About Popeye
An action game based on the Popeye cartoon character, released in the early 1980s across arcade-derived home systems, with simple platform-based gameplay.
Popeye (ポパイ, Popai) is a 1983 arcade platform game developed and released by Nintendo based on the Popeye characters licensed from King Features Syndicate strips and animated shorts. Unlike most platform games, the player cannot jump; the only button is "punch." The game was licensed by Atari for exclusive release in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and featured in an Atari designed and manufactured cabinet. Some sources claim that Ikegami Tsushinki also did design work on Popeye. The Popeye characters were originally going to be used in the game that later became Donkey Kong. However at that time on the development of the game, Nintendo could not get the licenses to use the characters. Ben Falls holds the world record score of 3,023,060 earned on December 20, 2011, according to Twin Galaxies International Scoreboard. The Family Computer (Famicom) saw an educational sequel on November 22, 1983: Popeye no Eigo Asobi, an English teaching game akin to the later Donkey Kong Jr. Math.
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How long does it take to beat Popeye?
Players report about 4 hours of playtime on average for Popeye. Actual time varies with playstyle, difficulty and how much side content you do.
What genre is Popeye?
Popeye is an Action game, released in 1982.
Is Popeye worth playing?
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