The Gamekid

Item Icon
Pickup Quote	"Temporary Man-Pac"
Entity ID	5.100.93
Character Appearance
Recharge Time	6 rooms 4 rooms
Item Pool	Crane Game Treasure Room Treasure Room
Quality	2
Item Tags
Collection Grid	(page 1, column 10, row 9) (page 1, column 10, row 5)
Unlock Method	Visit 10 Arcades

The Gamekid is an unlockable activated item.

Effects

Turns the character into a Pac-Man-like creature for 6.5 seconds and provides the following effects:

• Gives invulnerability.
• Inflicts fear on all enemies.
• Removes the ability to shoot tears.
• Allows Isaac to deal 40 contact damage to enemies, at the rate of 1 hit per second per enemy.
• Allows Isaac to deal 20 contact damage to enemies, at the rate of 2 hits per second per enemy.
  • If an enemy is at 40 HP or less, the contact damage is increased to 40 for that enemy.
• Has a chance to replenish a Half Red Heart every time an enemy is killed.

Notes

• The invulnerability effect negates all forms of damage, including health loss from Blood Donation Machines and Devil Beggars.
  • This also negates damage from entering or exiting a Curse Room, but the effect is immediately removed upon walking through the door.
• Does not prevent Red Heart container loss from Health Down pills or Devil deals.
• This item is very similar to My Little Unicorn, trading the extra speed for the ability to gain health from killing enemies.
• Power Pill! has the same effect as The Gamekid, same goes with Cartridge on getting hit.

Synergies

• 4.5 Volt: With some damage source while this item is active, it can be permanently invulnerable inside the room while you have enemies.
  • If combined with 9 Volt, it will be easier to achieve invincibility.
• ???'s Only Friend: The fly can still be controlled while invincible.
• Book of Virtues: Spawns wisps in the inner ring, looking like little Pac-Men. Wisps' tears have the Anti-Gravity effect and can inflict fear on enemies.

• Mom's Knife does contact damage in the same direction it was being held at the time of using it, giving a massive amount of free damage by ramming into an enemy.
  • If you have the Yes Mother? Transformation, you can basically do the same thing using this item.
• On contact items ( Aries, The Virus, etc.): Freely usable in basically every 4 rooms.
  • Orbital Familiars ( Cube of Meat, Sacrificial Dagger, etc.): The orbital can be used freely in basically every 4 rooms, making it a great alternative source of damage.

Trivia

• Beating the game whilst under the effects of The Gamekid will cause the credits music to be sped up.
• This item's name and appearance are references to the Nintendo Game Boy.
• The pickup quote and Isaac's appearance while under the effects of The Gamekid are references to Pac-Man.
• Tetris appears to be the game being played on The Gamekid. Tetris was also the launch title for the Nintendo Game Boy.

Gallery

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  3DS The icon of The Gamekid as seen on the lower 3DS screen.

Seeds

PC 04PE J3W1 (Treasure Room adjacent to spawn)

PC GPPY LGNV (Treasure Room adjacent to spawn)

PS4 8FSX 6WAZ (Treasure Room adjacent to spawn)

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