Popeye (1982)

Nintendo made a Popeye game

I can't speak for the NES port but the arcade version perfectly captures the look of the show. It's pretty impressive to do for 1982 and still holds up today. If you need a quick game that lasts 5 minutes tops this is a pretty solid choice.

The way I'd describe the game is pac-man but rather than being chased by 1 4 wimpy ghosts you're being chased by 1 big guy named Bluto and instead of collecting little dots you're collecting hearts that Olive Oil throws at you. Bluto can punch or throw beer battles as well as do some impressive things for a 1982 character like climb stairs or use the springboards in the environment. Sometimes you need to bait out his attacks to get by him, other times it's good to just run and use all the twists and turns to confuse him. It's pretty dynamic and fast paced since the hearts Olive Oil throws out put in semi-random locations and they expire if you don't collect them in time, leading to a lost life.

And of course, there's Spinach as a power-up (this game's version of the power pellet) which let's you do a punch with an impressive animation that sends Bluto flying across the screen. Bluto runs away in fear when you get the item and if he finds himself stuck in a corner with nowhere to run he'll start shaking.

Other Popeye characters like sweet pea (the annoying babby) and Wimpy (the hamburger eating bum) show up.

There's 3 screens all in different locations: a port, a larger city, and a boat level. And after that the game just loops them with increasingly faster speeds.

Let's hope Popeye shows up in a Super Smash Brothers game.