Game Boy World
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ก.พ. 2016
- There was a time, not so long ago, when the idea of another puzzle game sounded like pure suffering. Thankfully, some janky imports put things in perspective... and, of course, it helps that this latest puzzler-Asmik's Catrap, a remake of 1985's Pitman-is pretty darned good on its own, too.
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![Game Boy World #062: Dexterity [SNK, 1990] & Boxxle II [Atelier Double/Pony Canyon/FCI, 1990]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/eAfG1yE3YQU/mqdefault.jpg)
![Game Boy World #062: Dexterity [SNK, 1990] & Boxxle II [Atelier Double/Pony Canyon/FCI, 1990]](/img/tr.png)
Finally a puzzle game Id actually want to play. Forgiving game design plus the ability to play as a cute cat girl? Sign me up!
I like my women to be homo sapians.
It's wild that Catrap's undo mechanic predates even Fire 'n Ice, the main early 90s game I associate with undoing actions in puzzlers
It’s amazing how some games were ahead of their time (this was actually a remake of a 1985 game on the Sharp MZ-700). If you want another mind blowing Game Boy experience, check out X, which predates Star Fox by a year!
Never played this on Gameboy before, tempted to get it on the 3DS eshop! Thanks for the review! I love puzzle games!
Lots of hidden gems on the GB. This is the first I've heard of this one.
Probably many have played this on a Japanese pirate cart where it’s known as Pitman! I am so used to that name more!
Picked this up on 3DS eShop and had tons of fun, so creative and adorable
One of the most addictive games I've ever played. It should be released as an app; they're sitting on a goldmine. Imagine if players could build their own levels and then share them online.
The characters featured in the game are not anthropomorphic cats (I wish they were, though, since I've always had a soft spot for those types of characters when it comes to cartoons and/or video games), but rather they are those neko characters that are pretty common in Japanese culture, whereas they are basically humans with the ears and tails of a cat.
This just got a reboot on the Commodore 64: Millie and Molly.
I love this game! Perfect for a late night puzzle session. I only discovered it through the virtual console a few years back, but it's well worth playing.
One of my favorite little game boy games. I have a cartridge copy and everything.
I had this game on a bootleg cart when I was a kid! I was terrible at it but I still liked it a lot! I and my cousin would play it for hours!
One of my all time favorite games!
Nostalgia!
Man, I feel like buying the VC version now.
I did, I think it's worth the 3 bucks on 3DS Eshop. It's quite underrated.
Had this one when I was kid it was a blast. Saw it in a top 50 GB games list and I’m definitely putting this rom into my handheld.
I already bought it on the 3DS Eshop. It is a pretty big game for 3 bucks. An underrated GB classic.
Not usually into puzzle games but I actually want to play this one.
Had the Japanese version of his, love the rewind option
Pitman right :D yeh its awesome
Thanks to Game Boy Works I'll always remember vital information like "Catrap on Game Boy is pretty nice."
i had this game as one of those 101 in 1 bootleg carts. recently picked it up on retroarch on vita, playing a few levels a day. currently stuck at level 27 which i know i got as a child...
also, there's one punishment for rewinding, time keeps running normally, so you're shamed with a bad time if you use it a lot
Same!
Gotta say, GOD DAMN
I wanna play this game now.
Played it recently. It's cute and simple but pretty fun.
I actually went out and purchased a copy of catrap a few years ago thanks to the coverage it got here, as gameboy goes, it’s a unique little game, plus, I wouldn’t doubt a small community has sprung up around it thanks to the level editor (I think the manual even listed a few custom level passwords)
A shame it’s more than doubled in price since I bought it, because otherwise it’d be an easy recommendation
What a remarkable, sweet little game. I feel like a mobile game remake of this would have sold like gangbusters in the early iPhone era.
Another quality puzzler among a sea of mediocre games. This is another one I had seen ads for in VG&CE, and was always curious about, but never bought it as a kid. Glad to own a copy now, and looking forward to diving into it.
I love this game because this one i got it on a pirate cartridge ❤
Still got a copy of Catrap for my old Gameboy. Never had the patience to beat it (despite having played it under the Pitman name on a friend's multi-game cart, I only acquried an actual copy rather late in the console's lifespan when I was mainly playing other games), but I still remember it fondly. I even tried powering up the old GBC the other day, but the Start button wasn't working any more.
I loved this game. My cousin had it and I loved borrowing it.
Good old memories used to play that on game boy game game list
That cat-themed SGB2 border is spot-on with the game! :D does SGB2 come with SGB1 border too?
+Gabriele Riva Yes, there's a code you can input to unlock SGB1 colors and borders.
In my opinion Catrap is the best puzzler on the Gameboy well this and Tetris of course.
Catrap remains me of fire and ice on Nes.
7:00 do I detect sarcasm!?
I have this game on a multicard, never realised you could rewind time, pretty cool!
I also had it on a multicart, one of my favourites. Probably why the battery on it is dead now and it won't turn on anymore TT_TT
I find this game really charming. The nice, bouncy music, the cute protagonists, the simple-but-creative commands... I just might pick it up on the eShop.
Also appreciated is the sheer lack of sleaze. A game like this wouldn't fly today if the catgirl wasn't humiliated in some way, be it by having her panties revealed or some other really creepy thing that people would be weirdly defensive of. This game is just incredibly *innocent*. That's such a rarity today.
I love how the US cover is a bad trace of the Japanese one
Why hasn't no one made fanart of Cat Girl.
I was just about to ask you when you would do Pitman lol, and it was just hiding here under another title. Was really into this game back in the day.
Reminds me of Tenet.
Had the Jpn version, Pitman. Boy this was hard to complete.
I must be one of the few people unimpressed by the time rewind mechanics of such games as Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time... given that I had already experienced that first on Game Boy with this game :). If a Game Boy game from 1990 can do it, then doing it on a home console of the early 2000's shouldn't have been so surprising right :P?
It remains to this day one of my all time favourite B&W GB games.
Cat rap > Gangsta rap
What about Cat Gangsta Rap?
I look forward to the inevitable Toilet World video.
So cute :3
These characters remind me of Powerpuff Girls.
CATherine
I love 8 bit charm in graphics as much as anyone, but Sharp MZ 700 graphics look like they were beaten with an ugly stick.
It was the only stick they could get to run on the system
The footage Jeremy included in the video is from an unofficial port of the game to the TRS-80 MC-10 computer. The original version doesn't look incredible but it's a bit better. th-cam.com/video/bJDDhCWMPQo/w-d-xo.html
I will play catrap.😀👍🎮🐱
bought this as shelf candy but I think I'll give it a go wasn't expecting to much with the name Catrap but game looks decent.
I doubt the dev's decision to give the player a choice to play as a male or female cat-being was an attempt at social commentary. It's a video game.
SlyBeast it's a joke not a dick, no need to take it so hard
not social commentary, but definitely being mindful of girls playing games.
Oh, it's a VIDEO GAME... well then...
Tons of video games have social and political commentary dude. Look at the MGS series for example, it's all about politics