Zee Finale!
The Code
Our secret weapon
Giving us a needed edge
Against unfair foes
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The Olden Days of Blocky Limbs
Razor edged pixels
A step above stick figures
Acknowledge your past
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Striving for Beyond Realism
I see fluid curves
As if they are real beings
Nearing graphics pure
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Are You Mouse, Man, or Master?
Choose how hard to play
Testing your skills to their peak
Be easy or hard
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The Inevitability of Death and Rebirth
All lives are fleeting
Which is why you have many
Earn more on the way
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Gauged in Hearts and Bars
Shrinking with each blow
The life blood of the hero
Work to raise the bar
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Another Chance After the Final Light
Your final life spent
After hours of hard work
Try again or fail
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The Horrifying Click of an Empty Chamber
You unloaded all
Wasting ammo at a pawn
Now the boss is here
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Nobody Wins as a Level One
Hours spent to grow
Bounding up the XP tree
Strength with every kill
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Earning the Tools of a Champion
Start with weakest gear
That you replace on your quest
To win the hard fights
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Homes of Monsters, Traps, and Festering Evil
We dive into them
Whether space or fantasy
To clear out the hive
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Testing Your Thumbs and Mind
Forcing us to think
After bashing our way through
Puzzles block our path
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We Shall Battle Because You’re There
Monsters out of air
Not seen until the fight starts
Pray you have high health
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Why Do Monsters Have Cash and Relics?
The rarest of gear
Held by monsters in the wild
Who have no pockets
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Wishing for a Time Out
Battle rages on
While I cycle through items
Searching for an edge
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Jab, Cross, Mule Kick, Backhand, Mega-Uppercut
Masters chain their moves
Not allowing their foes to swing
Move goes into move
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Ancient Nectar of the Gamer Gods
The precious potion
Returner of stolen life
Stocked within our bags
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Oldest of the Storage Units
We all know you, box
Holding gifts or traps or air
We always open
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Extra Toys for the Buying
You have beat the game
In time for newer content
Time to play again
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Let No Table Go Unbashed
Take your sword or gun
And destroy all that you see
Break the scenery
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Go About Your Lives as if I’m Not Here
Stranger in the house
Searching for items and cash
He is the hero
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Movies within the Games
The plot has moved on
Using scenes that you just watch
Some push your patience
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A More Pleasant Distraction, I Have Not Heard
I hear the music
That gently takes me away
Wishing I could pause
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Where Did All Our Toys Go?
The hero returns
Yet stripped of all his up-grades
Now he starts again
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The Hidden Treats We Hunt For
Not needed for plot
They bring to us great glory
Because we found them
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An Ending Not Worth Earning
Thank you for playing
The most worthless of endings
After days of work
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An Ending is a New Beginning
You have beat the game
And sat through all the credits
Now play level one
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The Goal of the All True Gamers
One hundred percent
It is the number of dreams
Proof that we did all
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(This was going to be hidden in the artwork. The title and haiku add up to 100 letters. Would have been a lot of fun if I got this off the ground.)
The Secret Level at the End of this Haiku Collection
All gamers seek you
But only the best will find
Without a walkthrough









pre-scheduled vacation post 


