The Goonies (Famicom) Playthrough

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A playthrough of Konami's 1986 license-based action game for the Nintendo Famicom, The Goonies.
The Goonies for the Famicom, released in February of 1986 and later reissued as a Famicom Disk System game in 1988, was the first of three games by Konami to be based on the 1985 summer blockbuster film. It was also the only game of the trio to not see an international home release, though it did make its way to North American arcades via Nintendo's Vs. System and PlayChoice-10 platforms.
It was followed by The Goonies for the MSX ( • The Goonies (MSX) Play... ), and a direct sequel on the NES ( • The Goonies II (NES) P... ).
The story as told by the manual describes how a group of friends, The Goonies, find One-Eyed Willy's treasure map and set off in search of riches, but their adventures are cut short when they're kidnapped by both ghost pirates and the Fratelli Gang. They now sit locked away in a stone prison, and it's the player's job to find and rescue them. The hero, who is referred to as "Player" in the manual, appears to be Mikey given that there are only six Goonies to save, but he is described as "a brave, nice young boy who helps the kidnapped Goonies" (「捕われたグーニーズを助ける勇敢で優しい少年」), implying that the he is not actually part of the crew.
In the first five stages, you'll run around blasting skull doors in hopes of revealing the locations of hidden Goonies and the keys needed to open the stage exits. You can exit a stage before finding its hidden Goonie, but you won't be allowed to proceed to the sixth and final stage, the pirate ship, until you've saved five.
The levels are chock full of respawning animals, traps, and bloodthirsty Fratellis, and though you start with a wimpy kick as your sole means of defense, there are plenty of helpful items kicking around. Collecting a set of diamonds refills your life gauge, the cross grants temporary invincibility, the slightshot can whack bad guys from a distance, and there are several hidden special items that can nullify all damage from specific hazards. The raincoat allows you to walk through waterfalls unscathed, for example, and the helmet will protect your noggin from falling stalactites.
There are also hidden characters that you can find for big score bonuses, including Steven Spielberg (later renamed "Konami Director"), the UFO from Track and Field, Konami Man Taro, Gradius's Vic Viper, Twinbee, and a random old man named Fukutaro.
The gameplay is a fun mix of platforming and item collecting, the relatively open-ended nature of the stage layouts gives you plenty of room to explore and to figure out own your preferred path through each area, the controls are excellent, the difficulty is well balanced, and the chiptune rendition of the Cyndi Lauper theme is quite the toe tapper.
I have no idea why the Famicom version was never released outside of Japan. It wouldn't have required localization since it was already all in English, and I'm sure it would have been a hit given the worldwide popularity of the movie. Perhaps there was an issue with the international licensing rights? Regardless, Konami's The Goonies is a top-notch production that rivals the quality of the biggest and best games of its era - Super Mario Bros. included - and it's a must-play classic for any retro gamer.
(And since the question will undoubtedly be raised in the comments, no, this isn't a response to AVGN's video. It's just a wild coincidence in timing. I've had this week's look at the series on the calendar for a while now.)
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No cheats were used during the recording of this video.
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@NintendoComplete 6 ай бұрын

The Goonies is an altogether excellent game that really should have gotten an international release.

@Korgoth9 6 ай бұрын

At least it was released on the PlayChoice-10 in NA.

@Korgoth9 5 ай бұрын

@veganhigler6541 Pretty much the same.

@addisonfung5009 5 ай бұрын

@@Korgoth9 There's an Arcade version of this game if you want a more difficult version.

@Korgoth9 5 ай бұрын

@@addisonfung5009 Oh, yeah. Vs. The Goonies.

@addisonfung5009 5 ай бұрын

@@Korgoth9 Unless you mastered not taking damage in the regular version though, i'd suggest you to stay away from it. It's nightmarishly difficult. Tried it myself.

@Des_Zee 6 ай бұрын

Best NES soundtrack game for me. Cyndi Lauper the Goonies r good enough always got stuck in my head when i played this as a kid.

@thecunninlynguist 6 ай бұрын

Played this at the arcade a handful of times. Inalways wanted a playchoice machine.

@fathikhaled6634 6 ай бұрын

نشرك بمثل هذه الالعاب عبر فيديو فانك تذكرنا بأيام جميلة عشنها في ذلك الوقت و نسيت الكثير من الألعاب الا عندما اشاهدها عبر فيديوهاتك اتذكرها شكرا لك أخي ❤❤❤

@KOOPAS1234 6 ай бұрын

Seeing so many Goonies love very recently!

@TheGoldenJiggy 6 ай бұрын

Right after AVGN covered both games lmao

@CMmeows 6 ай бұрын

I sense an AVGN fan when this happens.

@raidensreturn 6 ай бұрын

I've noticed that NC covers a lot of the games James tears apart in AVGN videos lol. NC even beat Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde (and made it look easy)

@TheGoldenJiggy 6 ай бұрын

@@raidensreturn I don't even know how people can beat that game lmao

@dominickjustave3558 6 ай бұрын

@@TheGoldenJiggypractice or emulators

@AzurGamer81 6 ай бұрын

To bad we didn't get a home version of this game and the only way to play it in the US was the arcade version, still this and Goonies 2 were great games.

@scottbartz1746 Ай бұрын

This is so neat! I remember playing this in like restaurant and hotel waiting rooms growing up. Finally got to see the whole game, thanks!

@CMmeows 6 ай бұрын

Chiptune Cyndi Lauper, 8 Bit Ann Ramsey, and a lot of Goonies to be had. But wait? There's a Loop 2? More fun on the rise. I guess its the same on the Famicom Disk System.

@CMmeows 5 ай бұрын

@veganhigler6541 Exactly the same.

@francisjosephmanuel4923 6 ай бұрын

Goonies never say die

@jeremyriley1238 6 ай бұрын

And because of this, Goonie R Good Enough For Me.

@jevonknights3507 6 ай бұрын

This is one of those games I had no idea what to do but walk left then right

@isaacman4157 6 ай бұрын

I’m guessing that Konami’s western subsidiaries didn’t have the money for the license. Maybe that’s why it wasn’t released on the NES.

@Dorian_Scott 6 ай бұрын

I may be in the minority here, but I prefer this to Goonies 2.

@user-fx5ei8bw1l 6 ай бұрын

Dang right!!!!!!!!! This game should have been released in all countries.

@julianx2rl 6 ай бұрын

Definitely not the minority, Goonies 2 sucks.

@MrRubmeister 6 ай бұрын

I thought the other one was called part II because it took place after the movie.

@spoonshiro 6 ай бұрын

Short game but its' fun. Made sure to grab a copy when I was collecting Famicom imports!

@frankbauerful 6 ай бұрын

Funny. The music is the same but the game is totally different from the MSX version. The MSX version of The Goonies is one of the best MSX 1 games IMHO.

@NintendoComplete 6 ай бұрын

I totally agree. As much as I love this game, I prefer the MSX version. Konami was able to squeeze so much out of both platforms.

@Just_an_random_who_likes_stuff 6 ай бұрын

This game is good, but the sequel on the NES is even better.

@ps-lover8380 6 ай бұрын

My childhood we used to play this game on multicart

@rowdycmoore 4 ай бұрын

The fact alone that this game has Goonies R Good Enough in the soundtrack makes me ask why this wasn't released for the NES.

@ElephantMariotheRHDNhater3293 6 ай бұрын

Certainly better than the sequel America got.

@bronysimpson3250 6 ай бұрын

Both games are very good in their own way.

@jeremyriley1238 6 ай бұрын

@@bronysimpson3250 Meh, what some people like other will not. AVGN is one of those people who hates Goonies II.

@bronysimpson3250 6 ай бұрын

@@jeremyriley1238 Or maybe his review of the game is just a joke, much like his review of Simon's Quest.

@ZoeMuller80 6 ай бұрын

The music in first stage is the best. the rest not so

@Tanfo77 Ай бұрын

Games back then needed a lot of memory to navigate. Not to mention memorizing phone numbers to all you friends and classmates.

@workaholick 6 ай бұрын

I was playing this game on my Miyyo mini plus, and could not figure out what the gameplay was. thanks for clarifying it for me.

@user-dn8lo8uc6h 6 ай бұрын

小時候最喜歡玩的遊戲之一,滿滿的回憶!

@VahanNisanian 6 ай бұрын

I love both games a lot, but I can kinda understand why people would have issues with them. They are VERY cryptic.

@gohrzinimartinski5398 6 ай бұрын

I remember this game!

@GoonieLord 6 ай бұрын

Ah yes Mikey karate kicking rats a true classic

@thechuckjosechannel.2702 6 ай бұрын

Looks better than Goonies 2.

@BB-te8tc 6 ай бұрын

I first played this on a bootleg multicart of all things.

@Joe_334 6 ай бұрын

It's always very funny seeing you embarrass the crap out of the enemies. Most likely you already completed A nightmare on Elm Street(NES), scaring off Freddy, and threw his slasher in the bushes somewhere.

@user-ty332 6 ай бұрын

This game is excellent for the famicom

@bronysimpson3250 6 ай бұрын

Out in the garage, ORV, 4 wheel drive. Bullet holes the size of Matzo Balls!!!!!

@MarcBarkyMarta 6 ай бұрын

I think Atari might have held the consumer video game rights in North America to Goonies in 1986, and never produced anything considering the shape they were in. Atari probably got all Warner licenses under their umbrella around 1984/pre-split, when the movie would have been in production. More than likely the agreement was Atari would produce a consumer market game only. Atari consumer and Warner would cut ties later in 1984, and I'm sure that all those licenses expired by 1987. That should explain the 1986 arcade release of Goonies (not under Atari consumer license) as well as the consumer market Goonies II release (post license expiration).

@andrescamilomirqueparra9030 6 ай бұрын

hola amigo como estas disfrutando y aprendiendo de tus secretos no comento seguido pero siempre te dejo los likes para el canal bro 🇨🇴💙🕹️🕹️🕹️🕹️

@NintendoComplete 6 ай бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate it!

@evanhanley6437 6 ай бұрын

This is a pretty good game!

@BigBigSack 6 ай бұрын

The AVGN episodes are entertaining in their own sort of way but saying Goonies was a crappy game was a horrible take. This game is almost an NES version of Montezuma's Revenge, in a way, which was an awesome C64 game.

@WagnerSchmitt 4 ай бұрын

This was one my fav games at the time, I don't remember if I beat it when I was a kid, probably not. Thanks for the playthrough! @NintendoComplete When you say 'no cheats were used during the recording of this video', does that include no save states? lastly, not sure it is just me, but your site doesn't open for me, I always got an HTTP error 500. Have a nice week!

@accountfor1reason 6 ай бұрын

I'll never understand how they got an 8-bit version of a real Cyndi Lauper song to sound this good.

@JuraIbis 6 ай бұрын

God i hate games where you have to hit or jump on invisible spaces to make items or bonuses come out for no reason. Regardless, this game is well coded and the music is fun. The second iteration is excellent. Your Goonies 2 upload from a few years is a little low res and low color, time for a revisit hm?

@jeremyriley1238 6 ай бұрын

The only downside to this game: no Sloth, as the poor guy was restricted to the MSX port (as well as Lego Dimensions).

@caveiracibernetica 6 ай бұрын

Amazing!

@AlaanPlacenciaTimoteo 6 ай бұрын

nunca entendí los ratones, en la película no habían.. la música está buena, es la canción Cyndi Lauper - The Goonies 'R' Good Enough

@PoofOfLogic 3 күн бұрын

Love it!

@addisonfung5009 6 ай бұрын

There’s a Vs. Arcade version of this game, but unless you mastered this game without taking damage, I’d suggest you not to play it. If you take damage it’s a lot more painful. Most cases, 2 hits and you’re dead.

@andrewenserro3185 6 ай бұрын

Will you do the enhanced version of the first clock tower game coming this year?

@TruestMusic 3 ай бұрын

nice what shader are you using?

@daoyang5988 6 ай бұрын

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