{{improve}}Short for "[http://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Yet_Another_Stupid_Death Yet Another Stupid Death]," the '''YASD''' phenomenon originated with NetHack but applies to all games that feature permadeath, such as Spelunky.
Short for "[http://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Yet_Another_Stupid_Death Yet Another Stupid Death]," the '''YASD''' phenomenon originated with NetHack but applies to all games that feature permadeath, such as Spelunky.
*Playing Spelunky with a friend who is prone to whipping you and throwing pots in your face.
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*Stealing the Ankh and getting killed before the [[The Moai/HD|Moai]], then killing yourself again out of frustration.[[File:Cmon.png|thumb|224x224px|boom!]]
*Bouncing off of an enemy and landing on spikes right below it.
*Bouncing off of an enemy and landing on spikes right below it.
*Looking for [[The Black Market|the Black Market]], only to be killed by the ghost due to taking too long.
*Looking for [[The Black Market|the Black Market]], only to be killed by the ghost due to taking too long.
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*Looking for the Black Market, and get killed by your own bombs
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**Looking for the Black Market, and get killed by your own bombs
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*Looking for the Black Market, takingtoolong,runningawayfromthe[[Ghost]],andgettingkilledby atrap/monster
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**Looking for the Black Market, going down a ditch and remembering you have no bombs or ropes left
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**Doing the above while wanted and beingkilledby a shopkeeper
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***Doing the above, suiciding, and remembering you had a jetpack and/or climbing cloves
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**Looking for the Black Market, taking too long, running away from the [[Ghost]], and getting killed by a trap/monster
*Getting shot by an arrow that knocks you into spikes.
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**Doing the above, but getting knocked into a bomb you just threw.
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*Placing a rope to save a [[damsel]] because you have one life left and then dropping her before climbing down and she starts running and then you go back up but she falls down and you jump down and die because you only have one life
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*Getting stuck in a loop where a yeti keeps throwing you against a wall and you bounce back, and the yeti throws you again, and you keep doing this as your hearts drains away, one by one.
*Looking for the [[Black Market]], running out of bombs, trying to blow up the blocks in front of the entrance with [[Fire Frogs]], taking too long, and getting killed by the [[ghost]].
*Looking for the [[Black Market]], running out of bombs, trying to blow up the blocks in front of the entrance with [[Fire Frogs]], taking too long, and getting killed by the [[ghost]].
**Doing the above but being killed by the Fire Frogs, not the Ghost.
**Doing the above but being killed by the Fire Frogs, not the Ghost.
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**Doing the above and getting eaten by Old Bitey because the entrance to the Black Market was at the bottom of the flooded cavern
*The game glitches as you run into a pushable block and you die for no reason whatsoever.
*The game glitches as you run into a pushable block and you die for no reason whatsoever.
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*Killing Anubis with the last of your bombs in the Temple, only to realize that you needed a bomb to bypass a lava pit
*Throwing a pot at a wall that contains a monster (that falls offscreen), and jumping on the monster, only to find that it had moved.
*Throwing a pot at a wall that contains a monster (that falls offscreen), and jumping on the monster, only to find that it had moved.
*Throwing a pot at a wall that contains a monster (that falls offscreen), and jumping on the monster, only to find that it had landed on spikes.
*Throwing a pot at a wall that contains a monster (that falls offscreen), and jumping on the monster, only to find that it had landed on spikes.
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*Throwing a pot at a wall that contains a monster (that falls offscreen) while wanted, and jumping on the monster, only to find that it had landed next to a shop, then getting shot at by the shopkeeper.
*Throwing a pot at a wall that contains a monster (that falls offscreen) while wanted, and jumping on the monster, only to find that it had landed next to a shop, then getting shot at by the shopkeeper.
**Doing the above, and running away, only to fall onto spikes/next to a tiki trap.
**Doing the above, and running away, only to fall onto spikes/next to a tiki trap.
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*Throwing a stone upwards to trigger an arrow trap, but the stone falls back down on to your head while stunned and the arrow ricochets into your stunned form
*Going into the Black Market while wanted, and being killed by shopkeepers
*Going into the Black Market while wanted, and being killed by shopkeepers
**Doing the above and running away, only to fall onto something else which promptly kills you anyway
**Doing the above and running away, only to fall onto something else which promptly kills you anyway
*Throwing a rock upwards to get an arrow from an arrow trap, and getting hit by the rock when it falls back down.
*Throwing a rock upwards to get an arrow from an arrow trap, and getting hit by the rock when it falls back down.
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*Watching Olmec crush your companions, leaving you with 1 HP, then blundering into a frog while you are still trying to figure out what happened
*Taking the [[Crystal Skull]], and then being killed by the Ghost.
*Taking the [[Crystal Skull]], and then being killed by the Ghost.
*Killing [[Old Bitey]] on a [[Level Feeling|Restless Dead]] level, taking the resulting [[Crystal Skull]], and being killed by the [[ghost]] that then comes.
*Killing [[Old Bitey]] on a [[Level Feeling|Restless Dead]] level, taking the resulting [[Crystal Skull]], and being killed by the [[ghost]] that then comes.
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*Killing yourself while you have the [[Ankh]] before checking that you were on the level with the [[Moai]], appearing back at the door, and killing yourself again because you're SO MAD that you just wasted the [[Ankh]].
*Killing yourself while you have the [[Ankh]] before checking that you were on the level with the [[Moai]], appearing back at the door, and killing yourself again because you're SO MAD that you just wasted the [[Ankh]].
**Trying to avoid the above by searching the level for the [[Moai]], taking too long, and being killed by the [[Ghost]].
**Trying to avoid the above by searching the level for the [[Moai]], taking too long, and being killed by the [[Ghost]].
*Throwing a sticky bomb in the City of Gold to destroy a crush trap. Unfortunately, the bomb sticks to an unseen enemy, and explodes in your face as the enemy moves. Be lucky and survive the explosion, but get knocked into the crush trap, which kills you. (It's happened before!)
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**Doing the above, but getting killed by a monster or falling into the Abyss.
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**(Spelunky Classic only) Suiciding by bomb or letting monster kill you, then remembering you could have kept that shotgun by doing Esc + F1 (It won't work in HD)
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*Running across a gap one block wide thinking the block on the other side in your path did not exist, but it does exist, so you fall down the gap onto some spikes
*Throwing a sticky bomb in the City of Gold to destroy a crush trap. Unfortunately, the bomb sticks to an unseen enemy, and explodes in your face as the enemy moves.
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**Be lucky and survive the explosion, but get knocked into the crush trap, which kills you. (It's happened before!)
*Holding a mine in Area 3, then falling too far and get stunned thus dropping the mine right under you and having it explode.
*Holding a mine in Area 3, then falling too far and get stunned thus dropping the mine right under you and having it explode.
*Whipping a [[UFO]], causing it to fall to the ground and explode, triggering a [[mine]] and launching it up into you while promptly exploding. (No, really.)
*Whipping a [[UFO]], causing it to fall to the ground and explode, triggering a [[mine]] and launching it up into you while promptly exploding. (No, really.)
*"Falling" for a [[Idol]] fall trap in the [[The Temple]] without a [[Cape]], some [[Bombs]], or a [[Jetpack]].
*"Falling" for a [[Idol]] fall trap in the [[The Temple]] without a [[Cape]], some [[Bombs]], or a [[Jetpack]].
*Hiding in a one block hole with the idol and have the boulder rest right on top of you.
*Hiding in a one block hole with the idol and have the boulder rest right on top of you.
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*Jumping and firing a shotgun, then being pushed into spikes.
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*Jumping and firing a shotgun, then being pushed into spikes in a dark level.
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*Firing a shotgun at a monster, not realizing that further down line of sight is a shopkeeper.
*Killing yourself with your own [[bombs]].
*Killing yourself with your own [[bombs]].
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*Killingyourselfwithyour own [[bombs]] while looting [[the City of Gold]].
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**Doing the above while looting [[the City of Gold]].
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**Doing the above after defeating Olmec.
*Throw a bomb, have it ricochet back to you and knock you out, and then having it explode right next to you.
*Throw a bomb, have it ricochet back to you and knock you out, and then having it explode right next to you.
*Putting a sticky bomb on a stunned [[vampire]], only to have them wake up and jump up to you right when the bomb explodes.
*Putting a sticky bomb on a stunned [[vampire]], only to have them wake up and jump up to you right when the bomb explodes.
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*Throwing a [[rock]] to hit an [[enemies|enemy]], missing, and hitting yourself with the ricocheting projectile.
*Throwing a [[rock]] to hit an [[enemies|enemy]], missing, and hitting yourself with the ricocheting projectile.
*[[Teleporter|Teleporting]] offscreen and dying as a result.
*[[Teleporter|Teleporting]] offscreen and dying as a result.
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*Teleporting into a sealed room, then losing your Teleporter and getting trapped.
*Teleporting into a sealed room, then attempting to leave the room by teleporting and getting yourself killed.
*Teleporting into a sealed room, then attempting to leave the room by teleporting and getting yourself killed.
*Teleporting into the Ghost.
*Teleporting into the Ghost.
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*Teleporting ''away'' from a wall and into an enemy.
*Teleporting ''away'' from a wall and into an enemy.
* Teleporting into a Vault.
* Teleporting into a Vault.
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* Teleporting near a scorpion trying to telefrag it, but the scorpion continues to dodge and then you teleport into a shopkeeper's bullets
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*Teleporting.
*Jumping into water while holding your last [[flare]], then dying from some unseen danger in the dark.
*Jumping into water while holding your last [[flare]], then dying from some unseen danger in the dark.
*Triggering an [[Traps|arrow trap]] with a projectile and getting hit with the [[Arrow|dart]] anyway.
*Triggering an [[Traps|arrow trap]] with a projectile and getting hit with the [[Arrow|dart]] anyway.
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*Shooting a gun that activates an offscreen arrow trap.
*Shooting a gun that activates an offscreen arrow trap.
*Whipping an arrow while moving forward, and having it bounce into you anyway.
*Whipping an arrow while moving forward, and having it bounce into you anyway.
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* Jumping on the [[Giant Spider]] and suddenly fall through it
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* Jumping on the [[Giant Spider]] and suddenly falling through it into some other danger.
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* Attempting to throw a bomb into a web beneath a giant spider, but missing and hitting the spider instead.
*Running forward, and getting shot by an arrow trap that just came into view directly in front of you.
*Running forward, and getting shot by an arrow trap that just came into view directly in front of you.
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*Attempting to fall past an arrow trap, but failing, and getting shot with the arrow, which knocks you straight into a[[Giant Spider|giant spider]], which promptly eats you.
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*Attempting to fall past an arrow trap, but failing, and getting shot with the arrow, which knocks you straight into an enemy which promptly kills you.
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*Getting hit by an arrow trap and falling, stunning yourself long enough for a [[snake]] to kill you.
*With one heart left, placing a bomb then panicking as jumping in the air, then falling to your death.
*With one heart left, placing a bomb then panicking as jumping in the air, then falling to your death.
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*trying to get the temple shortcut but lose the key and kill yourself in frustratio.
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*trying to get the temple shortcut but lose the key and kill yourself in frustration.
*Trying to juggle [[flares]], [[weapons]], [[damsel]]s and [[idol]]s on a dark level and then getting killed by some [[File:Cmon-0.png|thumb|220x220px|NOOO!]]unseen danger.
*Trying to juggle [[flares]], [[weapons]], [[damsel]]s and [[idol]]s on a dark level and then getting killed by some [[File:Cmon-0.png|thumb|220x220px|NOOO!]]unseen danger.
*Failing to get to the [[Hell/HD]] entrance by '''''SO CLOSE!!!'''''
*Failing to get to the [[Hell/HD]] entrance by '''''SO CLOSE!!!'''''
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*Kill [[King Yama/HD|King Yama]] but get killed by a [[Vampire]],[[Devil]],[[Ox Face]],[[Horse Head]],[[Magma Man]] (If you don't have [[Vlad's Amulet]]), or one of the [[Tiki Trap]]'s that makes up King Yama's Throne.
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*Kill [[King Yama/HD|King Yama]] but get killed by a [[Vampire]], [[Devil]], [[Ox Face]], [[Horse Head]], [[Magma Man]] (If you don't have [[Vlad's Amulet]]), or one of the [[Tiki Trap]]s that makes up King Yama's Throne.
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*Dropping down a long distance without looking first and then falling too far, into [[spikes]], into [[Traps#Bottomless_Pit|bottomless pits]],[[Traps#Lava|lava]],[[man-eatingplants]],etc.
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*Dropping down a long distance without looking first and then falling into any number of unseen dangers.
*Grabbing the [[Crystal Skull|crystal skull]] in a dark Restless Dead level, jumping carelessly down a hole to evade the ghost and dying from falling damage or spikes.
*Grabbing the [[Crystal Skull|crystal skull]] in a dark Restless Dead level, jumping carelessly down a hole to evade the ghost and dying from falling damage or spikes.
*Holding an unconscious [[caveman]] or [[Man-eating plants|man-eating plant]] for too long.
*Holding an unconscious [[caveman]] or [[Man-eating plants|man-eating plant]] for too long.
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*Carrying an unconscious Yeti in Area 3, then getting thrown down the bottomless pit when he wakes up.
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*Carrying an unconscious Yeti, then getting thrown down the bottomless pit when he wakes up
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**Doing the same, but being thrown onto an altar
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*Get in an infinite loop of being thrown into a wall by a yeti when you have the Kapala cup.
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*Get in an infinite loop of being thrown into a wall by a yeti when you have the [[Kapala/HD|Kapala]].
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*Destroying an [[Altar|altar]] and getting killed by one of Kali's punishments.
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*Destroying an [[Altar|altar]] on purpose and getting killed by one of Kali's punishments.
*Taking falling damage on an altar and getting sacrificed automatically because you were stunned.
*Taking falling damage on an altar and getting sacrificed automatically because you were stunned.
*Forgetting to press the arrow key used to grab vines (up) or edges (towards edge) and then falling into [[spikes]].
*Forgetting to press the arrow key used to grab vines (up) or edges (towards edge) and then falling into [[spikes]].
*Trying to escape from a [[monkey]] and in the process, falling into some [[spikes]].
*Trying to escape from a [[monkey]] and in the process, falling into some [[spikes]].
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*Getting thrown into a spike pit or Tiki Trap by a monkey.
*Deploying a [[Rope|rope]] from a high ledge, then failing to catch the rope as you descend and dying from falling damage anyway.
*Deploying a [[Rope|rope]] from a high ledge, then failing to catch the rope as you descend and dying from falling damage anyway.
*Accidentally having a boulder crash into a shop, thus angering the shopkeeper and getting wanted.
*Accidentally having a boulder crash into a shop, thus angering the shopkeeper and getting wanted.
*Accidentally angering a [[shopkeeper]].
*Accidentally angering a [[shopkeeper]].
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*Intentionally angering a [[shopkeeper]].
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*Intentionally angering a shopkeeper.
*While doing a so far very successful [[ghostrun]] with [[Jetpack|jetpack]] and [[mattock]] you accidentally dig too close to a [[shop]] thus angering the [[shopkeeper]].
*While doing a so far very successful [[ghostrun]] with [[Jetpack|jetpack]] and [[mattock]] you accidentally dig too close to a [[shop]] thus angering the [[shopkeeper]].
*Also accidentally opening a [[Chest|rigged chest]] in a shop.
*Also accidentally opening a [[Chest|rigged chest]] in a shop.
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*Trying to set a stunned [[Mantrap|mantrap]] on a shopkeeper, but dropping it on his foot.
*Trying to set a stunned [[Mantrap|mantrap]] on a shopkeeper, but dropping it on his foot.
*Taking chances with the [[Traps|spear traps]] instead of using [[bombs]] or [[ropes]].
*Taking chances with the [[Traps|spear traps]] instead of using [[bombs]] or [[ropes]].
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*Managing to jump past a spear trap, landing on the other side and forgetting it stabs both ways.
*Trying to kill boss monsters with the [[whip]].
*Trying to kill boss monsters with the [[whip]].
*Killing a [[Giant Spider|giant spider]] by stomping it, then being killed by the resulting fall.
*Killing a [[Giant Spider|giant spider]] by stomping it, then being killed by the resulting fall.
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*Looking at a [[damsel]], [[Idol|idol]] or something equally important while you accidentally fall into [[spikes]] or get killed by an angry [[shopkeeper]].
*Looking at a [[damsel]], [[Idol|idol]] or something equally important while you accidentally fall into [[spikes]] or get killed by an angry [[shopkeeper]].
*Loitering around a level for too long and getting killed by the [[ghost]].
*Loitering around a level for too long and getting killed by the [[ghost]].
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*Additionally getting scared of the ghost and running away, only to end up at a dead end or a trap or getting killed by a monster.
*Picking up an [[idol]] and foolishly getting killed by one of its [[idol|traps]].
*Picking up an [[idol]] and foolishly getting killed by one of its [[idol|traps]].
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*Trying to avoid fall damage by stomping an enemy, but instead missing, being stunned from the fall damage, and then being killed by the enemy while still stunned.
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*Trying to avoid fall damage by stomping an enemy, but instead of missing, being stunned from the fall damage, and then being killed by the enemy while still stunned.
*Moving away from one arrow trap, only to get hit with another that knocks you into an arrow from the first one you saw.
*Moving away from one arrow trap, only to get hit with another that knocks you into an arrow from the first one you saw.
*Flipping over an arrow trap to dodge the arrow, only for the arrow to bounce off a wall and hit you.
*Flipping over an arrow trap to dodge the arrow, only for the arrow to bounce off a wall and hit you.
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*Kill a [[Fire Frog|fire frog]] only for it to explode a shop or vault and anger a [[Shopkeeper|shopkeeper]].
*Kill a [[Fire Frog|fire frog]] only for it to explode a shop or vault and anger a [[Shopkeeper|shopkeeper]].
*Forget you upgraded to sticky bombs.
*Forget you upgraded to sticky bombs.
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*Forgetting you didn't upgrade to sticky bombs.
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* Losing your [[Ankh|ankh]] to a [[Shopkeeper|shopkeeper]] and purposely running into the ghost again because you're just SO MAD!
*Trying to rush past a shop (and its angry shopkeeper) while Wanted, being hit by an arrow trap that you failed to notice in your haste, and being knocked directly into the shop.
*Trying to rush past a shop (and its angry shopkeeper) while Wanted, being hit by an arrow trap that you failed to notice in your haste, and being knocked directly into the shop.
*Gratuitous sprinting (Death By Boredom).
*Gratuitous sprinting (Death By Boredom).
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** Upgrading to HD and attempting to jump on a mantrap ''with'' Spike Boots on is a learning experience rather than YASD... the first time. (Old habits die hard.)
** Upgrading to HD and attempting to jump on a mantrap ''with'' Spike Boots on is a learning experience rather than YASD... the first time. (Old habits die hard.)
*Being killed in the final boss room by lava or a caveman (Normally an acceptable way to go, but you were <u>'''''SO CLOSE!'''''</u>
*Being killed in the final boss room by lava or a caveman (Normally an acceptable way to go, but you were <u>'''''SO CLOSE!'''''</u>
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*Anything to do with frogs, the friendly critter one included
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*Anything to do with frogs, the friendly critter one included.
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*While fighting [[Olmec]], climbing at his head, jumping and dying cause of fall damage.
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*While fighting [[Olmec]], climbing at his head, jumping and dying because of fall damage.
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*Getting killed by the corner of Olmec's head right before he crushes the last block in the pit.
*Clinging to the side of Olmec and being crushed against a wall. (It was a learning experience)
*Clinging to the side of Olmec and being crushed against a wall. (It was a learning experience)
*Beating the final boss, then not having enough ropes to get back up to the exit.
*Beating the final boss, then not having enough ropes to get back up to the exit.
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* Picking up an [[Idol]] only to fall down the sacrificial pit.
* Picking up an [[Idol]] only to fall down the sacrificial pit.
*Sticking a bomb on a [[Monkey]], who then proceeds to stick himself to you.
*Sticking a bomb on a [[Monkey]], who then proceeds to stick himself to you.
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*Forgetting that you're in a [[Level Feeling|Flooded Cavern]] level and falling into the lake with your last [[Flare|flare]].
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*Forgetting that you're in a [[Darkness|Dark]] [[Level Feeling|Flooded Cavern]] level and falling into the lake with your last [[Flare|flare]].
*Picking up an [[Idol]] and forgetting that the [[Boulder]] travels in the direction you are standing.
*Picking up an [[Idol]] and forgetting that the [[Boulder]] travels in the direction you are standing.
*Trying to re-enact Indiana Jones by grabbing an idol in The Mines and realizing you run too fast, so you take pauses and accidentally get crushed by the boulder.
*Trying to re-enact Indiana Jones by grabbing an idol in The Mines and realizing you run too fast, so you take pauses and accidentally get crushed by the boulder.
*Using a bomb near a stuck Boulder and getting crushed by it when it rolls again.
*Using a bomb near a stuck Boulder and getting crushed by it when it rolls again.
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*Taking the idol first in the Sacrificial Pit level feeling without climbing gloves or a [[jetpack]] and not knowing about the trap beforehand.
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*Taking the idol first in the Sacrificial Pit level feeling without climbing gloves or a [[jetpack]].
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*Anything involving spikes.
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*Using all of your bombs and taking the idol in the ceiling trap room and leaving the mattock outside.
*Getting adominoeffectandthenfalling into [[spikes]].
*Making it safely to the end of the Golden City, without noticing the crush block in front of you.
*Making it safely to the end of the Golden City, without noticing the crush block in front of you.
*Accidentally sacrificing yourself on an altar.
*Accidentally sacrificing yourself on an altar.
*Getting grabbed by a [[yeti]], and used as a ball for it to play catch with his buddy.
*Getting grabbed by a [[yeti]], and used as a ball for it to play catch with his buddy.
*Getting grabbed by a yeti, and used as a ball to play hacky sack against a wall.
*Getting grabbed by a yeti, and used as a ball to play hacky sack against a wall.
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*Getting grabbed by a yeti, and getting unceremoniously thrown into the bottomless pit.
*Trying to attack a UFO with a boomerang and ending up getting a nice explosive gift from the crashing UFO. <span style="line-height:21px;">(Spelunky HD only)</span>
*Trying to attack a UFO with a boomerang and ending up getting a nice explosive gift from the crashing UFO. <span style="line-height:21px;">(Spelunky HD only)</span>
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*Enter the mothership without a jetpack or enough ropes and have UFOs and tanks demolish the only way to get to the end.
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*Enter the mothership without a jetpack or enough ropes and have UFOs and tanks demolish the only way to get to the end. (Spelunky HD only)
*Crawling over a [[boulder]] in a two tall corridor just to realize there's no room to safely bomb yourself out.[[File:Cmon-2.png|thumb|220x220px|REALLY?]]
*Crawling over a [[boulder]] in a two tall corridor just to realize there's no room to safely bomb yourself out.[[File:Cmon-2.png|thumb|220x220px|REALLY?]]
*Trying to stand up while crawling over a [[boulder]] in a tight space.
*Trying to stand up while crawling over a [[boulder]] in a tight space.
*Digging a tunnel using mattock in dark areas and getting to the treasure Shopkeeper's [[vault]]. <span style="line-height:21px;">(Spelunky HD only)</span>
*Digging a tunnel using mattock in dark areas and getting to the treasure Shopkeeper's [[vault]]. <span style="line-height:21px;">(Spelunky HD only)</span>
*Use the [[Scepter]] to kill an enemy in front of you, but then it homes in on something behind you, killing you in the process. <span style="line-height:21px;">(Spelunky HD only)</span>
*Use the [[Scepter]] to kill an enemy in front of you, but then it homes in on something behind you, killing you in the process. <span style="line-height:21px;">(Spelunky HD only)</span>
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*Pretty much anything involving a transition from Classic to HD.
* Getting stuck to a [[Web]] while an enemy is giving chase.
* Getting stuck to a [[Web]] while an enemy is giving chase.
*Taking the [[Key]] all the way to 3-4 to unlock the shortcut and then accidentally dropping the key into the void just before the exit, then killing yourself in frustration. <span style="line-height:21px;">(Spelunky HD only)</span>
*Taking the [[Key]] all the way to 3-4 to unlock the shortcut and then accidentally dropping the key into the void just before the exit, then killing yourself in frustration. <span style="line-height:21px;">(Spelunky HD only)</span>
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*Walk out of the mine entrance and walk directly into the path of an [[Traps|arrow trap]] that causes you to bounce off a cliff onto a snake platform, where the snake hits you and you fall off to land on [[spikes]].
*Walk out of the mine entrance and walk directly into the path of an [[Traps|arrow trap]] that causes you to bounce off a cliff onto a snake platform, where the snake hits you and you fall off to land on [[spikes]].
*Dropping an item (say, a [[Key]]) on a [[Spring]] in the [[The Ice Caves|Ice Caves]] and then getting stunlocked to death by it bouncing over your head repeatedly.
*Dropping an item (say, a [[Key]]) on a [[Spring]] in the [[The Ice Caves|Ice Caves]] and then getting stunlocked to death by it bouncing over your head repeatedly.
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*Getting stunned by fall damage or a Yeti throw onto a blue partial block, which falls into The Abyss as you lie stunned on it
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**Doing the above but landing on the floor and getting chucked or vaporised by a UFO
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**Doing the above but landing on a mine on the floor
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*Dropping a Camera on a Spring and having it knock you into the void.
*Using a bomb to kill an enemy outside of a shop, while in the shop and dying to due the [[Shopkeeper]].
*Using a bomb to kill an enemy outside of a shop, while in the shop and dying to due the [[Shopkeeper]].
*Try to throw a damsel at a bat, miss, have the pug richochet off a wall and knock you into a spike pit.
*Try to throw a damsel at a bat, miss, have the pug richochet off a wall and knock you into a spike pit.
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*Accidentally using a [[Bomb]] to get to an item, trapped behind a [[Powder Box]].
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*Accidentally using a [[Bomb]] to get to an item, trapped behind a [[Powder Box]]. (Spelunky HD only)
*Buying a Cape and then stepping out of the shop above a Spike Pit and slowly falingl to your death.
*Buying a Cape and then stepping out of the shop above a Spike Pit and slowly falingl to your death.
*Attempting to kill the [[Alien Lord]] with a shotgun in a crashed spaceship level only to learn the forcefield in front of him reflects bullets.
*Attempting to kill the [[Alien Lord]] with a shotgun in a crashed spaceship level only to learn the forcefield in front of him reflects bullets.
*Bombing a wall and then throwing another bomb only to have it ricochet and kill you.
*Bombing a wall and then throwing another bomb only to have it ricochet and kill you.
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*Spectacularly bouncing a bomb off of the UFO and it smacking into you.
*Spectacularly bouncing a bomb off of the UFO and it smacking into you.
*Using Olmec as a trampoline, and then missing the platform.
*Using Olmec as a trampoline, and then missing the platform.
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*Starting with 5 health, attempting a drop hang and forgetting about the Tiki trap one block away, getting hit and stunned and taking fall damage.
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*Missing that one jump by a '''TINY '''bit.
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*Doing the above with a cape.
*Attempting to throw a rope after grabbing The Idol and instead pressing every other button and throwing bombs everywhere and whipping the air and then being crushed by the boulder.
*Attempting to throw a rope after grabbing The Idol and instead pressing every other button and throwing bombs everywhere and whipping the air and then being crushed by the boulder.
*Running after Olmec as he falls into the lava pool.
*Running after Olmec as he falls into the lava pool.
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*Exploding a sacrificial altar and running away from the spiders inside and into some spikes.
*Exploding a sacrificial altar and running away from the spiders inside and into some spikes.
*Exploding a sacrificial altar and running away from the spiders inside and into some spikes, and then remembering you had a Jetpack.
*Exploding a sacrificial altar and running away from the spiders inside and into some spikes, and then remembering you had a Jetpack.
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*Exploding a sacrificial altar and running away from the spiders inside and into some spikes, and then remembering you had a cape.
*Trying to make a sacrifice but then drop a bomb instead.
*Trying to make a sacrifice but then drop a bomb instead.
*Get a golden monkey, then accidentally hit it, killing it, then kill yourself.
*Get a golden monkey, then accidentally hit it, killing it, then kill yourself.
* Grabbing the golden idol only to have the boulder destroy the third altar, summoning the ghost.
* Grabbing the golden idol only to have the boulder destroy the third altar, summoning the ghost.
*Angering a shopkeeper and then running away and then making the Shopkeeper fall onto some spikes, and then laughing at his misfortune and get slaughtered by a [[Hawk Man]].
*Angering a shopkeeper and then running away and then making the Shopkeeper fall onto some spikes, and then laughing at his misfortune and get slaughtered by a [[Hawk Man]].
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**Doing the above with any other enemy.
* Looking at the already dead shopkeeper on spikes, then falling onto the same spikes.
* Looking at the already dead shopkeeper on spikes, then falling onto the same spikes.
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*Playing Co-Op and laughing at other people's misfortune and then dying a horrible, painful, death.
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*Playing Co-Op and laughing at other people's misfortune and then dying a horrible, painful, death because of their ghost.
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*Playing Co-Op and getting whipped into a Kali Altar
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*Dropping a Damsel and then jumping after him/her and realizing that there's spikes beneath you.
*Hit a damsel with the [[Crysknife]], when trying to pick her up, then get spammed by baby worms and bacteria.
*Hit a damsel with the [[Crysknife]], when trying to pick her up, then get spammed by baby worms and bacteria.
*Sealing yourself in the Worm without having a bomb to explode reappearing blocks below you.
*Sealing yourself in the Worm without having a bomb to explode reappearing blocks below you.
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*Racing a [[Scepter]] orb and colliding with it.
*Racing a [[Scepter]] orb and colliding with it.
*Forgetting about that one spider that you ran away from and it catches up to you.
*Forgetting about that one spider that you ran away from and it catches up to you.
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*Failing to whip a bat, getting yourself killed, then it kills itself on your corpse
*Killing Anubis with the Crysknife, to have his scepter fall on your head and stun you as his psychic orb inches closer. (Spelunky HD only)
*Killing Anubis with the Crysknife, to have his scepter fall on your head and stun you as his psychic orb inches closer. (Spelunky HD only)
*Getting hit by an [[Traps|arrow trap]] you don't see which throw you in a lava pool behind you.
*Getting hit by an [[Traps|arrow trap]] you don't see which throw you in a lava pool behind you.
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*Getting stunned by an enemy, then fall into an altar.
*Rescuing an ally from a coffin and not murdering them immediately as a safety precaution. Later, having them pick up one of your carefully placed bombs and hurl it back at you.
*Rescuing an ally from a coffin and not murdering them immediately as a safety precaution. Later, having them pick up one of your carefully placed bombs and hurl it back at you.
*Losing your [[Eggplant]] on an Eggplant run followed by suicide.
*Losing your [[Eggplant]] on an Eggplant run followed by suicide.
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*Losing the [[Udjat Eye]] followed by suicide.
*Shooting at a [[Black Knight]] with the [[Shotgun]] and getting killed by the deflected bullets.
*Shooting at a [[Black Knight]] with the [[Shotgun]] and getting killed by the deflected bullets.
*Throwing the [[Key]] at a [[Powder Box]] and being surprised that the [[Key]] came back to knock you out. Then, falling backwards while stunned into [[spikes]].
*Throwing the [[Key]] at a [[Powder Box]] and being surprised that the [[Key]] came back to knock you out. Then, falling backwards while stunned into [[spikes]].
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*Getting a [[Plasma Cannon]] on stage 1-1 from a [[crate]] only to kill yourself on [[spikes]] because of the recoil.
*Getting a [[Plasma Cannon]] on stage 1-1 from a [[crate]] only to kill yourself on [[spikes]] because of the recoil.
*Hitting yourself with a sticky bomb.
*Hitting yourself with a sticky bomb.
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*Laughing at the YASD page and thinking that the people who died in these ways suck at the game, then return to the game and fall onto some spikes.
*Having your Hired Hand picking up a shotgun and fire at you because you're in the way between him and a monster.
*Having your Hired Hand picking up a shotgun and fire at you because you're in the way between him and a monster.
* Having your Hired Hand crush you with a shield.
* Having your Hired Hand crush you with a shield.
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* Anything involving Hired Hands.
*Picking up an item in the shop, only to find that you don't have enough money to buy it, then forgetting that you're still holding it as you run out of the shop.
*Picking up an item in the shop, only to find that you don't have enough money to buy it, then forgetting that you're still holding it as you run out of the shop.
*Picking up an item in the shop, only to find that you don't have enough money to buy it, then accidently throwing it at the shop keeper instead of dropping it.
*Picking up an item in the shop, only to find that you don't have enough money to buy it, then accidently throwing it at the shop keeper instead of dropping it.
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*Being cornered by the ghost in an enclosed room, a ladder and a jump across the ceiling able to rescue you but is sadly blocked by the ghost so you decide to jump over the ghost with spring boots and failing because the ghost flew up and ran in to you. All while carrying a mattock.
*Throwing a rock in the frozen zone, then going 3 tiles lower and shifting the screen a bit, causing the rock throw to resume into your face.
*Throwing a rock in the frozen zone, then going 3 tiles lower and shifting the screen a bit, causing the rock throw to resume into your face.
*Shooting a shotgun then having the angry shopkeeper you accidentally just shot at the wrong direction hurl you right into them.
*Shooting a shotgun then having the angry shopkeeper you accidentally just shot at the wrong direction hurl you right into them.
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*Using your jetpack to fly into an arrow trap in the lost city of gold, only to land in a pool of lava.
*Using your jetpack to fly into an arrow trap in the lost city of gold, only to land in a pool of lava.
*Picking up and disarming a mine in Ice Caves, and finding that it was stacked pixel-perfect on top of another mine.
*Picking up and disarming a mine in Ice Caves, and finding that it was stacked pixel-perfect on top of another mine.
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*Having 6 health with the [http://spelunky.wikia.com/wiki/Cape Cape] when entering the Jungle, surviving a hit by a [http://spelunky.wikia.com/wiki/Tiki_Trap Tiki Trap] but then slowly float over to a second Tiki Trap while stunned.
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*Having 6 health with the [[Cape]] when entering the Jungle, surviving a hit by a [[Tiki Trap]] but then slowly float over to a second Tiki Trap while stunned.
*Getting to the City of Gold, and killing yourself with your own [[bombs]].
*Getting to the City of Gold, and killing yourself with your own [[bombs]].
**Doing the above but getting killed by the [[ghost]] instead.
**Doing the above but getting killed by the [[ghost]] instead.
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* Forgetting to pause the game.
* Forgetting to pause the game.
* Thinking you have the [[Ankh]] but you don't and killing yourself.
* Thinking you have the [[Ankh]] but you don't and killing yourself.
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* Pretty much anything involving a helping hand. If, upon dying, you slap your forehead and curse at your carelessness, then you've probably suffered YASD.
* Getting shot by a shopkeeper, into an exploding UFO, launching you into a yeti, who throws you in The Abyss.
* Getting shot by a shopkeeper, into an exploding UFO, launching you into a yeti, who throws you in The Abyss.
* Getting shot by a Shopkeeper into a mantrap.
* Getting shot by a Shopkeeper into a mantrap.
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* The above, but with the scepter, doing the same thing.
* The above, but with the scepter, doing the same thing.
* About to throw the eggplant at Yama during an eggplant run, and being hit by the raining skulls.
* About to throw the eggplant at Yama during an eggplant run, and being hit by the raining skulls.
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* Dying to the first spike strap you see
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* Dying to the first spike trap you see.
* Forgetting that you can't whip yetis.
* Forgetting that you can't whip yetis.
* Entering the City of Gold, just to be destroyed by an off-screen crush trap 30 seconds in.
* Entering the City of Gold, just to be destroyed by an off-screen crush trap 30 seconds in.
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* Forgetting that you do not have sticky bombs, and realizing that the bomb bounced off the wall and hit you in the face, exploding instantly.
* Forgetting that you do not have sticky bombs, and realizing that the bomb bounced off the wall and hit you in the face, exploding instantly.
* A succubus attacks you unexpectedly, leading you into a tiki trap, which then stunlocks you to death.
* A succubus attacks you unexpectedly, leading you into a tiki trap, which then stunlocks you to death.
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* Trying to exploit a mummy for infinite health, then vomit flies stun lock you.
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* Trying to exploit a mummy for infinite health, then vomit flies stun lock you.
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* Opening a Rigged Chest inside a Shop, causing the Shopkeeper to go aggressive and shoot you with his deadly shotgun.
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* Opening a Rigged Chest inside a Shop, causing the Shopkeeper to go aggressive and shoot you with his deadly shotgun.
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* Trying to trick the boulder by lying down next to it hoping the little bounce it does will make it hop over you.
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* Trying to be a badass by blocking an arrow trap by throwing another arrow and missing.
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* Not knowing that you can survive an explosion or psychic blast with 11 health or more and being blasted again while your confused about how your still alive.
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* Trying to out-manoeuvre the ghost in the ice caves using a rope and jetpack only to have the jetpack run out of power mid-way and fall into the abyss, '''never to be seen again.'''
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* Trying to use the web gun as an alternative to climbing gloves, but failing and dying from fall damage or '''the abyss'''
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* Going to the black market where everyone's hostile'' for some reason'', grabbing the ankh, dying and then resurrecting only to be shot to death '''mere seconds after resurrecting.'''
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* Stepping on a mine in the Ice Caves and blowing up, because you've played Spelunky Classic and didn't realize that the mine is dangerous
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* Jumping over a Tiki Man's boomerang, then getting hit by it on the way back and having it hit you two more times as you are knocked back into it.
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* Getting from the mines all the way to the last level of the temple, then to be killed by a skeleton falling ''on top of you ''and killing you.
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* Killing [[Anubis]] with the [[Plasma Cannon/HD|Plasma Cannon]] and then having the [[Scepter]] hit you in the head, throwing you into lava.
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* Whipping pots in HD because you got used to it in Spelunky Classic and realising that it doesn't kill that deadly snake inside it.
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* Mining a block underneath a push block with a mattock and then running ahead too fast and getting crushed.
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* Attempting to grab onto a side of a block in The Worm, missing the blocks and falling into the spikes below.
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* Try to deflect an arrow fired from an arrow trap and failing
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* get 6 health and lose it all in a matter of seconds due to 1 bad jump
* Getting stun-locked and having a bat nip you to death
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* literally anything involving bats
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* Getting to the jungle And moving as soon as the level starts and having a Tiki-man hit you with a boomerang
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* Run into a skeleton
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* Allowing your lesser skilled sister use the Crysknife and getting diced by them
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* Getting tunnel-vision while near the end of a level and not seeing the spider on the ceiling
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* Misjudging The Ghost's hitbox size
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* Missing your whip attack due to the bugged whip hitbox and having a bat bite you
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* Forget you have the Pitcher's Mitt and accidentally throw a rock at a shopkeeper
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* Waste your resources and get stuck in a pit
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* Having the game bug out while generating a level, requiring you to have a bomb to continue (of which you have none)
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* Anger a Shopkeeper in a Black Market
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* Getting yote by a Shopkeeper into an Arrow Trap and fall onto a Spike Trap
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* Using your buddy as a human shield, angering them and causing them to chuck you into a spike trap
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* Playing Versus Mode
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* Gun Jump into an Arrow Trap
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* Gun Jump into a Tiki trap
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* Gun Jump into a Tiki-man who promptly throws a boomerang at you
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* Thinking the unarmed Shopkeeper stuck in the spiderweb is harmless
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* Getting confused by the Shopkeeper's movement patterns and getting blasted by him
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* Attempt to avoid fall damage by stunning yourself with the camera and falling onto spikes
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* Thinking the cursor can stun enemies because you played Captain Toad too much (I am ashamed of myself)
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* Having the mouse cursor over an enemy and waking into it at 1 heart
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* Picking up the golden idol in the mines because you looted the level, then have the ghost come and chase you, leading you into the boulder’s path and have the boulder stop and corner you in a 1 block tall and wide gap, so you can’t blast yourself out of the gap, then have the ghost kill you. (I am ashamed of myself for trying to pull this off.)
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* Pressing the end adventure button thinking it would beat the game for you.
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* Having a one block of ice that you need to get on to jump to the other side, thinking you have spike shoes instead of spring shoes and sliding off the edge into the abyss.
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* Shoplifting the black market, getting the ankh and dying on the next level by the shopkeeper at the end of the next level.
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* Failing to grab a ledge whille trying to avoid a blue frog on a dark level and falling two whole rooms into mantrap.
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* Thinking Spelunky is as easy as Mario.
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* Having a war against your friend and losing.
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*Trying to pick up a Golden Idol, accidentally picking up the stunned maneating plant behind it (the plant having been launched into that position by a tiki man who threw his boomerang into the plant after you jumped over him), not noticing, and then getting eaten moments later when it wakes up.
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*Getting stunned by a monkey and then falling directly in between two tiki traps because of it.
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*Killing Yama, then having your Jetpack blow up by a Magma Man, sending you flying, then being stabbed by the Tiki Traps on the side of Yama's throne after barely surviving.
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*Getting killed by one of Olmec's minions right before you leave the level, at the end of an (almost) successful speedrun.
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(If these circumstances seem too specific, try playing Spelunky more!)
(If these circumstances seem too specific, try playing Spelunky more!)
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Short for "Yet Another Stupid Death," the YASD phenomenon originated with NetHack but applies to all games that feature permadeath, such as Spelunky.
YASDs occur when your character dies for reasons that should have been easily preventable. Examples sorted by game:
Spelunky Classic
Spelunky HD
Playing Spelunky with a friend who is prone to whipping you and throwing pots in your face.
Stealing the Ankh and getting killed before the Moai, then killing yourself again out of frustration.
boom!
Bouncing off of an enemy and landing on spikes right below it.
Looking for the Black Market, only to be killed by the ghost due to taking too long.
Looking for the Black Market, and get killed by your own bombs
Looking for the Black Market, going down a ditch and remembering you have no bombs or ropes left
Doing the above, suiciding, and remembering you had a jetpack and/or climbing cloves
Looking for the Black Market, taking too long, running away from the Ghost, and getting killed by a trap/monster
Doing the above while wanted and being killed by a shopkeeper
Doing the above, falling into the water on a Flooded Caverns level, and being killed by Old Bitey.
Doing that because the entrance was at the bottom of the Flooded Cavern
Getting shot by an arrow that knocks you into spikes.
Doing the above, but getting knocked into a bomb you just threw.
Placing a rope to save a damsel because you have one life left and then dropping her before climbing down and she starts running and then you go back up but she falls down and you jump down and die because you only have one life
Getting stuck in a loop where a yeti keeps throwing you against a wall and you bounce back, and the yeti throws you again, and you keep doing this as your hearts drains away, one by one.
Looking for the Black Market, running out of bombs, trying to blow up the blocks in front of the entrance with Fire Frogs, taking too long, and getting killed by the ghost.
Doing the above but being killed by the Fire Frogs, not the Ghost.
Doing the above and getting eaten by Old Bitey because the entrance to the Black Market was at the bottom of the flooded cavern
The game glitches as you run into a pushable block and you die for no reason whatsoever.
Killing Anubis with the last of your bombs in the Temple, only to realize that you needed a bomb to bypass a lava pit
Throwing a pot at a wall that contains a monster (that falls offscreen), and jumping on the monster, only to find that it had moved.
Throwing a pot at a wall that contains a monster (that falls offscreen), and jumping on the monster, only to find that it had landed on spikes.
Throwing a pot at a wall that contains a monster (that falls offscreen), and jumping on the monster, only to find that it had landed next to a tiki trap.
Throwing a pot at a wall that contains a monster (that falls offscreen) while wanted, and jumping on the monster, only to find that it had landed next to a shop, then getting shot at by the shopkeeper.
Doing the above, and running away, only to fall onto spikes/next to a tiki trap.
Throwing a stone upwards to trigger an arrow trap, but the stone falls back down on to your head while stunned and the arrow ricochets into your stunned form
Going into the Black Market while wanted, and being killed by shopkeepers
Doing the above and running away, only to fall onto something else which promptly kills you anyway
Throwing a rock upwards to get an arrow from an arrow trap, and getting hit by the rock when it falls back down.
Watching Olmec crush your companions, leaving you with 1 HP, then blundering into a frog while you are still trying to figure out what happened
Taking the Crystal Skull, and then being killed by the Ghost.
Trying to kill Old Bitey, taking too long and getting killed by the Ghost.
Trying to get enough money to buy a Jetpack, then the ghost comes and you try to get to the exit but die from fall damage.
Killing yourself while you have the Ankh before checking that you were on the level with the Moai, appearing back at the door, and killing yourself again because you're SO MAD that you just wasted the Ankh.
Trying to avoid the above by searching the level for the Moai, taking too long, and being killed by the Ghost.
Losing the Ankh after you just stole it.
Killing yourself to get inside the Moai and accidentally leaving the Hedjet behind, then killing yourself in frustration.
Doing the above, but getting killed by a monster or falling into the Abyss.
(Spelunky Classic only) Suiciding by bomb or letting monster kill you, then remembering you could have kept that shotgun by doing Esc + F1 (It won't work in HD)
Running across a gap one block wide thinking the block on the other side in your path did not exist, but it does exist, so you fall down the gap onto some spikes
Throwing a sticky bomb, but having it stick to an unseen enemy and watching it slowly inch back toward you.
Throwing a sticky bomb in the City of Gold to destroy a crush trap. Unfortunately, the bomb sticks to an unseen enemy, and explodes in your face as the enemy moves.
Be lucky and survive the explosion, but get knocked into the crush trap, which kills you. (It's happened before!)
Holding a mine in Area 3, then falling too far and get stunned thus dropping the mine right under you and having it explode.
Whipping a UFO, causing it to fall to the ground and explode, triggering a mine and launching it up into you while promptly exploding. (No, really.)
Also accidentally opening a rigged chest in a shop.
Opening a rigged chest And Get hit by the chest flying in your face.
Trying to kill a shopkeeper with the Ghost, realizing it doesn't work and then, after luring the Ghost to the shop entrance, throwing a bomb at the shopkeeper, which promptly blows up and knocks you into the ghost. (Talk about karma)
Trying to kill a shopkeeper with a bomb, but then it sticks to "the wall" but is connected to the shopkeeper somehow, who proceeds to run towards you and blow you up.
Putting a die down very gently, which angers the shopkeeper
Accidentally angering a shopkeeper by accidentally throwing the dice out of the betting shop.
Accidentally angering a shopkeeper when putting down an expensive item and hitting the shopkeeper.
Accidentally angering all the shopkeepers in the black market because of an explosive frog getting killed by a tiki trap.
Trying to set a stunned mantrap on a shopkeeper, but dropping it on his foot.
Looking at a damsel, idol or something equally important while you accidentally fall into spikes or get killed by an angry shopkeeper.
Loitering around a level for too long and getting killed by the ghost.
Picking up an idol and foolishly getting killed by one of its traps.
Trying to avoid fall damage by stomping an enemy, but instead of missing, being stunned from the fall damage, and then being killed by the enemy while still stunned.
Moving away from one arrow trap, only to get hit with another that knocks you into an arrow from the first one you saw.
Flipping over an arrow trap to dodge the arrow, only for the arrow to bounce off a wall and hit you.
Digging horizontally too quickly under an unnoticed Push Block, which promptly falls and crushes you.
Getting in an explosion for walking too close to a dead fire frog.
Kill a fire frog only for it to explode a shop or vault and anger a shopkeeper.
Forget you upgraded to sticky bombs.
Forgetting you didn't upgrade to sticky bombs.
Trying to rush past a shop (and its angry shopkeeper) while Wanted, being hit by an arrow trap that you failed to notice in your haste, and being knocked directly into the shop.
Upgrading to HD and attempting to jump on a mantrap with Spike Boots on is a learning experience rather than YASD... the first time. (Old habits die hard.)
Being killed in the final boss room by lava or a caveman (Normally an acceptable way to go, but you were SO CLOSE!
Anything to do with frogs, the friendly critter one included.
While fighting Olmec, climbing at his head, jumping and dying because of fall damage.
Getting killed by the corner of Olmec's head right before he crushes the last block in the pit.
Clinging to the side of Olmec and being crushed against a wall. (It was a learning experience)
Beating the final boss, then not having enough ropes to get back up to the exit.
Beating the final boss, only to have the block underneath the exit appear on top of you and crush you.
Dropping a Golden Idol in a shop to sell, but accidentally hitting the shopkeeper with it and getting shot.
Taking the Golden Idol and escaping the boulder, only to jump on top of the boulder and get hit by an arrow trap.
Taking the Golden Idol and escaping the boulder, only to be stunned by fall damage and crushed by the boulder.
Trying to destroy a Tiki Trap with a Mattock, but getting speared before you complete the swing.
Trying to bait Olmec down a narrow pit and forgetting to make an escape plan when he pounds down upon you.
Dodging a Boulder after stealing an idol, then forgetting about a little something called rebound.
Leaving the Idol Altar way too fast after snatching, then coming back after you thought the boulder was gone... Only to be crushed by an "off-screen delayed activation".
Picking up an Idol, quickly throwing up a rope to climb and escape the boulder, only to realize your rope was too close to where the boulder comes out.
Picking up an Idol only to fall down the sacrificial pit.
Sticking a bomb on a Monkey, who then proceeds to stick himself to you.
Forgetting that you're in a DarkFlooded Cavern level and falling into the lake with your last flare.
Picking up an Idol and forgetting that the Boulder travels in the direction you are standing.
Trying to re-enact Indiana Jones by grabbing an idol in The Mines and realizing you run too fast, so you take pauses and accidentally get crushed by the boulder.
Using a bomb near a stuck Boulder and getting crushed by it when it rolls again.
Taking the idol first in the Sacrificial Pit level feeling without climbing gloves or a jetpack.
Anything involving spikes.
Making it safely to the end of the Golden City, without noticing the crush block in front of you.
Accidentally sacrificing yourself on an altar.
Getting grabbed by a yeti, and used as a ball for it to play catch with his buddy.
Getting grabbed by a yeti, and used as a ball to play hacky sack against a wall.
Getting grabbed by a yeti, and getting unceremoniously thrown into the bottomless pit.
Trying to attack a UFO with a boomerang and ending up getting a nice explosive gift from the crashing UFO. (Spelunky HD only)
Enter the mothership without a jetpack or enough ropes and have UFOs and tanks demolish the only way to get to the end. (Spelunky HD only)
Crawling over a boulder in a two tall corridor just to realize there's no room to safely bomb yourself out.
REALLY?
Trying to stand up while crawling over a boulder in a tight space.
Digging a tunnel using mattock in dark areas and getting to the treasure Shopkeeper's vault. (Spelunky HD only)
Use the Scepter to kill an enemy in front of you, but then it homes in on something behind you, killing you in the process. (Spelunky HD only)
Pretty much anything involving a transition from Classic to HD.
Getting stuck to a Web while an enemy is giving chase.
Taking the Key all the way to 3-4 to unlock the shortcut and then accidentally dropping the key into the void just before the exit, then killing yourself in frustration. (Spelunky HD only)
Falling into the abyss slowly with the parachute, while you can do nothing but see yourself dying.
Killing a shopkeeper guarding the exit from above by dropping a bomb, then taking fall damage while landing.
Accidentally falling into the abyss while trying to exit.
Killing a enemy near a powder box, then getting killed by the explosion caused by the powder box which got triggered by the blood of the enemy. (Spelunky HD only)
Dying of fall damage even after having a Jetpack with full fuel.
Dying by the ghost while the worm is swallowing you.
Getting blasted into the air by the Yeti King's roar and ending the flight on spikes.
Accidentally hitting yourself with rock at one heart.
Trying to escape the ghost by digging only to have the mattock break.
Walk out of the mine entrance and walk directly into the path of an arrow trap that causes you to bounce off a cliff onto a snake platform, where the snake hits you and you fall off to land on spikes.
Dropping an item (say, a Key) on a Spring in the Ice Caves and then getting stunlocked to death by it bouncing over your head repeatedly.
Getting stunned by fall damage or a Yeti throw onto a blue partial block, which falls into The Abyss as you lie stunned on it
Doing the above but landing on the floor and getting chucked or vaporised by a UFO
Doing the above but landing on a mine on the floor
Dropping a Camera on a Spring and having it knock you into the void.
Using a bomb to kill an enemy outside of a shop, while in the shop and dying to due the Shopkeeper.
Try to throw a damsel at a bat, miss, have the pug richochet off a wall and knock you into a spike pit.
Accidentally using a Bomb to get to an item, trapped behind a Powder Box. (Spelunky HD only)
Buying a Cape and then stepping out of the shop above a Spike Pit and slowly falingl to your death.
Attempting to kill the Alien Lord with a shotgun in a crashed spaceship level only to learn the forcefield in front of him reflects bullets.
Bombing a wall and then throwing another bomb only to have it ricochet and kill you.
Breaking the Mattock and then throwing one of the pieces in frustration and then have it bounce back and kill you.
Forgetting about the Spike Traps in the Jungle.
Spectacularly bouncing a bomb off of the UFO and it smacking into you.
Using Olmec as a trampoline, and then missing the platform.
Starting with 5 health, attempting a drop hang and forgetting about the Tiki trap one block away, getting hit and stunned and taking fall damage.
Doing the above with a cape.
Attempting to throw a rope after grabbing The Idol and instead pressing every other button and throwing bombs everywhere and whipping the air and then being crushed by the boulder.
Running after Olmec as he falls into the lava pool.
Exploding a sacrificial altar.
Exploding a sacrificial altar and running away from the spiders inside and into some spikes.
Exploding a sacrificial altar and running away from the spiders inside and into some spikes, and then remembering you had a Jetpack.
Exploding a sacrificial altar and running away from the spiders inside and into some spikes, and then remembering you had a cape.
Trying to make a sacrifice but then drop a bomb instead.
Get a golden monkey, then accidentally hit it, killing it, then kill yourself.
Grabbing the golden idol only to have the boulder destroy the third altar, summoning the ghost.
Angering a shopkeeper and then running away and then making the Shopkeeper fall onto some spikes, and then laughing at his misfortune and get slaughtered by a Hawk Man.
Doing the above with any other enemy.
Looking at the already dead shopkeeper on spikes, then falling onto the same spikes.
Hit a damsel with the Crysknife, when trying to pick her up, then get spammed by baby worms and bacteria.
Sealing yourself in the Worm without having a bomb to explode reappearing blocks below you.
Placing a bomb next to a damsel to reach a sealed room, then picking up the bomb instead of the damsel.
Forgetting about that one spider that you ran away from and it catches up to you.
Failing to whip a bat, getting yourself killed, then it kills itself on your corpse
Killing Anubis with the Crysknife, to have his scepter fall on your head and stun you as his psychic orb inches closer. (Spelunky HD only)
Getting hit by an arrow trap you don't see which throw you in a lava pool behind you.
Getting stunned by an enemy, then fall into an altar.
Rescuing an ally from a coffin and not murdering them immediately as a safety precaution. Later, having them pick up one of your carefully placed bombs and hurl it back at you.
Losing your Eggplant on an Eggplant run followed by suicide.
Shooting at a Black Knight with the Shotgun and getting killed by the deflected bullets.
Throwing the Key at a Powder Box and being surprised that the Key came back to knock you out. Then, falling backwards while stunned into spikes.
Getting 6 lives in the mines, then throwing a rock at a Powder Box and have the rock fly back hitting another powder box behind you, instantly killing you.
Getting a Plasma Cannon on stage 1-1 from a crate only to kill yourself on spikes because of the recoil.
Hitting yourself with a sticky bomb.
Having your Hired Hand picking up a shotgun and fire at you because you're in the way between him and a monster.
Having your Hired Hand crush you with a shield.
Anything involving Hired Hands.
Picking up an item in the shop, only to find that you don't have enough money to buy it, then forgetting that you're still holding it as you run out of the shop.
Picking up an item in the shop, only to find that you don't have enough money to buy it, then accidently throwing it at the shop keeper instead of dropping it.
Throwing a rock in the frozen zone, then going 3 tiles lower and shifting the screen a bit, causing the rock throw to resume into your face.
Shooting a shotgun then having the angry shopkeeper you accidentally just shot at the wrong direction hurl you right into them.
Throwing a bomb at a forcefield and having it bounce back, hit you, and blow up.
Trying to throw a bomb into the web of a giant spider, then having it miss and roll into a shop.
Trying to throw a bomb in the web of a giant spider and hitting the spider, who promptly eats you.
Get stunned by a monkey and falling down and getting eaten by a mantrap.
Throw a mine into a ufo, the ufo explodes and the mine comes back to stun you and explode.
Enter an ice caves level, then have a yeti activate two mines, creating a landmine cannon that promptly kills you.
Throw a stone to a caveman to have the blood from the caveman hit a powder box that explodes, sending the stone back to hit and knock you into some spikes.
Want to enter a shop, but there's an arrow trap pointing right in the entrance. Drop something to trigger the arrow trap, it shoots the shopkeeper, who shoots you.
Narrowly dodge an arrow from an arrow trap, and then walk straight into another one.
Play tennis with a flare against a wall.
Throwing the boomerang only to have it get stuck against a tiki trap and then you jump in front of it and get impaled.
Think that you'll make it, and then you don't, and then getting stun-raped by a spider.
Chucking an item into a Powder Box as you run, only to have it explode something lethal right into your face.
Getting hit by a rock under a bounce pad in Level 3, causing the rock to repeatedly hit and stun lock you until you die.
Getting to hell, then trying to stomp on a shopkeeper.
Getting to hell, then jumping on Vlad's tower not realizing the spikes are lethal
Making it to the final boss in hell for the first time (see not knowing)
Trying to get the shop keepers gun in hell while it's sitting between two tiki traps.
Saying "What's this?" then die from the trap you don't know about.
Getting Olmec stuck in a gap where you can't kill him and having to kill yourself.
Standing on a jungle tree to keep at a safe distance from a bomb, then having the bomb blow up the tree and drop you onto spikes.
Trying to drop down a one block wide gap between a wall and a tiki trap, then having those stupid climbing gloves stick you and getting stabbed.
Getting stunned by fall damage and having your weapon fly out of your hands and kill the fire frog right next to you.
Get to the worm and forget that there is acid, fall in, and have only 1 heart and die.
Firing the Scepter, having it target a Croc Man and getting zapped by your own pink ring of death as he teleports around to evade it.
Throw the Eggplant at the final boss in Hell, only to have it miss and get yourself killed by an Imp's cauldron.
Getting thrown by a Yeti into the breath of a Mammoth, and dying on impact.
FREEZE!!
Being propelled by a spring into the breath of a Mammoth, and dying on impact.
Getting stunlocked in a corner by a Tiki Man and watching in horror as he boomerangs your hearts away one by one (Spelunky HD only).
Commiting suicide to get the hedjet, only to remember that you never got the ankh.
Getting an Idol in the Mines, only for the boulder to block off the exit to the area... with no bombs or ropes to spare.
Freezing a Mantrap with the Freeze Ray, failing to smash it by jumping on it, have the Mantrap escape the ice block and devour you. (Spelunky HD only)
Waiting on the side of a lava pit for spike traps to go your way only to get hit by the jumping Magma Man.
Fall in front of an arrow trap, get hit, bounce off a wall into spikes.
Jumping over a lava pit at the exact moment a Magma Man jumps out, hitting you back into the lava.
Falling in a Snake Pit without any equipment and getting trapped.
Collecting the Golden Monkey's nuggets and accidentally killing yourself, or taking too long, thus having the ghost kill you.
Dying in Olmec's cutscene due to the ghost chasing you. (This has been fixed.)
Throwing a Corpse in the Ice Caves and having it bounce from a wall and land on a Mine right next to you.
Getting killed by the Alien Lord's beams while trying to run away from them.
Getting hit by a bat while trying to climb across a spike pit.
Forgetting to throw two bombs at Anubis and getting killed by a psychic blast.
Thinking you can ignore Anubis II, only to have him appear on the next level and kill you while you are trying to kill Olmec.
Staying grabbed onto the ledge of a tiki trap for no good reason.
Buying a Mattock, seeing a damsel and, being clever, dig down without looking, falling into a spike trap.
Sprinting around and deciding to whip a pot, only to be hit by a spider, fall down the hole next to you, get hit by an arrow trap and then survive..... Only to die momments later by the same spider that now dropped down on you.
Trying to jump over spikes, hitting your head on a block, and falling onto them anyway.
Jumping to a ledge or shop and get shot by an arrow trap above you.
Reaching Olmec's Lair, and not knowing what to do, stick a bomb under him as he's leaping, causing him to land next to you and exploding the bomb, killing you instantly.
Activate an arrow trap carefully to avoid it, but get hit by it anyway.
Blow up an arrow trap, only to have the arrow inside arc towards you.
Anything related to playing Multiplayer.
Forgetting Boulders can smash walls and getting flattened.
Forgetting to sprint with the jungle idol when you are out of rope, and getting killed by piranhas or the ghost.
Dying by a shotgun blast at the top floor of the Black Market with the Ankh, only to be resurrected right in front of the remaining bullets from said shotgun blast, and dying again.
Using your jetpack to fly into an arrow trap in the lost city of gold, only to land in a pool of lava.
Picking up and disarming a mine in Ice Caves, and finding that it was stacked pixel-perfect on top of another mine.
Having 6 health with the Cape when entering the Jungle, surviving a hit by a Tiki Trap but then slowly float over to a second Tiki Trap while stunned.
Getting to the City of Gold, and killing yourself with your own bombs.
Doing the above but getting killed by the ghost instead.
Doing the above, seeing the ghost, panicking, throwing your bombs around too much, and getting exploded by a bomb.
Doing the above, trying to avoid getting exploded by your bombs and running straight into the ghost.
Forgetting that you have sticky bombs.
Thinking you have sticky bombs when you don't.
Forgetting to pause the game.
Thinking you have the Ankh but you don't and killing yourself.
Getting shot by a shopkeeper, into an exploding UFO, launching you into a yeti, who throws you in The Abyss.
Getting shot by a Shopkeeper into a mantrap.
Trying to telefrag a UFO.
Getting trapped in a one block wide two block deep hole with an exploding frog, all because of a bat.
Trying out your newfound Plasma Cannon immediately after getting it, only to have your shot bounce back off a Forcefield and explode right in your face.
Using Anubis' staff by accident in front of the city of gold, and the attack targets an enemy behind you, killing you.
Doing the above, but a corpse knocks you into lava instead.
Attempting to telefrag, and dying in a wall.
Using hired help to bring the plasma cannon to the city of gold, and having them shoot you with it.
The above, but with the scepter, doing the same thing.
About to throw the eggplant at Yama during an eggplant run, and being hit by the raining skulls.
Dying to the first spike trap you see.
Forgetting that you can't whip yetis.
Entering the City of Gold, just to be destroyed by an off-screen crush trap 30 seconds in.
Getting hit by an enemy above a spike pit, which knocks you into the spikes.
On 5-3, getting stunlocked and killed by a blue devil.
Destroying the City of Gold for the "Big Money" achievement, but getting crushed by a falling push block instead.
Forgetting that you do not have sticky bombs, and realizing that the bomb bounced off the wall and hit you in the face, exploding instantly.
A succubus attacks you unexpectedly, leading you into a tiki trap, which then stunlocks you to death.
Trying to exploit a mummy for infinite health, then vomit flies stun lock you.
Opening a Rigged Chest inside a Shop, causing the Shopkeeper to go aggressive and shoot you with his deadly shotgun.
Trying to trick the boulder by lying down next to it hoping the little bounce it does will make it hop over you.
Trying to be a badass by blocking an arrow trap by throwing another arrow and missing.
Not knowing that you can survive an explosion or psychic blast with 11 health or more and being blasted again while your confused about how your still alive.
Trying to out-manoeuvre the ghost in the ice caves using a rope and jetpack only to have the jetpack run out of power mid-way and fall into the abyss, never to be seen again.
Trying to use the web gun as an alternative to climbing gloves, but failing and dying from fall damage or the abyss
Going to the black market where everyone's hostile for some reason, grabbing the ankh, dying and then resurrecting only to be shot to death mere seconds after resurrecting.
Stepping on a mine in the Ice Caves and blowing up, because you've played Spelunky Classic and didn't realize that the mine is dangerous
Jumping over a Tiki Man's boomerang, then getting hit by it on the way back and having it hit you two more times as you are knocked back into it.
Getting from the mines all the way to the last level of the temple, then to be killed by a skeleton falling on top of you and killing you.
Killing Anubis with the Plasma Cannon and then having the Scepter hit you in the head, throwing you into lava.
Whipping pots in HD because you got used to it in Spelunky Classic and realising that it doesn't kill that deadly snake inside it.
Mining a block underneath a push block with a mattock and then running ahead too fast and getting crushed.
Attempting to grab onto a side of a block in The Worm, missing the blocks and falling into the spikes below.
Try to deflect an arrow fired from an arrow trap and failing
get 6 health and lose it all in a matter of seconds due to 1 bad jump
Having a bat knock you into spikes
Forgetting about the bat that was chasing you
Getting stun-locked and having a bat nip you to death
literally anything involving bats
Getting to the jungle And moving as soon as the level starts and having a Tiki-man hit you with a boomerang
Run into a skeleton
Allowing your lesser skilled sister use the Crysknife and getting diced by them
Getting tunnel-vision while near the end of a level and not seeing the spider on the ceiling
Misjudging The Ghost's hitbox size
Missing your whip attack due to the bugged whip hitbox and having a bat bite you
Forget you have the Pitcher's Mitt and accidentally throw a rock at a shopkeeper
Waste your resources and get stuck in a pit
Having the game bug out while generating a level, requiring you to have a bomb to continue (of which you have none)
Anger a Shopkeeper in a Black Market
Getting yote by a Shopkeeper into an Arrow Trap and fall onto a Spike Trap
Using your buddy as a human shield, angering them and causing them to chuck you into a spike trap
Playing Versus Mode
Gun Jump into an Arrow Trap
Gun Jump into a Tiki trap
Gun Jump into a Tiki-man who promptly throws a boomerang at you
Thinking the unarmed Shopkeeper stuck in the spiderweb is harmless
Getting confused by the Shopkeeper's movement patterns and getting blasted by him
Attempt to avoid fall damage by stunning yourself with the camera and falling onto spikes
Thinking the cursor can stun enemies because you played Captain Toad too much (I am ashamed of myself)
Having the mouse cursor over an enemy and waking into it at 1 heart
Picking up the golden idol in the mines because you looted the level, then have the ghost come and chase you, leading you into the boulder’s path and have the boulder stop and corner you in a 1 block tall and wide gap, so you can’t blast yourself out of the gap, then have the ghost kill you. (I am ashamed of myself for trying to pull this off.)
Pressing the end adventure button thinking it would beat the game for you.
Having a one block of ice that you need to get on to jump to the other side, thinking you have spike shoes instead of spring shoes and sliding off the edge into the abyss.
Shoplifting the black market, getting the ankh and dying on the next level by the shopkeeper at the end of the next level.
Failing to grab a ledge whille trying to avoid a blue frog on a dark level and falling two whole rooms into mantrap.
Thinking Spelunky is as easy as Mario.
Having a war against your friend and losing.
Trying to pick up a Golden Idol, accidentally picking up the stunned maneating plant behind it (the plant having been launched into that position by a tiki man who threw his boomerang into the plant after you jumped over him), not noticing, and then getting eaten moments later when it wakes up.
Getting stunned by a monkey and then falling directly in between two tiki traps because of it.
Killing Yama, then having your Jetpack blow up by a Magma Man, sending you flying, then being stabbed by the Tiki Traps on the side of Yama's throne after barely surviving.
Getting killed by one of Olmec's minions right before you leave the level, at the end of an (almost) successful speedrun.
Spelunky 2
(If these circumstances seem too specific, try playing Spelunky more!)
