The Goonies is a 1986 platform game. The main theme for most of the game is a chiptune rendition of Cyndi Lauper's "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough". The game was previously released only in Japan, but was later released as an Arcade Playchoice-10 title in North America.
PlatformPuzzleAdventureActionaction-adventuremultiple protagonistshostageslicensed gamejapanese games based on western ipsundead piratesfan translation - portugueseFamily Computer Disk System, Arcade, PC-8800 Series, Sharp X1, Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System
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Character
Earnest, plot-driven, unpretentious and classical in form.
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
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About the game
- Platforms
- Family Computer Disk System, Arcade, PC-8800 Series, Sharp X1, Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System
- Developer
- Konami
- Publisher
- Konami
- Released
- February 21, 1986
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
IGDB rating 5.0/10 from 14 ratings.
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Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
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