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Felix the Cat (video game)

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This article is about the video game. For other uses, see Felix the Cat (disambiguation).

Felix the Cat
North American NES box art
Developer(s)Shimada Kikaku
Publisher(s)NES
Game Boy
Platform(s)NES
Game Boy
ReleaseNES
  • NA: October 1992 (1992-10)
  • EU: 1992 (1992)
Game Boy
  • NA: July 1993 (1993-07)
  • EU: 1993 (1993)
Genre(s)Platform
Mode(s)Single-player

Felix the Cat is a video game released in 1992 for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and in 1993 for the Game Boy by Hudson Soft. It is based on the cartoon character Felix the Cat. This game was released in North America and Europe. It was apparently also planned for this game to be released in Japan though that was cancelled. This is evidenced by the discovery of Japanese versions of the cutscene text that was found unused in both the North American and European releases of the NES version.[1]

Gameplay

NES version screenshot

The player controls Felix the Cat as he sets out to defeat the evil mad Professor, who has kidnapped Felix's girlfriend Kitty. The Game Boy version plays the same as the NES version, aside from featuring fewer levels.

Felix the Cat has simple game mechanics. The A button is used to jump (press repeatedly to fly or swim), and the B button is used to attack. The type of attack varies depending on the magic level. When Felix falls into the bottomless pit (past the bottom of the level), runs out of time, or loses all his health, he loses a life. Scattered items replenish health and magic. Enemies include moles, tree trunks, cannons, birds, fish, and eight boss monsters. Enemies generally follow a regular pace back and forth, and Felix can shoot them. If Felix takes a hit, his magic power goes down one level. If Felix is at the lowest magic power and gets hit, he loses a life. There are nine worlds.

Reception

GamePro gave the NES version 5 out of 5.[3] Three reviewers in Game Informer gave the NES version 7.5, 6.5, and 8.25 (all out of 10).[4] Allgame editor Skyler Miller described the game as "an example of the right way to produce a game using a popular license".[2] French magazines Player One and Consoles+ gave the NES version 79%[5] and 87%[6] respectively.

Unlicensed port

In 2011, an unauthorized port of the NES version was made for the Sega Mega Drive and released in Russia.[7] The port has some differences from the NES version, including translating the text into Russian, removing most of the cutscenes and all of the bosses, different music and sound effects, and adding a cheat code to select a level to start.

The most infamous change is to the game over screen. While the NES game features Felix being kicked into a back alley, the Mega Drive port instead features Kris Balerite's "Felix the Cat Unmasked", an art piece depicting Felix with his face ripped off.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Felix the Cat (NES) - The Cutting Room Floor". tcrf.net. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Miller, Skyler. "Felix the Cat - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  3. ^ "GamePro Issue 039 October 1992". Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ "Game Informer Issue 006 September-October 1992".
  5. ^ Magazines [dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Le site des anciennes revues informatiques - www.abandonware-magazines.org".
  7. ^ a b "Felix the Cat". Sega Retro. April 23, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  8. ^ "Felix the Cat/Hidden content". Sega Retro. December 7, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  9. ^ "Felix the Cat/Comparisons". Sega Retro. August 25, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
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