The Goonies (Famicom game)

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The Goonies
The Goonies, Family Computer/Famicom version
Developer(s)	Konami
Publisher(s)	Konami
Platform(s)	Famicom, Famicom Disk System
Release date	^JPN February 21, 1986 (Famicom) ^JPN April 8, 1988 (FDS)
Genre(s)	Platform game
Mode(s)	Single player
Media	48-kilobyte cartridge and FDS disk

The Goonies (or just Goonies) is a 1986 video game by Konami that shares its name with another completely different game The Goonies (MSX). This article is about the Nintendo Famicom game based on the hit motion picture, The Goonies. It was released only in Japan on the Family Computer and never released outside of Japan on consoles. However, it made it to some American arcades as Vs. The Goonies of the Nintendo Vs. Series and as a selection on the PlayChoice-10. The game was later re-released for the Famicom Disk System on April 8, 1988.

The main theme of the majority of the game levels was a simplified version of Cyndi Lauper's #10 Billboard hit, "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough".

The game had a sequel released in 1987 called, The Goonies II. The sequel, unlike its predecessor, was released outside of Japan for the NES.

Although it was unreleased in the U.S., it remains a popular game for NES collectors.

[edit] Gameplay

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The player controls Mikey. An army of rats patrol the stages frequently. Jake Fratelli makes an appearance and attempts to attack Mikey by shooting at him. When Mikey kills a mouse, it leaves behind a small blue bomb which, if not collected, will eventually disappear. The defeated enemies will respawn not long after defeating one and collecting the bomb it drops. The bomb is used to blow up skull doors in where the keys and a member of the Goonies are locked in. After collecting all 3 keys, Mikey can advance to the next level. The game does bear similarities to the film as the final stage is a pirate ship. The game also recreates one scene from the film where the Goonies are on a beach watching the ship sail away. All five goonies are required to access the game's final level, otherwise, the game will start from the first level.

[edit] Trivia

The theme "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" by Cyndi Lauper, featured in the beginning of the Famicom title and its sequel, was remixed by Mr. T for Pop n' Music 10, from Konami's Bemani Series. The theme retains its original 8-bit song from the NES with added drum and bass beats.
The three hidden items, Konami Man, Vic Viper (from the Gradius series), and TwinBee, would reappear in the 2006 game, Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin.