Wally Bear and the NO! Gang

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Wally Bear and the NO! Gang

Developer(s) American Game Carts Inc
Publisher(s) AVE
Platform(s) NES
Release date NA 1992
Genre(s) side-scroller
Mode(s) Single-player, Multi-player
Rating(s) n/a (released pre-ESRB)
Media NES cartridge
Input methods game controller

Wally Bear and the NO! Gang is an educational NES game that teaches children to say no to drugs like tobacco, alcohol and marijuana. Like in most early platform games, even getting hit once meant losing a "chance" to beat the game. The game was designed in cooperation with the American Medical Association and the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information.[1] It sold for $29.95.[1]

The game was originally going to be called Wally Bear and the Just Say No Gang, but this phrase had been trademarked by Nancy Reagan.

In 2006, the video game was reviewed by the Angry Video Game Nerd who criticized the game for its repetitive level design and the inability to attack enemies. He also criticized what he perceived as a disjointed storyline and low-quality music, and a lack of subtlety in conveying anti-drug and anti-gang messages.

The Wally Bear Hotline provided by this game, 1-800-HI-WALLY, was still active as of 2006, but was finally disconnected by October 2007.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Mike Snider. "Video game gives kids 'Bear'-able drug lesson", USA Today, July 22, 1991. 
  2. ^ Florian Eckhardt (2006-09-11). Wally Bear And The No Gang: Call 1-800-HI-WALLY. Retrieved on 2008-03-21.

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