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Game Info
- Platform
- NES
- Player Perspective
- Side view
- Developers
- Cygnus Software
- Publishers
- Elite Systems
- Release Status
- Prototype
- Rating
2.8 / 5
8 votes
Summary
Iāve always been fascinated by how The Adventures of Dr. Franken hopped across systems in the early ā90s. It started on the Game Boy, where a simple passwordāsave let you keep track of Frankyās quest for Bitsyās missing parts, and then migrated to the SNES with a fullācolor overhaul and twenty distinct stages spread across seven floors. What really sticks with me is the soundtrack: Mark Cooksey lifted Bachās Fugue No.āÆ2 in C Minor for the title screen and Beethovenās Moonlight Sonata for the ināgame loops, all programmed on an AtariāÆST using CāLab Notator. The game even spawned a handful of āwhatācouldāhaveābeenā versionsāa MegaāÆDrive port that never saw the light of day, plus prototype NES and GameāÆGear builds that remain buried in archives. Its brief sequel, Dr.āÆFrankenāÆII, arrived on the Game Boy the following year, giving fans a quick sequel before the series faded into retroāgaming lore.
Storyline
In The Adventures of Dr. Franken, the player controls Franky, a Frankensteinās monster on a heartfelt quest. He must travel through the gameās levels to gather the scattered body parts of his beloved girlfriend, Bitsy, and piece them together to bring her back to life.
Edited by Maya Carter
