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Casper (video game)
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There have been different versions of video games based on the film Casper
. Two of those games were released in 1996 and 1997 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System
, one different from each other, by different publishers, and released in different regions. There is also another version for the 3DO
, Sega Saturn
, PlayStation, and Game Boy Color
, published by Interplay
, as well as a Game Boy game.
, followed by Kat Harvey whom he has to protect from any danger. Being a ghost, Casper can pass through walls and other obstacles, but he can't go away from Kat too much, or else Carrigan's ghost will abduct her. The game follows loosely the plot of the movie. This game uses a revised Absolute A Boy and His Blob engine. Picking up special objects allows Casper to morph into these objects to clear rooms of enemies, and to protect Kat from certain hazards. Mirrors placed throughout the game allows Casper and Kat travel to other parts of mansion, and outside electrical lines allow Casper to pick up the last of the toys, when he picks up the electric bolt morph.
. In this version, the game uses an isometric
view and the player controls Kat Harvey herself as she protects Casper from a duo that consists of a male government
agent and a female government agent. During the course of the game, Kat collects items, therefore making this game an adventure game as opposed to an action game.
Baseball
s are used to stun the secret agent
s. Getting hit by a secret agent results in a game over. There is even a box to the bottom right that keeps track of time (in seconds and minutes); the game starts with ten seconds elapsed. Saving the game is as easy is finding mechanical contraptions and activating them. While saving the game, the game counts all the coins and gems; it uses that count to tabulate a percentage to decide how much of the game has been officially completed.
plays as a top-view action-adventure game with pre-rendered
graphics. The game consists in first finding tokens of friendship for Kat and Dr. Harvey, then finding the pieces for the Lazarus machine, and finally finding the Cellular Integrator (which Carrigan's ghost, who serves as this version's final boss, steals, leading Casper to her lair) while exploring the mansion and dealing with Casper's uncles (especially in the second act, as his uncles as well as different variants thereof [like Gravedigger Stretch, General Fatso and Hedgecutter Stinky] guard the pieces of the Lazarus). Unlike other versions, other than the Ghostly Trio and Carrigan, there are no enemies. The game instead focuses on solving puzzles.
While playing through the game, it becomes apparent that certain areas of the game appear to be unlockable, and one certain puzzle (located within a library of sorts) has you basically flip switches until the solution presents itself, allowing entry into a room where you can obtain puzzle pieces that fit somewhere in the game. Using a cheat however, which enables you to float as high as you please, the player is able to explore a huge, hidden area of the mansion, where every morph, and every item needed to complete the game are to be found.
Casper (film)
Casper is a 1995 American comedy fantasy film starring Bill Pullman and Christina Ricci, based on the Casper the Friendly Ghost animated cartoons and comic books. The ghosts featured in the film were created through computer-generated imagery...
. Two of those games were released in 1996 and 1997 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...
, one different from each other, by different publishers, and released in different regions. There is also another version for the 3DO
3DO Interactive Multiplayer
The 3DO Interactive Multiplayer is a video game console originally produced by Panasonic in 1993. Further renditions of the hardware were released in 1994 by Sanyo and Goldstar. The consoles were manufactured according to specifications created by The 3DO Company, and were originally designed by...
, Sega Saturn
Sega Saturn
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console that was first released by Sega on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America, and July 8, 1995 in Europe...
, PlayStation, and Game Boy Color
Game Boy Color
The is Nintendo's successor to the 8-bit Game Boy handheld game console, and was released on October 21, 1998 in Japan, November 19, 1998 in North America, November 23, 1998 in Europe and November 27, 1998 in the United Kingdom. It features a color screen and is slightly thicker and taller than...
, published by Interplay
Interplay
Interplay may refer to:* Interplay , a 1957 album by jazz musician John Coltrane* Interplay , Jerome Robbins, 1945* Interplay , a 1962 album by jazz musician Bill Evans...
, as well as a Game Boy game.
Natsume version
Casper is a game by Natsume,. The player controls CasperCasper the Friendly Ghost
Casper the Friendly Ghost is the protagonist of the Famous Studios theatrical animated cartoon series of the same name. As his name indicates, he is a ghost, but is quite personable...
, followed by Kat Harvey whom he has to protect from any danger. Being a ghost, Casper can pass through walls and other obstacles, but he can't go away from Kat too much, or else Carrigan's ghost will abduct her. The game follows loosely the plot of the movie. This game uses a revised Absolute A Boy and His Blob engine. Picking up special objects allows Casper to morph into these objects to clear rooms of enemies, and to protect Kat from certain hazards. Mirrors placed throughout the game allows Casper and Kat travel to other parts of mansion, and outside electrical lines allow Casper to pick up the last of the toys, when he picks up the electric bolt morph.
KSS version
A different game was released only in Japan by the anime company KSSKSS
KSS can refer to:* Basketball Federation of Serbia * Communist Party of Slovakia * Kelowna Secondary School in British Columbia, Canada...
. In this version, the game uses an isometric
Isometric projection
Isometric projection is a method for visually representing three-dimensional objects in two dimensions in technical and engineering drawings...
view and the player controls Kat Harvey herself as she protects Casper from a duo that consists of a male government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
agent and a female government agent. During the course of the game, Kat collects items, therefore making this game an adventure game as opposed to an action game.
Baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
s are used to stun the secret agent
Secret Agent
Secret Agent is a British film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, loosely based on two stories in Ashenden: Or the British Agent by W. Somerset Maugham. The film starred John Gielgud, Peter Lorre, Madeleine Carroll, and Robert Young...
s. Getting hit by a secret agent results in a game over. There is even a box to the bottom right that keeps track of time (in seconds and minutes); the game starts with ten seconds elapsed. Saving the game is as easy is finding mechanical contraptions and activating them. While saving the game, the game counts all the coins and gems; it uses that count to tabulate a percentage to decide how much of the game has been officially completed.
Interplay's version
The version published by InterplayInterplay
Interplay may refer to:* Interplay , a 1957 album by jazz musician John Coltrane* Interplay , Jerome Robbins, 1945* Interplay , a 1962 album by jazz musician Bill Evans...
plays as a top-view action-adventure game with pre-rendered
Pre-rendered
Pre-rendering is the process in which video footage is not rendered in real-time by the hardware that is outputing or playing back the video. Instead, the video is a recording of a footage that was previously rendered on a different equipment...
graphics. The game consists in first finding tokens of friendship for Kat and Dr. Harvey, then finding the pieces for the Lazarus machine, and finally finding the Cellular Integrator (which Carrigan's ghost, who serves as this version's final boss, steals, leading Casper to her lair) while exploring the mansion and dealing with Casper's uncles (especially in the second act, as his uncles as well as different variants thereof [like Gravedigger Stretch, General Fatso and Hedgecutter Stinky] guard the pieces of the Lazarus). Unlike other versions, other than the Ghostly Trio and Carrigan, there are no enemies. The game instead focuses on solving puzzles.
While playing through the game, it becomes apparent that certain areas of the game appear to be unlockable, and one certain puzzle (located within a library of sorts) has you basically flip switches until the solution presents itself, allowing entry into a room where you can obtain puzzle pieces that fit somewhere in the game. Using a cheat however, which enables you to float as high as you please, the player is able to explore a huge, hidden area of the mansion, where every morph, and every item needed to complete the game are to be found.