Popeye (1985)

Popeye was released in 1985 for the ZX Spectrum 48K. The game was published by DK'Tronics Ltd and developed by Don Priestley, based on the King Features Syndicate cartoon license.

This single-player arcade platformer features 2D side-view graphics and includes in-game mini-games. Players control the character using either Kempston joysticks or redefinable keys.

The cassette version was priced at £6.95. The game was also made available for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and NES, with a later release by Macmillan in 1986.

It holds an average magazine score of 80.40%. The title received a Crash Smash award from Crash magazine and was named Dougie's Rave Of The Month in Your Spectrum issue 19.

In Russia, the game gained recognition through numerous cassette cracks by groups like RLC and Vatroslav. It saw seven different TR-DOS adaptations and appeared in local magazines with POKE codes for gameplay assistance.