big head mode

Comically enlarged cranium

Big head mode is a video game feature, usually a cheat code or unlockable option, that enlarges characters' heads to comical proportions while leaving their bodies normal-sized.

Popular in 1990s sports and shooter games, it made targets easier to hit while adding absurdist humor: I turned on big head mode and now everyone looks like bobbleheads.

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unlock · secret · GoldenEye · NBA Jam · sports game · swollen · character model · cartoonish · exaggerated · wobbly · hilarious · visual gag · proportions · character · multiplayer · retro · 90s · old school

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visual realism

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Art imitating camera accuracy

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game tone

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Punishing difficulty with permanent consequences

competitive mode · tournament mode

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Used worldwide · Concrete · Positive · Rated G