The Tick

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“Spoon!” The big blue hero's absurd battle cry rings out after every cleared level of The Tick, and it tells you exactly what kind of game this is. Based on Ben Edlund's comic book character and the Fox Kids animated series, this Super Nintendo beat 'em up from developer Software Creations and publisher Fox Interactive puts you in the tights of the nigh-invulnerable superhero as he cleans up the City.

The action works like a classic side-scroller until enemies arrive, when the view shifts into a semi-isometric brawling plane in the style of Streets of Rage. Ninjas need beating up, bosses need clobbering and sharp flying objects need dodging. When things get tight, the Tick can call in his sidekick Arthur, the accountant in a moth suit, to help take down the enemies on screen. The Tick's oddball gestures and body language make it into the animation, too, a nod to the character's sense of humor.

Honesty matters here: reviewers in 1994 were not kind. Electronic Gaming Monthly and GamePro both criticized its repetitive enemies and tedious stretches, though GamePro felt it did capture the comic's humor. Its appeal today is less about precision brawling and more about the character. The Tick's animated series earned a devoted cult audience, and this cartridge is part of the moment he leapt from an indie comic to Saturday mornings.

For fans of the show, there's real fun in hearing that battle cry come out of a Super Nintendo and watching Arthur flap to the rescue. It's a curio from a short, strange era when even the most offbeat superhero in comics got his own 16-bit game.

Fast factsgame data via IGDB
Released
1994
Publisher
Fox Interactive
Developer
Software Creations
Players
Single player
About the game

Get ready to put your blue skin-tight tights on. Ninjas need beating-up, bosses need clobbering! You run around the levels avoiding sharp flying objects and fighting any enemies that get in your way, including the numerous bosses. If your in a tight spot you can call Arthur to help defeat any enemies that are on-screen.

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Video: The Tick

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