<s>
Popeye	B-Application
no	I-Application
Eigo	I-Application
Asobi	I-Application
,	O
an	O
educational	B-Application
spin-off	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
later	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
object	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
for	O
Popeye	B-Application
the	O
Sailor	O
to	O
collect	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
items	O
dropped	O
by	O
Olive	O
Oyl	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
level	O
—	O
24	O
hearts	O
,	O
16	O
musical	O
notes	O
,	O
or	O
24	O
letters	O
in	O
the	O
word	O
HELP	O
—	O
while	O
avoiding	O
the	O
Sea	O
Hag	O
,	O
Brutus	O
and	O
other	O
dangers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
make	O
Popeye	B-Application
walk	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
and	O
up	O
and	O
down	O
stairs	O
and	O
ladders	O
with	O
a	O
4-way	O
joystick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
Brutus	O
can	O
jump	O
down	O
a	O
level	O
,	O
or	O
merely	O
stoop	O
and	O
reach	O
down	O
into	O
the	O
level	O
below	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
can	O
also	O
jump	O
up	O
to	O
hit	O
Popeye	B-Application
if	O
he	O
is	O
directly	O
above	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
feature	O
of	O
a	O
punch	O
button	O
,	O
Popeye	B-Application
cannot	O
attack	O
Brutus	O
directly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Punching	O
destroys	O
items	O
that	O
could	O
hurt	O
Popeye	B-Application
such	O
as	O
bottles	O
,	O
vultures	O
and	O
skulls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
level	O
has	O
a	O
can	O
of	O
spinach	O
;	O
punching	O
these	O
cans	O
will	O
give	O
Popeye	B-Application
invincibility	O
and	O
he	O
can	O
knock	O
out	O
Brutus	O
just	O
by	O
running	O
into	O
him	O
,	O
although	O
after	O
a	O
few	O
seconds	O
Brutus	O
will	O
swim	O
back	O
out	O
and	O
be	O
ready	O
for	O
action	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Round	O
1	O
(	O
the	O
dock	O
scene	O
)	O
of	O
each	O
three-round	O
cycle	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
round	O
and	O
third	O
rounds	O
of	O
each	O
four-round	O
cycle	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
punching	O
bag	O
,	O
which	O
Popeye	B-Application
can	O
use	O
to	O
knock	O
loose	O
a	O
nearby	O
barrel	O
from	O
its	O
position	O
near	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
playing	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
licensed	O
Popeye	B-Application
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
Olive	O
Oyl	O
,	O
Swee'Pea	O
,	O
and	O
Wimpy	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
are	O
mostly	O
decorative	O
and	O
do	O
not	O
add	O
heavily	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swee'Pea	O
floats	O
high	O
above	O
,	O
with	O
bonus	O
points	O
to	O
be	O
earned	O
if	O
Popeye	B-Application
can	O
spring	O
off	O
the	O
see-saw	O
and	O
touch	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Popeye	B-Application
loses	O
a	O
life	O
if	O
he	O
is	O
hit	O
by	O
Brutus	O
or	O
any	O
thrown/flying	O
object	O
,	O
or	O
if	O
he	O
fails	O
to	O
collect	O
a	O
dropped	O
item	O
within	O
a	O
certain	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
after	O
it	O
reaches	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
and	O
also	O
gets	O
scolded	O
by	O
Olive	O
Oyl	O
for	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Popeye	B-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Genyo	O
Takeda	O
and	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Popeye	B-Application
characters	O
were	O
originally	O
slated	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
became	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
starring	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Pauline	O
but	O
Nintendo	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
license	O
the	O
characters	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parker	O
Brothers	O
ported	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
,	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
,	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
TI-99/4A	B-Device
,	O
and	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
games	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Odyssey²	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
Popeye	B-Application
tabletop	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
a	O
color	B-Device
LCD	I-Device
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
1983	O
,	O
Popeye	B-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
launch	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
and	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Popeye	B-Application
topped	O
the	O
Play	O
Meter	O
arcade	O
chart	O
for	O
street	O
locations	O
in	O
April	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Games	O
wrote	O
in	O
1983	O
that	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
Popeye	B-Application
at	O
first	O
appeared	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
yet	O
another	O
variation	O
of	O
a	O
theme	O
that	O
's	O
become	O
all	O
too	O
familiar	O
since	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Popeye	B-Application
does	O
offer	O
some	O
interesting	O
play	O
that	O
is	O
more	O
than	O
complemented	O
by	O
the	O
cosmetics.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Pugliese	O
writing	O
for	O
The	O
Coin	O
Slot	O
described	O
Popeye	B-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
visually	O
stimulating	O
and	O
exciting	O
game	O
that	O
will	O
go	O
well	O
in	O
any	O
location	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
contains	O
all	O
the	O
challenges	O
and	O
character	O
appeal	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
a	O
solid	O
earner	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Antic	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Popeye	B-Application
"	O
is	O
a	O
thoroughly	O
entertaining	O
challenge	O
for	O
gamers	O
of	O
all	O
ages	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Games	O
magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
and	O
home	O
computer	O
conversions	O
an	O
A	O
rating	O
,	O
calling	O
Popeye	B-Application
a	O
"	O
terrific	O
cartoony	O
climbing	O
game	O
,	O
much	O
better	O
than	O
Donkey	O
Kong.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Famicom	O
saw	O
an	O
educational	B-Application
spin-off	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
1983	O
:	O
Popeye	B-Application
no	I-Application
Eigo	I-Application
Asobi	I-Application
,	O
an	O
English	O
teaching	O
game	O
akin	O
to	O
the	O
later	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Namco	O
Networks	O
released	O
an	O
enhanced	O
remake	B-General_Concept
for	O
mobile	B-Application
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
plays	O
largely	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
an	O
enhanced	O
mode	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
original	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
bonus	O
stage	O
and	O
an	O
extra	O
level	O
paying	O
homage	O
to	O
the	O
short	O
A	O
Dream	O
Walking	O
where	O
Popeye	B-Application
must	O
save	O
a	O
sleepwalking	O
Olive	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
some	O
trivia	O
segments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
4	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
independent	O
developer	O
Sabec	O
LTD	O
released	O
a	O
reimagining	B-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
simply	O
titled	O
Popeye	B-Application
,	O
with	O
3D	O
graphics	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
three-dimensional	O
gameplay	O
that	O
features	O
Popeye	B-Application
wandering	O
in	O
an	O
overworld	O
avoiding	O
Bluto	O
(	O
called	O
"	O
Brutus	O
"	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
)	O
to	O
collect	O
hearts	O
from	O
Olive	O
Oyl	O
and	O
spinach	O
to	O
power	O
himself	O
up	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
bad	O
Metacritic	O
scores	O
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
negative	O
,	O
and	O
bring	O
up	O
poorly	O
rendered	O
graphics	O
and	O
environments	O
,	O
limited	O
music	O
(	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
rendition	O
of	O
the	O
Popeye	B-Application
theme	O
plays	O
indefinitely	O
during	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
not	O
looped	O
properly	O
)	O
,	O
minimal	O
use	O
of	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
poor	O
controls	O
,	O
animations	O
and	O
optimization	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
(	O
causing	O
lag	O
spikes	O
during	O
stages	O
)	O
,	O
repetitive	O
stages	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
inconsistent	O
collision	O
detection	O
with	O
enemies	O
and	O
environments	O
,	O
reuse	O
of	O
official	O
Popeye	B-Application
artwork	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
,	O
between	O
stages	O
and	O
the	O
end	O
credits	O
,	O
and	O
glitches	O
in	O
general	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
labeled	O
an	O
asset	O
flip	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
also	O
uses	O
Unity	B-Application
store	O
bought	O
assets	O
,	O
for	O
levels	O
from	O
the	O
Polygon	O
Pirate	O
Pack	O
,	O
featuring	O
pirate	O
ships	O
at	O
a	O
beach	O
more	O
realistic	O
than	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cartoony	O
visuals	O
,	O
which	O
originally	O
showcases	O
a	O
timeframe	O
in	O
which	O
steam	O
and	O
diesel	O
engines	O
exist	O
,	O
and	O
using	O
other	O
people	O
's	O
models	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Popeye	B-Application
fanwork	O
)	O
without	O
any	O
credit	O
.	O
</s>
