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    ...you die every few minutes.
    ...everything in your world is realistically-sized except the power-ups.
    ...there are actually power-ups in your world.

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    ... you keep running into invisible walls.
    ... the entire world speaks your native language fluently.

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    ...you're holding a controller.
    ...All the women are extremely young, good-looking and wear sexy outfits, even in cold environments where they should be dying of frostbite.

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    ... you receive points rather than incarceration for killing people.
    ... being surrounded by zombies isn't that big of a deal.
    ... wrecking you car doesn't necessitate calling your insurance agent.
    ... your girlfriend has been kidnapped by a gang that you have to fight in order to get her back.
    ... you can hold your breath for ten minutes.

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    ... you carry an inventory of items eclipsing that of some warehouses even though you have no pockets

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    Everything you say is just "....."

    Your motley crew of a few friends manage to save the world and defeat large well-trained armies without fail.

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    ... you eat a roasted turkey leg you find randomly lying on the ground and not only live to tell about it, but you also gain a nice health boost.
    Mario says "... if you do drugs, you go to hell before you die."

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    Quote Originally Posted by RP2A03 View Post
    ... you eat a roasted turkey leg you find randomly lying on the ground and not only live to tell about it, but you also gain a nice health boost.
    In the wall of an abandoned haunted castle nonetheless!

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    ...all your base belongs to someone else.
    ...the president thanks you for saving him from ninjas.
    ...princesses actually talk to you.
    ...you can jump higher than your height.

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    When trying to save the world, you still find the time to stop at an amusement park.
    Mostly Harmless

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    ...when currency is found all over the floor...
    ...and in garbage cans...
    ...and in the air...
    ...and in the trees...
    ...and under rocks...
    ...and behind walls...
    ...and in chandeliers...
    ...and in the form of chests dropped by people, and animals, you kill...

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    ... people don't complain when you go through their chests, drawers, closets or vases.
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    ... Earth, after several hundred years, has produced exactly ONE space fighter craft and it is deemed viable to pit it against an empire that has been building ships and weapons since about the time we discovered that "fire" thing.
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    ...being set on fire or savagely assaulted by weapons is survivable while...
    ...touching water = instant death.


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    ...you never age.
    ...you never age except when aging is convenient for the plot.

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    ...The Detroit Lions win the Super Bowl...

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    ...you come to life not in the real world, but in a training room, wherein your friends and family members insist on teaching you how to jump, walk, and speak before letting you out.

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    ... you aren't afraid of fighting anyone.
    ... you get stronger (not weaker) from eating food that appears from trash cans.
    ... physically doubling your size by eating a mushroom doesn't freak you out.
    ... you don't get tired of walking/running.
    ... you randomly risk your life to complete quests given to you by strangers.
    ... you can save/restore.
    ... your first response when walking up to a stranger is to punch/kick/shoot them.
    ... you are the only person in the world chosen to do something.

    When driving ...

    ... you floor it. All the time. Everywhere.
    ... taking a wide turn ends up in a fireball explosion.
    ... you whip the wheel around every corner.
    ... you drive with a joystick.
    ... you use the handbrake more than the real brakes.
    ... you don't care where the brakes are. You don't use 'em.
    ... your car magically gets fixed by magic. For free.
    ... your car doesn't get damaged when "rubbing paint".
    ... cars you hit don't spin wildly out of control.
    ... you can get away from cops.
    ... you drive an exotic sports car. Recklessly.
    ... your car has two speeds, "Low" and "High".
    ... you can repair your car by driving over a wrench.

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    ... you find yourself running strictly on the X axis.
    ... there is quantifiable evidence that you are making progress in life.
    ... instead of losing teeth, you lose hit points when you lose a fight.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gameguy View Post
    ...the president thanks you for saving him from ninjas.
    And offers you a hamburger afterwards.

    ....having relationships with multiple women/men/aliens is encouraged and rewarded
    ....you get to wear cool ass costumes on the 364 days of the year that aren't Halloween
    ....you get to complete the genocide of entire races without so much as a citation or verbal warning
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