1980s
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers
1989 · Platform · NES
Overview
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers is a classic 1980s platform game developed by Capcom for NES.
Deep Dive
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers is a classic 1980s platform game developed by Capcom for NES.
Developer Story
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers was developed by Capcom in 1990, designed by the same team that created the acclaimed DuckTales NES game. The two-player co-operative game allowed players to pick up and throw boxes, enemies, and each other — the ability to throw your partner at enemies was both practical and comedic. Capcom's Disney output in this period was consistently excellent despite the licensed game stigma.
Did You Know?
- Players could pick up and throw each other — a mechanic that was both a co-operative tool and a source of deliberate mischief between friends.
- The game was based on the Saturday morning cartoon series, maintaining the characters' personalities and voice cast.
- Capcom's string of excellent Disney NES games — DuckTales, Chip 'n Dale, TaleSpin, Rescue Rangers — represented a golden age of licensed games.
- The bosses were Fat Cat's henchmen — the game faithfully adapted the cartoon's antagonists rather than creating original enemies.
