NES Longplay [033] The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

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Played By: BimmyLee83

When you think of Mark Twain, chances are, video games immediately spring to mind. One wonders just how starved for ideas a game company has to be to start drawing inspiration from postbellum-era American novels with social commentary and elements of slavery...and then somehow come out with a Super Mario Bros. clone as an end result.

You may be shocked to realize that nearly NOTHING from the book makes the transition to the video game, save for the characters of Tom, Huck (Player 2), Injun Joe, the forest gnome who gives fellatios to Tom, and Becky Thatcher. The game starts with Tom falling asleep in class one morning and the ensuing adventure is all part of his dream. The object is to save Becky from Injun Joe, who, unsurprisingly, is misrepresented to a huge degree as a stereotypical Indian warrior.

The majority of the game is set up as an action/platformer, Stage 2 being the only departure since it auto-scrolls from an overhead view. You start off with an unlimited supply of rocks at your disposal, which arc when you throw them. The arcing isn't that much of a problem since many enemies are aerial and you can throw several rocks at a time, so you may even be able to take out two or three enemies at once. Sometimes you'll find a slingshot powerup which shoots rapidly in a straight line so it's good for most ground-level foes.

As for the difficulty, it's pretty easy once you learn the enemy patterns and how to get around the stage hazards. The most difficult part is the Sky stage because it gets so unpredictable. Almost all of your enemies are aerial-based and each has a different speed and attack pattern. Unfortunately, like your enemies, you die with one hit, but there are checkpoints for each level.

As bizarre of a concept it was and despite its problems, I can't bring myself to bash the game completely because I remember getting it when it first came out and genuinely enjoying it. I adored the book so I had to have anything bearing the name of Tom Sawyer.

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[Zontar82]

i read the book back when i was at school,and i perfectly remember those monkeys combining themselves together for makng a giant pink gorilla,and injun joe riding a brontosaurus..ah,those were good readings..

[NadrianATRS]

the soundtrack of this game sucks

[landonech]

@JPerez9011 You serious man? I fucking love this soundtrack. One of my favorites of all NES games. Up there with Wizards and Warriors.

[PeromyscusLeucopus]

I finished this game back in the day! :-D

[RocMegamanX]

@The100thAttempt

Which wasn't released here because(I'm guessing) of how they depicted Jim, the black guy.

[RocMegamanX]

@JPerez9011

Hey, man, I'm just saying that there's ALWAYS something worse.

[RocMegamanX]

@poopskinTheLiar

Square made an RPG out of it.

[JPerez9011]

@RocMegamanX

Hey thanks for giving a big 'Fuck You' to my ears, homie. May you be damned for making me listen to that awful, soul destroying, evil, Black Plauge theme soundtrack made by Pazuzu himself. That music has 'Kill Yourself' written all over it.

[RocMegamanX]

After he finishes his movie, AVGN needs to review this game. He'd have an aneurysm from all the wackiness.

[RocMegamanX]

@JPerez9011

Hey, at least the soundtrack's not Crazybus(look it up). It's not THAT offensive.

[underthepale]

Why the hell does Tom Sawyer fight an oni...?

[technologick1183]

I haven't seen this game in ages.