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<blockquote data-quote="CC13" data-source="post: 59786" data-attributes="member: 1151"><p>I honestly didn't expect anyone to get this one. Kudos! Since you placed the villain, I'll assume you know the game already and give you full credit. In any event, here's the write-up:</p><p></p><p>D1. Madam Q (ThunderJaws)</p><p>Developed & Published By: Atari Games</p><p>Platform: Arcade</p><p>Year of Release: 1990</p><p></p><p>This is one of the games that really sums up Atari Games' '88-to-'93 downward spiral. After marring the otherwise fun Toobin' and Vindicators with desperate T-shirt contests in 1988, followed by the unpolished-but-fun Skull & Crossbones in 1989, we ended up with <em>this</em> mess. What's wrong with it, you ask? Aside from the early parts of the game biting Rolling Thunder (and themselves being bitten by Atari Games' Batman the following year), everything is just...awkward. The platforming feels stiff, the attempts at pandering to teenage boys via fawning, bikini-clad babes are painful to watch (although arguably forgiven by being in keeping with the game's James Bond roots), the grabs at players' quarters are a mite too obvious and the protagonist is more Dr. Dude than Dr. No. There is one silver lining, though—the suits at Midway/WB Interactive at least had the common decency to keep this one off their retro compilations—unlike our <em>next</em> entry...</p><p></p><p><strong>Next Time on The Top 25 Pre-1991 Western Arcade & Console Game Villains</strong>: Oh, this game came from a PIT, all right!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CC13, post: 59786, member: 1151"] I honestly didn't expect anyone to get this one. Kudos! Since you placed the villain, I'll assume you know the game already and give you full credit. In any event, here's the write-up: D1. Madam Q (ThunderJaws) Developed & Published By: Atari Games Platform: Arcade Year of Release: 1990 This is one of the games that really sums up Atari Games' '88-to-'93 downward spiral. After marring the otherwise fun Toobin' and Vindicators with desperate T-shirt contests in 1988, followed by the unpolished-but-fun Skull & Crossbones in 1989, we ended up with [I]this[/I] mess. What's wrong with it, you ask? Aside from the early parts of the game biting Rolling Thunder (and themselves being bitten by Atari Games' Batman the following year), everything is just...awkward. The platforming feels stiff, the attempts at pandering to teenage boys via fawning, bikini-clad babes are painful to watch (although arguably forgiven by being in keeping with the game's James Bond roots), the grabs at players' quarters are a mite too obvious and the protagonist is more Dr. Dude than Dr. No. There is one silver lining, though—the suits at Midway/WB Interactive at least had the common decency to keep this one off their retro compilations—unlike our [I]next[/I] entry... [B]Next Time on The Top 25 Pre-1991 Western Arcade & Console Game Villains[/B]: Oh, this game came from a PIT, all right! [/QUOTE]
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