward | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_55e5b37c | comment |
Bragging Rights Reward: The reward for completing all four challenges. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_55e5b37c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_55e5b37c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_55e5b37c | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_56a6927b | type |
All the Worlds Are a Stage | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_56a6927b | comment |
All the Worlds Are a Stage: Stages in the ultra-secret Cosmic Ocean may be themed after any of the previous worlds (including the Sunken City) at random, featuring all of their respective enemies and hazards. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_56a6927b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_56a6927b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_56a6927b | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5869bd44 | type |
Arrows on Fire | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5869bd44 | comment |
Stone arrows can do something the silver arrows do not: they can be set on fire, most prominently by being shot through lit torches. This adds another point of damage. To help with lighting torches in the Stars challenge, in the arena there's a crossbow loaded with a stone arrow. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5869bd44 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5869bd44 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5869bd44 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_58efc711 | type |
The Goomba | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_58efc711 | comment |
The Goomba: As mentioned above, the snake. All it does is slither slowly back and forth. It is perhaps the only enemy that does not actively respond to your presence or do anything to kill you besides continue its regular movement pattern. It has an Underground Monkey version in the remake called the Cobra, which spits venom in short intervals, but keeps the same movement pattern. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_58efc711 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_58efc711 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_58efc711 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5914d5dd | type |
Slippy-Slidey Ice World | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5914d5dd | comment |
Slippy-Slidey Ice World: The Ice Caves, especially their interior where the Yetis dwell. Starts at level 9 in the original and is level 5-1 in Spelunky 2. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5914d5dd | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5914d5dd | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5914d5dd | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5a90e8ad | type |
Socialization Bonus | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5a90e8ad | comment |
Socialization Bonus: Spelunky HD rewards you with an achievement if you complete the game with at least two alive players. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5a90e8ad | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5a90e8ad | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5a90e8ad | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5b81ca8d | type |
Disc-One Nuke | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5b81ca8d | comment |
Disc-One Nuke: Acquiring the Crysknife from a Worm level, which is possible as early as the first Jungle level, allows you to mow down most bosses and enemies with impunity. Of course, accomplishing this is easier said than done. Also, it is possible (at a 1 in 10,000 chance) for the Plasma Cannon to turn up inside a random crate, even in the Mines. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5b81ca8d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5b81ca8d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5b81ca8d | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5c47585e | type |
HPToOne | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5c47585e | comment |
HP to One: Anything that becomes cursed suffers this. The Witch Doctor's familiars can do this to you. It's possible to curse enemies yourself this way using the Ghost Pot, but this causes the Ghost to spawn in right afterwards, so make good use of it! What makes matters worse: Being Cursed locks your HP to 1. Curing the Curse does not reverse it. Once you sacrifice that Pet to lift the Curse, you're still a One-Hit-Point Wonder until you can do something to gain more — and you just killed the only guaranteed source of HP on the stage to lift it in the first place. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5c47585e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5c47585e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5c47585e | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5e2ae7ee | type |
Inexplicable Treasure Chests | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5e2ae7ee | comment |
Inexplicable Treasure Chests: Contain gems or a bomb-trap. In the remake, they can do both at the same time. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5e2ae7ee | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5e2ae7ee | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5e2ae7ee | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5fcb9ad1 | type |
Time Skip | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5fcb9ad1 | comment |
Time Skip: The game is set a few years after the events of the previous one. The Spelunky Guy is now married, has a daughter (who becomes this game's main protagonist), and has set off to the moon with his wife to find more treasure. When neither return, said daughter builds a rocket ship to try and find him, kickstarting the events of this game's story. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5fcb9ad1 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5fcb9ad1 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_5fcb9ad1 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_610bd6 | type |
Weaponized Camera | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_610bd6 | comment |
Weaponized Camera: Introduced in HD, the Camera causes a white box to flash in front of you that disorients and stuns most enemies (including the otherwise invincible and infallible Ghost, albeit only for a brief moment) and outright kills undead enemies such as Skeletons and Vampires. It can also be used to briefly light up dark floors. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_610bd6 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_610bd6 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_610bd6 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6221949c | type |
Doomed Predecessor | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6221949c | comment |
Doomed Predecessor: The Tutorial stars Yang, an Asian explorer wearing white clothes who is not otherwise playable or unlockable. It's framed as an Apocalyptic Log, and going by how you find no trace of him anywhere else, it seems unlikely he made it. If you beat Yama, you'll find him alive and well in the treasure room, unlocking him for further play. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6221949c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6221949c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6221949c | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_62259825 | type |
Nintendo Hard | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_62259825 | comment |
On the plus side, you can reliably survive your own Bombs or getting hit by the Scepter if you have over ten health. Getting caught in a blast was typically fatal in the original game. This remains true in the remake, but the odds are comparatively better. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_62259825 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_62259825 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_62259825 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6377d6e6 | type |
Grievous Harm with a Body | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6377d6e6 | comment |
Grievous Harm with a Body: Stunned or dead NPCs can be picked up and thrown at enemies to hurt them. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6377d6e6 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6377d6e6 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6377d6e6 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_63d5f829 | type |
Instant Roast | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_63d5f829 | comment |
Instant Roast: Turkeys that die by or have their corpse come into contact with fire or explosions turn into cooked turkey dinners that heal one health point. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_63d5f829 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_63d5f829 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_63d5f829 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6459cc02 | type |
I See Dead People | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6459cc02 | comment |
I See Dead People: One small benefit to being cursed is that you can see "Ghists", smaller, slower ghosts (but they still kill you in one shot if angered [though so does everything else when you're cursed anyway]). Some of them are even shopkeepers. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6459cc02 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6459cc02 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6459cc02 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_665f500e | type |
Give Me Your Inventory Item | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_665f500e | comment |
Give Me Your Inventory Item: The game features shortcuts to the levels 1-4, 3-1, and 5-1. They are dug by Mama Tunnel, and until you unlock them, she will wait at the exit of a level, asking you for various items to complete her quest. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_665f500e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_665f500e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_665f500e | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_66f763c0 | type |
Interface Screw | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_66f763c0 | comment |
Interface Screw: Octopi in the Tide Pool have an ink shot attack that severely limits your field of view for a few seconds. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_66f763c0 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_66f763c0 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_66f763c0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_679d7cc7 | type |
Goomba Stomp | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_679d7cc7 | comment |
Goomba Stomp: Just don't try it on Man-Eating Plants. At least not without Spiked Shoes in the original. In the remake, don't try it at all! Spelunkers can bounce off enemies to get a little extra height or negate fall damage. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_679d7cc7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_679d7cc7 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_679d7cc7 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6b31f75 | type |
Scary Scorpions | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6b31f75 | comment |
Scary Scorpions: A new enemy type that lurks inside the mines... And the temple! | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6b31f75 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6b31f75 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6b31f75 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6bff99d4 | type |
Secret Character | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6bff99d4 | comment |
Secret Character: Eight (sixteen in the PC version) can be found, one of them being Meat Boy. All of them have the exact same abilities and 'stats', but each one of them is quite distinctive and colorful. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6bff99d4 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6bff99d4 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6bff99d4 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6c4ed101 | type |
Breath Weapon | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6c4ed101 | comment |
Breath Weapon: Rock Dogs in the Volcana level can shoot fireballs from their mouths. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6c4ed101 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6c4ed101 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6c4ed101 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6d871385 | type |
Villainous BSoD | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6d871385 | comment |
Villainous BSoD: Ever since King Yama turned into an eggplant, he's been sitting in his throne dejected and defeated as his kingdom turned into Eggplant World. The level only contains peaceful enemies and King Yama doesn't even try to put up a fight. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6d871385 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6d871385 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6d871385 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6e1e24a | type |
Balance Buff | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6e1e24a | comment |
Balance Buff: Vlad's Cape has received a few buffs to make it a viable alternative to the Jetpack. It now appears in Volcana, one of two choices for World 2, instead of in Hell, which is close to the end of the game. The Spring Shoes stack with the double jump, granting even more extra height, and the cape also passively doubles blood drops, making it a great companion to the Kapala. In Spelunky HD, Kali altars were pointless to use after sacrificing enough NPCs to 'feel invigorated', as she stopped rewarding you with items and healing after that. This time around, she continually spawns Royal Jelly after obtaining the Kapala for every eight 'favor' points you earn from sacrificing NPCs, making her more useful in later levels of better runs. The Tide Pool's Clone Gun, which can clone up to three objects before breaking, was unanimously seen as better than the Temple's nigh-useless Elixir, whose benefits (health and status effect removal) would be useless and/or lost almost immediately if attempting a Sunken City run, so a later patch gave the Elixir several buffs to make it a more viable alternative. The main change was to make it also grant a beneficial status effect, denoted by your character turning purple; in this state, you receive double health from all healing, and the next poison or curse status will be negated at the cost of losing the health amplification buff. Additionally, the buff will not be removed upon dying with the Ankh, otherwise there wouldn't be much use of it since you need to get yourself sacrificed in the City of Gold to reach Duat. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6e1e24a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6e1e24a | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6e51da74 | type |
Hair-Trigger Explosive | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6e51da74 | comment |
Hair-Trigger Explosive: TNT blocks will explode violently when hit by anything, even by flying blood drops and shrapnel that are generally harmless. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6e51da74 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6e51da74 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6e51da74 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6ec989d8 | type |
Guide Dang It! | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6ec989d8 | comment |
Guide Dang It!: Being cursed permanently puts you at one hit point. Want to get rid of it? There are only three ways — by sacrificing enough NPCs to Kali and having her remove the curse as one of her loyalty rewards, finding the Ankh and dying, which respawns you without the curse, or completing the Star challenge in the Pyramid levels, which awards you with a curative Elixir. The first method is luck-based, as Kali's altars are not guaranteed to spawn in any given level, and the other two methods border on impossible to do with just one hit point. Getting to the Brutal Bonus Levels, the Sunken City and the Cosmic Ocean, makes the arduous task of going to Hell in the prior game seem like a walk in the park. To wit: You need to acquire either of the royal headgear items from either the Jungle or Volcana, which themselves are only found in secret areas that can only easily be accessed by utilizing the Udjat Eye obtained in the secret chest room of the Dwelling. You also need to acquire the Ankh, obtained in this game by defeating Olmec, and, once again, perish in a specific area in either the Tide Pool or the Temple to access another hidden areaSpoilerspecifically, draining the Schmuck Bait lava trap in 4-3 of the Tide Pool to access Abzu, or sacrificing yourself on the altar in the City of Gold to access Duat. You then have to kill the superboss that resides in either of these areas and obtain another item from them, the Tablet of Destiny. Later on, in Neo Babylon, there is a hidden room containing dozens upon dozens of Ushabti — doll-like funeral statues with differences in features, material they're made of and the symbols on them. You have to read the journal entry for the Tablet of Destiny, which randomly picks from these attributes every time you pick it up and describes the specific statue you need to carry with you to the next level. Choosing the correct statue and bringing it to the next level releases Qilin, a mount with infinite flight capability, from the statue. You then have to ride Qilin to Queen Tiamat's throne room and fly up past the ceiling of the boss room through several difficult-to-avoid timed laser gates, at the end of which is the entrance to the Sunken City. And to reach the Cosmic Ocean requires even more steps on top of all of this. You have to acquire Hou Yi's Bow from the Moon challenge in either of the second areas, which at first appears to be just a reskinned crossbow, and take it to a secret chamber in Olmec's boss room, which contains an NPC named Waddler who stores it for you for later, unless you hate yourself and want to bother with Hired Hands. After reaching the Sunken City, you then have to complete the Sun challenge there, which rewards you with an Arrow of Light. After retrieving Hou Yi's Bow from Waddler, you have to defeat the True Final Boss, Hundun, and then shoot the Arrow of Light into his eyenote and only Hou Yi's bow will do; an ordinary crossbow will shatter, stunning the player, upon attempting to fire the Arrow of Light. Needless to say, the chance that the average player would stumble their way through this insane sequence of events to get to either of these places is astronomically low. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6ec989d8 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6ec989d8 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6ec989d8 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6efdfe5c | type |
Money Mauling | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6efdfe5c | comment |
Money Mauling: Golden and Diamond and the Tusk Idols are just as good at pummeling your opponents with as any rock. In the first game even falling gold nuggets and gems were dangerous to non-spelunkers. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6efdfe5c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6efdfe5c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_6efdfe5c | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_70a67f94 | type |
EjectorSeat | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_70a67f94 | comment |
Ejector Seat: Flying saucer pilots are able to deploy these when their ship is destroyed unless there's just no time for them to react, allowing them to parachute down to the nearest ledge (or down the bottomless pit below). | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_70a67f94 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_70a67f94 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_70a67f94 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_70d8269d | type |
Excuse Plot | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_70d8269d | comment |
Excuse Plot: The plot, like everything else in-game, is randomly generated from a list of phrases every time you play. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_70d8269d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_70d8269d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_70d8269d | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7131e4c9 | type |
Rodents of Unusual Size | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7131e4c9 | comment |
The Damsels from the first game are actually gone this time around, presumably because Ana and several of the new characters are all still kids. Instead, you can choose between Monty (the dog from the first game), a cat, or a human-sized hamster. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7131e4c9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7131e4c9 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7131e4c9 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7215c26c | type |
Man-Eating Plant | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7215c26c | comment |
Man-Eating Plant: Have a taste for player characters, damsels, humanoid enemies, and Shopkeepers. They can't digest the last one, though. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7215c26c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7215c26c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7215c26c | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_72294ed1 | type |
Springs, Springs Everywhere | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_72294ed1 | comment |
Springs, Springs Everywhere: In Area 3, where they're hardly visible when not sprung. They turn into energy-repulsors which behaves the same in the remake, though. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_72294ed1 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_72294ed1 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_72294ed1 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_73fbe27d | type |
It's the Journey That Counts | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_73fbe27d | comment |
It's the Journey That Counts: Subverted in the Hell ending, where Yang muses that the experience you got reaching him was the greatest treasure of them all. He appears to just be taking the piss, however, as he immediately follows this with "okay, so gold is pretty nice too!" as a giant golden chalice stuffed with coins promptly erupts from the giant treasure chest behind him. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_73fbe27d | featureApplicability |
-0.3 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_73fbe27d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_73fbe27d | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_762d730c | type |
Level Editor | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_762d730c | comment |
Level Editor: It was originally only present in the original, but thanks to the Frozlunky Mod and subsequent level editor that showed up later, it can now be done to the remade Steam version. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_762d730c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_762d730c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_762d730c | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_764e0f86 | type |
Chinese Vampire | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_764e0f86 | comment |
Chinese Vampire: As weak enemies in the Restless Dead areas. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_764e0f86 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_764e0f86 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_764e0f86 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_77aedc5c | type |
Horse of a Different Color | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_77aedc5c | comment |
Horse of a Different Color: New to this game are rideable NPC mounts, such as turkeys or axolotls, that you can tame, each with their own unique abilities. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_77aedc5c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_77aedc5c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_77aedc5c | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_786e5cac | type |
Circling Birdies | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_786e5cac | comment |
Circling Birdies: Stars in the original, birds in HD and 2. They'll tell if someone is stunned instead of killed. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_786e5cac | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_786e5cac | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_786e5cac | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_79974fb8 | type |
Rock Beats Laser | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_79974fb8 | comment |
Rock Beats Laser: Just see what happens if you throw a rock at flying saucer. But don't get blown up when it crashes afterward. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_79974fb8 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_79974fb8 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_79974fb8 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7a0f0863 | type |
Betting Mini-Game | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7a0f0863 | comment |
Betting Minigame: Besides the examples described above, there's a meta-example of it: Spelunky Death Roulette, in which people bet on which will cause the death of people playing live on Twitch.tv. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7a0f0863 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7a0f0863 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7a0f0863 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7ab81664 | type |
Kick Them While They Are Down | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7ab81664 | comment |
Kick Them While They Are Down: This isn't really possible to do with your whip, as it won't deal damage to stunned enemies, but most other weapons don't have that restriction, letting you play this trope straight. Of course, many of your enemies can do the same thing to you, so you really can't feel too bad about it. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7ab81664 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7ab81664 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7ab81664 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7b7965dd | type |
Boss in Mook Clothing | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7b7965dd | comment |
Boss in Mook Clothing: Lavamanders can only spawn in at least 2 tile deep lava pools in Volcana, are still rare spawns even with that condition fulfilled, are invincible when heated by lava, and even out of it are still immune to bombs. All that lava they love to soak in is obviously lethal and they splash you with huge waves of it when they feel bothered by the spelunker. They don't even spawn in Cosmic Ocean, so most players will probably have more kills of the final boss or the secret boss than Lavamander kills. Thankfully, you can simply run past them. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7b7965dd | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7b7965dd | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7bf14666 | type |
And Now for Someone Completely Different | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7bf14666 | comment |
And Now for Someone Completely Different: You don't play the tutorial as the Spelunker (nor any of the initially unlocked adventurers). Instead, you play as Yang, an Asian explorer who traversed the cave long before you. You can eventually unlock him by getting through Hell. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7bf14666 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7bf14666 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7bf14666 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7fc4e9ce | type |
Freeze Ray | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7fc4e9ce | comment |
Freeze Ray: One of the new weapons. It has limited range and a low rate of fire, but it freezes 95% of the enemies and they shatter instantly with even the slightest hit while in this state, even the toughest ones. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7fc4e9ce | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7fc4e9ce | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7fc4e9ce | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7ff52319 | type |
Blinding Camera Flash | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7ff52319 | comment |
Blinding Camera Flash: See below under Lethal Joke Item. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7ff52319 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7ff52319 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_7ff52319 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8029fa50 | type |
True Final Boss | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8029fa50 | comment |
True Final Boss: Hundun, who resides in the Sunken City. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8029fa50 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8029fa50 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8029fa50 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_803c1682 | type |
Ledge Bats | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_803c1682 | comment |
Ledge Bats: Has been known to happen to players who don't clear out bats before advancing. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_803c1682 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_803c1682 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_803c1682 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_825f60fa | type |
Mercy Invincibility | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_825f60fa | comment |
Mercy Invincibility: In addition to the regular and unreliable invincibility after being damaged, moving between the level layers renders the Spelunker temporarily invulnerable in case there's something bad on the other side. Works even to protect against explosions and the Ghost! | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_825f60fa | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_825f60fa | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_825f60fa | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_832c45c4 | type |
Stalked by the Bell | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_832c45c4 | comment |
Stalked by the Bell: The Ghost. You have two and a half minutes in each level (three minutes in the sequel) before it shows up. Possession of the Hedjet will prevent this, but only in the original. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_832c45c4 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_832c45c4 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_832c45c4 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_83308c12 | type |
Spikes of Doom | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_83308c12 | comment |
Spikes of Doom: But you can walk through them as long as you don't land in them. Most enemies can be killed by them, too. Later on, there are totem poles that thrust spikes out their sides whenever you come near. The ground spikes are one of several ways a spelunker can die instantly regardless of his health, and the totem poles deal enough damage to kill you instantly if you haven't gotten at least one health boost. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_83308c12 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_83308c12 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_83308c12 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8344209e | type |
BFG | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8344209e | comment |
BFG: The Plasma Cannon, longer than the playable characters are tall, and capable of firing a fast-moving, highly explosive projectile that knocks you back several tiles upon being used. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8344209e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8344209e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8344209e | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8409a385 | type |
Exactly What It Says on the Tin | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8409a385 | comment |
Just don't try it on Man-Eating Plants. At least not without Spiked Shoes in the original. In the remake, don't try it at all! | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8409a385 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8409a385 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8409a385 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8454f523 | type |
Superboss | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8454f523 | comment |
A rare example of a skippable superboss — if you rescue Van Horsing (an Expy of Van Helsing) in Volcana and go to Vlad's Castle, Van Horsing will meet you there and execute Vlad immediately when you aggro him, giving you easier access to the Crown and his cape. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8454f523 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8454f523 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8454f523 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8504b817 | type |
Where the Hell Is Springfield? | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8504b817 | comment |
Where the Hell Is Springfield?: The ruins. The intro establishes that they're located in the Middle East, but the architecture is distinctly Mesoamerican, and there are altars to an Indian goddess. The third area's Yeti and ice suggest the Himalayas, but then there's the Moai statue and a volcano at the end, and a number of Egyptian enemies. And then in the remake, you can go to Hell, but the boss is the Chinese depiction of the Asian god Yama. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8504b817 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8504b817 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8504b817 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_868e6134 | type |
Songs in the Key of Panic | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_868e6134 | comment |
Songs in the Key of Panic: Hurry music is inverted. The music slows down when running out of time until the ghost appears. In the remake, this is no longer a warning: once the music slows down, it is too late. The ghost appears immediately. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_868e6134 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_868e6134 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_868e6134 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_878338f8 | type |
Sacred Bow and Arrows | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_878338f8 | comment |
And to reach the Cosmic Ocean requires even more steps on top of all of this. You have to acquire Hou Yi's Bow from the Moon challenge in either of the second areas, which at first appears to be just a reskinned crossbow, and take it to a secret chamber in Olmec's boss room, which contains an NPC named Waddler who stores it for you for later, unless you hate yourself and want to bother with Hired Hands. After reaching the Sunken City, you then have to complete the Sun challenge there, which rewards you with an Arrow of Light. After retrieving Hou Yi's Bow from Waddler, you have to defeat the True Final Boss, Hundun, and then shoot the Arrow of Light into his eyenote and only Hou Yi's bow will do; an ordinary crossbow will shatter, stunning the player, upon attempting to fire the Arrow of Light. Needless to say, the chance that the average player would stumble their way through this insane sequence of events to get to either of these places is astronomically low. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_878338f8 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Spelunky (Video Game) / int_878338f8 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_892552b | type |
Kung Fu-Proof Mook | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_892552b | comment |
Kung Fu-Proof Mook: Yetis, shopkeepers, and (in the remake) green knights are immune to the whip. The knights are also immune to Goomba Stomps, as are giant frogs and mammoths (with mummies being promoted here in the remake), although spike shoes can remove this immunity. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_892552b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_892552b | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8c039bf3 | type |
Skippable Boss | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8c039bf3 | comment |
Skippable Boss: As a hard limit, the only one the player truly needs to defeat to end a run succesfully is a choice between either Tiamat or Hundun. A rare example of a skippable superboss — if you rescue Van Horsing (an Expy of Van Helsing) in Volcana and go to Vlad's Castle, Van Horsing will meet you there and execute Vlad immediately when you aggro him, giving you easier access to the Crown and his cape. Quillback and Olmec do not need to die for you to proceed, just use them to dig a passage for the next zone. Vlad, both versions of Anubis, Osiris, and Kingu can all be avoided if you're just going for a regular ending. Tiamat is the only mandatory boss you have to defeat to complete a run normally. To get the Golden Ending, however, you need to kill every optional boss listed above if you encounter them, sans Quillback, Vlad and Anubis 2 to be able to reach the Sunken City and Hundun, although you may spare Queen Tiamat by simply ignoring her and flying up to the top of her boss arena. Unless you're capable of getting to the top without the Qilin, which makes all the steps needed to obtain it unnecessary. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8c039bf3 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8c039bf3 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8ccf8ad8 | type |
Conspicuous Electric Obstacle | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8ccf8ad8 | comment |
Conspicuous Electric Obstacle: In Neo-Babylon, but gambling parlor shopkeepers, Tun and Madam Tusk use the first type for their own purposes too. One type is a forcefield emitter, which is always paired with a node that seems to act as a shield or receiver for it. Comes in variants of intermittent activation/deactivation periods and permanently on. Second type are nodes which have electric sparks orbiting around them. Only activate when Spelunker is nearby, you can see them at the edge of the screen turning off. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8ccf8ad8 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8ccf8ad8 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8ccf8ad8 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8d4fcaa5 | type |
Self-Imposed Challenge | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8d4fcaa5 | comment |
Self-Imposed Challenge: The legendary Eggplant Run. It requires one to take the eggplant (a useless joke item obtainable by sacrificing a mystery box on an altar, it doesn't do anything and it breaks if thrown) all the way to Yama. This is impossible without either another player or the Hired Help NPC. The former has been done successfully and as of 10/11/2013, Bananasaurus Rex has done a solo Eggplant run. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8d4fcaa5 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8d4fcaa5 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8d4fcaa5 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8e574166 | type |
Bouncy Bubbles | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8e574166 | comment |
Bouncy Bubbles: Bubbles form the Axolotl can be jumped on if there's something inside of them. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8e574166 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8e574166 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8e574166 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8e5c28c | type |
Crystal Spires and Togas | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8e5c28c | comment |
Crystal Spires and Togas: The game's sixth area, Neo Babylon, is this crossed with Eternal Engine with elements of Amazing Technicolor Battlefield. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8e5c28c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8e5c28c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_8e5c28c | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_90984c54 | type |
Glamour Failure | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_90984c54 | comment |
Glamour Failure: Downplayed and straight. Downplayed: A succubus calls for help roughly twice as often as a real one. Straight: Getting close enough to a succubus may cause it to drop its disguise. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_90984c54 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_90984c54 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_90984c54 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_920ca805 | type |
Night of the Living Mooks | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_920ca805 | comment |
Night of the Living Mooks: "The dead are restless!" | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_920ca805 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_920ca805 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_920ca805 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_92a1fa1b | type |
Damage-Sponge Boss | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_92a1fa1b | comment |
Damage-Sponge Boss: Kingu. She's protected by an armored shell that's invulnerable to all damage in instances less than 10 and below it, her body has more health than literally every other boss in the game combined. She's effectively an Excalibur check. Defeating her without it is possible, but just the whip won't suffice. Her offensive capabilites are limited to spawning low level enemies you'll probably dispose of with the Excalibur while wailing on her anyway. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_92a1fa1b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_92a1fa1b | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_934eb07f | type |
Resurrective Immortality | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_934eb07f | comment |
Resurrective Immortality: The Spelunker. It's explained in the remake that the Curse of Olmec prevents anyone who enters the cave from escaping until they defeat him, and if they perish, they are immediately revived in the entrance chamber. Which explains why characters are able to write in the journal in such an impossible state to do so (brains fried/shattered/etc.) | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_934eb07f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_934eb07f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_934eb07f | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_940a5958 | type |
Artificial Stupidity | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_940a5958 | comment |
Artificial Stupidity: Hired Hands are also extremely aggressive, and will recklessly attack anything around them. They're a liability around anything destructible and have difficulty fighting more than one enemy at a time. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_940a5958 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_940a5958 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_940a5958 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9484fe56 | type |
Discount Card | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9484fe56 | comment |
Discount Card: Wearing the Crown causes shopkeepers to recognize you as royalty and give you a discountnote the Crown's counterpart, the Hedjet lacks this benefit, but instead regains its vision-enhancing properties from Spelunky Classic. Shopkeepers also reward you with a 10% discount on future purchases if you buy out all the items in one of their shops. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9484fe56 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9484fe56 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9484fe56 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_94e4b975 | type |
Vomit Indiscretion Shot | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_94e4b975 | comment |
Vomit Indiscretion Shot: You of course get a full view of all the mummy puke. On the upside, if you have the right artifact, you can collect said puke to gain extra HP. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_94e4b975 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_94e4b975 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_95bca4c9 | type |
Tuckerization | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_95bca4c9 | comment |
Tuckerization: The fresco on the wall behind the Udjat Eye has a Bear (Baertaffy), Lion (Northernlion), Man (ManVsGame), Fox (MichaelAlFox), and Red Panda (RedPandaGaming); each representing a different Let's Play Youtuber who helped make Spelunky popular. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_95bca4c9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_95bca4c9 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_963086ce | type |
Damn You, Muscle Memory! | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_963086ce | comment |
Damn You, Muscle Memory!: Various changes to how the game game works result in this. You automatically grab ledges now (instead of physically having to hold left or right as you fall), so you can get hung up on ledges more easily, especially with the climbing gloves. The Mantrap enemy: originally you could actually jump on it to kill it if you had a set of spike shoes, but in the remake, attempting to jump on it — even with spike shoes equipped — will result in you getting eaten. Using the whip on a hanging turret knocks it down. Using the Crysknife on a hanging turret causes it to explode. Remember this. Arrows from arrow traps move much faster in this version compared to the classic version. Deliberately triggering the trap and jumping over the arrow is no longer as easy. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_963086ce | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_963086ce | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_96ecc67e | type |
Shotguns Are Just Better | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_96ecc67e | comment |
Shotguns Are Just Better: One of the most powerful weapons in the game. Unfortunately, every shopkeeper is toting one. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_96ecc67e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_96ecc67e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_96ecc67e | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_98b1dc8f | type |
Luck-Based Mission | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_98b1dc8f | comment |
Luck-Based Mission: Most prominent in the Eggplant Quest: you need both a Kali Altar and a Present Box to start out. Presents cannot be moved through level exits or even through the backlayer entrances - Black Market presents will just tantalize you. If going to Volcana, the Moon Challenge might be located right next to a lava pit that can spawn Magmars. Tun cannot defend herself against them, futilely shooting arrows at Living Lava. She has enough health to survive at least one such "visit", but if you get to her too late you might find her dead. The turkeys Yang looks for might spawn next to a punching trap. It'll be dead by the time you get to it and your only chance is hoping for non-guaranteed extra turkey spawns in this or previous levels. Alternatively the turkeys might just be sealed away somewhere you need to use bombs to get to. Level generation in Cosmic Ocean does not completely guarantee that its objectives will always be accessible. Over the course of the run, there will likely be a few occurences where spending bombs to progress is simply unavoidable. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_98b1dc8f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_98b1dc8f | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9918518b | type |
Press X to Die | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9918518b | comment |
Press X to Die: ESC+F1 is the suicide command. It's actually useful for spelunkers attempting to find the City of Gold; once you acquire the Ankh, you have to kill yourself next to a giant Easter Island head in Area 3, and if you want to spare yourself the frustration, ESC+F1 is the easiest way to do it. You can't do that in the remake, though, as the command kills you regardless of whenever you have the Ankh or not. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9918518b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9918518b | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_991c8078 | type |
Head Swap | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_991c8078 | comment |
Head Swap: Almost all of the game's Spelunkers share a body design with another playable character — the only one who doesn't is the Robot, for obvious reasons. Most of the Spelunkers wear the same outfit of gray-white shoes, pants of their color held with a black belt, and a colored jacket with a white undershirt — easy to see when you look at them side by side. Each one has a distinct head, though, from Colin's blonde beard-mustache to Van Horsing's top hat. The Play Station 3's XMB background for this game allows you to get a good comparison between the default four characters' outfits outside of sprites. The "Round Boy" and "Round Girl" — later named Little Jay and Valerie Crump respectively in 2 — share the same fat body shape, but Jay is black and wears mint green clothes and a baseball cap, while Valerie is Caucasian, wears purple, and has long brunette hair and a hairband. The Jungle Warrior, Cyclops, Viking, Golden Monk, and Meat Boy all share the same bare-chested muscle and speedo. The Jungle Warrior has a tiger pelt on his head; the Cyclops has orange hair, one eye, and horns; the Viking has a helmet plus blonde hair and a mustache; the Golden Monk is completely bald; and Meat Boy has a bandage and black eye. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_991c8078 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_991c8078 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9aa17eb0 | type |
Story Branching | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9aa17eb0 | comment |
Story Branching: As opposed to the set level styles of the first game, players can now choose between different areas at certain points in the game depending on which exit they go through. For example, after completing the first area, the Dwelling, depending on which pathway you go through after escaping or fighting the level's boss, you can end up in the traditional second level, the Jungle, or the brand-new Volcana area. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9aa17eb0 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9aa17eb0 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9aa17eb0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9ad9c666 | type |
Eating the Enemy | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9ad9c666 | comment |
Eating the Enemy: The Mantraps will do this to you. As well as pretty much every other enemy, including frogs, monkeys, cavemen, and angry shopkeepers. (Although the shopkeepers just rip themselves free, destroying the mantrap in the process.) | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9ad9c666 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9ad9c666 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9ad9c666 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9b9397bb | type |
Difficult, but Awesome | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9b9397bb | comment |
Difficult, but Awesome: The Plasma Cannon. It has horrible recoil (pushes you two blocks away), it's really, really hard to get, and it's very easy to kill yourself with it, as its shots do lethal Splash Damage upon impact. But if you learn to utilize it responsibly, you're suddenly unstoppable. Especially if you have a jetpack. It is also the only item in the game which provides you with unlimited environment destruction potential. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9b9397bb | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9b9397bb | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9b9397bb | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9be7c205 | type |
Giant Spider | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9be7c205 | comment |
Giant Spider: Along with regular-sized ones, and spiders that dangle from their webs in the remake. If you look closely at the sprite, though, it's the same size as the Spelunker… | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9be7c205 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9be7c205 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9be7c205 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9c1f758a | type |
Kill It with Fire | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9c1f758a | comment |
Kill It with Fire: Fire damage instantly kills Mantraps and Vampires. Powerpack upgrades the whip with fire, which goes around the whip immunity of stunned or naturally whip resistant enemies such as Yetis thanks to that additional fire component. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9c1f758a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9c1f758a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9c1f758a | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9c23f3a0 | type |
Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and Yeti | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9c23f3a0 | comment |
Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and Yeti: Yetis appear in the ice levels, and are capable of chain-throwing your spelunker to death. Sometimes a larger boss Yeti appears who drops extra goodies when killed. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9c23f3a0 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9c23f3a0 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9c23f3a0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9c63834f | type |
BoringYetPractical | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9c63834f | comment |
Boring Yet Practical: Rocks do two (one in the remake) damage per hit, are reusable, are good for triggering traps safely, cannot be destroyed except by being crushed or falling in lava, and can be thrown a pretty good distance. With a little practice, you can destroy most enemies long before they become a threat and finish off those you've already knocked down without having to wait for them to wake up from the stun and lose their Mercy Invincibility against your whip. The only downside is that you need to be careful not to hit yourself on the rebound. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9c63834f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9c63834f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9c63834f | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9d12bbc1 | type |
Foreshadowing | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9d12bbc1 | comment |
Foreshadowing: Occasionally in the mine and jungle levels, a small alien will be released when you smash open a pot. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9d12bbc1 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9d12bbc1 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9d12bbc1 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9d17b859 | type |
Made of Iron | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9d17b859 | comment |
Made of Iron: You might as well use that damsel you're carrying to set off any arrow traps in your way. She'll be fine. For the record, the damsel can die in the same way that you can, but she's immune to fall damage and takes less damage from certain traps. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9d17b859 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9d17b859 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9d17b859 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9ecbba6c | type |
Metroidvania | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9ecbba6c | comment |
Metroidvania: As of version 0.99.8, making one of these in the level editor is possible. Several have been completed. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9ecbba6c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9ecbba6c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9ecbba6c | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9f63d4f1 | type |
Our Vampires Are Different | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9f63d4f1 | comment |
Our Vampires Are Different: Vampires are particularly challenging foes. They attack on sight, and between their impressive jump height (the highest of any human enemy) and ability to fly by transforming into bats, they can easily get in your face and hurt you badly before you manage to kill them. They sport above average HP, which they can restore by drinking blood, including yours. To make matters worse, they recover quickly from stuns, making them dangerous to fight with the whip alone. Fortunately, one bomb blast or two bullets will kill them instantly, and they drop the valuable Cape. The Kapala allows the player to rack up HP by absorbing enemies' blood. (Or (blech!) mummy puke). | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9f63d4f1 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9f63d4f1 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9f63d4f1 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9f7b20af | type |
Late Character Syndrome | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9f7b20af | comment |
Late Character Syndrome: There is a hidden mount in this game, a dragon-like creature named Qilin, which has infinite flight and shoots damaging fireballs. Unfortunately, it can only be acquired and tamed after a long and grueling fetch quest that requires visiting another bonus level earlier on, and even then, it only appears in level 6-3, which is right before the Final Boss. Its only practical purpose is to be used to access the Very Definitely Final Dungeon, the Sunken City, which, of course, you cannot take it into. Great. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9f7b20af | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9f7b20af | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_9f7b20af | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a09f1b72 | type |
Playable Menu | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a09f1b72 | comment |
Playable Menu: In the original, you take control of the main character as soon as the opening cutscene ends. In the remake, you control the character on the level select screen. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a09f1b72 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a09f1b72 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a09f1b72 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a15544ce | type |
Living Lava | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a15544ce | comment |
If going to Volcana, the Moon Challenge might be located right next to a lava pit that can spawn Magmars. Tun cannot defend herself against them, futilely shooting arrows at Living Lava. She has enough health to survive at least one such "visit", but if you get to her too late you might find her dead. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a15544ce | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a15544ce | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a15544ce | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a21b9511 | type |
Route Boss | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a21b9511 | comment |
Route Boss: If you pick the Volcana route after the Dwelling instead of Jungle, you'll have the choice of fighting Vlad (who is also an Optional Boss). If you pick the Tide Pool route after Olmec, you'll have the option of fighting Kingu, while if you pick the Temple of Anubis, you'll have the option of fighting Anubis in two of his incarnations and Osiris, either of which is required if you choose to go to the Sunken City to fight Hundun. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a21b9511 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a21b9511 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a21b9511 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a2359d9 | type |
Death Is the Only Option | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a2359d9 | comment |
Death Is the Only Option: The only way to enter the secret world Duat is by sacrificing yourself on the Kali altar in the City of Gold with the Ankh and royal headgear equipped. Averted by mistake for its counterpart secret world, Abzu, that in theory requires you to let yourself get killed and revived with the Ankh as well, but this can by circumvented by knowledge and very careful gameplay. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a2359d9 | featureApplicability |
-1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a2359d9 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a2359d9 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a2686728 | type |
Rolling Attack | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a2686728 | comment |
Rolling Attack: The main method of attack for the Horned Lizards and the Dwelling area's boss, Quillback. The latter's squishes you instantly if it connects. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a2686728 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a2686728 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a2686728 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a414c3f0 | type |
One-Hit Kill | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a414c3f0 | comment |
Bomb bags now explode when hit with any explosives, fire, or shotgun shots, making robbing shops with them on sale quite a bit more of a risk. The same thing applies to the jetpack (along with the other "pack" wearables introduced), including when you're wearing one, meaning a hit that could deal as little as one damage could now result in a One-Hit Kill if you have one on. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a414c3f0 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a414c3f0 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a414c3f0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a41e84f7 | type |
Hornet Hole | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a41e84f7 | comment |
Hornet Hole: Downplayed: Sometimes a Jungle level will have a beehive area, containing some honey patches that cause items to stick, a number of giant bees, and a queen bee. The queen drops royal jelly when killed, which is the second-most potent source of healing in the game. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a41e84f7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a41e84f7 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a41e84f7 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a456a8a9 | type |
Randomly Generated Levels | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a456a8a9 | comment |
Randomly Generated Levels: Well, procedurally-generated, to be more precise, but it's certainly randomized enough to keep fresh. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a456a8a9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a456a8a9 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a456a8a9 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a51467fe | type |
Chest Monster | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a51467fe | comment |
Chest Monster: Hermit Crabs in the Tide Pool area can hide under crates and treasure chests, firing toxic bubbles when players move close by. They also double as a Ambushing Enemy, being able to hide underneath solid blocks that look like the scenery around them. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a51467fe | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a51467fe | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a51467fe | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a5e02e9e | type |
Infinity +1 Sword | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a5e02e9e | comment |
Infinity +1 Sword: The Excalibur, found in 4-2 of Tide Pool, is ridiculously powerful. It's a little slow and takes time to get used to, but once you have it, you can smash through almost every enemy effortlessly. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a5e02e9e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a5e02e9e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a5e02e9e | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a5e998f0 | type |
Hitbox Dissonance | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a5e998f0 | comment |
Hitbox Dissonance: The Giant Piranha's hitbox is exclusively its mouth, attacking and defending. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a5e998f0 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a5e998f0 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a5e998f0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a65288e2 | type |
Ascended Extra | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a65288e2 | comment |
Ascended Extra: The yellow hard hat playable character from the HD remake is given a full name this time, Tina Flan, and is revealed to be married to the Spelunky Guy. The 'pug' damsel skin is also made into a fully-fledged character this time around named Monty, who was adopted by the Spelunky Guy after the events of the first game. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a65288e2 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a65288e2 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a65288e2 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a71e382c | type |
Crystal Skull | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a71e382c | comment |
Crystal Skull: Can be found sometimes in the Restless Dead levels. Stealing it causes the Ghost to immediately appear. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a71e382c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a71e382c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a71e382c | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a7372109 | type |
Rewarding Vandalism | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a7372109 | comment |
Rewarding Vandalism: Smashing pots can reward the player with money. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a7372109 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a7372109 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a7372109 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a8826e1e | type |
Giant Mook | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a8826e1e | comment |
Giant Mook: Several variations that serve as mini-bosses. Most of them have item death drops. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a8826e1e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a8826e1e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a8826e1e | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a8a9d045 | type |
Super-Scream | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a8a9d045 | comment |
Super-Scream: Getting close to Tiamat or sticking Paste Bombs to her prompts her to yell angrily, which in addition to removing those bombs also deals a point of damage and stuns for a prolonged period of time if the spelunker is caught in its extensive area of effect. Hope you don't fall at the foot of her throne where enemies accumulate. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a8a9d045 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a8a9d045 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a8a9d045 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a9c1bc0c | type |
Bee Afraid | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a9c1bc0c | comment |
Bee Afraid: The Killer Bee and Queen Bee, complete with their own mini-area in the Jungle. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a9c1bc0c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a9c1bc0c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_a9c1bc0c | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_aaaca277 | type |
Luck Manipulation Mechanic | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_aaaca277 | comment |
Luck Manipulation Mechanic: If you whip a die after throwing it, it's guaranteed to land on either 1 or 6, which gives you a solid 75% chance to win the game: 50% to win a prize and 25% to win cash. The best way to do this is to throw it at the force field in the gambling parlor, then whip it as it bounces back. The developers confirmed when watching a Twitch streamer perform it that this is a hidden, but entirely-intended mechanic. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_aaaca277 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_aaaca277 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_aaaca277 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_ab62343b | type |
Bee-Bee Gun | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_ab62343b | comment |
Bee-Bee Gun: The Mummy spits out a swarm of flies at you, each of which damages you as much as an arrow. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_ab62343b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_ab62343b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_ab62343b | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_abc60c5d | type |
Harmful to Minors | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_abc60c5d | comment |
Harmful to Minors: The main Spelunker this time is the daughter of the main Spelunker from the first Spelunky, and it's implied she's teenage age at most. This doesn't stop the game from inflicting the same horrible and brutal punishment on her, including sometimes reducing her to Ludicrous Gibs. On the other hand, the human damsels have been replaced entirely with pet damsels, probably to avoid the implications of an underage girl getting kisses from adult strangers. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_abc60c5d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_abc60c5d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_abc60c5d | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_ad1db87c | type |
Oh, Crap! | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_ad1db87c | comment |
Blew up an Altar? Six Spiders thrown in your face. Blew up an Altar the second time? Ball and chain attached to your foot, which restricts your movement unless you carry the ball or find a way to destroy it using lava, the pit, or crushing it (if not, you'll be chained to this for the rest of the playthrough). Blew up an Altar the third time? Level suddenly turns dark and the Ghost spawns in… and shows up immediately in every level for the rest of the playthrough. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_ad1db87c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_ad1db87c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_ad1db87c | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_af60024c | type |
Dowsing Device | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_af60024c | comment |
Dowsing Device: The glasses, Eye of Udjat, and Hedjet all have the ability to make you see gems and items that are buried in the walls. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_af60024c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_af60024c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_af60024c | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_afd68598 | type |
Inventory Management Puzzle | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_afd68598 | comment |
Inventory Management Puzzle: Averted with the mod Yet Another Spelunky Mod, where you can put mostly everything in your inventory except "big" items like the Damsel, corpses, or the Idol. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_afd68598 | featureApplicability |
-1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_afd68598 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_afd68598 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b06ff73b | type |
Variable Mix | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b06ff73b | comment |
Variable Mix: Gone is the three themes for each area and instead there's a single variable theme, most notably in the Dwelling where there's an initial swell at the beginning of the run. Music will calm down if you've stopped moving then kick back into action once you're going again. It'll fade out appropriately into the beating of drums when you reach Quillback. Background areas will heavily muffle the foreground theme unless that area contains a unique track of its own, and even those are variable (e.g. Vlad's Castle will have an initial organ drone as you climb up before the theme starts and a similar drone as a conclusion after you leave). There's special mixes of level themes when you drop to 1 HP. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b06ff73b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b06ff73b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b06ff73b | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b0a91b69 | type |
Convection, Schmonvection | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b0a91b69 | comment |
Convection, Schmonvection: You can stand right next to or over lava and not be burnt up. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b0a91b69 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b0a91b69 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b0a91b69 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b3393a2e | type |
Trip to the Moon Plot | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b3393a2e | comment |
Trip to the Moon Plot: The story takes place in a mystical cave on the moon, although the Fantasy Kitchen Sink layout of the previous game's setting is still very much intact. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b3393a2e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b3393a2e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b3393a2e | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b4ceb95f | type |
Stellification | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b4ceb95f | comment |
Stellification: Getting to level 99 of the Cosmic Ocean causes one to literally become one with the Universe and become a constellation, which can then be seen in the sky above the Hub Level and in certain loading screens. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b4ceb95f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b4ceb95f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b4ceb95f | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b4d6aa7d | type |
Dungeon Bypass | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b4d6aa7d | comment |
Dungeon Bypass: Courtesy of the Tunnel Man/Mama Tunnel, shortcuts can be unlocked that skip to later stages in the game. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b4d6aa7d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b4d6aa7d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b4d6aa7d | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b59f6070 | type |
Confusion Fu | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b59f6070 | comment |
Confusion Fu: Bees fly towards the Spelunker erratically, frequently changing the direction of their movement and slowing down/speeding up. This makes it very easy to miss a Goomba Stomp or a whip. Angry shopkeepers jump seemingly at random, with different jump heights too. Uneven terrain means you'll never know if he will jump over the block or hit it and turn around. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b59f6070 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b59f6070 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b59f6070 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b75b35ac | type |
Forgiveness | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b75b35ac | comment |
Forgiveness: Shopkeepers can do so. Each action has a certain amount of "anger points". Moving an item out of the shop (or damaging the shop) has a low amount, actually stealing the item into your inventory has a higher anger point value, and naturally killing a shopkeeper has the most. (And if something else does these things, the anger level is lower than if you personally did it.) Each stage you go through without stealing, hurting, or killing a shopkeeper (granted, given they guard the exits, that can be hard) takes one point off that anger. Get back to zero and they forgive you. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b75b35ac | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b75b35ac | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b75b35ac | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b7d85d68 | type |
Healing Potion | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b7d85d68 | comment |
Healing Potion: The Elixir, which can by obtained by completing the Star Challenge in the Temple of Anubis, gives you up to 8 health, cures poison and curse, and amplifies all further healing as well. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b7d85d68 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b7d85d68 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b7d85d68 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b89ed08a | type |
Obvious Rule Patch | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b89ed08a | comment |
The Tide Pool's Clone Gun, which can clone up to three objects before breaking, was unanimously seen as better than the Temple's nigh-useless Elixir, whose benefits (health and status effect removal) would be useless and/or lost almost immediately if attempting a Sunken City run, so a later patch gave the Elixir several buffs to make it a more viable alternative. The main change was to make it also grant a beneficial status effect, denoted by your character turning purple; in this state, you receive double health from all healing, and the next poison or curse status will be negated at the cost of losing the health amplification buff. Additionally, the buff will not be removed upon dying with the Ankh, otherwise there wouldn't be much use of it since you need to get yourself sacrificed in the City of Gold to reach Duat. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b89ed08a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b89ed08a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b89ed08a | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b8e3f20a | type |
Demoted to Extra | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b8e3f20a | comment |
Demoted to Extra: Well, in a sense. Previously, the Damsel and the Tunnel Man were secret playable characters, but were removed from the available roster in the remake. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b8e3f20a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b8e3f20a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b8e3f20a | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b8f8b892 | type |
Promoted to Playable | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b8f8b892 | comment |
Promoted to Playable: The Time Skip has been quite kind to several NPCs from the previous titles, with familiar faces like the Tunnel Man and even the female Damsel becoming playable spelunkers. Although the opposite has also occurred for some, such as Van Horsing becoming a quest-essential NPC after being playable in HD. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b8f8b892 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b8f8b892 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b8f8b892 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b8f8de7d | type |
Treasure Is Bigger in Fiction | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b8f8de7d | comment |
Treasure Is Bigger in Fiction: Those gold bars look to be bigger than the Spelunker, the gems can be half the size of Spelunker's head, and the Crystal Skull is bigger than his own head! | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b8f8de7d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b8f8de7d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b8f8de7d | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b915b765 | type |
Boss-Altering Consequence | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b915b765 | comment |
Boss-Altering Consequence: Eggplants are seemingly useless items that will break if you don't set them down gently — that is, unless you manage to bring one all the way to the final boss, King Yama. If you throw one at his face, it will transform him into a helpless eggplant monster that can't attack and will die in one hit. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b915b765 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b915b765 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b915b765 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b93b00ef | type |
Goomba Springboard | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b93b00ef | comment |
Spelunkers can bounce off enemies to get a little extra height or negate fall damage. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b93b00ef | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b93b00ef | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b93b00ef | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b9dcebd | type |
Floating in a Bubble | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b9dcebd | comment |
Floating in a Bubble: Axolotls fire bubbles from their mouths, trapping players and enemies inside and slowly floating upwards with them trapped inside. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b9dcebd | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b9dcebd | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_b9dcebd | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_baaf641a | type |
King Mook | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_baaf641a | comment |
King Mook: Most of the game's minibosses are scaled-up, more durable versions of regular enemies who've got an extra trick or two up their sleeves. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_baaf641a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_baaf641a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_baaf641a | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bb456ada | type |
Xenafication | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bb456ada | comment |
While there aren't any Damsels to rescue, it's heavily implied that one of the unlockable characters, Demi von Diamonds, is actually the Damsel from the previous games, judging by her menu sprite matching almost one-to-one with the Spelunky Classic design. As she's a playable character this time around, though, she herself averts this trope, haven taken a few levels in badass. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bb456ada | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bb456ada | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bb456ada | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bb9a93b | type |
Happy Harlequin Hat | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bb9a93b | comment |
The True Crown, obtainable by purposefully destroying multiple altars. Getting it requires being cursed and it will keep teleporting you whether you want it or not. Fittingly, it is a Happy Harlequin Hat. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bb9a93b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bb9a93b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bb9a93b | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bbd8d3f4 | type |
Adventurer Archaeologist | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bbd8d3f4 | comment |
Adventurer Archaeologist: You. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bbd8d3f4 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bbd8d3f4 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bbd8d3f4 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bc74ef27 | type |
Berserk Button | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bc74ef27 | comment |
Berserk Button: Dead or cooked turkeys for Yang, "serving Chaos" by wearing the True Crown for Tun, taking more than your fair share of the stolen loot for Sparrow. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bc74ef27 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bc74ef27 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bc74ef27 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bcf69f60 | type |
Short-Range Shotgun | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bcf69f60 | comment |
Short-Range Shotgun: Not a big deal with anything that isn't notably tough — the blast spreads out dramatically and deals a ridiculous amount of damage even at long ranges. Still, don't expect to kill a shopkeeper in one blast unless he's right next to you. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bcf69f60 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bcf69f60 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bcf69f60 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bd2812b5 | type |
Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bd2812b5 | comment |
Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence: If you can reach level 99 of the Cosmic Ocean, you end up literally becoming one with the Universe and transforming into a constellation. This can then be seen in the sky above the Hub Level, as well as certain loading screens. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bd2812b5 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bd2812b5 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bd2812b5 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bd86fd2c | type |
Leaning Tower of Mooks | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bd86fd2c | comment |
Leaning Tower of Mooks: Olmites often move around their ancient city of the future in this way. While alone they are not particularly dangerous, in a tower-like form, the olmites can be an obstacle for a player without experience and/or equipment, especially if the former have golden armor that will protect them against long-range attacks. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bd86fd2c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bd86fd2c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bd86fd2c | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bdb11380 | type |
Spring Jump | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bdb11380 | comment |
Spring Jump: Spring Shoes. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bdb11380 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bdb11380 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bdb11380 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_be3e7584 | type |
Brutal Bonus Level | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_be3e7584 | comment |
Getting to the Brutal Bonus Levels, the Sunken City and the Cosmic Ocean, makes the arduous task of going to Hell in the prior game seem like a walk in the park. To wit: You need to acquire either of the royal headgear items from either the Jungle or Volcana, which themselves are only found in secret areas that can only easily be accessed by utilizing the Udjat Eye obtained in the secret chest room of the Dwelling. You also need to acquire the Ankh, obtained in this game by defeating Olmec, and, once again, perish in a specific area in either the Tide Pool or the Temple to access another hidden areaSpoilerspecifically, draining the Schmuck Bait lava trap in 4-3 of the Tide Pool to access Abzu, or sacrificing yourself on the altar in the City of Gold to access Duat. You then have to kill the superboss that resides in either of these areas and obtain another item from them, the Tablet of Destiny. Later on, in Neo Babylon, there is a hidden room containing dozens upon dozens of Ushabti — doll-like funeral statues with differences in features, material they're made of and the symbols on them. You have to read the journal entry for the Tablet of Destiny, which randomly picks from these attributes every time you pick it up and describes the specific statue you need to carry with you to the next level. Choosing the correct statue and bringing it to the next level releases Qilin, a mount with infinite flight capability, from the statue. You then have to ride Qilin to Queen Tiamat's throne room and fly up past the ceiling of the boss room through several difficult-to-avoid timed laser gates, at the end of which is the entrance to the Sunken City. And to reach the Cosmic Ocean requires even more steps on top of all of this. You have to acquire Hou Yi's Bow from the Moon challenge in either of the second areas, which at first appears to be just a reskinned crossbow, and take it to a secret chamber in Olmec's boss room, which contains an NPC named Waddler who stores it for you for later, unless you hate yourself and want to bother with Hired Hands. After reaching the Sunken City, you then have to complete the Sun challenge there, which rewards you with an Arrow of Light. After retrieving Hou Yi's Bow from Waddler, you have to defeat the True Final Boss, Hundun, and then shoot the Arrow of Light into his eyenote and only Hou Yi's bow will do; an ordinary crossbow will shatter, stunning the player, upon attempting to fire the Arrow of Light. Needless to say, the chance that the average player would stumble their way through this insane sequence of events to get to either of these places is astronomically low. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_be3e7584 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_be3e7584 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_be3e7584 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bf698238 | type |
When All You Have Is a Hammer… | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bf698238 | comment |
When All You Have Is a Hammer…: Approaching every problem with bombs is effective as long as you have enough of them. Want the treasure in the walls? Bomb them. Want to cut right to the exit? Bomb your way down. Arrow trap in the way and you don't have a rock? Chuck an inactive bomb down and pick it up again. Or just blow it up. Inconvenient pit of water or lava? Drain it by bombing the bottom. Want that statue, but don't want to set off the traps associated? Bomb it off the platform (in the original at least). Wanna rob the shop? See Ballistic Discount up there (hint: it involves bombs). Fighting boss monsters? One hit kill. Final boss? Bombs make it end more quickly. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bf698238 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bf698238 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bf698238 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bfc5fed3 | type |
All-Natural Gem Polish | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bfc5fed3 | comment |
All-Natural Gem Polish: Even gemstones freed from the walls are shiny and cut. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bfc5fed3 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bfc5fed3 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bfc5fed3 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bfc872db | type |
Rise to the Challenge | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bfc872db | comment |
Rise to the Challenge: The secret bonus level Hundun's Hideaway has a rising floor consisting of spikes. It doesn't help that you're chased by its boss either. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bfc872db | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bfc872db | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_bfc872db | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c03860d2 | type |
Womb Level | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c03860d2 | comment |
Womb Level: The Worm level. Hazards include baby worms, bacteriums, and acid (which behaves like water, but emits acid bubbles and will damage creatures that linger in it). | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c03860d2 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c03860d2 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c03860d2 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c04f297d | type |
Path of Most Resistance | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c04f297d | comment |
Path of Most Resistance: Averted in level 4. Tide Pool is both considerably easier than Temple of Anubis and gives way better rewards, like Madame Tusk's shop, the Clone Gun over the Elixir, or the option to keep the Ankh. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c04f297d | featureApplicability |
-1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c04f297d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c04f297d | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c121be7b | type |
Cycle of Hurting | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c121be7b | comment |
Cycle of Hurting: As always, this is in effect, and this game can enforce it in some pretty nasty ways. In the first stage alone, a Horned Lizard rolling into you stuns you for long enough that, unless you and it were knocked onto separate platforms, it'll charge you again before you get up. If you're unlucky with the positioning, this will kill you before you can even react. Untamed Rock Dogs will spit fire at you if they see you. It does a lot of damage and knocks you down. There's nothing stopping them from spitting more while you're stunned. Axolotls can do this too, by trapping you in a bubble and dealing minor damage and stunning upon it popping. Nothing stops them from bubbling you again while you're stunned — if you're unlucky, repeat until dead. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c121be7b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c121be7b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c121be7b | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c1c008cf | type |
Bubble Gun | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c1c008cf | comment |
Bubble Gun: Axolotls can spit bubbles that do no damage but trap anyone they hit, making them unable to do anything until the bubble breaks from hitting a wall. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c1c008cf | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c1c008cf | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c1c008cf | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c2dbd1f8 | type |
Interchangeable Antimatter Keys | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c2dbd1f8 | comment |
Interchangeable Antimatter Keys: Played with: all keys explode into scrap when used, but not every lock is the same. The Scarab Key only fits the corresponding Scarab Chest and the door Mama Tunnel encounters when digging the shortcut to Ice Caves, normal keys fit in all other doors. The Skeleton Key persists for any number of uses and goes into the inventory like shoe upgrades. Finally, there is the secret door to the City of Gold, where even the Skeleton Key doesn't work and is only opened by Anubis's Scepter, unfortunately while being consumed. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c2dbd1f8 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c2dbd1f8 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c2dbd1f8 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c3191ad7 | type |
Smooch of Victory | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c3191ad7 | comment |
Smooch of Victory: Your prize for rescuing a damsel, and it grants you an extra health unit. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c3191ad7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c3191ad7 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c3191ad7 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c36f6d6c | type |
Mummy | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c36f6d6c | comment |
Mummy: Miniboss in the fourth area who shoots flies from its mouth with a shotgun-like spread. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c36f6d6c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c36f6d6c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c36f6d6c | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c3884cdc | type |
1-Up | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c3884cdc | comment |
1-Up: The Ankh is the closest thing you're going to get to this. It gives you one extra chance in the current level should you die while possessing it. You need to keep the Ankh up to a certain point, and no further, however, to get the Hedjet, and thus to access the City of Gold — and, through that, Hell — meaning, for all intents and purposes, it's more a key than a 1-Up. It retains this functionality in the sequel, being the only way to access Duat (by sacrificing yourself on a specific altar in the Temple of Anubis) and the intended way to reach Abzu (by using it to avoid having your run ended by a nigh-impossible-to-evade-once-triggered lava trap concealing the entrance in the Tide Pool). | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c3884cdc | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c3884cdc | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c3884cdc | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c3f6e68 | type |
Dem Bones | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c3f6e68 | comment |
Dem Bones: There are heaps of bones all over the ruins. Some of them can still get up and cause trouble for you. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c3f6e68 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c3f6e68 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c3f6e68 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c3fc7139 | type |
Wutai | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c3fc7139 | comment |
Wutai: The new level Tide Pool is filled with obviously East Asian references, from the music to the pagode doorways, climbable dragon poles and the enemies with Chinese-inspired names like Jiangshi or Pangxie. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c3fc7139 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c3fc7139 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c3fc7139 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c58b8d92 | type |
Instakill Mook | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c58b8d92 | comment |
Instakill Mook: Coming into contact with a Mantrap or the Ghost kills you instantly. While Mantraps can themselves be killed or knocked out, the Ghost cannot, and constantly chases you down until you leave the current floor. If it shows up, your best bet is to bolt. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c58b8d92 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c58b8d92 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c58b8d92 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c75c63a3 | type |
Blackout Basement | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c75c63a3 | comment |
The game never inflicts a Blackout Basement level on you in the Ice Caves, which are hard enough to traverse successfully when you can see what you're doing. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c75c63a3 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c75c63a3 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c75c63a3 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c75df49a | type |
Shout-Out | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c75df49a | comment |
Shout-Out: If you're unlucky enough to witness the Ghost split into 4 after waiting another minute and a half after it appears, you may notice each of them has its own AI in terms of following you, just like the ghosts in Pac-Man: The angry one continues to follow you directly (Blinky), the sad one mirrors the angry one's position with you in the middle (Inky), the surprised one circles around and attempts to intercept you (Pinky), leaving the happy one to wander off doing whatever (Clyde). | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c75df49a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c75df49a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c75df49a | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c8490cbe | type |
Voodoo Doll | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c8490cbe | comment |
Voodoo Doll: If a Witch Doctor spots you, they pull out one of these, start chanting, and jab into it, which causes you to take damage. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c8490cbe | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c8490cbe | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c8490cbe | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c9861848 | type |
Video Game Caring Potential | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c9861848 | comment |
Video Game Caring Potential: Yang asks if you can retrieve his turkeys. If you do, he'll let you take treasure from his family vault. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c9861848 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c9861848 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c9861848 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c9e5a0db | type |
Legacy Character | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c9e5a0db | comment |
Legacy Character: The NPC named Yang in this game is actually one of the original Yang's descendants. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c9e5a0db | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c9e5a0db | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_c9e5a0db | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_caf89e54 | type |
Taking You with Me | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_caf89e54 | comment |
Taking You with Me: Fire frogs and flying saucers will explode. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_caf89e54 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_caf89e54 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_caf89e54 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_cb3adcb7 | type |
Kill It with Ice | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_cb3adcb7 | comment |
Kill It with Ice: The Freeze Ray is amazingly effective and any enemy frozen can then be instantly shattered regardless of HP; including bosses like Quillback and Vlad. Like the first game, this is the only way to kill Magmar. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_cb3adcb7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_cb3adcb7 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_cb3adcb7 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_cb5cf4a5 | type |
Poison Mushroom | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_cb5cf4a5 | comment |
Poison Mushroom: Sometimes, a treasure chest contains a bomb of various sizes. While *you* can avoid them pretty easily, their explosions will anger any NPC close by and therefore can ruin your run. The True Crown, obtainable by purposefully destroying multiple altars. Getting it requires being cursed and it will keep teleporting you whether you want it or not. Fittingly, it is a Happy Harlequin Hat. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_cb5cf4a5 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_cb5cf4a5 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_cb5cf4a5 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_cc86a5a1 | type |
Ballistic Discount | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_cc86a5a1 | comment |
Ballistic Discount: Gun stores keep all weapons fully usable and in the open. For convenience's sake. Usually, the shopkeeper wields a shotgun and will blast you into oblivion at the slightest provocation — but he isn't immune to the guns. Destroying the store may also get you a discount if your timing is right. Also, if you move fast enough as the spelunker, you can disarm the shopkeeper and shoot him. If you pick up an item, place it down, then whip him, or throw the item at him and jump quickly, he will turn hostile, but you can just knock the gun out of his hands when you land on him, pick it up and blast him point-blank, then keep shooting him to make sure he doesn't get back up. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_cc86a5a1 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_cc86a5a1 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_cc86a5a1 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_ce1b6f32 | type |
Temple of Doom | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_ce1b6f32 | comment |
Temple of Doom: The aptly named Temple, Area 4 in the original and one of two options for level 4 in Spelunky 2. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_ce1b6f32 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_ce1b6f32 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_ce1b6f32 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_ce9a1c4a | type |
Underground Level | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_ce9a1c4a | comment |
Underground Level: The whole game, which happens inside ruins… at least initially. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_ce9a1c4a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_ce9a1c4a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_ce9a1c4a | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_cea7fc1 | type |
Bottomless Pits | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_cea7fc1 | comment |
Bottomless Pits: The third major area of the caves is mostly platforms over a yawning abyss. The remake's death journals show that they're literally bottomless; the player character writes "Help, I'm still falling!" In the sequel the Ice Caves abyss returns accompanied by two instances of bottomless lakes in Abzu and below Tiamat's Throne. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_cea7fc1 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_cea7fc1 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_cea7fc1 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_cfda0ecb | type |
Escort Mission | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_cfda0ecb | comment |
Escort Mission: The "eggplant run" in essence. You have to first find an Eggplant by sacrificing a Present to Kali, then take this very fragile Eggplant to the purple altar next to the Moai in the Ice Caves to open a sub-area containing the Eggplant Child, and then take the child to the mother statue in Sunken City to open the entrance to Eggplant World. Word of God says it's a metaphor for parenthood. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d24ed873 | type |
Developer's Foresight | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d24ed873 | comment |
Developer's Foresight: When you beat the game by way of defeating Yama, a man named Yang appears next to a giant chest containing an enormous gold-filled trophy and initiates a small conversation with the player. However, if the player beats the game using Yang himself, this conversation doesn't happen. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d2c0e2ed | type |
Schmuck Bait | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d2c0e2ed | comment |
You also need to acquire the Ankh, obtained in this game by defeating Olmec, and, once again, perish in a specific area in either the Tide Pool or the Temple to access another hidden areaSpoilerspecifically, draining the Schmuck Bait lava trap in 4-3 of the Tide Pool to access Abzu, or sacrificing yourself on the altar in the City of Gold to access Duat. You then have to kill the superboss that resides in either of these areas and obtain another item from them, the Tablet of Destiny. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d311b60a | type |
Monster Compendium | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d311b60a | comment |
Monster Compendium: One of the categories in Yang's journal, which documents any enemy that you kill, or that kills you. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d311b60a | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d35365c4 | type |
Bonus Stage | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d35365c4 | comment |
Bonus Stage: The Moon Challenge offered by Tun. You get a mattock and get to mine for gems, supplies or treasure until it breaks. That's what it seems to be until you find out the true purpose of that weird bow which spawns inside the challenge area. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d397657d | type |
Hoist by His Own Petard | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d397657d | comment |
Hoist by His Own Petard: Any thrown object can rebound and clobber you, and in the remake, shooting off a blast from the Scepter runs a definite risk of getting yourself zapped. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d397657d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d397657d | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d39e327f | type |
What the Hell, Hero? | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d39e327f | comment |
What the Hell, Hero?: If you pull it off right, then you can kill shopkeepers and steal their goods — but you'll be a wanted man from there on out. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d39e327f | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d3d2d6 | type |
Classical Movie Vampire | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d3d2d6 | comment |
Classical Movie Vampire: How vampires in the game dress, complete with Ominous Opera Cape. However, when a dead vampire drops said cape, it turns a standard yellow. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d3d2d6 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d3d2d6 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d5a66181 | type |
Color-Coded Multiplayer | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d5a66181 | comment |
Color-Coded Multiplayer: In HD and 2, each of the 20 playable characters is associated with a color, which can be seen on their heart in the HUD and is the basis of their outfits' color scheme. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d5a66181 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d6dee153 | type |
Tactical Suicide Boss | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d6dee153 | comment |
Tactical Suicide Boss: The Final Boss, Olmec, in the same vein as Bowser from Super Mario Bros. 3. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d6dee153 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d6f284a3 | type |
Anti-Frustration Features | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d6f284a3 | comment |
Anti-Frustration Features: Waddler, who safely transports items between set levels. Makes the burdens of quests like the Eggplant or entering Cosmic Ocean much more bearable. While the game now features branching paths, the player can reach the City of Gold, the Sunken City and the Cosmic Ocean regardless of the path taken (with the exception of the first of these as it lies inside the Temple of Anubis). Cursed Pots summon the Ghost when broken. There are some precautions against the Ghost getting summoned early without the player ever touching that pot: Cavemen might pick up random items they find on the floor, even booby-trapped Golden Idols, but will ignore Cursed Pots — it would be impossible to retrieve something so fragile from their hands without destroying it. The Volcana level which holds the drill and Vlad's Castle will always generate the Cursed Pot inside Vlad's treasury, safe from the drill. Level generation might put a shop below the drill, it might put a Kali Altar below the drill, it might put both of them and Ana's little dog too below the drill, but never the Ghost Pot. Ice Caves and Neo-Babylon, which feature UFOs, mines and electric traps that knock around Yetis/Olmites everywhere. Level generation in there is designed to spawn chunks of safe places with pre-programmed Ghost Jar placement. Items required for getting to the Cosmic Ocean are not contingent on accepting Tun's challenges. Skipping out on challenges will certainly lock you out of the Elixir, Clone Gun, and that bag with 24 bombs and 24 ropes, but Hou Yi's Bow and the Arrow of Light are always in there for you to grab. Tun will enact a one-stage-long truce when greeting you above Tiamat's Throne, even if you're wearing the True Crown. Getting there is enough of a problem without getting shot at. The exit door in Abzu doesn't need you to defeat the boss in the area to open it; otherwise, players lacking the necessary tool(s) to defeat her would be completely stuck with the only option left being dying and restarting the run. This permits at least continuing with the regular ending. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d6f284a3 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d6f284a3 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d7d588c8 | type |
Lethal Lava Land | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d7d588c8 | comment |
Lethal Lava Land: The Volcana levels, an alternate set of second levels, which feature many of the same obstacles and traps as the secret Hell level from the HD remake. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d7d588c8 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d7e68c39 | type |
Bulletproof Human Shield | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d7e68c39 | comment |
Bulletproof Human Shield: The Spelunker can reliably protect themself from arrows (including those fired by angered NPCs such as Yang or Tun) by holding a body. Stone arrows will break, steel arrows will bounce off and the force of the impact will knock that shield out of your hands, but you'll be unharmed. Doesn't really work with creatures that leave no corpses or protect against shotguns, as they fire multiple bullets per shot. Additionally, works against the flies spawned by Mummies, but without even knocking out the body you're holding. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d7e68c39 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d7e68c39 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d933263 | type |
Have a Nice Death | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d933263 | comment |
Have a Nice Death: The Spelunker often writes in his journal about whatever last killed him, or commenting on how close they were to reaching the next area. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d933263 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d933263 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d9cf40fa | type |
Screw This, I'm Outta Here | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d9cf40fa | comment |
Screw This, I'm Outta Here: The cavemen in the Olmec level. The intro shows him coming to life and squashing one of his worshippers. The others run for it and disappear from the level. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d9cf40fa | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Spelunky (Video Game) / int_d9cf40fa | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_da1c64ef | type |
Lethal Joke Item | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_da1c64ef | comment |
Lethal Joke Item: The True Crown teleports you at random every 22 seconds, which, aside from the very difficult task of obtaining it in the first place, makes continuing almost impossible. However, you are also awarded 22 bombs every time you're teleported, so if you can handle the crown, it becomes a Game-Breaker. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Spelunky (Video Game) / int_da1c64ef | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_dae3999d | type |
Action Bomb | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_dae3999d | comment |
Action Bomb: Fire frogs and flying saucers. Also, Damsel Bombs, which is what you get when a sticky bomb manages to get stuck on a damsel. New players generally learn to avoid using the quick-throw button with sticky bombs if they're holding a damsel by dying to one of these. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Spelunky (Video Game) / int_dae3999d | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_db33bc7e | type |
Ludicrous Gibs | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_db33bc7e | comment |
Ludicrous Gibs: Most enemies explode into blobs of blood upon being killed, and some mini-bosses explode into chunks of flesh. And there's a frog that explodes into flames. There is even an item that catches the gibs and gives you health. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Spelunky (Video Game) / int_db33bc7e | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_db454784 | type |
Offscreen Inertia | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_db454784 | comment |
Offscreen Inertia: Most action on a level freezes if it is happening far enough away from the Spelunker. (There are exceptions, including The Ghost.) This was done deliberately to improve game performance-speed. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_db454784 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Spelunky (Video Game) / int_db454784 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_db6230b7 | type |
Lightning Bruiser | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_db6230b7 | comment |
Lightning Bruiser: If you manage to make it to the Cosmic Ocean, the Ghost is replaced with a Celestial Jelly. The Celestial Jelly moves much faster than the Ghost, and just like it, is completely invulnerable and can one-hit kill the player. Oh, and it guards the exit of each level until three celestial orbs are destroyed, at which point it comes after you; letting the level's time limit expire causes a second Celestial Jelly to show up. Its only weakness is its inability to handle sharp turns. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_db6230b7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Spelunky (Video Game) / int_db6230b7 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_dba4ae4f | type |
Arc Welding | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_dba4ae4f | comment |
Arc Welding: The Alien Queen from the first game is revealed to be the eldest daughter of Tiamat, Laḫmu. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_dba4ae4f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_dba4ae4f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_dba4ae4f | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_dc8ba6d5 | type |
The Scapegoat | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_dc8ba6d5 | comment |
The Scapegoat: If anything on the current level causes trouble for a shopkeeper, he blames you and comes after you with his shotgun. (One odd example is cobra spit — he'll shrug off getting hit himself, but if the spit destroys any of his stock, out comes the boomstick.) Same with anything that damages an altar — Kali blames you for it. This also applies if anything is stolen from a shop. As seen here, a Tiki man without a boomerang can steal one right under a shopkeeper's nose and the shopkeeper still blames the player. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_dc8ba6d5 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Spelunky (Video Game) / int_dc8ba6d5 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_ddc15c81 | type |
Precision-Guided Boomerang | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_ddc15c81 | comment |
Precision-Guided Boomerang: If you throw a boomerang, it will make every physics-defying effort it can to get back to you, though it is possible for it to get cut off by obstacles. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_ddc15c81 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_ddc15c81 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
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Spelunky (Video Game) / int_ddc15c81 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_df11acbe | type |
Artificial Brilliance | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_df11acbe | comment |
Artificial Brilliance: Hired Hands are a lot more competent this time around. Their movements are very precise and can quickly maneuver around obstacles and enemies in ways a human player can't. Also, if you don't want them to follow you, you can pick them up and put them down, and they'll sleep for a while (the longer you have them around, the more they'll obey). | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_df11acbe | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_df11acbe | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_df11acbe | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e02630c1 | type |
Witch Doctor | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e02630c1 | comment |
Witch Doctor: A new, particularly dangerous humanoid enemy encountered in the Jungle. If they catch you in their line of sight, they use a Voodoo Doll to jab you and knock you down unavoidably unless you manage to knock them down first. That, however, is a risky endeavor in and of itself, as they have a ghostly skull familiar surrounding them that homes in on you and curses you if it comes into contact. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e02630c1 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e0606d52 | type |
Optional Boss | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e0606d52 | comment |
If you pick the Volcana route after the Dwelling instead of Jungle, you'll have the choice of fighting Vlad (who is also an Optional Boss). | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e0606d52 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e0606d52 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
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Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e0606d52 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e0c00a95 | type |
Absurdly Sharp Blade | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e0c00a95 | comment |
Absurdly Sharp Blade: The Crysknife found inside of the giant worm. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e0c00a95 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e0c00a95 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e0c00a95 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e1ff8ff6 | type |
Fantasy Kitchen Sink | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e1ff8ff6 | comment |
Fantasy Kitchen Sink: Giant bugs, cavemen, mummies, aliens, ghosts, yetis, Hindu Gods, and more can be found coexisting in the game (with even more added in the remake). Particularly egregious when attempting to find The City of Gold. You have to find the Egyptian Udjat Eye from a treasure chest, locate the Black Market in a Jungle to buy the Egyptian Ankh, die next to a Moai statue to get you the Hedjet (Egyptian crown), and then kill either the mummy (in the original) or Anubis (in the remake) to open the City of Gold, which is a primarily Mayincatec legend. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e1ff8ff6 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e1ff8ff6 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e1ff8ff6 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e2d7b14c | type |
Made of Explodium | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e2d7b14c | comment |
Made of Explodium: See the exploding frogs. Also, in the sequel, any item with "pack" in its name will explode if damaged or set on fire (probably taking you with it). | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e2d7b14c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e2d7b14c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e2d7b14c | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e3034e3f | type |
Beating a Dead Player | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e3034e3f | comment |
Beating A Dead Player: If you leave a corpse after your death, enemies will still attack, throw, and shoot at your dead body. Psionic blasts from the Scepter are attracted to any enemy, even if they're just a corpse. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e3034e3f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e3034e3f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e3034e3f | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e5066b68 | type |
11th-Hour Superpower | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e5066b68 | comment |
11th-Hour Superpower: In 5-1, you can acquire Vlad's Amulet, which allows you to swim in lava and touch Magma Men without injury. It's limited to Hell and makes the area easier, though the drop in difficulty is less than it would have been if it was available in the earlier Temple. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e5066b68 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e5066b68 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e5066b68 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e545e190 | type |
Nerf | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e545e190 | comment |
Nerf: Bomb bags now explode when hit with any explosives, fire, or shotgun shots, making robbing shops with them on sale quite a bit more of a risk. The same thing applies to the jetpack (along with the other "pack" wearables introduced), including when you're wearing one, meaning a hit that could deal as little as one damage could now result in a One-Hit Kill if you have one on. The kickback of a shotgun is now enough to knock you off of ropes and ladders without a Powerpack, similar to the Plasma Cannon, meaning you can't just snipe at threats from relative safety and climb back up if things get too dangerous. Golden Scarabs now give significantly less money, now only giving 125% the value of an Emerald ($1000 for a Scarab vs $800 for an Emerald in the Dwelling), unlike in HD where a Scarab's value was identical to that of a naturally-occuring Diamond, with both being 625% higher than an Emerald ($5000 for Diamonds and Scarabs vs $800 for an Emerald in the Mines). Paste in general is now much harder to come by. Along with the greatly expanded shop inventories, the giant spiders that are guaranteed to drop a jar of it both spawn less and got moved to The Jungle instead of The Mines/Dwelling, which means you lose out on an opportunity to more reliably get the stuff if you opt to go to Volcana instead. "Ghosting" for high score is now significantly riskier. First off, the Ghost now actually knows how to move in any direction, not just the cardinal and diagonal. If the Ghost remains on the stage for too long, it will eventually split into two faster ghosts. Spend even more time and they'll split into four. Each of them has a special pattern of chasing you, including one that is faster than your run speed. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e545e190 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e567510d | type |
Determinator | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e567510d | comment |
Determinator: The Shopkeeper Squad. If ever you kill a shopkeeper, other shopkeepers will be waiting at the end of each stage for the rest of your current run. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e567510d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e567510d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e567510d | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e5bb2929 | type |
Super Not-Drowning Skills | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e5bb2929 | comment |
Super Not-Drowning Skills: There are many, many ways you can be killed. Drowning, surprisingly, is not one of them. | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e5bb2929 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e5bb2929 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
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Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e5bb2929 | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e6b3e4f2 | type |
Chain Pain | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_e6b3e4f2 | comment |
Chain Pain: Hired Helps in this game now swing a chain instead of a whip, though the difference is merely visual. | |
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Descending Ceiling | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_ea826f60 | comment |
Descending Ceiling: One of the traps guarding the idols in the ruins section (13-15). | |
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Solid Gold Poop | |
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Solid Gold Poop: You can sacrifice a Golden Idol to Kali, and she'll send you a Golden Monkey that poops gems and gold nuggets. | |
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Jet Pack | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_eb9eaecd | comment |
Jet Pack: One of the rarest, most expensive, and most useful pieces of equipment in the game. It runs out of fuel fairly quickly when in use, but instantly recharges as soon as you land or grab hold of something fixed, even a rope. | |
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Worthless Treasure Twist | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_edf841f6 | comment |
Worthless Treasure Twist: When you meet him in the Brutal Bonus Level, Yang briefly muses that, perhaps, "the journey is its own reward and mastery is the greatest treasure of them all!" He quickly dismisses the idea when a giant chalice full of gold coins erupts from the chest behind him. | |
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Swallowed Whole | |
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Swallowed Whole: On certain levels, you can bait a giant worm into doing this to you, leading to a dangerous bonus level inside the worm's body. | |
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Infinite Stock For Sale | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_ef3afe53 | comment |
Infinite Stock For Sale: Each shop sells exactly four items, which makes sense since most of the items give their respective effects for the duration of the entire game. | |
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Fast Tunnelling | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_f38adaff | comment |
Fast Tunnelling: With a pickaxe, it's really easy to knock out a path through the walls. | |
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Jungle Japes | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_f3c2fec5 | comment |
Jungle Japes: The second area, levels five through eight. | |
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Ambidextrous Sprite | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_f5a22215 | comment |
Ambidextrous Sprite: It's subtle, but it's there. Things like the Green Ninja's ying-yang headband, the Purple Pirate's eyepatch, or Meat Boy's bandages, black eye, and missing tooth with be mirrored if you turn. | |
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Battle Intro | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_f6e2558f | comment |
Battle Intro: Two bosses have cutscenes to introduce them: Olmec and Tiamat. Averted for all other bosses, who just wait for you in their respective realm. | |
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Improvised Platform | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_f764008e | comment |
Improvised Platform: Every crossbow is initially armed with an unbreakable blue arrow. When fired at a wall, it sticks for a few seconds and creates a temporary platform that players can jump onto. | |
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Projectile Webbing | |
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Projectile Webbing: The Giant Spiders can shoot balls of silk that turn into webbing that can impede player and other mobs. | |
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Video Game Cruelty Potential | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_f87c42d4 | comment |
Video Game Cruelty Potential: If you really want to be a monster, you can steal one of Yang's turkeys to use as a mount. He doesn't react well. It gets worse. Kill a turkey with a bomb or any kind of fire, and it drops a roast turkey that restores 1 HP. Turkeys make for reliable mounts, but that free HP can be really, really tempting... As in the first game, you can use the "damsels" you rescue as projectiles or human sacrifices. It's even worse this time around though, as the damsels are your own pets. Mitigated somewhat by the game emphasizing that death does not work normally within the maze. | |
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Distressed Dude | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_f9e16ef | comment |
Distressed Dude: You can configure the game so that one can encounter a male version of the damsel, even if you're playing as a male. Also, if that's not your cup of tea, you can also replace the damsel with a precious pug. Or a randomized mix of all three. As of a 2014 update, you can now also unlock a sloth damsel. | |
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Equipment-Based Progression | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_fa59871 | comment |
Equipment-Based Progression: You find equipment and upgrades, but you can also get them by going to a shop or performing a ritual sacrifice. The game is randomly generated, and if you don't find things early, the later levels might be too hard to get through. | |
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Video Game Cruelty Punishment | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_fcd993bd | comment |
Video Game Cruelty Punishment: Killing a shopkeeper causes the others to shoot you on sight and station themselves at level exits for the rest of your current playthrough. Blew up an Altar? Six Spiders thrown in your face. Blew up an Altar the second time? Ball and chain attached to your foot, which restricts your movement unless you carry the ball or find a way to destroy it using lava, the pit, or crushing it (if not, you'll be chained to this for the rest of the playthrough). Blew up an Altar the third time? Level suddenly turns dark and the Ghost spawns in… and shows up immediately in every level for the rest of the playthrough. | |
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Awesome, but Temporary | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_fd2b6ace | comment |
Awesome, but Temporary: The Qilin is by far the best mount in the game, as it attacks by shooting fireballs, is instantly tame, and has infinite flight, but you only have it for two levels before you're forced to give it up in order to advance to the True Final Boss. | |
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The Mothership | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_fd87290b | comment |
The Mothership: A Brutal Bonus Level, with turrets, alien tanks, and an even bigger alien boss who uses the power of Crosshair Aware to fry your brains. | |
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Cross-Referenced Titles | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_ff555c8f | comment |
Cross-Referenced Titles: One of the Deathmatch arenas from the Ice Caves set is named "Don't Fall!", because the floor of the level is coated in spikes. A later level from the same set is entitled "Do Fall!", because it contains many floating platforms that you can make fall down to potentially crush the other fighters. | |
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Shown Their Work | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_ffad4e9f | comment |
Shown Their Work: When at low health, horned lizards will erratically spray blood particles. Horned lizards do this from their eye sockets to deter predators. | |
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Everything Trying to Kill You | |
| Spelunky (Video Game) / int_ffd816e7 | comment |
Everything Trying to Kill You: Bats, spiders, snakes, cavemen, cultists, yetis... the list goes on and on. | |
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