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I had this as a teenager in the 80s. There was no internet so no one told me how crappy the Atari 5200 was. Ha! I was in video game heaven! I graduated from a Magnavox Odyssey2 to an Atari5200 with recognizable arcade titles!! For years I used to skip school lunch and spend the dollar that my Mom gave me for that on Popeye and Joust at the local grocery store with my buddy after school. Now I had Popeye to play on my home console!! Whatever was lacking my mind filled in the blanks. Years later we sold our old games to but new ones. Now Im collecting the old ones again. Popeye rules!!
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I've had Popeye and a working 5200 for several years. Recently I purchased a box for it, which got my attention on the game itself. Overall, Popeye is good, just like crisp, fresh spinach. Popeye's graphics are on par with what I expect from the 5200. Characters are rendered in multiple colors and have almost enough detail to see facial expressions. The movements are a little jerky, but not enough to get my attention when Bluto is bearing down. The sound is great, thanks in large part to the Pokey chip in the 5200 and some half decent programming. The Popeye tune sounds exactly how I remember it and light music plays throughout the game. The only irritating sound is the one made when Popeye loses a life. Control is pretty good considering the craptastic 5200 joystick. The punches are a little hard to time, and they probably missed a couple of leaves from the spinach can here. Of course, your mileage will definitely vary with the condition of your controllers and console. If you see Popeye for a couple of bucks while you're out or you find it in a lot of games, grab it, play it, and hang on to it. Just don't go floating out of your way for this one game.Read full review
This is a fun port of the 80's arcade game Popeye. As a game, Popeye is a lot of fun. This game features three levels. The first has Olive Oil, the love interest of Popeye, receiving hearts as they fall from Olive to Popeye. Bluto, the muscle bound bully, tries to get ahold of Popeye and turn him into a pretzel since he also likes Olive. He and another villian type work to hurl cans at Popeye as he navigates up and down the platforms to catch the falling hearts from Olive. The second screen, same thing, but this time it is night time and Olive is standing on top of a building singing and Popeye tries to catch the notes to form a song back to Olive. The third level is on the ship of the Sea hag, who has captured Olive and tied her to the top of the mast of the ship. As she yells for help you catch the letters of the word "HELP" to form a latter to save Olive. All the while still avoiding Bluto. But in each level you can grab a can of spinach which makes Popeye temporarily strong enough to punch Bluto's lights out. Really a lot of fun. Punching the cans thrown at you can be tricky since the hit register seems to be a little off, so my advice there is just manuever to avoid the cans whenever possible. That is the only negative. This is a fun fun game. :D The 5200 and 800 versions are as usual practically the same game.Read full review
When I purchased this item I was having a nostalgic flashback to when my sons had their Atari game console. I had the console but no games left. So this is the one I most wanted. It plays extremely well, and is exactly as I remembered. What fun in this high speed 3D game world to just sit back and play a simple game.
Here is another arcade classic found on the Atari 5200. Popeye plays well on the Atari 5200 and is also somewhat challenging. It is not hard to find and doesn't cost much to buy. I recommend this game to anyone who owns an Atari 5200.
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