Underplayed Gems

Popeye (1983)

Popeye cover
Developer
Nintendo R&D1
Publisher
Nintendo
Platforms
Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System
Genres
Platform, Arcade
Rating
2.1 of 5, 15 player ratings

How it feels

Help Popeye collect Olive Oyl's hearts while dodging Bluto in this iconic Nintendo arcade port.

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About

Popeye is a 1982 arcade game developed and released by Nintendo based on the Popeye cartoon characters licensed from King Features Syndicate. As Popeye, players must collect hearts thrown by Olive Oyl from the top of the screen while being chased by Bluto. Nintendo ported the game to the Famicom as one of its three launch games.

Screenshots

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