Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Popeye

Title	Popeye
First release	1982
Developer	Nintendo Research & Development 1
Publisher	Nintendo
Platforms	Atari 2600, Atari 5200, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, NES / Famicom, Arcade ADB
Genre	platformer
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	Atari 2600: 1983-01-01 NES / Famicom: 1983-07-15 (NTSC-J), 1986-06-01 (NTSC), 1986-09-01 (PAL) Commodore 64: 1983-09-21 ColecoVision: 1983-10-05 Atari 5200: 1984-05-10
Wikidata ID	Q2303119

Catch falling tokens dropped by Olive Oyl to progress through increasingly difficult levels. While maneuvering through the platforming stages, avoid Brutus attempting to catch you and dodging projectiles thrown by the Sea Hag. Consuming spinach provides a temporary advantage, allowing Popeye to knock out Brutus and clear obstacles during the single-player action.

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Sources

Wikidata (Q2303119) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (atari2600/popeye) · last updated 2026-10-30 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (nes/popeye) · last updated 2026-10-26 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (49165) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (1442,90847,100479,108836) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

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Arcade Database (ADB) (popeye) · last updated 2026-10-02 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`popeye`
Title at ADB	Popeye (revision D)
Manufacturer	Nintendo
Year	1982
Genre	Platform / Run Jump
Players	2
MAME driver status	GOOD

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Nintendo); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) · fetched 2026-10-02 16:26 UTC · filled here: platform

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Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (12): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Nintendo · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (7): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Nintendo · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

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Videos

Commodore 64 Longplay [277] Popeye (Parker Brothers) (US)

World-of-Longplays · Commodore 64 version · longplay · 20:38auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

Popeye NES/FAMICOM (Longplay/Playthrough) By Urien84

By Urien84 Longplays · NES / Famicom version · longplay · 5:05auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC

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