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

Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle

Title	Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle
First release	1982
Developer	Coleco
Publisher	Coleco
Platforms	Atari 2600, ColecoVision
Genre	platformer
Also known as	SMURFRES
Players	1–2 players
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	Atari 2600: 1982-01-01 (NTSC) ColecoVision: 1982-09-01 (NTSC-U)
Wikidata ID	Q3963055

Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle is a 1982 ColecoVision video game developed and released by Coleco in the USA on September 1, 1982. It is based on the comic series, The Smurfs, which was produced by Peyo. You control the actions of the Smurf! He must jump over and duck under natural obstacles and avoid the dangerous animals while trying to rescue the Smurfette! She has been captured by Gargamel and only he can save her! Can you get him to the castle in time?

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Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle – box art (front)

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Image credits

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © Coleco · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (2): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Coleco · internal use only.

Logos (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Coleco · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

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Videos

Atari 2600 Longplay [062] Smurf: Rescue in Gargamels Castle

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ColecoVision Game: Smurf- Rescue in Gargamel's Castle (1982 Peyo)

Old Classic Retro Gaming · ColecoVision version · gameplay · 3:48auto-matched
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