Arcade Longplay [713] Popeye

[@VahanNisanian]

Miyamoto and his crew loved the Popeye cartoons. And they wanted to make a game based on that series, but didn't have the money to do so. All that changed after "Donkey Kong" became a huge hit.

[@setsers1]

Vahan Nisanian Yep!😁😀

[@zobergwallace2492]

Vahan Nisanian They did got the money, But couldn't get the licensing from King Features Syndicate

[@pferreira1983]

And then they got sued! Yeah great times.

[@SpearM3064]

The Donkey Kong lawsuit was, in my opinion, one of the most spectacular examples of a movie studio being put in its place. The TL;DR version is that Universal Studios argued that King Kong was *not* in the public domain and that Donkey Kong was therefore in violation of their copyright; but the judge pointed out that Universal had argued in a previous lawsuit that it *was* in the public domain. "You can't have it both ways. Judgement in favor of Nintendo."

[@theodorehsu5023]

@@zobergwallace2492 The first time, King Features thought video games were a fad. It was only until "Donkey Kong" and "Donkey Kong Jr." did great that they changed their minds. And Nintendo did Popeye justice. Which then led to Parker Brothers getting the rights to convert the game to home consoles, too.

[@thecowboy2]

Seeing Bluto getting super bitch-slapped across the screen always makes me smile. ^_^

[@danalong1237]

The voice of Bluto was supplied by the late Jackson Beck during the Famous and King Features eras and by the late Allan Melvin during the Hanna-Barbera era. The role of Bluto was played by Paul L. Smith for the 1980 film.

[@jeremyriley1238]

At least Nintendo did Popeye good. I am still disgusted that Sony cancelled the movie that will bring this classic icon to a new generation in favor of that stupid Emoji Movie.

[@ivanjursdotter]

i am not.... they took this pipe (understandable) they took his tattoos ( i will buy that) the straw that broke it they took the spinach tooo... what the heck is left of popeye after that?

[@Ryusuta]

@@ivanjursdotter Well said. Honestly, though, I kinda draw the line at the pipe.

[@ivanjursdotter]

@@Ryusuta what do you usually smoke out of pipe? something healthy? nope.... usually tobacco or cannabis. they act like kids will not see people with tattoos around and guess what idiots spinach is good for you so why would you want kids to see that?

[@beauwalker9820]

@@ivanjursdotter I dunno seeing characters smoke in movies never gave me the urge to smoke as a kid. Especially, cause most smoker characters like Cyril Sneer, (The Raccoons) or Carface, (All Dogs Go to Heaven) were fugly. And the tattoo thing is odd, because lots of kid cartoons feature tattooed characters. Like "Total Drama," or Ninja Turtles.

[@VahanNisanian]

The graphics resemble the very obscure "Sky Skipper", also from Nintendo.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Probably used the same hardware.

[@Fortuna1]

Use the same hardware In mame has a "sky skipper hardware" version of Popeye

[@beauwalker9820]

Sky Skipper is surprisingly a good game, I have it on Switch.

[@danalong1237]

1:06-5:49, The Fleischer era Popeye short! Adolph Zukor presents Popeye the Sailor In "Our Lives Are In Jeopardy!" (C)1937 Paramount Pictures, Inc. By arrangement with E.C. Segar and King Features Syndicate A Max Fleischer Production Directed by: Dave Fleischer Animated by: Graham Place and Dan Gordon "I'm Popeye the Sailor Man" Music and Lyrics by: Sammy Lerner Music Composed and Conducted by: Sammy Timberg At the end of the game, Popeye sings: Our love will be in Jeopardy no more 'cause I'm Popeye the Sailor Man! (Toot-Toot)

[@danalong1237]

The Popeye arcade game is based on the following: 1. The beloved comic strip created by E.C. Segar. 2. The Max & Dave Fleischer cartoons from the 1930s to the 1940s. 3. The Famous Studios cartoons from the 1940s to 1967 (the Popeye Famous era title card is shown here in the game's attract mode and again when you beat the game). 4. The Hanna-Barbera cartoon series from 1978-81. 5. The 1980 movie starring the late Robin Williams. Popeye's theme song was "I'm Popeye the Sailor Man," composed by Sammy Lerner and arranged by Sammy Timberg (Fleischer era), Winston Sharples (Famous era), Hoyt Curtin (Hanna-Barbera era) and Tom Pierson (1980 film). Which Popeye animated era do you like better?

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Odd you forgot the 1960's TV cartoons King Features made themselves.

[@danalong1237]

The 1960s Popeye TV series was animated by various studios, and which studios did the animation for the 1960s Popeye TV series?

[@christianpeligrinocagadas9781]

@@ChristopherSobieniak and currently, Warner Bros. through Turner Entertainment owns the rights for some of Paramount Pictures' Popeye cartoons entirety from Fleischer to Famous / Paramount Cartoon Studios due to United Artists under Associated Artists Productions purchased the rights of Popeye cartoons in 1956, with King Features Entertainment under licensed from the original Popeye comics.

[@anysnail6390]

I was confused by this game as a small child and it's no less confusing as a grown adult.

[@Jazzy_Josh]

I'm just now realizing how similar the music to level 1 is to the bass line of "Modern" Octopus in the Game & Watch Gallery games

[@joanvargasbernal3080]

uno de mis juegos favoritos de la infancia

[@wizardoferror9942]

This is sadly one game that Hamster will never release on Arcade Archives on the Switch due to licensing issues...

[@WillieManga]

He's Popeye the Sailor Man! Yes Popeye the Sailor Man! He's strong to the finish cause he eats his spinach, he's Popeye the Sailor man! **CHOO, CHOOOOOOO!!!**

[@technicalmachine1671]

tfw Nintendo will never make another Popeye game

[@Wulfman317]

Popeye for Smash!

[@bancoran]

I am eagerly awaiting the day when Popeye is confirmed for Smash.

[@NessLover94]

The inspiration to "Gon' E-Choo".

[@jimmoefoe1471]

Childhood game!

[@celinesenden4142]

I remember the old cartoons movies of the 50s and 60s

[@crocopie]

Arcade version is more expressive than nes version.

[@celinesenden4142]

👍🏻a amazing version

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Certainly. When you lose a heart in the water, they have Olive coming down and scold Popeye for losing the heart.

[@ICEGOD2]

My Mom never could beat this.

[@armandojimenez5128]

Popeye is the Best dude

[@monos33]

i remember the boat being the tough part

[@catface]

this is rad! :D I played the crap out of it as a kid.

[@williamcrowe2576]

Well, blow me down! Arf-arf-arf!

[@danalong1237]

Those were the four words spoken by Popeye, voiced by first by William Costello, then by Jack Mercer and currently by Maurice LaMarche, and played by the late Robin Williams. BTW, Mercer is the best-known voice of Popeye, having voiced the character until his death in 1984, and having appeared on a 1973 episode of To Tell the Truth.

[@RetroGameSpacko]

Olive Oil... the original : "404 Boobs not found"

[@danalong1237]

Olive Oyl was voiced first by Margie Hines, then by Mae Questel (the most notable voice of Olive Oyl) and finally by the late Marilyn Schreffler. For the 1980 film, Shelley Duvall of Faerie Tale Theatre fame portrayed Olive Oyl.

[@barrygoldwater360]

what happened at the end?

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

He let the hearts sink into the water. You're not supposed to do that.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Olive Oyl comes down and scolds you for letting her hearts break.

[@paoloretrogamer]

Christopher Sobieniak You Are Tottally Incorrect.

[@paoloretrogamer]

Popeye Gives Hearts For Olivia.

[@paoloretrogamer]

Then You Complete The Game,The Game Will Reset.

[@HYPNOGLANCE87]

Its really sad that this is the only popeye game that was made.:(

[@karlschipul9753]

Yeah. His star kind of faded before video games were big enough to adopt every last cartoon and movie franchise known to man.

[@rinkun6689]

HYPNOGLANCE87 there was one on game boy advance

[@KareemHillJr]

There was one on SNES and one on GBA.

[@beauwalker9820]

There were also two Game & Watch Popeye games. Surprisingly, they're mentioned in the G&W timeline in "Game & Watch Gallery 4."

[@michelmoroni9865]

I had this game on the NES!

[@stevealeman8454]

Why didn't you finish the game?

[@slickrichelicopter8977]

Round B? WTF is a Round B?🤷‍♂️

[@kitten_anakin]

roots of the 'donkey kong'

[@burakaninja5330]

JUMP MAN BOOTLEG. 😂😂😝

[@kitten_anakin]

so nostalgic! Matilda; Harry Belafonte

[@فيصلالصومالي-ي9ز]

used to play this every day

[@kkadut]

Vicious... Kkkk

[@MrCjosue24]

Bluto's annoying.