Retro(game)spective - Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers

Retro(game)spective

Every day Ben “Ben Pack” Pack or one of his brave compatriots will play a retro game, and break it down for you. That’s right, every day. To complain about us eventually missing a day or suggest your own, go ahead and comment below the article, or email us at retrogamefunclub@gmail.com.

10/11/10

The Game: Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers



Release Year: 1990

Skewes: NES

So what’s it like: Following the key of most NES licensed games, "Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers" is a side-scrolling (I'm really getting tired of that word) action platformer (those too). You can play as either Chip or Dale, or with a friend. An evil scientist has stolen fellow Rescue Ranger Gadget, and is using her to create something that would... look to be honest I don't know because I couldn't beat the game.

Well thanks for telling me where you hid her...

The game is hard. Full of cheap kills while jumping over obstacles, this is a old-school platformer in every way of the word. The main mechanic besides jumping, is grabbing and throwing items ranging from boxes, to apples. You use these to defeat various animal enemies. The game is hard and cheap, but that was half the fun of games from that era. The game is hard, but not impossibly hard. One of the best parts of this game is that it's one of the earliest instances of girefing in games, as you can throw objects at your partner.

Holy shit ninja squirrels!

Should you go back: Yes. You don't have to beat it, but give it a try.

I don't even know...

Should this game be remade: Yes, because the "Rescue Rangers" is such a prominent pop culture icon. Just kidding.