Gargoyles
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Complete in box: the cartridge, the manual and the box, all original. Original inserts or paperwork shown in the photos are included; display stands and other photography props are not. The photos are of this exact cartridge — look them over closely for its condition, packaging and details. Every cartridge's shell, label and board are checked for authenticity when it comes into the store, and it's tested before it's listed. It ships in a collector's bag or a hard plastic case.
Item Description
Gargoyles on the Sega Genesis is one of the most underappreciated action platformers of the 16-bit era, and it rewards anyone willing to give it a fresh look. Developed by Disney Interactive and published by Buena Vista Interactive in North America in 1995, it is based on Disney's animated series and captures the show's dark, brooding tone in a way few licensed titles ever managed. While plenty of cartoon tie-ins leaned toward bright, breezy platforming, Gargoyles went somewhere grittier, and it paid off.
You play as Goliath, the hulking clan leader, who can pump his wings to carry a leap further, climb along walls and ceilings with his claws, and tear through enemies with punches, grapples and throws. Across five levels, each ending in a boss fight, he tries to keep the Eye of Odin, a corrupted talisman that transforms whoever possesses it, out of the wrong hands. The journey runs from Vikings out of Castle Wyvern's medieval past to the rooftops and subway of modern Manhattan, with Demona emerging as the main antagonist. The game favors deliberate movement, exploration and combat over frantic button-mashing, the levels are moody and atmospheric in a darker palette than most Genesis titles of the day, and the score by Michael Giacchino and Patrick J. Collins leans into that gothic energy with surprising confidence.
What makes Gargoyles special is how faithfully it treats its source. The animated series, which ran from 1994 to 1997, was known for its relatively dark tone, complex story arcs and storylines drawn from Shakespeare, Macbeth and A Midsummer Night's Dream among them, and the game respects that audience. Its cutscenes draw on the show's mythology, and the whole production feels like it was made by people who actually watched and loved the cartoon. That kind of care is uncommon in licensed games, and less common still when it translates into something this enjoyable to play.
A Super NES version was planned but cancelled, so the Genesis cartridge is the game's only original release. The hardware's slightly rougher, more aggressive visual style suited Gargoyles perfectly, since this was never a game that needed soft edges. For fans of the series it is a piece of 90s Disney history worth rediscovering, from an era when licensed games occasionally swung for something more ambitious than they had to.
Fast factsgame data via IGDB
- Released
- 1995
- Publisher
- Buena Vista Games
- Developer
- Disney Interactive Studios
- Genre
- Platformer
- Players
- Single player
About the game
Based on the 90's Gargoyles TV series by Disney, you play as Goliath in a action/platformer game loosely following events of the series.
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