Revenge of the 'Gator (1989)
3.46 from 26 ratings
60 members have it in their collection · 21 backlogged · 8 wish listed
How long? · with extras 30h · 100% 3h (from 2 logged playthroughs)
Details
- Developers
- HAL Laboratory
- Publishers
- HAL Laboratory, Nintendo
- Genres
- Arcade, Pinball
- Themes
- Action
Release dates
- Oct 18, 1989 (Full Release) (Japan) Game Boy
- Mar 1990 (Full Release) (North_America) Game Boy
- Mar 1990 (Full Release) (Europe) Game Boy
- Jan 09, 2013 (Full Release) (Japan) Nintendo 3DS
- Sep 05, 2013 (Full Release) (Europe) Nintendo 3DS
- Oct 17, 2013 (Full Release) (North_America) Nintendo 3DS
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Rating distribution
5 stars
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8
3 stars
13
2 stars
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Community All Reviews Statuses
Status Reset_Tears Nov 25, 2021
It's surprisingly not bad? I didn't think the Game Boy would be able to handle pinball physics well, but it actually plays rather nicely. The pinball board theming is cute, and there are enough little gimmicks (across four screens/levels) to keep it from getting too dull too quickly. Tasks are kept simple, I think all you really want to try …
It's surprisingly not bad? I didn't think the Game Boy would be able to handle pinball physics well, but it actually plays rather nicely. The pinball board theming is cute, and there are enough little gimmicks (across four screens/levels) to keep it from getting too dull too quickly. Tasks are kept simple, I think all you really want to try to do is get into one of the three bonus board rooms -- which thankfully isn't too hard to manage.
Nothing ground-breaking (and sadly no table-nudging feature), but if you're in the mood for a round of pinball on the Game Boy then bring on the gators. I guess I'll have to check out the Kirby pinball as well at some point (same dev studio).
Review Westane 3/5 · Jun 24, 2015
Review / Playthrough
History:
I've played pinball... not this one though.
Expectations:
Being a pinball game I'd like to see a pretty solid story, reasonable amounts of character customization and a good level of depth to the game's villains.
Day 1:
Yay pinball? This is a fine version, I guess, and was made by HAL Laboratories which should speak to its quality. Basically …
History:
I've played pinball... not this one though.
Expectations:
Being a pinball game I'd like to see a pretty solid story, reasonable amounts of character customization and a good level of depth to the game's villains.
Day 1:
Yay pinball? This is a fine version, I guess, and was made by HAL Laboratories which should speak to its quality. Basically you're pinning and balling your way around an alligator themed pinball table trying to rack up a high score.
...then a 'gator eats your ball, vengefully.
Conclusion:
After being a PS+ subscriber since its inception I think I have just about every table for Zen Pinball ever made. My point is, I've never actually played the game, because pinball.
I don't love pinball. I don't hate pinball. I'm incredibly indifferent to pinball. I think part of it has to do with the fact that it's a feeling from the arcades that just can't be recreated with video games... of course if I'm at an arcade, let's face it, I'm bustin' moves on DDR... or actually playing Bust-a-Move!
Liked:
- Super simple pick up and play pinball.
- Alligators are rad.
- For an earlier Gameboy game, it's surprisingly fluid.
Disliked:
- It's not Sonic Spinball, or Pokemon Pinball.
- There's not much to it aside from the one, rather small table.
Personal Score:
Fun : 15 Relevance : 10 Replayability : 14 Survivability : 14 Total : 53