POPEYE C64: Spinach Power Gameplay 🕹

POPEYE 1983 Parker Brothers Commodore 64 Gameplay: Popeye is a platform game with three screens. The object of the game is for Popeye the Sailor to collect a certain number of items dropped by Olive Oyl, depending on the level—24 hearts, 16 musical notes, or 24 letters in the word "HELP"—while avoiding the Sea Hag, Brutus, and other dangers. The player can make Popeye walk back and forth and up and down stairs and ladders with a 4-way joystick. There is a punch button but, unlike similar games of the time, no jump button. Brutus chases Popeye and can go down a level, reach to the next lower level, and jump up to hit Popeye if he is directly above. Popeye can attack Brutus after eating the can of spinach found in each level. Spinach makes Popeye invincible for a short time, during which Brutus runs away and can be temporarily knocked out simply by running into him, and doubles the point value of items dropped by Olive until its effects wear off. Popeye punches to destroy harmful items such as bottles, vultures, and skulls. He loses a life when hit by Brutus or any flying object, or if he fails to collect a dropped item within a certain time after it reaches the bottom of the screen. On the first screen of each cycle, Popeye can hit a punching bag to knock a bucket off a hook. If it falls on Brutus's head, he becomes stunned for several seconds and the player earns a score bonus. 🕹🕹🕹 #retrogaming #gaming #gameplay