Mr. Franken (double panel, solar powered) (Frankenstein) (1982)

Upper Screen

Well, I guess you're Dr. Frankenstein and not Mister? In the top screen you first have to create your very own monster, we'll call him the Monster of Frankenstein. You play as Dr. Frankenstein and have to keep everything going in order for the experiment to work. First of all you have to keep the blood flowing, keep the bottle full. At the bottom left you have to push a button from time time to to prevent the sparks from reaching your creation. At the bottom left the monster's left arm keeps falling off, put it back on. At the top right, the electrical headring also seems to slip off occasionally. When you reach a score of 500, a man, very much resembling a blues brother, but probably a spy, will appear in the top window and kidnap the so successful and ingenious doctor. The monster will get up (it's alive!) and follow his 'father' enraged.

 

 

 

Lower screen

You now assume the role of the monster, and are driven to rescue your creator. You walk from the bottom left to the bottom right, but can only cross the chasm via an occasionally disappearing bridge. The spy at the top left is holding the doctor and in a Donkey Kong style he kicks logs which roll towards you. But you being a strong monster and all, are able to smash them with your bare fists. When you reach the top left the spy will escape once again with the doctor. You now have to clear the same screen again, only now the spy is assisted by a colleague in a helicopter, who throws bombs at you, to complement the still oncoming logs. Once you've managed to reach the spy again, you will be able to free the love of your life, the princess of...I mean you've freed the doctor.

 

As always, I love the design of the solar powered games, but this is not my favorite one, it is charming though.