Review kingbk83 3/5 · Jun 6, 2022
Miyamoto's first idea
Donkey Kong is what launched his career, but Shigeru Miyamoto's first idea was a Popeye video game. Well, after the blockbuster success of DK, Nintendo released Popeye. While it's not quite the classic Donkey Kong became, it's a pretty great game in a lot of ways.
As the famous sailor, your task is to catch things thrown from Olive Oil. …
Donkey Kong is what launched his career, but Shigeru Miyamoto's first idea was a Popeye video game. Well, after the blockbuster success of DK, Nintendo released Popeye. While it's not quite the classic Donkey Kong became, it's a pretty great game in a lot of ways.
As the famous sailor, your task is to catch things thrown from Olive Oil. You must do this while avoiding Bluto, the old hag and other villains from the Popeye universe. As expected, spinach while allow you to hit Bluto into the water. You do this over three levels that repeat over and over again.
I was very impressed with the graphics on the arcade version, which look very closely like the cartoon. Also, the music is just like the TV show.
Sure, it's that old school arcade "get the high score" schtick that some might find repetitive after a while, but I think it's a fun game.
Also, go and get the arcade ROM. DON'T get that trash game that is on the Switch.
