Parody.

/ˈparədi/
noun
an imitation of the style of a particular writer or artist with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.

Metal Gear
Gradius
The Witness
Double Dragon
Final Fight
Myst
Dragon Quest / Final Fantasy
The Oregon Trail
Snatcher
Kings Quest
Grand Theft Auto
Call of Duty
Super Mario Brothers
Virtua Fighter... Obviously.
Everquest

33 Comments


1 month ago

PYST

1 month ago

@Snigglegros, @cowboyjosh - I knew there would be more I'd never heard of. Keep 'em coming if you think of them!

1 month ago

I mean. Does Anime Standing count.

1 month ago

There's a ton of Ace Attorney parodies out there, some examples being Socrates Jones and Aviary Attorney.

1 month ago

im sorry you've never heard of Pyst. But it's better late than never.

1 month ago

syobon action, tho if you were to include general genre parodies rather than parodies of a specific game/franchise this list would expand tenfold

1 month ago

Decided to keep this list to games that are a parody of games.

@moschidae - My soul feels worse for finding out about this.

@Drax - are those parody? Or just clones? 🤔

@kleptomato - I'm going to try and keep this very specific to parodies of specific games or at least series I think.

1 month ago

this isn't really a game but I think WinBlows 98 deserves a shoutout. I think it's from the people that made pyst too

1 month ago

Buta-san Quest is a parody of JRPGs from the 80's, but mostly Dragon Quest (obviously)

1 month ago

Super Amazing Wagon Adventure is absolutely one. Also 'Shadow of Loot Box'.

1 month ago

Question: Do the awful PETA parodies count? Like Cooking Mama: Mama Kills Animals, Super Tofu Boy and Pokémon Black & Blue?

1 month ago

(also I didnt think Mighty Final Fight was a parody?)

1 month ago

@Jamesbuc - Several places refer to it as a parody of Final Fight (Wikipedia, Final Fight fandom). Iv'e not actually played it.

1 month ago

@Funbil - I think that's a solid entry for Dragon Quest / Final Fantasy. Thanks!

1 month ago

Oh what about SD Snatcher?

1 month ago

OH Splatterhouse Wanpaku Graffiti would be an excellent choice too

1 month ago

of course it's an excellent choice, I made it. I always make the best choices.

1 month ago

How about The Last Hero of Nostalgaia

1 month ago

Do we games count? Peasant's Quest is a direct parody of King's Quest

1 month ago

Organ Trail would be a good fit as well, and I'm pretty sure Retro City Rampage is a direct parody of the original top-down GTA

1 month ago

Does Guacamelee (Super Metroid) count for this list? 🤔

1 month ago

@Elkmane - That is a good call I think. Thanks!

@thealexmott - Organ Trail and Peasants Quest are pretty spot on. I didn't realise about Retro City Rampage either. Good calls!

1 month ago

@CDX - That's not so much a parody as just a take on the Metroidvania genre I feel. Unless I'm missing something as I've never played Super Metroid 🤔

@Electrode - Ha! Had no idea about this, perfect.

1 month ago

Kill the Plumber (Super Mario Bros.)

1 month ago

@gril_cheese - This is great, perfect for this list, thanks!

1 month ago

Virtua Fighter Kids?

1 month ago

@Mapache - It's a self parody similar to Final Fight and Snatcher I guess?

1 month ago

Postal 2 as a parody of the first game


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