THE SPECTRUM GAMES DATABASE

POPEYE

PUBLISHER
DK'Tronics

AUTHOR(S)

YEAR
October 1985

CATALOGUE NUMBER

CATEGORY
Arcade

DESCRIPTION

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ORIGINAL INLAY CARD TEXT

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SEQUELS/PREQUELS

SCORES RECEIVED

REVIEWS

Review of _Popeye_ from Sinclair User No.43, October 1985

HELP POPEYE save Olive! Olive Oyl stands at her window waiting
for her man to bring her hearts. Meanwhile the massive frame of
Bluto thunders across the screen as he lies in wait for Popeye. 
The essence of _Popeye_ is to find all the hearts and return them
to Olive before her lovemeter runs out. He must also collect
spinach cans, keys and an assortment of objects to aid him during
his journey.  Spinach is the only way to revive Popeye following
a blow from Bluto, vultures, witches on broomsticks and so on.
Keys are needed to gain access to the chambers and rooms where
more objects and obstacles lie.  To reach the various objects
Popeye can jump, climb up and down ropes and hitch lifts. Be bold
and adventurous and you will be rewarded with even more locations
to explore.  At first the game is tedious. Popeye is so slow in
response to your commands that he is mowed down even as he is
recovering from a blow. Once you have adjusted to the slightly
slow reactions and cracked the correct sequence to avoid Bluto,
you can really start getting into the game.  The graphics are
excellent and very large. Popeye, Olive Oyl and Bluto are
all perfect reproductions of the famous cartoon characters.

                                   Colette McDermon

Publisher: DK Tronics
Price: 6.95
Memory: 48K
Joystick: Any
Rating: **** (out of 5, meaning: Value for money)


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NOTES

POPEYE - TIPS - TYPED BY VAXALON - 1994
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 When the game starts go to the screen left of the start and collect the
spinach and hearts. Don't give the hearts to olive until the love meter gets
low. Next go two screens to the right and climb up the rope. A key is at the 
top right of the building. Give Olive the hearts and go left. The key opens 
the door to the lighthouse. Now go to the top of the lighthouse but watchout
for the monster. Follow the monster while collecting the spinach and another
key. Go about halfway down the stairs and press down - the door will open.
 Now go either side of the balcony collecting the spinach and another key.
This key opens the door in the room that has rope. Go to the top of the 
lighthouse again and go onto the the right of the balcony. Here, go right, 
onto the girder. Now jump onto the moving thingy and let it carry you to the 
fruit machine. Jump off here, () , Now drop down from the right of this
screen into the boat screen. Climb up the mast and collect the hearts. 
Get the key in the boat and go left and down the rope. The flashing heart is
actually two on different layers. Then go through the door to Olive.

MORE TIPS
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 To get on the flying saucer, go right and climb up rope and get key from the
room on the left (this key opens tower). Go to the top of the tower, then 
right to the end, then forward and then right onto the platform. When the 
saucer is directly below, pull the joystick back and you'll jump onto it.
Jump off and over wall near coin and collect keys. Get on saucer but this 
time jump off at fruit machine. Move forward round gate, then jump onto ship.
Get key from porthole then go right along plank and get fuse. Go back along
plank and jump down past shark. Open door and your back at start. Now go up
rope and open door at top, jump up and get key. Do not turn left towards
dragon. Go to top of rope then left to end, now down and left into cannon
room. To work the cannon, climb the rope until just popeyes legs are in view,
wait for RED shot, then climb up, go left and drop down onto cannon. 
One further tip. When you have the can from the room on left, you can pass
dragon. Door at side of dragon, takes you back to start. 
