9 Brilliant Video Game Inventions You Wish Existed In Real Life

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1. Save Points

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Most useful when: you have a huge test coming up. Or a big date coming up. Or really anything you wish you could rewind for.

2. Invincibility Stars from the Mario Series

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Most useful when: your significant other says, "We need to talk..."

3. The Portal Gun from Portal

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Most useful when: you're trying to cross the street and the light is taking FOR. EVER. to change.

4. Potions from Final Fantasy

Most useful when: it's 3:30 PM and you're dying at your work desk, this close to death.

5. Red Turtle Shells from Mario Kart

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Most useful when: people on the street are walking too damn slow and you wish you could eject them from the race.

6. Escape Ropes from Pokémon

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Most useful when: literally any awkward situation arises. You can just be like see ya and escape.

7. The Ocarina from Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

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Most useful when: when you need to get somewhere fast. Late for work? Play a warping song. Done and done.

8. The Kinesis Module from Dead Space

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Most useful when: you're comfy on the couch, but there's food across the room, and you just don't wanna get up.

9. Poké Balls from Pokémon

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Most useful when: you need to take the cat to the vet for shots, and you'd rather not wrangle her into a carrier.

What are some inventions from video games that you wish existed in real life?