Watchmen the NES Video Game

((This was inspired by Harry Partridge's genius short film 'Saturday Morning Watchmen'. If you haven't seen it on YouTube, you gotta check it out.))

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So shortly after the short-lived Watchmen Animated Series was leaked online, I felt a little nostagic, so I decided to go through my collection of old school NES games. I came across my copy of Super Mario Brothers, Zelda, even Duck Hunt. And most shockingly of all, there it was...

Watchmen: The Video Game

I didn't even know I ever had the dang thing (guess I was just too young to understand it) so I popped it into my NES and found myself beyond entertained.

Here is a rundown of the game...(at least what the back of the box says...)

THE ANIMATED SERIES SENSATION COMES TO LIFE! PLAY AS YOUR FAVORITE WATCHMAN AS YOU BATTLE ACROSS THE WORLD AND THROUGH TIME ON A MISSION TO STOP THE EVIL MOLOCH FROM UNLEASHING THE WATCHMEN'S OWN POWER AND THUS, TAKING OVER THE WORLD!

The game itself is alot of fun. Though only 6 levels, its worth playing again and again, in all its 8-Bit glory.

AFTER THE WATCHMEN COME HOME TO THEIR HEADQUARTERS AFTER A NIGHT OF PARTYING, THE TEAM IS ASTONISHED TO DISCOVER THAT THE WATCHTOWER HAS BEEN BROKEN INTO, AND OZYMANDIAS' SCIENCE KIT HAS BEEN STOLEN. NOW, THE TEAM MUST SPLIT UP TO FIND MOLOCH, GET BACK THE SCIENCE KIT, AND SAVE THE WORLD.

LEVEL ONE: NITE-OWL IS ON THE PROWL AS HE MUST USE 'ARCHIE' TO PUT OUT FIRES ALONG THE NEW YORK CITY SKYLINE.

LEVEL TWO: RORSCHACH, IN HIS NUTTY WAYS, DECIDES TO SEARCH UNDERGROUND, SNEAKING THROUGH THE SEWERS AND FIGHTING OFF VICIOUS DRUG DEALERS ALONG THE WAY. HOWEVER, WITH HIS ATTACK TOGS AND EXPLODING PIES IN HAND, THE BAD GUYS DON'T STAND A CHANCE.

LEVEL THREE: SILK SPECTRE, COMING FROM HER LATEST SHOW, THINKS SHE SPOT MOLOCH IN THE AUDIENCE, BUT AS SHE TRAVELS ACROSS THE STREETS OF NEW YORK, SHE RUNS INTO MORE THEN SHE BARGINED FOR: THE REDS.

LEVEL FOUR: OH NO! THE COMEDIAN HAS BEEN SENT BACK IN TIME BY MOLOCH! ITS UP TO DR. MANHATTEN TO HEAD BACK TO THE WAR OF VIETNAM TO SAVE HIS COMRAD FROM HIS EX-VIETNAMESE GIRLFRIEND, COOKIE.

LEVEL FIVE: OZYMANDIAS THINKS HE KNOWS WHERE MOLOCH IS; HIS OWN ARTIC HEADQUARTERS. HOWEVER, HE NEEDS TO GET THERE FAST. SO AS DR. MANHATTEN TURNS INTO A CAR, ITS UP TO ADRIAN'S KEEN DRIVING TO GET TO THE BASE IN TIME.

LEVEL SIX: ADRIAN'S EXPERIMENT HAS BEEN TURNED INTO A MONSTEROUS SQUID BENT ON DESTROYING THE WORLD! NOW, AS THE OTHER WATCHMEN KEEP IT DISTRACTED, ITS UP TO THE COMEDIAN TO TAKE AIM AND SAVE THE DAY.

Fantastic game. So much so that it even has Alan Moore's sighed seal of approval. You gotta love that.

If I were to rate this gave, it was certainly be a 10 out of 10. I advise everyone go out and pick up 'Watchmen: The Video Game' for the NES immediatly.

Its keen!

((And again, this picture is a totally parody. No such game exists. I made this with my crappy version of photoshop. besides, even if it was a game, Alan Moore would hate it, and it would still be in development hell for the better part of forever.))