The Gamekid
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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.
- Each enemy that dies during the duration has a chance to replenish a
Half Red Heart even if they weren't killed by Isaac's contact damage.
Notes
- The invulnerability effect negates almost 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.
- This also negates damage from entering or exiting a
- Does not prevent damage from the door to the
Mausoleum / 
Gehenna. - 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.
- If combined with
???'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.
Car Battery: Doubles the length of invincibility, but no effect on damage.
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.
- Damage on contact items (
Aries, 
The Virus, etc.) and Orbital Familiars (
Cube of Meat, 
Sacrificial Dagger, etc.): Deals damage on top of The Gamekid's damage and invincibility.
Interactions
- Ace Cards: Enemies that are turned into pickups don’t have a chance to heal Isaac.
E. Coli/
Flush!: Enemies that are turned into 
Poop don’t have a chance to heal Isaac.
- E. Coli Usually turns non-boss enemies into poop when Isaac attempts to deal contact damage making heals off of contact damage kills much harder.
- Freeze Effects: Isaac's contact damage can't freeze enemies however other effects that can still freeze enemies while the item is active do not grant the chance to heal Isaac.
In-game Footage
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
3DS The icon of The Gamekid as seen on the lower 3DS screen.
 The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
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