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'''''Gremlins''''' is a cancelled arcade game based on the hit 1984 horror-comedy film of the same name. The game would have included three segments: | '''''Gremlins''''' is a cancelled arcade game based on the hit 1984 horror-comedy film of the same name. The game would have included three segments: | ||
*Playing as Lynne Peltzer, you defend your kitchen against the Gremlin onslaught. | |||
*Playing as Billy Peltzer, you melt Gremlins using your flashlight outside in the streets. | |||
*Playing as Gizmo, the game switches to a top-down view of the Mogwai driving his pink convertible throughout the Montgomery Ward department store, navigating through maze-like aisles, shooting obstacles until finally reaching Stripe in the fountain. There is no boss battle or boss fight; players just go back to the first level with an increased difficulty. | |||
The game was meant to be released back in 1985, but it was cancelled for unknown reasons.<ref>[https://gremlins.wordpress.com/video-games/the-missing-gremlins-games/comment-page-1/ Gremlins cancelled games list including the game.] Retrieved 27 Apr '16.</ref> | The game was meant to be released back in 1985, but it was cancelled for unknown reasons.<ref>[https://gremlins.wordpress.com/video-games/the-missing-gremlins-games/comment-page-1/ Gremlins cancelled games list including the game.] Retrieved 27 Apr '16.</ref> | ||
Only footage of the game released online and no prototypes or even other information of the game have resurfaced. | Only footage of the game have been released online and no prototypes or even other information of the game have resurfaced. | ||
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Revision as of 20:37, 14 December 2017
Gremlins is a cancelled arcade game based on the hit 1984 horror-comedy film of the same name. The game would have included three segments:
- Playing as Lynne Peltzer, you defend your kitchen against the Gremlin onslaught.
- Playing as Billy Peltzer, you melt Gremlins using your flashlight outside in the streets.
- Playing as Gizmo, the game switches to a top-down view of the Mogwai driving his pink convertible throughout the Montgomery Ward department store, navigating through maze-like aisles, shooting obstacles until finally reaching Stripe in the fountain. There is no boss battle or boss fight; players just go back to the first level with an increased difficulty.
The game was meant to be released back in 1985, but it was cancelled for unknown reasons.[1]
Only footage of the game have been released online and no prototypes or even other information of the game have resurfaced.
References
- ↑ Gremlins cancelled games list including the game. Retrieved 27 Apr '16.