Now this is a weird one… Monty On The Run (aka Monty no Doki Doki Daidassou) is a bizarre Japanese conversion of a famous British platform game. It was released by Jaleco in 1987 and bears little resemblance to the classic original.

Instead of a cute mole Monty has been turned into a Peter Sutcliffe lookalike ‘convict’ type character who is of course ‘on the run’ from the authorities. Monty can somersault – just like in the original – and can carry a ‘freedom kit’ of two items that may be of use during the escape. Other than those two elements, the rest of the game is totally different.

That’s not to say that Monty On The Run is a bad game. It isn’t. It’s actually a surprisingly good Metroidvania type adventure that is well worth playing if you can find a copy.

More: Monty no Doki Doki Daidassou on Wikipedia