Alf (video game)
Encyclopedia
, is an action
video game for the Sega Master System
. It was first published on December 31, 1989
in the USA and Canada. It was programmed by the American company Nexa, a division of Sphere, the music in the game is composed by Randy Roseberry. The game was developed and published by Sega
.
video game similar to Maniac Mansion
or King's Quest
. The player, playing as ALF, must collect the necessary items and solve some simple tasks to help the protagonist to repair his spaceship
.
Specific levels in the ALF that are directly based on the television show simply do not exist. However, the game consists of several locations, which the player can move into at any order: Alf's house, street, basement of the house, Alf's backyard, and a pond in the backyard. As in any quest for the passing game must collect various objects: a stick of salami
, which can be used to deal with the bats, scuba gear
, allowing to plunge to the bottom of the pond, etc. Some items can be found as you progress through the game, part - buy in stores, selling before this treasure trove.
Opponents in the game a bit and most of them, except bats, it is impossible to destroy, but instead to avoid contact with them, jumping them or dodged to the side at the right time. At some points the game becomes a typical arcade-style
video game, for example, when Alf eluded cyclists on the street or scuba diving and predatory fish in the pond.
together with the American family who sheltered him from his shipwreck. The goal - to help mend his spaceship, he needs to meet with his friends - Skip and Rhonda, who are expecting ALF back on Mars.
for computers as Amiga
, Monopoly
for Sega Master System, Sylvester and Tweety in Cagey Capers
(Mega Drive, 1994
) and Stormlord
for the Mega Drive, and among the games, programming who participated Jinda Pan: Monopoly for Sega Master System, DOS
-version games Vette!
and Tank: The M1A1 Abrams Battle Tank Simulation.
, released in 1987
for computers Apple II
, Atari ST
, Commodore 64
and DOS. Initiates stranger Alpha computer games came out after that still at least twice: ALF's US Geography and ALF's Thinking Skills - both came out in 1993 for DOS.
Action game
Action game is a video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand–eye coordination and reaction-time. The genre includes diverse subgenres such as fighting games, shooter games, and platform games, which are widely considered the most important action games, though some...
video game for the Sega Master System
Sega Master System
The is a third-generation video game console that was manufactured and released by Sega in 1985 in Japan , 1986 in North America and 1987 in Europe....
. It was first published on December 31, 1989
1989 in video gaming
-Notable releases:* October 3, Brøderbund releases the Prince of Persia game, the first in a series of games, noted for its advancements in animation....
in the USA and Canada. It was programmed by the American company Nexa, a division of Sphere, the music in the game is composed by Randy Roseberry. The game was developed and published by Sega
Sega
, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
.
Gameplay
The game represents an action-adventureAction-adventure game
An action-adventure game is a video game that combines elements of the adventure game genre with various action game elements. It is perhaps the broadest and most diverse genre in gaming, and can include many games which might better be categorized under narrow genres...
video game similar to Maniac Mansion
Maniac Mansion
Maniac Mansion is a 1987 graphic adventure game developed and published by Lucasfilm Games. It was Lucasfilm's first published video game, and it was initially released for the Commodore 64 and Apple II. A comedy horror parody of B movies, it follows teenager Dave Miller as he ventures...
or King's Quest
King's Quest
King's Quest is an adventure game series created by the American software company Sierra Entertainment. It is widely considered a classic series from the golden era of adventure games. Following the success of its first installment, the series was primarily responsible for building the reputation...
. The player, playing as ALF, must collect the necessary items and solve some simple tasks to help the protagonist to repair his spaceship
Unidentified flying object
A term originally coined by the military, an unidentified flying object is an unusual apparent anomaly in the sky that is not readily identifiable to the observer as any known object...
.
Specific levels in the ALF that are directly based on the television show simply do not exist. However, the game consists of several locations, which the player can move into at any order: Alf's house, street, basement of the house, Alf's backyard, and a pond in the backyard. As in any quest for the passing game must collect various objects: a stick of salami
Salami
Salami is cured sausage, fermented and air-dried meat, originating from one of a variety of animals. Historically, salami has been popular among Southern European peasants because it can be stored at room temperature for periods of up to 10 years, supplementing a possibly meager or inconsistent...
, which can be used to deal with the bats, scuba gear
Diving equipment
Diving equipment is equipment used by underwater divers for the purpose of facilitating diving activities. This may be equipment primarily intended for this purpose, or equipment intended for other puprposes which is found to be suitable for diving use....
, allowing to plunge to the bottom of the pond, etc. Some items can be found as you progress through the game, part - buy in stores, selling before this treasure trove.
Opponents in the game a bit and most of them, except bats, it is impossible to destroy, but instead to avoid contact with them, jumping them or dodged to the side at the right time. At some points the game becomes a typical arcade-style
Arcade game
An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers...
video game, for example, when Alf eluded cyclists on the street or scuba diving and predatory fish in the pond.
Plot
The game begins with the protagonist of the game - worldwide known as the alien named ALF, who lives on planet earthEarth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
together with the American family who sheltered him from his shipwreck. The goal - to help mend his spaceship, he needs to meet with his friends - Skip and Rhonda, who are expecting ALF back on Mars.
Creators
The programmers of ALF are Kevin T. Seghetti and Jinda Pan. Seghetti also participated in the development of video games like: TetrisTetris
Tetris is a puzzle video game originally designed and programmed by Alexey Pajitnov in the Soviet Union. It was released on June 6, 1984, while he was working for the Dorodnicyn Computing Centre of the Academy of Science of the USSR in Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic...
for computers as Amiga
Amiga
The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities...
, Monopoly
Monopoly (video game)
There have been more than a dozen video game adaptations of Parker Brothers' highly successful board game Monopoly.The first of the adaptations were released in 1985 with the release of Monopoly for the BBC Micro, Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum. Over the years, Monopoly has been released for...
for Sega Master System, Sylvester and Tweety in Cagey Capers
Sylvester and Tweety in Cagey Capers
Sylvester and Tweety in Cagey Capers is a video game featuring the Looney Tunes characters Sylvester and Tweety. It was released for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis console in 1993. It was the first video game to feature Sylvester and Tweety.- Gameplay :...
(Mega Drive, 1994
1994 in video gaming
-Events:*Nintendo calls this year "1994: The Year of the Cartridge".*Nintendo Australia Pty. Ltd, the Australian subsidiary of Nintendo Co., Ltd is established and opened by Hiroshi Yamauchi and effectively ends Mattel Australia's distribution of Nintendo's products throughout Australia.*"Project...
) and Stormlord
Stormlord
Stormlord is a game developed by Hewson Consultants in 1989 for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC and DOS-based computers...
for the Mega Drive, and among the games, programming who participated Jinda Pan: Monopoly for Sega Master System, DOS
DOS
DOS, short for "Disk Operating System", is an acronym for several closely related operating systems that dominated the IBM PC compatible market between 1981 and 1995, or until about 2000 if one includes the partially DOS-based Microsoft Windows versions 95, 98, and Millennium Edition.Related...
-version games Vette!
Vette!
Vette! is a 1989 racing video game where the object is racing a Chevrolet Corvette through the streets of San Francisco. The game was notable for its detailed un-shaded polygon rendering of San Francisco streets. It was released on three floppy disks with a Black & White or Color version available...
and Tank: The M1A1 Abrams Battle Tank Simulation.
Other facts
ALF was the second video game based on the eponymous television series. The first game was ALF: The First AdventureIndex of MS-DOS games (A)
This is an index of MS-DOS games.This list has been split into multiple pages. Please use the Table of Contents to browse it....
, released in 1987
1987 in video gaming
-Notable releases:* January 14, Nintendo releases Zelda II: The Adventure of Link in January for the Famicom Disk System in Japan only. The game would go unreleased in America for nearly two years afterwards.* February 20, Konami releases Contra...
for computers Apple II
Apple II
The Apple II is an 8-bit home computer, one of the first highly successful mass-produced microcomputer products, designed primarily by Steve Wozniak, manufactured by Apple Computer and introduced in 1977...
, Atari ST
Atari ST
The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was released by Atari Corporation in 1985 and commercially available from that summer into the early 1990s. The "ST" officially stands for "Sixteen/Thirty-two", which referred to the Motorola 68000's 16-bit external bus and 32-bit internals...
, Commodore 64
Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595...
and DOS. Initiates stranger Alpha computer games came out after that still at least twice: ALF's US Geography and ALF's Thinking Skills - both came out in 1993 for DOS.
Reception and reviews
- Commercial information database of computer games for various platforms AllgameAllgameAllgame is a commercial database of information about arcade games, video games and console manufacturers.Allgame is owned by All Media Guide, along with Allmusic and Allmovie....
appreciated game in 1,5 stars out of 5, including: 3/5 for the game came with documentation, and 1,5/5 for graphics, music and sound, gameplay, and the factor re-passage. The game was named one of the worst on the Sega Master System, due to bad management, gameplay is crude, unsympathetic, more suitable for consoles like the Atari 5200Atari 5200The Atari 5200 SuperSystem, commonly known as the Atari 5200, is a video game console that was introduced in 1982 by Atari Inc. as a higher end complementary console for the popular Atari 2600...
and ColecoVisionColecoVisionThe ColecoVision is Coleco Industries' second generation home video game console which was released in August 1982. The ColecoVision offered arcade-quality graphics and gaming style, and the means to expand the system's basic hardware...
graphics, monotonous music and the lack of any sound effects. According Allgame, playing as if made in haste and with an extremely low budget. - Defunct Games put ALF relatively high estimate - 55%, calling the game quite amusing, not the best, but not the worst on the Sega Master System. In the reviewer's opinion the main disadvantage of the game is its failure, crude control: action Alfa prishodit with a slight delay after pressing the button gamepad, which naturally affects the gameplay.
- Game Freaks 365 rated the Alf adventure, 2 out of 10 points, including: 4 out of 10 points per game concept, 3 - for graphics, 2 - for the music / audio, 1 - a factor of repetition and 0 points for gameplay. Graphic design of the main characters and backgrounds game was called in revocation terrible music - repetitive, and gameplay - unfortunate and thoughtless. According to Game Freaks 365 could not go bad if its creators were in no hurry to release it quickly.