The History of Popeye in video games - Arcade/console documentary

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[@randypeppercorn1865]

12:27...AvP...Alien versus Popeye...That happened.

[@actorben]

Popeye would've killed it in WWE!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, comment of the day

[@arioca]

I agree, CGI cannot hold a candle to traditional animation!

[@WSS_the_OG]

Totally agree. Same goes for CGI effects in general; I prefer the old model building, and camera-tricks approach. :)

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I love watching that old stuff

[@songcramp66]

CGI has its place. I couldn't imagine Toy Story or Shrek without CGI but it's come to the point where hand drawn animation has gone nearly extinct in the West. It's nice to see its still thriving in Japan but I miss Western animation. Disney looked so smooth compared to any Anime and the wackiness of Western animation was charming and funny.

[@thirdstar9255]

CGI looks like crap. I've been yelling for 20 years how Final Fantasy VII cutscenes on PS1 look far better than any "Pixar" junk in the theaters.

[@SylveonTrapito]

Yeah but the studios earn more money having 1 or 2 movies a year done fast thanks to the magic of CGI. It's also much cheaper. It's for that reasons we will never see traditional animation again :(

[@Madyetmellow]

One of the first arcade games I remember playing as a kid. Then later getting it on the C64. Your videos make me feel old, but happy 😃

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I feel your pain, thanks :-)

[@EdsterIII]

Same here. The Popeye game was one of my favorites as a kid.

[@luvmenow33]

Same here. Aways one of my favorites. Hard as hell tho

[@SinisterFlesh66]

I'm 46 and feel the same way about this guy's entire channel. I'm enjoying it but feeling old, lol

[@robbiewalker2831]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I know people call that big oaf as Brutus (which wasn’t just called that in Japan) because of Paramount and King Features getting the ownership of Bluto all wrong, but it would make sense if Bluto’s full name was “Brutus J. Bluto”.

[@darkayn7924]

The game that got me started to gaming! It'll always hold a special place in my heart.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That is very cool, it was one of my earliest favorites as well

[@2beJT]

it was the first game I ever rented

[@NP-ip3nj]

Had this for the C64, I used to love it! Also, great Marty Feldman reference!I also used to love his candy cigarettes!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you :-)

[@tonyjackson1636]

Fleischer was revolutionary, the Superman toons are still an achievement in animation.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

They absolutely were, and 85 years later they still hold up

[@davidmreyes77]

Holy moly that rotoscoping animation looks amazing.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I am always floored when I see that

[@superrobz]

“I yam what I yam and tha's all what I yam." 😂🤷🏻‍♂️

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL

[@gamerperez7976]

YAM

[@that_guy_you_dont_know8491]

I'm Popeye the sailor man Toot toot

[@MrZedblade]

As soon as I saw the notification I immediately started whistling the tunes when Popeye catches a heart.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, it's a classic :-)

[@arnoldh9012]

I love all your videos! It’s great how you do a little background information first , then tell us about the game. You do a lot of research and I always learn something new. As a kid I thought the graphics of the arcade game was amazing. Brings back some good memories.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you very much. Some people don't like that much history in the videos but I like to flesh out the character when doing these. I thought the graphics were amazing to especially back in 1982.

[@goatbone]

Great once again. Glad you picked Popeye as a topic, one of my favourite characters. Although it does sit outside the scope of Arcade/Console it would have been great to show the Game and Watch versions as well. Would love to own that arcade machine!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I knew about the game and watch, and the tabletop version, and the board game based on the arcade game but I couldn't find some way to fit them into the video otherwise I would've put them in. Thanks

[@samfrancisco6108]

These videos are consistently awesome! Totally in-depth AND totally entertaining, which is hard to pull off.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Glad you like them! Thank you so much

[@MrSantiNumi]

I was happy when I found your videos and I'll be much happier when you get well. Wishing you all the best from the bottom of my heart.

[@pacbilly]

The unofficial port to the TRS-80 Coco, Sailor Man, deserves a mention here, as it looks better and is more faithful than all the official home computer ports.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It's an unofficial conversionWhich is why I didn't include it. It is very good though

[@erikrounds]

I played lots of this as a kid on the C=64, though now it seems like that was one of the worst conversions. It's interesting to imagine how much different Nintendo would be now if they had been able to go with Popeye instead of Jumpman/Mario.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

As a kid I thought the Commodore version was good as well but looking back it's terrible

[@TheDaveKrueger]

"Olive's running around like she's on meth." 😂🤣

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL thank you

[@KenMasters.]

"Bluto is running around like somebody peed in his cornflakes." RLMBO

[@drunkenmolesterpaul3569]

To be fair, Olive Oil does look and act like a tweaker on the show

[@caliken10]

😂😂😂😂

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

@@KenMasters. LOL, that you

[@kuntosjedebil]

Would you lend me that Popeye arcade cabinet, for which I will gladly pay you back Tuesday.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, absolutely wimpy :-)

[@IdeaBox-dk5vj]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Loosely translated, you wouldn't be getting that machine back in good condition.

[@cromagnatron7155]

As a kid in Cupertino, California in the early eighties, there was a single video game at a Rainbow Records called "Pop-Man", a Pac-Man rip off. Instead of Pac-Man you were a Popeye head going around munching power dots. I have never seen or heard of this odd video game since.

[@Invidente7]

Poor popeye has always been away from greatness, first he was so close to be in one of the most recognizable videogames of all time and then there was that gendy tarkakovsky movie. At least THAT is finally getting off the ground at long last.

[@teddybeer6206]

I thought that project was cancelled

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

The previews looked fantastic

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It was canceled but I think it's now back on

[@gamerperez7976]

I can't wait to watch it

[@AceD500]

Ahh i like it played Popeye on famiclone console as kid. At same time watching popeye cartoon, i still remember that episode where olive oyl been kidnaped by some desert bandit and his small tent in desert was huge palace inside :)

[@icegangsta8612]

Sounds like an episode of the Super Mario Super Show

[@jarrodhook]

Who’d have thought our guy PatmanQC had such a great singing voice? Loved this as usual fella.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, Thank you Jarrod

[@HellTantrumbull]

I'm 42 years old now and I still remember the first time I played the Popeye arcade was way back in the early 80's when my mother took me to chuck e cheeses. I used to play that game a lot along with Burgertime and Moon Patrol whenever we went there. Time really flies by when you look back at things from your childhood.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It absolutely does. I'm 48 and can recall when Chuckie cheese was still showbiz pizza LOL

[@ChuckD79]

A classic arcade game, and also enjoyed the C64 port as a kid...you can imagine my surprise while visiting a retro arcade at the Westfield Mall in Indiana back in 06, and finding they had a working Popeye game there!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I can imagine, I haven't seen one out in the public for a very long time

[@theodorehsu5023]

The translation per Wikipedia of the SNES game was: "Popeye: the Tale of Sea hag the Wicked Witch." In that game, Roast Chicken could refill your life bar, and you got extra lives when you either got a Popeye doll or 100 coins. The catch? You instantly got credited with the life but lost the coins if you used coins for the life. If at the time, though, you were low on your life bar, you might not have the coins for a Roast Chicken from RoughHouse the Cook to refill your life bar if you hadn't found one in the level you were on (or still took lots of hits after you DID find one). Spinach gave you invulnerability for a finishing move once you hit a wandering boss a few times (often in the head) by either jumping on the head or hitting a weak spot with your anchor-and-chain (but didn't refill your life bar).

[@GLASSGHOSTHUNTERS]

My Thursday was going OK.... but now it's AWESOME!!!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, thank you

[@edrosa3485]

That 2600 conversion was a stunner.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It was pretty good for the system

[@Nestalgba92023]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I say Popeye is one of the Best arcade port on the Atari 2600.

[@retrobitstv]

Glad you included the TI99/4a version! The poor TI is often overlooked as it didn't have many great games, but the Popeye port was one of the best and really showed off what the machine was capable of.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Glad you enjoyed it! It was really well done

[@TheGreenarrow88]

your vids bring me so much comfort

[@TheGreenarrow88]

also I live near Chester, Illinois, so Popeye is close to my heart

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you very much for the nice words, I live about two hours from there

[@mr.voidout4739]

Popeye goes into a building where there's strobing heart lights in the windows... There's only so much my adult mind can make of that lol.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL!

[@CrashHeadroom]

"It was popeye who said "I am, what I am..." "Really? I always thought that was Decart :S" "So did I man, so did I! It's so easy to get those 2 dudes mixed up..."

[@albynano4619]

We need a Cuphead style Popeye game, Ill buy it day 1.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That would be fantastic

[@gabrielmaldonado8662]

the song at the end was a nice touch!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, thanks

[@JS-hw8ve]

First super hero is the Scarlet Pimpernel. Secret identity. Fought for justice. Had a secret lair. A complex relationship with his love interest.

[@jameswayland2339]

Can’t believe there was a odyssey 2 version . Unfortunately that’s the system we had when I was kid , nobody wanted to play at my house . I was so jealous of the Atari / calico /intellevision kids.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

My older brother had an odyssey and it was not the best. I'm not sure if you got that before I got my Atari or not.

[@Crow555]

I never knew there were so many Popeye games, or even that it was the original concept for Donkey Kong. I even was going to say about the sign at the end of the Santa Monica pier about the origins of Popeye but that seems to be in contention with a town in Missouri. Great video.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you very much, Glad you enjoyed

[@RikkiRoxxNWS]

I loved playing the NES version as a kid. I actually just bought a copy on eBay that's coming tomorrow, can't wait to play it again. I had a ColecoVision as a kid, but not the Popeye game, but I definitely wish I did, I would have played it constantly I'm sure.

[@mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmatt]

Most unrealistic: Wimpy dropping hamburgers for Popeye

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL

[@Ixapter]

I had no idea there was this many Popeye games, let alone so many versions of the arcade one! Thanks!

[@oc5406]

I grew up playing a Popeye video game however the ones shown in this video are all new to me. I played the green tabletop on that needed to have light on top of it.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I thought about including the tabletop version as well the board gameBut couldn't find a way to put it in the video

[@patsfan4life]

Big smiles for this video my friend 😎

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That is excellent, glad you enjoyed it

[@fangariusgenoa1411]

You mentioned DC's take on Popeye as Captain Strong. So here's some interesting history about that as well, when Max Fleischer did Popeye, they also did the original Superman shorts. Ironically, they did a short where Popeye meets Superman (sort of). In it, Popeye, Olive and Bluto (pre-Brutus era) are either reading about Superman, or they've just finished watching a Superman short, but whatever the case, Olive and Popeye admire Superman. Bluto comes up with a scheme where he disguises himself as the Man of Steel, and relentlessly picks on Popeye, knowing the sailor won't dare hit 'Superman,' but when Bluto's ruse is found out, Popeye downs some Spinach, thanks to the Man of Steel and defeats Bluto. Now the reason behind the ripoff was in 1970, DC thought King Features would not mind lending out the character since both had been done by Fleischer Studios, as well as the promise of DC to revive Popeye in a DC Kids line, which never really successfully launched, so they ended up losing the license. I suspect DC came up with Captain Strong since the attempted crossover of our favorite sailor had been leaked out (remember this was DAYS before the Internet) and the comics company had to come up with something where not to disappoint the readers. Thus they took the Harvey Comics route of simply 'rebranding' the character. Later they would do this with Asterix the Gaul, when Superman ends up in the Past...

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Although I'm a huge fan of Popeye and have seen a lot of the cartoons I came across the Superman one you are referring to when researching this. I was very surprised to see him actually referred to as Superman in the cartoon and that they actually used the music from the Fleischer feature. That was until I realized both properties were made by Fleischer. That's interesting about the captain strong back story, thanks for posting

[@KaneRobot]

The Atari 5200 version is one of the first 5 or 10 games I ever played. Cool to see it's pretty much the best option for playing it today outside of the actual arcade game or maybe the NES one.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It was really good

[@bobbytheitguy4289]

There was also a Game Watch version of Popeye from the 70's. I had the Game Watch and the Famicom versions when I was a kid.

[@EugenioAngueira]

Another fantastic video. I had no idea there were so many games based on Popeye! I only knew of the arcade game.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you. There were a couple I didn't know about when researching the video

[@RubenGarcia-px5vy]

another excellent delivery, thanks

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you

[@kingtrophyguide4362]

There's a NEW Popeye video game that came on the 1st of December 2021 on PS4/Xbox One/Series X.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes I got it for my son for his switch but haven't had a chance to check it out

[@dotcomDan]

Another amazing exposé. Noticed the TVC used the Texas Instruments version. A great choice. That zxSpectrum licensing agreement necessitating XXL sprites version-! Whoa. No wonder jumpman was born in lieu of licensing moneypit

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed it

[@johneygd]

It’s cool to know that popeye still did came out in the arcades,BUT did you know that nintendo already brought their first popeye game back on august 5 1981?? Yes they did it with their game & watch line and popeye was one of those among others, Also, did you know that nintendo brought popeye on hanafuda cards in limited quantities back in 1968? That’s right that did put those popeye cards in niddle foods when they also produced food albeit with limited success, BUT it does makes me wonder “what if nintendo did not got permission to make hanafuda cards of popeye back in 1968,would they then would,ve came up with mario & donkeykong mascots back in 1968???” We probably would never know but still,,,

[@joshi1891]

A lot of the arcade games you talk about have received a release on the Nintendo Switch. I would love to see Popeye added on there. I found the arcade once, never paid it again.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I'm surprised they haven't added it yet, and must be a licensing issue

[@allenhuffman]

We never had an official port of the arcade game, but our Sailor Man on the Radio Shack Color Computer looks like it was very accurate, beyond limitations of sound and such for the machine, Wild.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That was fantastic for the machine, I wish it was an official conversion so I could have included it

[@thirdstar9255]

Promo pics at 3:59 are AMAZING

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I thought so as well

[@fleshanthos]

Played this friday nights at the mall from 1984-86; but passed on the Coleco version.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I loved this arcade game, it was fantastic

[@hoagieimpact9189]

If Nintendo hadn't got the Popeye license, this would be another official Donkey Kong / Mario game.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Possibly

[@ToyFiend]

This game had gorgeous graphics for the time. They still hold up!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes they do, the game is almost 40 years old and still looks great

[@longann7560]

Yeah in my top ten retro arcade games i used to play back in the day

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It was fantastic

[@longann7560]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Indeed, I almost made my first custom built arcade cabinet with Popeye but decided to go for Mario Bros to have a 2 player cabinet instead. Could still make Popeye out of it today if i bought new artwork since i painted my nintendo cab with blue paint (the blue from Donkey Kong) and slapped the Mario bros artwork on it. Maybe i'll convert it who knows ! Great vids keep it up !

[@Zerohour2k12]

Cool! the NES game was one of the very first games I ever played!

[@domicius]

Great vid - really hitting those nostalgia buttons! I'm off to see what else Popeye there is on KZbin!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thank you very much. There's all kinds of Popeye on KZbin thankfully :-)

[@thirdstar9255]

That second ZX Spectrum game at the construction site is fascinating - if it was reworked and "Nintendo-ized," it could have been an arcade sequel to the first!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I agree

[@foxfireinferno197]

When I look at Popeye's kick animation during WrestleCrazy, I think about the Russian Cossack Dance, like the one Zangief et al do during his Street Fighter 2 postgame.

[@jamesmoss3424]

I play popeye when I was a kid on the nes and now I got to play the arcade game also I watch all the popeye cartoons when I was a kid and he's still cool. 😀👍🎮

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Very cool, I still enjoy the cartoons and games as well

[@jamesmoss3424]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries me too I like cartoons as well. 😀👍

[@chrsn]

The president of King features must've felt like a real jackass for turning down a Popeye-licensed Donkey Kong game.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It's amazing when you think about it

[@jeffpom7868]

I remember playing popeye nes games on a 100 and something cartridge, good times! Nice song!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Absolutely, it was very catchy

[@Rauly84]

Thanks for such a great video 📹... Popeye is one of my all time fav characters 💪

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Absolutely, glad you enjoyed it. Thank you

[@enjoyenjoy5721]

This was so very nice done and narrated. OFC you get a like!!!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks a bunch! Glad you enjoyed the content

[@j.a.barchey7790]

Popeye Game And Watch: Am I a joke to you?

[@futureskeletons66669]

I remember playing this in an arcade once. I wish Hamster would put it out on Switch. They did a great job with the other Nintendo arcade games. Nintendo's arcade games had a certain something and the dedicated cabinets have a sort of vintage beauty to them. Likely a licensing issue with the Popeye right holders, but we can live in hope.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I'm sure it's a licensing issue but yes, it's a definite classic and should be on as many platforms as possible

[@mihkailmrzin2256]

Awesome job as always!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I appreciate that, Thank you very much

[@exidy-yt]

I do believe that's the first time i've seen a TI port utterly outclass a C64 port! impressive! The original arcade game's hi-res (for the time) graphics really blew me away too, I had thought only Bally/Midway games of the era used a hi-res display so seeing this in the corner store as a kid was amazing. Too bad I never really loved the gameplay itself tho. I felt there was too many items needed to advance and not enough 'helper' items for the time needed, bu I know...get gud.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

The graphics are very detailed for its time

[@EdsterIII]

THANK YOU! I love reminiscing about ganes I grew up playing and have loved ever since. One reason why these Mini systems are so great. Sega, NES. Super NES, and even TurboGrapix 16. Bonk was awesome.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Same here! Thanks for watching

[@1959blantz]

Way back in 1982 when Popeye was first released my girlfriend and I played Popeye every chance we could. Fast forward to around 2012, I was able to find an original Popeye arcade machine for sale and I jumped right on it. We don't play it very often but when we do it's every bit as much fun now as it was then.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That is awesome, I would love to own one

[@saifuusuri]

"Bluto is running around like someone peed in his corn flakes." That made me audibly snort. The timing and delivery was just amazing.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, thank you :-)

[@Gui.Vieira_]

13:05 I never thought I would see Popeye fighting a Xenomorph.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, neither did I

[@UberNeuman]

You live long enough you see a lot of things. I never thought I’d see Popeye boxing a Xenomorph.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL

[@robertbussie9979]

Great review. I was unaware that there were so many Popeye games made, especially in Japan.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I have always enjoyed both the cartoon and the games but until I started researching the video I was unaware of how many different Japanese exclusive there were either. I did have a few of them in my collection and surprised that they didn't get released here stateside

[@robertbussie9979]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I agree with you. With how popular Popeye has been it seems strange that more games were not imported to the states. Last year I started an art series called "Cartoon Confusion" where I paint cartoon characters in different worlds. For example, Bender (Futurama) and Slimer (Real Ghostbusters) in front of Castle Greyskull. Another example is Fred Flintstone in a scene from the Atari 2600 Pitfall. After watching your documentary about Mortal Kombat I was inspired to paint Stewie (Family Guy) and a Care Bear (I created one called Halloween Bear) in the location of Dead Pool in MK2. I have done 11 of these so far. This weekend I will be researching my next idea; I am thinking something with the classic Joust video game.

[@Rayman1971]

LOL, when Donkey Kong was kicking butt, King Features must have had a fit!!!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

No kidding, talk about missing the boat

[@Rayman1971]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I see what you did there!!! in my world, puns are the highest form of humour!!!

[@melanatedprose9134]

I still have a vintage game and watch Popeye game. It made for hours of fun.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I never had a chance to try it as a kid

[@Realmasterorder]

Loved the Popey Arcade it was not common even back in the 80's but whenever i came by it i played it some.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It was pretty common around here and I always enjoyed playing it

[@michaelsierra9]

Good day sir! I loved this video and was wondering if you could do one just like this for Indiana Jones. Thanks and have a great Memorial Day weekend!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I will definitely look into it. Have a good weekend as well

[@jimmypage9283]

Love the channel 😁

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Thanks! 😁

[@TheUsualSuspekt]

I grew up on the C64 version. If you used the Spinach and timed it well, when Bluto flew across the screen, you could land the coil on him and he would float in the air for the duration of the level making it easy to get the hearts. Not sure how the hell I figured that out as a kid :)

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That's awesome, I never knew that

[@DVDfeverGames]

Loved this game in the arcade, and also on the Atari 2600, even though it was comparatively limited. The whole game felt so colourful.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It was really well done especially at the time

[@solarflare9078]

The Atari 2600 port also looked better than the Apple ][ port.

[@benmcreynolds8581]

I wish in our current era that they would still create things in that classic rotoscoped style. Nothing compares to that in my opinion. Growing up through the 90s I miss so much animation that I never thought would disappear. I'd love to see Spawn game's, creations, there is such a creative world to build off of if done right. I hope game development can find a way to create a technological technique that allows them to create games or TV shows in the classic look of rotoscoped animations in 2D. 2.5D. type game's. Even tho it's the modern era. I still wish we had super Nintendo, Dreamcast, PS2, GameCube styled games being created and not just triple AAA, hyper focused on graphics stuff.. there is so much to gaming that's not even being tapped into. Like creative sports games that we no longer see... So many other examples.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I agree, a lot of games have been pigeonholed although if you want cell shaded animation in a videogame you can't do any better than cupheaD. That's gotta be one of my all-time favorite games of the modern era

[@benmcreynolds8581]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries oh for sure. That game is a work of art!! I just wish we had more games even remotely similar to it, in aesthetic. There is so many different niche's in gaming that could utilize that type of art style or something. I feel like devs have gotten too caught up in "graphics or realism" and honestly I'm pretty tired of realism in every game sometimes... I hope we see a comeback of "video gamey uniqueness" for the sake of making the game more fun. Rather than focusing on realistic or best graphics.. it's taken away from creativity and diversity in art style and game styles to be honest.

[@tommymorgan3749]

actually the Popeye arcade game is based on the king features syndicate Popeye cartoons of the 60s the characters name is Brutus not Bluto.

[@Dorelaxen]

One of my prized collectibles is an absolutely pristine Popeye arcade marquee. Paid a whopping 5 bucks for it. Not sure it was ever actually installed.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That's awesome

[@masterfarr8265]

this guy is the reason anyone would eat spinach

[@chris_t2020]

10:34 That game looks very similar to Super Mario Land. I had no idea it existed.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes it does

[@fitfogey]

Is this a reupload? I could have sworn you reviewed Popeye already. I distinctly remember the spinach/hen head reference.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That was just the original arcade game, these are all the games of Popeye

[@MFields2178]

I was first introduced to this game with the Atari version. Bluto scared me as a kid and I had trouble playing it because I was so intimidated by that sprite. Granted I was like six.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL, he was pretty massive on the system

[@SRDhain]

The C64 version was pretty close, until i saw the NES version on here. I played it in the arcades a few times way back, but found it less challenging than other games of that period; it was , dare i say it, easy to complete a loop on it.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

It's not very challenging but I enjoy the overall atmosphere of it

[@ThunderFist1978]

I love your videos! You were mistaken about Popeye 2 for the Game Boy, though, in that it did get a U.S. release. I just checked my cartridge to be sure, and it has the designation DMG-PG-USA on the label. The first Popeye Game Boy game is Japan exclusive, though.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Okay, thanks for the correction. Glad you enjoyed my content :-)

[@white-dragon4424]

If I remember right, the idea of having Popeye eating spinach was a government education thing to encourage kids to eat it?

[@JinxSanity]

Got a arcade emulator on my phone and Popeye was the game I knew I had to get, always wanted to play it ever since I saw a turn off arcade machine at a fair and was impressed by the cabinet art.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

The artwork was fantastic and so was the game

[@TwesomE]

Popeye is from the forgotten characters in the comic book & animated department as a whole i believe.It was to be released a 3D animation film some years back but for some reason scraped as a project thus letting him once more behind the scenes.It is however here & there in some formats like funko pop released lately,and i see him here & there in the web mentioned like your video! I know what can bring him back really strong,a videogame release from the people behind cuphead.By utilizing the same technique in the style they can work up an action arcade style beat em up featuring the sailor in new adventures.Or a new movie perhaps by disney or dreamworks would help allot for a great comeback.Even though you saying he's back he's still fighting somewhere back there waiting once more to be able to shown how popular he was and can still be today! A small reminder though: You forgot also mention the statue they made for him for the spinach consumerism years back!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Apparently the CGI Popeye feature length movie is now back on. I agree a cuphead style game would be fantastic

[@TwesomE]

@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Meaning that they started working on it again right???

[@galebailey5583]

So many different Popeye games, and so many available only in Japan!!! Considering that Popeye has been popular in North America for over eighty years, I really wonder why!!!

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

I was always curious about that as well

[@pliniomsann]

IMPORTANT: the NES version doesn’t include the old woman that toss bottles on Popeye, which is a major flaw that harms the fun factor

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

That is actually the Sea hag that through the bottles which is an old woman :-)

[@pliniomsann]

PatmanQC - History of arcade game documentaries right , I typed woman but the corrector changed... I played in the arcade for years and this is why I got frustrated with the nes version. Too easy...

[@DrTeeth-ss1ek]

Hey man you forgot the two awesome Game & Watches, definitely worth checking out

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

No, I knew of them as well as the tabletop version and the board game based on the arcade game. I just couldn't figure out a way to include them in the video

[@DrGamelove]

Let’s just marvel at the fact that someone made a Popeye game in 1992 on the Commodore 64, of all things, where you wrestle Xenomorphs. You couldn’t make that up.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Yes, I agree. It was the original AVP

[@midwestmonster9886]

The Odyssey 2 version of Bluto looks more like E.T. than the Atari 2600 version of E.T.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

LOL

[@Hektols]

What was the reason for not releasing the japanese exclusive games in the rest of the world? It was not an anime character barely known outside Japan, it is one of the most famous characters in popular culture.

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

Maybe Popeye was more popular in Japan? Not really sure

[@Operator0G]

i'm honestly surprised that no company has tried to make a platformer or even a beat em up of popeye. a fighting game would be pretty cool as well though lol

[@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries]

So Am I, it would make for a good game