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Inspector Gadget (video game)
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Inspector Gadget is an action
video game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System
and is based on the television show of the same title
. The game used a third-person side-scrolling perspective. A clear majority of the staff who made this game also made the video games SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
and An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
with a similar engine to this game. The story is not considered canon to either the Inspector Gadget cartoon series or the film of the same name
. Dr. Claw's face can be seen in the game, unlike the cartoon, where it's always hidden from view.
. The next hit causes Gadget to lose a life. Gadget's niece, Penny, and her dog, Brain, will assist Gadget during the game. Various gadgets than can be used included a helicopter rotor, a grabbing hand, some arrows, and an extending boxing glove. The overall font used in this game is the almost identical to the one used for Pac-Man
, Space Invaders
, and other video games of the 1980s. While the upper case letters are kept in the exact size and shape, the lower case font used is original and was not used in any previous video games.
Something to note in this game is that Brain helps Gadget with only very minor tasks. Gadget is actually self-aware
and fights the M.A.D. (Mean and Dirty) Agents using a slapstick level of violence found in most children's video games during that era. At the end of every level except the sixth one, Dr. Claw would send a robotic claw arm attached to a chair (similar to the one Gadget "arrests" in the cartoon's opening) with some type of device aiding it. The levels are based on actual places from the television series. They are: a haunted castle in England
, Clock Maker's clock tower in Switzerland
, a South American jungle
, King Tutonpoot's tomb
in Egypt
and Dr. Claw's Winterland Castle. At the end of the last level, Dr. Claw escapes into an Airship
.
But before going inside, he turns toward the player and his face is partly invisible. The player must destroy the ship so that he can proceed to fight Dr. Claw in his robot Mech
. After the fight, Claw would retreat and Gadget would save Penny from falling out of the ship. Chief.Quimby would send Gadget a note informing Gadget that Dr. Claw had captured him after Penny was rescued.
Action game
Action game is a video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand–eye coordination and reaction-time. The genre includes diverse subgenres such as fighting games, shooter games, and platform games, which are widely considered the most important action games, though some...
video game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...
and is based on the television show of the same title
Inspector Gadget
Inspector Gadget is an animated television series that revolves around the adventures of a clumsy, simple-witted cyborg detective named Inspector Gadget – a human being with various bionic gadgets built into his body. Gadget's arch-nemesis is Dr...
. The game used a third-person side-scrolling perspective. A clear majority of the staff who made this game also made the video games SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron
SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron is an animated series for television created by Christian and Yvon Tremblay and produced by Hanna-Barbera and Turner Program Services. Every episode of the series was directed by Robert Alvarez. The bulk of the series was written by either Glenn Leopold or Lance Falk...
and An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (video game)
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West is a Super NES video game released in 1994.-Sunmmary:The game is about a cartoon mouse who must make his way to the Wild West based on the movie of the same name released back in 1991. The player must either fight or avoid cats and other obstacles as he strolls...
with a similar engine to this game. The story is not considered canon to either the Inspector Gadget cartoon series or the film of the same name
Inspector Gadget (film)
Inspector Gadget is a 1999 American live-action comedy film loosely based on the 1983 animated cartoon series Inspector Gadget. It starred Matthew Broderick as the title character, along with Rupert Everett as Dr. Claw, Michelle Trachtenberg as Penny, and Dabney Coleman as Chief Quimby...
. Dr. Claw's face can be seen in the game, unlike the cartoon, where it's always hidden from view.
Gameplay and plot
The player controls Inspector Gadget. When hit by an enemy, Gadget's clothing falls off, leaving him wearing only boxer shortsBoxer shorts
Boxer shorts are a type of undergarment worn by men. The term has been used in English since 1944 for all-around-elastic shorts, so named after the shorts worn by boxers, for whom unhindered leg movement is very important.Reasons for a preference for boxers can be attributed to their variety of...
. The next hit causes Gadget to lose a life. Gadget's niece, Penny, and her dog, Brain, will assist Gadget during the game. Various gadgets than can be used included a helicopter rotor, a grabbing hand, some arrows, and an extending boxing glove. The overall font used in this game is the almost identical to the one used for Pac-Man
Pac-Man
is an arcade game developed by Namco and licensed for distribution in the United States by Midway, first released in Japan on May 22, 1980. Immensely popular from its original release to the present day, Pac-Man is considered one of the classics of the medium, virtually synonymous with video games,...
, Space Invaders
Space Invaders
is an arcade video game designed by Tomohiro Nishikado, and released in 1978. It was originally manufactured and sold by Taito in Japan, and was later licensed for production in the United States by the Midway division of Bally. Space Invaders is one of the earliest shooting games and the aim is to...
, and other video games of the 1980s. While the upper case letters are kept in the exact size and shape, the lower case font used is original and was not used in any previous video games.
Something to note in this game is that Brain helps Gadget with only very minor tasks. Gadget is actually self-aware
Self-awareness
Self-awareness is the capacity for introspection and the ability to reconcile oneself as an individual separate from the environment and other individuals...
and fights the M.A.D. (Mean and Dirty) Agents using a slapstick level of violence found in most children's video games during that era. At the end of every level except the sixth one, Dr. Claw would send a robotic claw arm attached to a chair (similar to the one Gadget "arrests" in the cartoon's opening) with some type of device aiding it. The levels are based on actual places from the television series. They are: a haunted castle in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, Clock Maker's clock tower in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, a South American jungle
Amazon Rainforest
The Amazon Rainforest , also known in English as Amazonia or the Amazon Jungle, is a moist broadleaf forest that covers most of the Amazon Basin of South America...
, King Tutonpoot's tomb
Egyptian pyramids
The Egyptian pyramids are ancient pyramid-shaped masonry structures located in Egypt.There are 138 pyramids discovered in Egypt as of 2008. Most were built as tombs for the country's Pharaohs and their consorts during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods.The earliest known Egyptian pyramids are found...
in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
and Dr. Claw's Winterland Castle. At the end of the last level, Dr. Claw escapes into an Airship
Airship
An airship or dirigible is a type of aerostat or "lighter-than-air aircraft" that can be steered and propelled through the air using rudders and propellers or other thrust mechanisms...
.
But before going inside, he turns toward the player and his face is partly invisible. The player must destroy the ship so that he can proceed to fight Dr. Claw in his robot Mech
Mecha
A mech , is a science fiction term for a large walking bipedal tank or robot, including ones on treads and animal shapes.-Characteristics:...
. After the fight, Claw would retreat and Gadget would save Penny from falling out of the ship. Chief.Quimby would send Gadget a note informing Gadget that Dr. Claw had captured him after Penny was rescued.