Goof Troop is an attempt at a Disney-based Zelda-style game, by famed Japanese developer Capcom. It’s based on a ’90s television series of the same name and was first released in 1993.
The emphasis in Goof Troop is more on solving puzzles than gaining experience or collecting money, and (of course) you play the famous Disney character Goofy, who is the lead character in the TV series. A second player can play simultaneously as Max – Goofy’s sidekick. Max moves more quickly than Goofy, but Goofy can deal more damage to enemies.
Graphically, Goof Troop is wonderful. The characters are all beautifully-drawn and animated, and the backdrops are also clean and colourful. Nothing gets in the way of the gameplay, which consists mostly of finding your way through a maze of screens by locating keys; opening doors; disposing of enemies; and defeating the boss at the end of each level. There are five levels in total: Spoonerville Island beach, a village, a haunted castle, an underground cavern, and a pirate ship (where you must finally defeat the Disney arch villain, Pete).
One interesting thing about Goof Troop is that it was designed by Shinji Mikami – the director of Resident Evil (and its sequels) – and it was one of the first games that he worked on.
Goof Troop is still a great game to play now – particularly two-player. It’s an oft-forgotten SNES and Capcom classic!
More: Goof Troop on Wikipedia
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Crikey, I’d have (foolishly) written this off on the mere basis of it being based on the show and assumed it’d be a bog standard platformer, but this looks much more fun than I’d have given it credit for. It may look like a Zelda clone, but it looks no less vibrant and inviting.
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I’ve never seen a single episode of the TV show, but the first time I saw this game I knew it was a cracker.
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