Let’s Compare ( Smash TV )

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smash_TV

Smash TV is a 1990 arcade game created by Eugene Jarvis and Mark Turmell for Williams. Home versions were developed for various platforms and most were published by Acclaim Entertainment.

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The play mechanic is very similar to that of Eugene Jarvis’ earlier Robotron: 2084, with dual-joystick controls and series of single screen areas. The theme of the game, borrowing from The Running Man,[1][2] involves players competing in a violent game show, set in the then future year of 1999. Moving from one room to the next within the studio/arena, players have to shoot down hordes of enemies as they advance from all sides, while at the same time collecting weapons, power-up items, and assorted bonus prizes until a final show down with the show’s host where you are finally granted your prizes, your life and freedom. One of the enemies is fat and is named Mr. Shrapnel who roams aside of the walls of some rooms and after a short period of time he explodes. In the NES version, he is replaced by a giant rolling bomb.

The game features verbal interjections from the gameshow host such as “Total Carnage! I love it!”, “dude!” and “I’d buy that for a dollar!”. The former quote gives itself to the title of the 1991 follow-up, Total Carnage, which, while not a direct sequel, features similar gameplay. The quote “I’d buy that for a dollar!” is a reference to the catchphrase of Bixby Snyder

, a fictional television comic in the popular 1987 film RoboCop.

The announcer in the game is voiced by sound designer Paul Heitsch. The script was created by the game’s sole composer and sound designer Jon Hey. The voice of General Ahkboob in the follow up game Total Carnage is Ed Boon, coding creator of Mortal Kombat. In the Smash TV flyer image [right] the hands at the console are Ed Boon’s (left) and Jon Hey’s (right).

The game is somewhat famous for its extreme difficulty as well as being considered very violent for its time.