The greatest videogame microplots

[Warp_Rattler]

Welcome to the Fantasy Zone!

Get Ready!

[Skykid]

"ARE YOU READY FOR THE BATTLES?"

Zed Blade.

Arrived?

[BulletMagnet]

HG101 just made me aware of this one:

You are a totally rad ninja swordsman. Princess Margo is being held captive by the Stone Wizard. Save her! Good luck dude!

In Japanese it's apparently reduced even further to WILL HELP YOU!

[Sparky]

Four Young Friends, Rage Burning

Inside Them, Make A Stand

For Friendship And Peace...

[emphatic]

4.5 billion years have passed since Earth's creation. Many dominators have ruled in all their glory, but time was their greatest enemy and it defeated their reign. And now a new dominator's reign begins...

[UnscathedFlyingObject]

"THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED BY NINJAS.
ARE YOU A BAD ENOUGH DUDE TO RESCUE THE PRESIDENT?"

[Mortificator]

Ryo: "Tell me where my sister is!"
Todoh: "ASK FOR IT WITH YOUR POWER!"

[Lordstar]

FIRE! Hang on April!

[saucykobold]

"A kung-fu master, Thomas and Silvia enjoyed happiness again for a little while. But their happy days did not last long."

[null1024]

"CHARGE THE ENEMY"

Xexex.

[Arasoi]

"OUCH WHAT DO YOU DO"

- Goonies 2

[esreveR]

Gekirindan said something about a "huge boss". I don't remember the rest. But the idea of calling the antagonist "huge boss" makes me chuckle.

Also, Anne Frank in an AH-64. Time travel really screwed up everything.

[Dale]

A department store? They've gone too far!-Riot

[EinhanderZwei]

It's a life and death emergency!!!
Young girls disappearing left and right!!!
Get ready for the adventure of your life
as you battle Kaiser and his hencmen
to rescue to Cobra's Luscious ladies!!!

Kickass intro - kickass microplot - kickass game!

[lgb]

FUU'UN-KEN. A completely new art of fighting combined boomerang and Karate Art... And his name is Hayate, master of Fuu'un-ken. Now he oppose to the... KING LION!!

A guy named himself as the "King Lion" made an announcement through the government television.

"My name is King Lion, the strongest fighter in the world. You foolish people who think you are strong enough, gather together! To let you know my power, I will hold a "God of the Beast Fighting Competition"!! Those who survive in this game can have the right to fight against me! If someone can beat me up, he can get billions of money and the honour as the Hero, his name lives forever...

Hope you won't let me down!! Hahaha... Ho"

King Lion finish his announcement by punching into the camera and the 2 ton rubbish flies 4 meters away!

Although no one seems to understand the aims of King Lion, but he really did clearly showed his power to everyone. After this announcement, about 100 fighters in this city gather together.

In King Lion's game, there's no rules, no limitions on weapons, no specific places. Those who don't have enough power lose quickly. To get the houour and wealth, to break the secret mask of King Lion, to give revenge... finally 9 fighters came to the final session.

[TrevHead (TVR)]

dr robotnik is turning all the bean ppl into robots

[Jeneki]

What about intros with no words, but just action? Such as Double Dragon: Some dude with a machine gun just gut punched a chick, so open your garage door and beat the crap out of everyone you see.

[EinhanderZwei]

Intro for one of the Bombermen, where the dark guy captures the princess and flees to the castle. Back in the childhood it was like ZOMG TEH DRAMA

[Ixmucane2]

What about intros with no words, but just action?

There is more plot in the first enemy bullet of Space Invaders than in the whole of Unreal Tournament, but it isn't nearly camp enough to qualify for this thread.

[spadgy]

Kickass intro - kickass microplot - kickass game!

What's the game? I'm stumped!

EDIT: And the same to you dale - what game's the department store line from? Or is the game called Riot? I only remember that Psygnosis PS1 game named Riot.

[EinhanderZwei]

Kickass intro - kickass microplot - kickass game!

What's the game? I'm stumped!

It's Cobra Mission - the big motherfucker of eroge

[Jeneki]

Always loved this one:

One night Izumi was obsessed by somebody. On the night, Muse appeared in Takashi's dream.

"The girl is in nightmare. Her dream has been dominated by some body. As it is she keeps on sleeping. Her soul world be enticed out him, she woldn't be waking up forever. It is only you can bring her to herself. My power carry you to her dream."

Put a spell on you ..........

A precursor to Bad Dudes?

The skinheads have taken Madonna hostage.

Take the power into your own hands!

And speaking of Bad Dudes,

Your mission is to rescue the president, who has been kidnapped by the enemy.

Go!

[Specineff]

"Long long ago,
there were (sic) a man
who tried to make his skill ultimate.
Because of his bloody life,
it's no accident that he was
involved in the troubles."

[EinhanderZwei]

The skinheads have taken Madonna hostage.

Take the power into your own hands!

I was always wondering: why exactly skinheads and what business do they have with her?

[esreveR]

"You, my friend.

Give us Earth..."

"No! Go to Star!"

"Why not?

(Random alien hieroglyphics)"

<Picture of alien motherships descending upon Earth>

"Space bomber, scramble!"

[BIL]

THIS BATTLE WILL MAKE YOUR BLOOD BOIL. GOOD LUCK!

[EinhanderZwei]

THIS BATTLE WILL MAKE YOUR BLOOD BOIL. GOOD LUCK!

One of my all-time favorite NES shmups. I've played it to death when I was a kid
Arcade version is cool, too

[saucykobold]

"I'm gonna get you eventually, everybody wanna knock Geldo down! I'll go straight to Sheena (Sheena), and-I'll-be-there-yes-I-will!"
- Violent Storm

"Men making a stand against a gigantic crime. Evil power steals on. Sadness, and revenge. They begin fighting, keeping anger in their heart."
- Dead Connection

[lgb]

"Long long ago,
there were (sic) a man
who tried to make his skill ultimate.
Because of his bloody life,
it's no accident that he was
involved in the troubles."

you're great, you should have quoted me with this