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The Punisher (1990 NES Video Game)
''The Punisher'' is a 1990 video game developed by Beam Software and released by LJN, which stars the Marvel Comics anti-hero, the Punisher. It is one of the few NES rail shooters. Also in 1990, an unrelated ''The Punisher'' for Amiga and MS-DOS was released by MicroProse. Premise The Punisher's origin has been slightly altered to a former detective, from the original comic books as a US Marine who served in the Vietnam War. Gameplay The player controls the Punisher from an over-the-shoulder third-person perspective through various New York City locations, shooting thugs and battling supervillains Hitman, Jigsaw, Colonel Kliegg, Sijo Kanaka, and Assassin as bosses. The final boss is the Kingpin. Power-ups can be obtained by shooting them and include extra ammunition, a med kit, Kevlar, a bazooka, a machine gun, and grenades. ''Daily Bugle'' newspapers appear with gameplay tips. Reception In 2013, Fred Rojas of Gaminghistory101 said he was quite impressed with the grap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krome Studios Melbourne
Krome Studios Melbourne, originally Melbourne House, was an Australian video game development studio founded in 1980 by Alfred Milgrom and Naomi Besen and based in Melbourne, Australia. Initially formed to produce books and software to be published by Melbourne House, a company they had established in London in 1977, the studio operated independently from 1987 until 1999, when it was acquired by Infogrames, who changed the name to Infogrames Melbourne House Pty Ltd.. Documentation for a 2007 exhibition. In 2006 the studio was sold to Krome Studios. The name Beam was a contraction of the names of the founders: Naomi Besen and Alfred Milgrom. History Home computer era In the early years, two of Beam's programs were milestones in their respective genres. ''The Hobbit'', a 1982 text adventure by Philip Mitchell and Veronika Megler, sold more than a million copies.DeMaria, Rusel and Wilson, Johnny L. (2004) ''High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games'' McGraw-Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |