''Felix the Cat'' is a

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released in 1992 for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and in 1993 for the

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by Hudson Soft. It is based on the cartoon character

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. This game was released in North America and Europe. It was apparently also planned for this game to be released in Japan though that was cancelled. This is evidenced by the discovery of Japanese versions of the

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text that was found unused in both the North American and European releases of the NES version.

Gameplay

The player controls Felix the Cat as he sets out to defeat the evil mad Professor, who has kidnapped Felix's girlfriend Kitty. The Game Boy version plays the same as the NES version, aside from featuring fewer levels. Felix the Cat has simple

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s. The A button is used to jump (press repeatedly to fly or swim), and the B button is used to attack. The type of attack varies depending on the magic level. When Felix falls into the bottomless pit (past the bottom of the level), runs out of time, or loses all his

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, he loses a life. Scattered items replenish health and magic. Enemies include

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, and eight

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monsters. Enemies generally follow a regular pace back and forth, and Felix can shoot them. If Felix takes a hit, his magic power goes down one level. If Felix is at the lowest magic power and gets hit, he loses a life. There are nine worlds.

Reception

'' GamePro'' gave the NES version 5 out of 5. Three reviewers in ''Game Informer'' gave the NES version 7.5, 6.5, and 8.25 (all out of 10).

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editor Skyler Miller described the game as "an example of the right way to produce a game using a popular license". French magazines ''Player One'' and ''Consoles+'' gave the NES version 79% and 87% respectively.

Unlicensed port

In 2011, an unauthorized port of the NES version was made for the

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and released in Russia. The port has some differences from the NES version, including translating the text into Russian, removing most of the cutscenes and all of the bosses, different music and sound effects, and adding a

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to select a level to start. The most infamous change is to the game over screen. While the NES game features Felix being kicked into a back alley, the Mega Drive port instead features Kris Balerite's "Felix the Cat Unmasked", an art piece depicting Felix with his face ripped off.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Felix the Cat 1992 video games Electro Brain games

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