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Your favorite running gag in adventure games

JenniferJennifer Moderator
edited May 2012 in General Chat
So what's your favorite running gag in adventure games? I'm selling these fine leather jackets? That's the second biggest X I've ever seen? Chuck the plant? You are standing in an open field west of a white house? Leisure Suit Larry 4? Banang?

My favorite is "Seagull appears courtesy of Loom". I was disappointed to not see that in the Tales of Monkey Island credits. :)

Comments

  • RemolayRemolay
    edited May 2012
    I'm selling these fine leather jackets...
  • Darth MarsdenDarth Marsden
    edited May 2012
    I'm surprisingly fond of Banang!
  • SilverwolfpetSilverwolfpet
    edited May 2012
    Finding Indy's skeleton or references here and there, haha :D
  • deleted_kyxc7lde962932deleted_kyxc7lde962932
    edited May 2012
    Silverwolfpet is a rubber chicken with a pulley in the middle.
  • WarpSpeedWarpSpeed
    edited May 2012
    In the old text adventures, a lot of them did funny things when you typed PLUGH.

    (It was a magic word in the original "Adventure" game, and a lot of other games co-opted it to do different things, or make funny comments in response, like "Gesundheit!")
  • ted12ted12
    edited May 2012
    I can see you!!
  • ryannumber1gamerryannumber1gamer
    edited May 2012
    I can't really think of any but i did like asking Bosco what's he selling in Sam & Max season 1 & 2
  • FarlanderFarlander
    edited May 2012
    Not exactly a running gag in adventure games specifically (don't even know if it appeared in adventure games), but still...

    DOPEFISH LIVES!!!
  • jp-30jp-30
    edited May 2012
    Max cameos (that also went beyond Adventures) in LucasArts games.
  • Secret FawfulSecret Fawful
    edited May 2012
    Sierra deaths.
  • St_EddieSt_Eddie
    edited May 2012
    "I can't use those two items together!"
  • The GentlemanThe Gentleman
    edited May 2012
    Brink?


    Nevermind.

    Only a few will get this one.
  • FrankTFrankT
    edited May 2012
    All the blatant plugs for other games!
  • StrongBrush1StrongBrush1
    edited May 2012
    Rubber Tree!
  • der_ketzerder_ketzer
    edited May 2012
    Time out for number one!
  • LuigiHannLuigiHann
    edited May 2012
    Jennifer wrote: »
    You are standing in an open field west of a white house?

    I was really happy with the White House joke at the start of Abe Lincoln Must Die.
  • BlankCanvasDJBlankCanvasDJ
    edited May 2012
    "Look, a three headed monkey!"

    And... "I'm not putting my lips on that."
  • gamingafter40gamingafter40
    edited May 2012
    Being resurrected in a puff of orange smoke; not originally intended as humorous in the Crowther/Woods Colossal Cave Adventure, but it was occasionally referenced as an in-joke in later text adventures. Can't recall seeing it used in a graphic adventure though.
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