In the first six games of Tomb Raider series, Lara Croft herself tells the player how to control her, always mentioning which button to press and staying in character throughout.A Lampshade is also hung in Asterix & Obelix XXL 2: Mission Las Vegum, where the characters will audibly wonder about who their advisor is talking to, and express explicit concern over a certain "button" he keeps mentioning.Another kid explains the proper inputs for accessing and manipulating the ingame map. The remake of Link's Awakening has the original kid who explains how to save the game, but now he's much more specific, telling you to press the + button and then the R button to get to the "system screen." He still doesn't know what any of it means, though.While Breath of the Wild typically has a more realistic approach to tutorials (in-universe characters will simply bring up topics like swords and horses while the game brings up a brief textbox saying how to use those things), Ta'loh Naeg's Shrine near Kakariko Village involves the monk himself telepathically telling Link how to use the advanced combat techniques in terms of what buttons to press when.
The original game would show you the basic plot of the game and a list of all the items Link could find, and closed with Link holding up a parchment that said, "Please look up the manual for details.".Phantom Hourglass has the hilarious "Oh, do you know how to walk?", due to the touchscreen being used for movement, rather than the D-pad.Also, Jaggle tells you that his kids don't seem to grasp the concept of Z-targeting (or L-targeting in the Gamecube version) to talk to somebody from a distance. Twilight Princess: The kids, when they clamor for a demonstration of Link's skill with sword and slingshot Midna, in instructing him about his powers and the Hero's Spirit, when teaching him new skills.Maggie even relates that she used Y, Z, and X to show her father her Skull Necklaces. Also, Sturgeon's granddaughter Sue-Belle tells you how to pick up, throw, and put down pots so you can tell Aryll how. The Wind Waker: Aryll, when she teaches Link how to use her telescope Sturgeon, both in person and in his notes Orca, when teaching him swordsmanship and Niko, when teaching him how to swing.Majora's Mask: Had the Curiosity Shop Guy do the same thing.Once you return to the forest later in the game, one of them will even say "Show me some fancy fencing! All I've done is tap B all my life!" as if it's all normal but without truly getting into Medium Awareness. The tutorial portion has the Know-It-All Brothers explaining the game mechanics, equipment screen, etc. OOT leaps headlong into this, hilariously.Later versions clarify (slightly) by having him specify, "Sell me the contents of a bottle".Potions and milk won't work since Link drinks it instead.
Sell me something with C." What he means is he wants one of your C button items to buy, but is vague on what exactly he wants.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time had an NPC that would tell Link "Please.
Uh, don't ask me what that means, I'm just a kid!" For example, a child tells Link "Hey man! When you want to save, just push all the Buttons at once!.