Which game, you ask? Gonbee no I'm Sorry, which was released (in Japan) by Coreland and Sega in 1985.
I discovered the existence of this odd little Pac-Man clone while perusing the rather humorously and straightforwardly titled VGJunk blog, which I've been following for some time now, yesterday--in case you're curious as to what prompted this recent addition to my "to do as soon as I get home" list.
As for why I just described Gonbee no I'm Sorry as "odd" (and why I'm so interested in giving it a go): This should-have-become-a-classic quarter-muncher stars former Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka--who, according to VGJunk's proprietor (sorry, I don't know his name), was "so corrupt he'd make Silvio Berlusconi look above board."
That's not the only reason I want to play Gonbee no I'm Sorry, of course. Another reason I'm itching to spend some quality time with it: Two of the baddies that chase the corrupt former PM around each maze-like stage as he attempts to collect the gold bars that are scattered about are popstars Michael Jackson and Madonna, both of whom can be seen in the screenshot above.
While you wait for me to acquire and experience--and, possibly, review--this sure-to-be-weird title, all of you who are interested should head over to VGJunk and read all that blog has to say about it.
Totally agree -- this game looks amazing. Especially loved the bondage scene -- http://pixelboys.tumblr.com/post/18887185816/gonbee-no-im-sorry-arcade-a-1985-arcade-title
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of vgjunk, his review of Gourmet Sentai Bara Yarou is not to be missed: http://retrovania-vgjunk.blogspot.com/2012/03/gourmet-sentai-bara-yarou-snes.html
Haha, sounds pretty mental :) And looks a bit like that funny Doraemon game I looked at a while back...
ReplyDeleteOh, thanks for pointing out VGJunk's review of Gourmet Sentai Bara Yarou, warp! I'll have to read it shortly, as I love what I've seen of the game in the past :)
ReplyDeleteSimon: You're talking about the Doraemon game made for the PC Engine, aren't you? Anyway, yes, it does look a bit like that game -- and a bit like the Batman game released for PCE, too.
ReplyDeleteWeird. I just hear about this somewhere else...wish I could remember where...
ReplyDeleteJustin: Maybe someone else reported on VGJunk's post? Or maybe it's just that time of year when everyone writes about it? :)
ReplyDeleteIt looks very beautiful, and above all really mad
ReplyDeleteMarco: You know, I think "really mad" just about nails it in the case of this game :)
ReplyDeleteYou've been playing this too? I just started playing it a month ago on my MAME emulator when I was looking up Sega arcade games. I play it a few times a week now. Funny premise with some really great music. Glad someone else likes it!
ReplyDeleteMark: Actually, I haven't started playing it yet. I'll definitely do so as soon as I return to Seattle, though. (I prefer playing MAME on our PC, with a controller attached.) I'll let you know what I think of it after that :)
ReplyDeleteHehehe! I got excited and commented before reading it! You'll like it for it's off beat humor for sure. :D
ReplyDeleteNo worries, Mark. I often do that, too (on other blogs). Anyway, I'm glad to hear you like the game and I expect to like it quite a bit, too :)
ReplyDeleteThe spanish band (or something like a..) called Superputa (yes, superwhore XD ) sampled the tune of the game:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bZJQoFw9sA
but I prefer this mix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PR9W53XjAc
the lyric is about doing a blow job...and I discovered this game by the song XD
That is *too* funny, anon. Thank you for sharing both links :)
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