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The Goonies (Famicom video game)

The Goonies (Japanese: グーニーズ, Hepburn: Gūnīzu) is a 1986 platform game based on the film of the same name produced by Konami for the Family Computer. Konami also developed a completely different version for the MSX in Japan. First released on cartridge, it was later re-released in Disk System format in 1988. Although the game was never sold in retail in North America, Nintendo published an arcade port in North America for the VS. System (a coin-operated platform which runs on the same hardware as the NES) under the title Vs. The Goonies and it was also available as a PlayChoice-10 title in the region.[2] A sequel was released titled The Goonies II, which saw a worldwide retail release.

The Goonies
Cover art of The Goonies by Noriyoshi Ohrai
Developer(s)Konami
Publisher(s)Konami
Nintendo (VS. System)
Composer(s)Satoe Terashima[1]
Platform(s)Family Computer, Arcade (VS. System, PlayChoice-10), Family Computer Disk System, PC-8801, X1, MSX
ReleaseFamicom
  • JP: February 21, 1986
PC-8801/X1/MSX
  • JP: October 23, 1986
  • EU: 1986 (MSX)
VS. System/PC-10
Famicom Disk System
  • JP: April 8, 1988
Genre(s)Platform game
Mode(s)Single-player
Screenshot of the restaurant stage

The main theme song for most of the game is a chiptune rendition of Cyndi Lauper's "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough".

Gameplay

Player

In the computer versions, the player plays as Sloth.[3] In the Famicom version, the main character is unnamed, only referred to as "Player" in the instruction manual, but he does seem to be a teenager.[4]

Story

In the computer versions, Sloth has to rescue the seven Goonies.[3] In the Famicom version, the player must rescue six Goonie children and a woman. They are all unnamed in the instruction manual too. The children look to be much younger than the main character, but the woman seems to be the same age as the player.[4]

Controls

The player defends himself with a kick, bombs (whose explosions are instantly fatal if he is hit), and a slingshot (found randomly behind doors). The player can find diamonds, restoring his life meter to full if he collects eight. He can also find upgrades that protect him against various hazards such as a firesuit that protects against flames and a set of earmuffs that protect against the music notes cast out by one of the Fratelli brothers.

Stages

In the computer versions, the entire game takes place exclusively in the caverns. The player goes through 25 interconnected and non-linear levels searching for the Goonies.

The Famicom version roughly follows the film, with stages resembling the restaurant, caverns and a pirate ship. The ending also recreates one scene from the film where the Goonies are on a beach watching The Inferno ship sail away. Throughout the journey, the player has to find three keys and one Goonie for each level. He does so by using bombs to blow open the doors concealing them. The player can advance to next level after finding the three keys, but in order to really "finish" the game, he must also free all the Goonies to access the game's final level (The Pirate Ship). Otherwise, the game will restart from the first level.

Enemies

An army of rats patrols the stages frequently. There are three kinds of rats: red, yellow, and white. Red ones need one hit with kick/slingshot, while the yellow ones need two. White rats take one hit like red, but drop a cross granting temporary invincibility. A Fratelli makes an appearance and attempts to attack the player by shooting at him and spreading music notes at him. The Fratellis cannot be killed, even by bombs; they can only be stunned. After a while, they will get up and continue chasing the player (if still on screen). However, if they are stunned while jumping over a pit, they will fall into it.

Related releases

The theme "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" by Cyndi Lauper, featured in the beginning of the Famicom title and its sequel, was remixed by Tomoyuki Uchida for Pop n' Music 10, from Konami's Bemani Series. The theme retains its original 8-bit song from the NES with added drum and bass beats.

The three hidden items, Konami Man, Vic Viper (from the Gradius series), and TwinBee, would reappear in Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, as well as in Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia. The in-game description for these items is "5,000 points", which is what the player receives if he or she catches it before it disappears.

References

  1. ^ "Satoe Terashima - Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki".
  2. ^ "The Goonies (Arcade)". Mobygames. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b "The Goonies (MSX) Instruction Manual". 1986.
  4. ^ a b "The Goonies (Famicom) Instruction Manual".

External links

  • Vs. The Goonies at the Killer List of Video Games
  • The Goonies (Playchoice 10) at the Killer List of Video Games

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This article is about the Famicom video game For the MSX game see The Goonies MSX video game For the 8 bit computer game see The Goonies 1985 video game This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Japanese September 2015 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Japanese article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Japanese Wikipedia article at ja グーニーズ ゲーム see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated ja グーニーズ ゲーム to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation The Goonies Japanese グーニーズ Hepburn Gunizu is a 1986 platform game based on the film of the same name produced by Konami for the Family Computer Konami also developed a completely different version for the MSX in Japan First released on cartridge it was later re released in Disk System format in 1988 Although the game was never sold in retail in North America Nintendo published an arcade port in North America for the VS System a coin operated platform which runs on the same hardware as the NES under the title Vs The Goonies and it was also available as a PlayChoice 10 title in the region 2 A sequel was released titled The Goonies II which saw a worldwide retail release The GooniesCover art of The Goonies by Noriyoshi OhraiDeveloper s KonamiPublisher s KonamiNintendo VS System Composer s Satoe Terashima 1 Platform s Family Computer Arcade VS System PlayChoice 10 Family Computer Disk System PC 8801 X1 MSXReleaseFamicomJP February 21 1986PC 8801 X1 MSXJP October 23 1986EU 1986 MSX VS System PC 10NA 1986Famicom Disk SystemJP April 8 1988Genre s Platform gameMode s Single playerScreenshot of the restaurant stage The main theme song for most of the game is a chiptune rendition of Cyndi Lauper s The Goonies R Good Enough Contents 1 Gameplay 1 1 Player 1 2 Story 1 3 Controls 1 4 Stages 1 5 Enemies 2 Related releases 3 References 4 External linksGameplay EditPlayer Edit In the computer versions the player plays as Sloth 3 In the Famicom version the main character is unnamed only referred to as Player in the instruction manual but he does seem to be a teenager 4 Story Edit In the computer versions Sloth has to rescue the seven Goonies 3 In the Famicom version the player must rescue six Goonie children and a woman They are all unnamed in the instruction manual too The children look to be much younger than the main character but the woman seems to be the same age as the player 4 Controls Edit The player defends himself with a kick bombs whose explosions are instantly fatal if he is hit and a slingshot found randomly behind doors The player can find diamonds restoring his life meter to full if he collects eight He can also find upgrades that protect him against various hazards such as a firesuit that protects against flames and a set of earmuffs that protect against the music notes cast out by one of the Fratelli brothers Stages Edit In the computer versions the entire game takes place exclusively in the caverns The player goes through 25 interconnected and non linear levels searching for the Goonies The Famicom version roughly follows the film with stages resembling the restaurant caverns and a pirate ship The ending also recreates one scene from the film where the Goonies are on a beach watching The Inferno ship sail away Throughout the journey the player has to find three keys and one Goonie for each level He does so by using bombs to blow open the doors concealing them The player can advance to next level after finding the three keys but in order to really finish the game he must also free all the Goonies to access the game s final level The Pirate Ship Otherwise the game will restart from the first level Enemies Edit An army of rats patrols the stages frequently There are three kinds of rats red yellow and white Red ones need one hit with kick slingshot while the yellow ones need two White rats take one hit like red but drop a cross granting temporary invincibility A Fratelli makes an appearance and attempts to attack the player by shooting at him and spreading music notes at him The Fratellis cannot be killed even by bombs they can only be stunned After a while they will get up and continue chasing the player if still on screen However if they are stunned while jumping over a pit they will fall into it Related releases EditThe theme The Goonies R Good Enough by Cyndi Lauper featured in the beginning of the Famicom title and its sequel was remixed by Tomoyuki Uchida for Pop n Music 10 from Konami s Bemani Series The theme retains its original 8 bit song from the NES with added drum and bass beats The three hidden items Konami Man Vic Viper from the Gradius series and TwinBee would reappear in Castlevania Portrait of Ruin as well as in Castlevania Order of Ecclesia The in game description for these items is 5 000 points which is what the player receives if he or she catches it before it disappears References Edit Satoe Terashima Video Game Music Preservation Foundation Wiki The Goonies Arcade Mobygames Retrieved 12 December 2016 a b The Goonies MSX Instruction Manual 1986 a b The Goonies Famicom Instruction Manual External links EditVs The Goonies at the Killer List of Video Games The Goonies Playchoice 10 at the Killer List of Video Games Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php 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