| | Young Merlin (Video Game) |
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TVTItem |
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Young Merlin (Video Game) |
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YoungMerlin |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) |
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A Zelda-styled video game. Released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994, Young Merlin showed the titular Arthurian icon as a blonde-beefcake in his younger years. As the game begins, Merlin spies a woman drowning in a river near his home to which he plunges in after her only to be swept into a mysterious land overrun by the Shadow King and his army of cussing David the Gnome look-alikes that tend to join together to create other monsters.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Along the way, Merlin enlists the aid of the Lady of the Lake, gets items of power, meets friendly characters, traverses dungeons, and, yes, he skates on a minecart or two (or three... ).The game's dialogue is carried out by odd noises, gestures, and pictographs - so no reading's involved.The game was developed by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Interactive. Frank Klepacki composed the music. |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) |
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2023-02-17T05:43:06Z |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) |
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2023-02-17T05:43:06Z |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) |
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DBTropes |
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Gravity Barrier |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_19c852ae |
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Gravity Barrier: Most notable under water. |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_19c852ae |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) |
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Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_19c852ae |
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Informed Equipment |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_2a4c561 |
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Informed Equipment: Until you use it, naturally. |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_2a4c561 |
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1.0 |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_2a4c561 |
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1.0 |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) |
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Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_2a4c561 |
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Clairvoyant Security Force |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_403e72c8 |
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Clairvoyant Security Force: The Iron Knight and the Mushroom enemies. |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
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Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_403e72c8 |
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Foreboding Architecture |
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Foreboding Architecture: Those black flags with red eyes painted on them in the last stage. |
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1.0 |
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Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_5b3d0d9f |
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Mime and Music-Only Cartoon |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_688d3a5b |
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Mime and Music-Only Cartoon: Some of the confusion arises from this, making it even more difficult to understand what the items are to be used for or even where to go next in some cases. |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) |
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Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_688d3a5b |
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Guide Dang It! |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_6ec989d8 |
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Guide Dang It!: Without a walkthrough, you'll more than likely play it, get stuck, and never play it again. |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_6ec989d8 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) |
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Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_6ec989d8 |
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Excuse Plot |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_70d8269d |
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Excuse Plot: You get the feeling the designers wanted to just put Merlin in some random location for the sake of it. |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
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Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_70d8269d |
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Enemy Chatter |
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Enemy Chatter: The goblins do a lot of this. |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) |
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Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_a1f82f86 |
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Combining Mecha |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_a950584d |
comment |
Combining Mecha: Sort of. The goblins, small as they are, generally band together to form larger monsters like hogs, evil trees, and homicidal shrubbery. |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_a950584d |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_a950584d |
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1.0 |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) |
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Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_a950584d |
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Healing Spring |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_bd0415e2 |
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Healing Spring: Several. In fact, the only body of water you can't get it from is the water around you when you dive below the surface. |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_bd0415e2 |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) |
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Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_bd0415e2 |
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Ambiguously Gay |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_e34400ab |
comment |
Ambiguously Gay: Everybody seems this way. Have Merlin use the comb. Nearly every enemy stops what they're doing and gawks at him with hearts above their heads as he combs his hair of "hawtness". |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_e34400ab |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_e34400ab |
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1.0 |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) |
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Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_e34400ab |
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Fake Difficulty |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_e4e86215 |
comment |
Fake Difficulty: Save for the minecart-skating and puzzle spots, the only difficulty seems to arise from knowing what to do next. The items have no real obvious use. |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_e4e86215 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_e4e86215 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_e4e86215 |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_ea85d6ea |
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All Just a Dream |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_ea85d6ea |
comment |
All Just a Dream: The ending. |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_ea85d6ea |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_ea85d6ea |
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1.0 |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) |
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Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_ea85d6ea |
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Game Within a Game |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_f7567671 |
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Game Within a Game: The minecart rides. |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_f7567671 |
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1.0 |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_f7567671 |
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1.0 |
| | Young Merlin (Video Game) |
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Young Merlin (Video Game) / int_f7567671 |
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