Mr Wimpy
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Mr. Wimpy is a platforming video game
released by Ocean Software
in 1984. The game was intended to be a promotional tie with Wimpy
restaurants as their logos, company mascots, and theme tunes were reproduced. The game was released on the Oric 1, ZX Spectrum
, BBC Micro
and Commodore 64
. The gameplay is similar to the video game BurgerTime
.
where the player must guide Mr Wimpy across the platforms whilst walking over four various burger ingredients which in turn causes them to crash to the platform below and finally to the four plates at the bottom. Mr. Wimpy must also avoid various enemies in the guise of walking sausages, eggs, pickles and spoons. Players have the ability to spray pepper at the enemies which temporarily freezes them for 30 seconds allowing, players to escape. Enemies can also be trapped and squashed by walking over burger ingredients whilst they are on the level below.
The platform portion of the game features the following enemies: Sid SOS (a walking sausage), Ogy Egg (a walking fried egg), Sam Spoon (a walking spoon), and Pam Pickle (a walking pickle). As the player progresses in the game, more enemies are added. Mr. Wimpy's only defenses against the enemies are to either trap the them between the falling burger ingredients or to temporarily freeze them with pepper. However, players can only a small supply of pepper at any given time (3 bottles could be carried). Players can pick up ice creams or coffee cups as they randomly appear on the screen, rewarding them with an extra pepper pot. Players are given five lives at the start of the game, any of which can be lost in the opening Larder level by falling down a moving pothole or by getting caught by an enemy in the platform portion of the game.
Platform game
A platform game is a video game characterized by requiring the player to jump to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles . It must be possible to control these jumps and to fall from platforms or miss jumps...
released by Ocean Software
Ocean
An ocean is a major body of saline water, and a principal component of the hydrosphere. Approximately 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean, a continuous body of water that is customarily divided into several principal oceans and smaller seas.More than half of this area is over 3,000...
in 1984. The game was intended to be a promotional tie with Wimpy
Wimpy (brand)
Wimpy is the brand name of a chain of fast-food hamburger restaurants based in the United Kingdom.-History:The Wimpy brand was created in the 1930s. The name was inspired by the character of J. Wellington Wimpy from the Popeye cartoons created by E. C. Segar...
restaurants as their logos, company mascots, and theme tunes were reproduced. The game was released on the Oric 1, ZX Spectrum
ZX Spectrum
The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd...
, BBC Micro
BBC Micro
The BBC Microcomputer System, or BBC Micro, was a series of microcomputers and associated peripherals designed and built by Acorn Computers for the BBC Computer Literacy Project, operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation...
and Commodore 64
Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595...
. The gameplay is similar to the video game BurgerTime
Burgertime
is a 1982 arcade game created by Data East for its DECO Cassette System. The game's original title, Hamburger, was changed to BurgerTime before its introduction to the US. The player is chef Peter Pepper, who must walk over hamburger ingredients located across a maze of platforms while avoiding...
.
Gameplay
At the start of the game Mr. Wimpy has to cross his kitchen while avoiding moving potholes to get to the larder so that he can collect ingredients and make his burgers. As an added hazard a character called Waldo tries and steal these ingredients from him. After the opening level the game becomes a traditional platform gamePlatform game
A platform game is a video game characterized by requiring the player to jump to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles . It must be possible to control these jumps and to fall from platforms or miss jumps...
where the player must guide Mr Wimpy across the platforms whilst walking over four various burger ingredients which in turn causes them to crash to the platform below and finally to the four plates at the bottom. Mr. Wimpy must also avoid various enemies in the guise of walking sausages, eggs, pickles and spoons. Players have the ability to spray pepper at the enemies which temporarily freezes them for 30 seconds allowing, players to escape. Enemies can also be trapped and squashed by walking over burger ingredients whilst they are on the level below.
The platform portion of the game features the following enemies: Sid SOS (a walking sausage), Ogy Egg (a walking fried egg), Sam Spoon (a walking spoon), and Pam Pickle (a walking pickle). As the player progresses in the game, more enemies are added. Mr. Wimpy's only defenses against the enemies are to either trap the them between the falling burger ingredients or to temporarily freeze them with pepper. However, players can only a small supply of pepper at any given time (3 bottles could be carried). Players can pick up ice creams or coffee cups as they randomly appear on the screen, rewarding them with an extra pepper pot. Players are given five lives at the start of the game, any of which can be lost in the opening Larder level by falling down a moving pothole or by getting caught by an enemy in the platform portion of the game.