Game
Game noun - A competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize.
Sendup
Sendup noun - A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way.
Both words in one sentence
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Affectionate Parody: The Foxy Fighters mini-game is a sendup of Star Fox 64, complete with cheesy voice acting.
- Turbine Blender: In the introduction of the Christmas Edition (a sendup of the intro to the first game) Alan Probe, flying his private jet distractedly while reading an article about his rise to fame, collides with Santa's Sleigh.
Source: Video Game / Amateur Surgeon -
Parodied in the 1978-79 game show sendup The Cheap Show, which used a 1-1-20 system.
Source: Golden Snitch
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