Popeye
Popeye is a conversion of the arcade action/platform game. As Popeye, you are trying to win Olive Oyl's love! She is at the top of the screen dropping tokens of her love, and you need to collect them before…
Popeye is an arcade developed by Nintendo, released 31 December 1983 on Atari 5200 and Atari 8-bit.
What Popeye is
Popeye is an arcade game developed by Nintendo and released in 1983. It was published by Parker Brothers. It is available on Atari 5200 and Atari 8-bit.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Popeye is a conversion of the arcade action/platform game. As Popeye, you are trying to win Olive Oyl's love! She is at the top of the screen dropping tokens of her love, and you need to collect them before they hit the ground. After you have collected the required number of items, you can move on to the next, more difficult level. There are many obstacles trying to stop you from completing your task, though! Brutus wanders around the screen and is constantly trying to catch you. If you collect a can of spinach, you can temporarily knock him out, otherwise Brutus will knock you out. Other objects such as bottles or birds are also flying around the screen and will cause you to lose one of…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Popeye series
Popeye is the eighth of 22 entries we hold in the Popeye series. The next entry was Popeye in 1983.
What it launched against
Popeye launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac and Zoo Keeper.
Released around the same time: The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, Zoo Keeper.
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