The Goonies (MSX) Playthrough
139A playthrough of Konami's 1986 license-based action game for the MSX, The Goonies.
This cart was Konami's second game based on 1985's The Goonies. Coming eight months after the Famicom game (https://youtu.be/aaNhFSDRRso), The Goonies for the MSX was released in Japan and Europe at the end of 1986. Ports of the game were also released for the NEC PC-88 and Sharp X1 platforms.
The Goonies is a flip-screen platformer that casts you as Sloth, Quasimodo of the Fratelli clan, as he roams about the underground caverns. The caves span five open-ended stages, each comprised of twenty-five interconnected screens, that'll see Sloth punching his way through skulls and bats as he collects items and rescues the seven Goonies who are locked away in cells.
The game plays similarly to the Famicom version, but there are several major differences. The MSX game's stages are much larger and less linear, the protective items break after absorbing several hits, every Goonie has to be saved in every stage, and you only get one life, though passwords are provided between stages.
Compared to the Famicom game, the graphics are simpler and it's a fair bit harder, but the music is still great and it plays just as well as its console counterpart. I actually prefer this one because of its more freeform structure and how much more content it has.
The Goonies for the MSX compares favorably to the classic Famicom original, and it's one of the best platformers I've played for the 8-bit computer. If you're a Goonies fan, check it out!
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