Menace Beach
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Menace Beach is a video game that was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System
by Color Dreams
in 1990. Like all Color Dreams games, Menace Beach was not officially licensed by Nintendo
.
According to the game's instruction manual, the player controls a skateboard
ing hero whose girlfriend, Bunny, has been kidnapped by Demon Dan. An introduction screen shows a shackled Bunny pleading for the player's help. In the game, the hero must use his skateboard and any objects he finds, such as balloons, frog
s, bomb
s, and bottle
s, to defeat ninja
, clown
s, and disgruntled dock workers before finally confronting the villainous Demon Dan. The game was somewhat infamous because in between levels the girlfriend's clothes "rot" away until by the end of the game she is left in nothing but her underwear.
Menace Beach was later redesigned for a Christian theme and released by Color Dreams' Wisdom Tree
label as Sunday Funday
. It was also rereleased in its original form as part of the Maxivision 15-in-1 multicart.
The Japanese/Asian version, Miss Peach World, replaces the player character with a female one and includes pornographic images between levels, although contrary to the title and label artwork it does not feature Princess Peach
in the actual gameplay. The music is also different during the gameplay. Some of the graphics and level backgrounds were changed as well.
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...
by Color Dreams
Color Dreams
Color Dreams was a company that developed video games for the 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System . While most companies that developed NES games obtained an official license from Nintendo to produce game cartridges, Color Dreams was unusual in that it developed NES games without an official license...
in 1990. Like all Color Dreams games, Menace Beach was not officially licensed by Nintendo
Nintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
.
According to the game's instruction manual, the player controls a skateboard
Skateboard
A skateboard is typically a specially designed plywood board combined with a polyurethane coating used for making smoother slides and stronger durability, used primarily for the activity of skateboarding. The first skateboards to reach public notice came out of the surfing craze of the early 1960s,...
ing hero whose girlfriend, Bunny, has been kidnapped by Demon Dan. An introduction screen shows a shackled Bunny pleading for the player's help. In the game, the hero must use his skateboard and any objects he finds, such as balloons, frog
Frog
Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...
s, bomb
Bomb
A bomb is any of a range of explosive weapons that only rely on the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide an extremely sudden and violent release of energy...
s, and bottle
Bottle
A bottle is a rigid container with a neck that is narrower than the body and a "mouth". By contrast, a jar has a relatively large mouth or opening. Bottles are often made of glass, clay, plastic, aluminum or other impervious materials, and typically used to store liquids such as water, milk, soft...
s, to defeat ninja
Ninja
A or was a covert agent or mercenary of feudal Japan specializing in unorthodox arts of war. The functions of the ninja included espionage, sabotage, infiltration, and assassination, as well as open combat in certain situations...
, clown
Clown
Clowns are comic performers stereotypically characterized by the grotesque image of the circus clown's colored wigs, stylistic makeup, outlandish costumes, unusually large footwear, and red nose, which evolved to project their actions to large audiences. Other less grotesque styles have also...
s, and disgruntled dock workers before finally confronting the villainous Demon Dan. The game was somewhat infamous because in between levels the girlfriend's clothes "rot" away until by the end of the game she is left in nothing but her underwear.
Menace Beach was later redesigned for a Christian theme and released by Color Dreams' Wisdom Tree
Wisdom Tree
Wisdom Tree is an American manufacturer and distributor of unlicensed Christian video games for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, PC, Mac, and Sega Genesis, headquartered in unincorporated Pima County, Tucson, Arizona, United States...
label as Sunday Funday
Sunday Funday
Sunday Funday is a Christian video game that was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Wisdom Tree, formerly a subsidiary label of Color Dreams, in 1995. The game was the last to be released by any company for the American NES...
. It was also rereleased in its original form as part of the Maxivision 15-in-1 multicart.
The Japanese/Asian version, Miss Peach World, replaces the player character with a female one and includes pornographic images between levels, although contrary to the title and label artwork it does not feature Princess Peach
Princess Peach
is a character in Nintendo's Mario series of video games. She is the Princess of the fictitious Mushroom Kingdom, and often plays the damsel in distress role within the adventure series. In 2007, Princess Peach landed on Forbes magazine's Wealthiest Fictional People list, with a fortune upwards of...
in the actual gameplay. The music is also different during the gameplay. Some of the graphics and level backgrounds were changed as well.