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Posted on Apr 11th 2010 at 10:08:54 PM by (noiseredux)
Posted under Game Boy, Robocop

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One of my highest collecting priorities these days is tracking down all the games I remember spending the most time with when I was younger. What this means is that although certainly classic games like Super Mario Bros. 3 or A Link To The Past are high on that list, they also rub elbows with games that another collector may have never played -- or even thought twice about playing. Friends, I present you with one such game: Robocop.

Released in 1990 and developed by Ocean, Robocop was based on the ultra-violent film classic of the same name. Due mainly to the limitations of the Game Boy hardware, the game isn't nearly as blood-soaked as the film, but it is a surprisingly competent release which is saying a lot for a movie-licensed 8-bit game.

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The game is mainly a side-scroller in which you patrol the mean streets of Detroit. There are a load of scumbags out there looking to take you down, and for an incredibly strong cyborg you can die pretty easily. And unfortunately the controls can feel a bit clunky. For instance when you duck down, you have to manually push Up to stand up again. However, this and the rather limited height of Robocop's jumps actually help to make him feel a bit more robotic and heavy. Perhaps this was unintended, or perhaps it was brilliant design. Either way, it works in a strange way.

What's really interesting about the game are the mid-levels. Each one offers some kind of change-of-pace to the usual shoot-everything side-scrolling levels. For instance, you may find yourself reconstructing the face of a wanted criminal via the police computer systems. Or maybe you'll be using a scope to disrupt a hostage situation in the first-person perspective. There's definitely a lot of variety to the level layouts. And in no shocking surprise for many early Game Boy releases, Robocop gets really hard really quickly. Though there are only ten levels total, I've never beat the game myself. And yet, the difficulty never really stops it from being fun either.

There are a surprising number of Game Boy sequels including a crossover with the Terminator, and even eventual Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance releases. But I can't speak about any of them from experience. All I can say is that either nostalgia has skewed things way out of perspective, or Robocop is one hell of a fun game.



Posted on Feb 21st 2011 at 10:00:00 AM by (noiseredux)
Posted under Blog

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Today marks the one year anniversary of Game Boy Player Land. And with that I thought it might be nice to organize all of the first year posts into a nice table of contents that might make it a bit easier to browse through previous posts. Enjoy!




Games

Adventure Island Series http://www.rfgeneration.c...re-Island-Series-1541.php
Alien Hominid http://www.rfgeneration.c...ux/Alien-Hominid-1520.php
Alone In The Dark: The New Nightmare http://www.rfgeneration.c...he-New-Nightmare-1471.php
Anguna: Warriors Of Virtue http://www.rfgeneration.c...rriors-Of-Virtue-1413.php
Backyard Sports Basketball 2007 http://www.rfgeneration.c...-Basketball-2007-1403.php
Battletoads http://www.rfgeneration.c...edux/Battletoads-1289.php
Bonk's Adventure http://www.rfgeneration.c...Bonk-s-Adventure-1352.php
Bubble Ghost http://www.rfgeneration.c...dux/Bubble-Ghost-1472.php
Castlevania: The Adventure http://www.rfgeneration.c...ia-The-Adventure-1468.php
Centipede http://www.rfgeneration.c...eredux/Centipede-1572.php   
Chunkout http://www.rfgeneration.c...seredux/Chunkout-1532.php
Contra GB Games http://www.rfgeneration.c...Boy-Contra-Games-1301.php
Double Dragon GB Games http://www.rfgeneration.c...-Dragon-GB-Games-1580.php
Ecco The Dolphin http://www.rfgeneration.c...Ecco-The-Dolphin-1428.php
Gargoyle's Quest http://www.rfgeneration.c...Gargoyle-s-Quest-1473.php
Godzilla: Domination! http://www.rfgeneration.c...zilla-Domination-1528.php
Ghostbusters II http://www.rfgeneration.c.../Ghostbusters-II-1464.php
Ghosts 'N Goblins http://www.rfgeneration.c...Ghosts-N-Goblins-1465.php
Kid Dracula http://www.rfgeneration.c...edux/Kid-Dracula-1469.php
Kunio-kun Games http://www.rfgeneration.c...-Kunio-kun-games-1423.php
The Legend Of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures http://www.rfgeneration.c...words-Adventures-1426.php
Mega Man X Remakes http://www.rfgeneration.c...ga-Man-X-Remakes-1616.php
Monster Force http://www.rfgeneration.c...ux/Monster-Force-1466.php
NBA Jam Series http://www.rfgeneration.c...x/NBA-Jam-Series-1433.php
A Nightmare On Elm Street http://www.rfgeneration.c...re-On-Elm-Street-1481.php
The Pinball Of The Dead http://www.rfgeneration.c...ball-Of-The-Dead-1495.php
Puzzle Boy http://www.rfgeneration.c...uzzle-Boy-Series-1626.php
Rebelstar: Tactical Command http://www.rfgeneration.c...Tactical-Command-1369.php
Resident Evil Gaiden http://www.rfgeneration.c...dent-Evil-Gaiden-1480.php
Riviera: The Promised Land http://www.rfgeneration.c...he-Promised-Land-1606.php
Scooby-Doo! Classic Creep Capers http://www.rfgeneration.c...sic-Creep-Capers-1467.php
The Simpsons: Night Of The Living Treehouse Of Horror http://www.rfgeneration.c...ehouse-Of-Horror-1470.php
Malibu Beach Volleyball http://www.rfgeneration.c...Beach-Volleyball-1365.php
Outrun http://www.rfgeneration.c...oiseredux/Outrun-1398.php
Phantasy Star Collection http://www.rfgeneration.c...-Star-Collection-1325.php
Robocop http://www.rfgeneration.c...iseredux/Robocop-1334.php
Skate Or Die Bad 'N Rad http://www.rfgeneration.c...Or-Die-Bad-N-Rad-1315.php
Spider-Man 2 http://www.rfgeneration.c...dux/Spider-Man-2-1336.php
Super Mario Series http://www.rfgeneration.c...per-Mario-Series-1534.php
Super Puzzle Fighter II http://www.rfgeneration.c...uzzle-Fighter-II-1343.php
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles GBA Games http://www.rfgeneration.c...urtles-GBA-Games-1446.php
Tempest http://www.rfgeneration.c...iseredux/Tempest-1558.php
Tetris GB Games http://www.rfgeneration.c...Tetris-GB-Series-1588.php
Urban Strike http://www.rfgeneration.c...dux/Urban-Strike-1487.php
World Reborn http://www.rfgeneration.c...dux/World-Reborn-1546.php


Other Articles

Beach Games http://www.rfgeneration.c...edux/Beach-Games-1396.php
Behond The 2-Player Cube Setupd! http://www.rfgeneration.c...layer-Cube-Setup-1474.php
Beware GBA Bootlegs! http://www.rfgeneration.c...are-GBA-Bootlegs-1390.php
Cheap Game Boy Display Shelves http://www.rfgeneration.c...-Display-Shelves-1391.php
The Cover Project Needs Your Help http://www.rfgeneration.c...-Needs-Your-Help-1539.php
Game Boy 101: A Beginner's Guide http://www.rfgeneration.c...Beginner-s-Guide-1611.php
Game Boy Launch Games http://www.rfgeneration.c...Boy-Launch-Games-1386.php
Game Boy Color Launch Titles http://www.rfgeneration.c...or-Launch-Titles-1401.php
Game Boy Color Sewing Machine http://www.rfgeneration.c...r-Sewing-Machine-1455.php
GameCube Arcade Sticks http://www.rfgeneration.c...be-Arcade-Sticks-1338.php
GameCube Retro Controller Options http://www.rfgeneration.c...ntroller-Options-1568.php
GameCube Shmups http://www.rfgeneration.c.../GameCube-Shmups-1491.php
Games Beaten: 2010 http://www.rfgeneration.c...ames-Beaten-2010-1564.php
GameSpite Quarterly No. 1 http://www.rfgeneration.c...e-Quarterly-No-1-1317.php
Go Buy Invader! http://www.rfgeneration.c...x/Go-buy-Invader-1486.php
Hello World http://www.rfgeneration.c...edux/Hello-World-1286.php
How To Get Ahead In Handheld Advertising http://www.rfgeneration.c...held-Advertising-1309.php
Iridion Soundtrack Gets Digital Re-Release http://www.rfgeneration.c...gital-Re-Release-1529.php
It's A Secret To Everybody http://www.rfgeneration.c...ret-To-Everybody-1605.php
Jamie Woodhouse's GBA Games http://www.rfgeneration.c...ouse-s-GBA-Games-1330.php
Konami Hyper Boy http://www.rfgeneration.c...Konami-Hyper-Boy-1535.php
Nintendo Player's Guides http://www.rfgeneration.c...-Player-s-Guides-1294.php
Nintendo Power Advance http://www.rfgeneration.c...do-Power-Advance-1371.php
October Spooktacular! http://www.rfgeneration.c...ber-Spooktacular-1457.php
Pocket Games http://www.rfgeneration.c...dux/Pocket-Games-1553.php
Pokemon Creepy Black http://www.rfgeneration.c...mon-Creepy-Black-1435.php
Qwak GBA Gets Digital Release http://www.rfgeneration.c...-Digital-Release-1360.php
Racketboy 2010 Charity Auction http://www.rfgeneration.c...-Charity-Auction-1544.php
Some Game Boy Fighting Games http://www.rfgeneration.c...y-Fighting-Games-1377.php
Some GB and GBC Shmups http://www.rfgeneration.c...B-and-GBC-Shmups-1376.php
Some GBA Beat-em-ups http://www.rfgeneration.c...-GBA-Beat-em-ups-1345.php
Some GBA Fighters http://www.rfgeneration.c...ome-GBA-Fighters-1405.php
Some GBA Retro Compilations http://www.rfgeneration.c...tro-Compilations-1358.php
Some GBA Shmups http://www.rfgeneration.c.../Some-GBA-Shmups-1341.php
Some More GBA Shmups http://www.rfgeneration.c...-More-GBA-Shmups-1368.php


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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