The Adventures of Rad Gravity
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The Adventures of Rad Gravity was a game for the Nintendo Entertainment System
published by Activision
in 1990. It was developed by Interplay Productions. The game was a platformer with a wacky storyline in which the eponymous main character explored multiple planets and fought enemies while jumping through levels.
The story was that in the far future, humans colonized many planets and established a form a biotechnology
, which were sentient beings called Compuminds, which could communicate rapidly from world to world. The game's villain had shut down all the Compuminds and hid them. Eventually one of the Compuminds, named Kakos, was found. Rad Gravity is the name of the game's hero. Together, Rad and Kakos must find the eight missing Compuminds, each on eight different unique planets, such as the cyberpunk
world of Cyberia, the green jungle world of Sauria, and the caustic trash world of Effluvia.
The game was notable for the planet Turvia, where gravity works in reverse. In that level the protagonist was drawn upside down, as were the enemies and the entire screen.
The main character had a comically large head and strongly resembles actor Bruce Campbell
, although it is unknown if this was intentional. His early game attack consists of a sort of a lightsaber. Activision also inserted humorous antics into the game as well. If the player did nothing for some time, Rad would sigh and twiddle his thumbs. The Adventures of Rad Gravity received overall generally positive reviews.
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...
published by Activision
Activision
Activision is an American publisher, majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA. Its current CEO is Robert Kotick. It was founded on October 1, 1979 and was the world's first independent developer and distributor of video games for gaming consoles...
in 1990. It was developed by Interplay Productions. The game was a platformer with a wacky storyline in which the eponymous main character explored multiple planets and fought enemies while jumping through levels.
The story was that in the far future, humans colonized many planets and established a form a biotechnology
Biotechnology
Biotechnology is a field of applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts. Biotechnology also utilizes these products for manufacturing purpose...
, which were sentient beings called Compuminds, which could communicate rapidly from world to world. The game's villain had shut down all the Compuminds and hid them. Eventually one of the Compuminds, named Kakos, was found. Rad Gravity is the name of the game's hero. Together, Rad and Kakos must find the eight missing Compuminds, each on eight different unique planets, such as the cyberpunk
Cyberpunk
Cyberpunk is a postmodern and science fiction genre noted for its focus on "high tech and low life." The name is a portmanteau of cybernetics and punk, and was originally coined by Bruce Bethke as the title of his short story "Cyberpunk," published in 1983...
world of Cyberia, the green jungle world of Sauria, and the caustic trash world of Effluvia.
The game was notable for the planet Turvia, where gravity works in reverse. In that level the protagonist was drawn upside down, as were the enemies and the entire screen.
The main character had a comically large head and strongly resembles actor Bruce Campbell
Bruce Campbell
Bruce Lorne Campbell is an American film and television actor. As a cult movie actor, Campbell starred as Ashley J. "Ash" Williams in Sam Raimi's Evil Dead series of films and he has starred in many low-budget cult films such as Crimewave, Maniac Cop, Bubba Ho-tep, Escape From L.A. and Sundown:...
, although it is unknown if this was intentional. His early game attack consists of a sort of a lightsaber. Activision also inserted humorous antics into the game as well. If the player did nothing for some time, Rad would sigh and twiddle his thumbs. The Adventures of Rad Gravity received overall generally positive reviews.