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Shrinking protagonist

Other (objects, etc.) concept

The main character decreases in size, to something smaller than their normal (that is, not including shrinking back to their normal size after being enlarged).

39
games
24
platforms
Micropuzzle (ZX Spectrum)
Micropuzzle
SPC 1984
Adventures in the Microzone (Apple II E)
Adventures in the Microzone
IIE 1984
Duke Nukem Forever (Windows)
Duke Nukem Forever
WIN 2011-06-10
Alice no País das Maravilhas (Zeebo)
Alice no País das Maravilhas
ZEBO 2010-11-09
Duke Nukem Forever (Mac OS X)
Duke Nukem Forever
OSX 2011-08
Alice: Madness Returns (Xbox 360)
Alice: Madness Returns
X360 2011-06-14
The Incredible Shrinking Man (Apple II E)
The Incredible Shrinking Man
IIE 1982
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (Nintendo DS)
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
NDS 2009-09-14
Alice In Wonderland (Game Boy Color)
Alice In Wonderland
GBC 2000-09
Alice: Madness Returns (Windows)
Alice: Madness Returns
WIN 2011-06-14
Sheila (Apple II E)
Sheila
IIE 1982
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (Nintendo 3DS)
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey
3DS 2018-12-27
See also: enlarging protagonist

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The first Shrinking protagonist video game was released in 1982.

Usborne Publishing, Nintendo and Electronic Arts published most of these games.

Platforms

Apple II E 6
Linux 6
Windows 4
Nintendo DS 2
Mac OS X 2
Memotech MTX 1
Jaguar 1
Atari Falcon 1
BBC 1
NES 1
C64 1
Electron 1
TRS-80 1
GBC 1
ZX Spectrum 1
MS-DOS 1
VIC-20 1
MSX 1
Zeebo 1
Dragon32 1
X360 1
3DS 1
PS3 1
Mac OS Classic 1