A Tiny Cliché

About PR usage and development, and about the POP format.
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Re: A Tiny Cliché

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David wrote:[...] and the princess never holds a sword.
(Or does she? In the collection of Mechner's images from the Apple II, there is an image of the princess in fighting stance. Look for the image named "PAC.MOUSE" in the ZIP.)
For the record, here is that image:
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Re: A Tiny Cliché

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Norbert wrote:Kinda related, what Mike says here: "Disappearing platforms. It's a staple in NES games."
Another example of someone using "staple" here, by Jim Sterling.
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doppelganger wrote:Ever noticed that everyone in both PoP1 and Pop2 [...] are ambidexterous?
David wrote:An then there is "trope", used by the TV Tropes website.
And guess what, they *do* have a page about this: https://allthetropes.org/wiki/Ambidextrous_Sprite
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