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词条 Smash TV
释义

  1. Gameplay

  2. Development

  3. Ports

  4. Reception

  5. Legacy

     Re-releases 

  6. References

  7. External links

{{short description|1990 video game}}{{About|the arcade game|the U.S. television show|Smash (U.S. TV series)|the Maltese television network|Smash Television}}{{Infobox video game
|title = Smash TV
|image = SmashTV flyer.jpg
|caption = Promotional arcade flyer
|developer = Williams
|publisher = Williams
|designer = Eugene Jarvis
|programmer = Mark Turmell
|artist = John Tobias
Tim Coman
|composer = Jon Hey {{small|(Arcade)}}
Marshall Parker {{small|(NES/SNES)}}
Matt Furniss {{small|(Game Gear/Genesis)}}
Tony Williams {{small|(Amiga/Atari ST)}}
Jeroen Tel {{small|(C64)}}
|released = {{vgrelease|NA|April 1990}}
|genre = Multidirectional shooter
|modes= Single-player
Two player co-op
|cabinet = Upright
|arcade system = Midway Y Unit
|sound = M6809 @ 2 MHz
Yamaha YM2151 @ 3.57958 MHz
HC55516
2 x DAC
|display = Raster resolution 410×256 (vertical)
|platforms = Arcade (original)
Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Amiga, Commodore 64, Game Gear, Genesis, Master System, NES, SNES, ZX Spectrum
}}

Smash TV is a 1990 arcade game created by Eugene Jarvis and Mark Turmell for Williams.[1] It revolves around a futuristic, violent game show in which players move through a series of rooms collecting prizes and clearing out waves of enemies using guns and power-up abilities. It is a dual-stick shooter in the same vein as 1982's 2084 (co-created by Jarvis).

The Super NES, Genesis, Master System, and Game Gear versions were titled Super Smash TV.

Gameplay

The play mechanic is similar to that of Eugene Jarvis' earlier 2084, with dual-joystick controls and series of single-screen areas. The theme of the game, borrowed from The Running Man,[2][3] involves players competing in a violent game show, set in the then-future year of 1999. Moving from one room to the next within the studio/arena, players have to shoot down hordes of enemies who advance from all sides while at the same time collecting weapons, power-up items, and assorted bonus prizes, until a final showdown with the show's host where players are finally granted their prizes, life and freedom. Among the game's items are keys – if enough keys are collected, players can access a bonus level called the Pleasure Dome.[4]

The game features verbal interjections from the gameshow host such as "Total Carnage! I love it!", "dude!" and "I'd buy that for a dollar!". The former quote gives itself to the title of the 1992 follow-up, Total Carnage, which, while not a direct sequel, features similar gameplay. The quote "I'd buy that for a dollar!" is a reference to the catchphrase of Bixby Snyder, a fictional television comic in the 1987 film RoboCop.

Development

Mark Turmell recounted, "When Hasbro pulled the plug on an interactive movie project I was working on, I went to Williams to design coin-op games. I moved to Chicago, hired John Tobias, and together we did our first coin-op, Smash T.V."[5]

The announcer in the game is voiced by sound designer Paul Heitsch. The script was created by the game's sole composer and sound designer Jon Hey.

Originally the arcade game shipped without the Pleasure Dome bonus level implemented, although there was text mentioning it in the game. The design team had not been sure that players would actually get to the end of the game. However, players did finish the game and after arcade operators informed Williams of player complaints of being unable to finish it, the company sent out a new revision that included the Pleasure Dome level.[4]

Ports

Smash TV was ported to consoles, including the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super NES, Game Gear, Master System, and Mega Drive/Genesis. On some home systems such as the NES, players have the option to use the directional pad on the second controller to control the direction the character will shoot on-screen. Using this option for both players requires a multitap.[6] The dual control aspect of the game works particularly well on the SNES, as its four main buttons, A, B, X and Y, are laid out like a D-pad, enabling the player to shoot in one direction while running in another.[7]

Home computer versions were produced by Ocean for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST and Amiga, all released in early 1992. The Amiga version scored 895 out of a possible 1000 in a UK magazine review,[8] and the Spectrum magazine CRASH awarded the ZX version 97%, making it a Crash Smash.[9]

Reception

{{Video game reviews
| AAction = 96%[10]
| CRASH = 97%[11]
| SUser = 94%[12]
| YSinclair = 92%[13]
| rev1 = MicroHobby (ES)
| rev1Score = 89%[14]
| rev2 = MegaTech
| rev2Score = 70%[15]
| rev3 = Mega
| rev3Score = 37%[16]
| rev4 = Sega Master Force
| rev4Score = 44% [17]
| award1Pub = Crash
| award1 = Crash Smash!
| award2Pub = Sinclair User
| award2 = SU Silver
| award3Pub = Amstrad Action
| award3 = 6th best game of all time [18]
}}

It had mixed to positive reviews.

Legacy

The 1992 Williams arcade game Total Carnage shares many elements with Smash TV and was also programmed by Turmell, but is not a sequel.

Re-releases

Smash TV is part of Arcade Party Pak released for the PlayStation in 1999.[19]

It is included in the Midway Arcade Treasures collection, which is available for the PC, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox and PlayStation 2 and was released in 2003. These versions give the player the option to save high scores.[20] Smash TV was also part of the 2012 compilation Midway Arcade Origins.[21]

Smash TV was made available for download through Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade service on the Xbox 360 and was the first version of the game to officially allow two players to play the game online.[22] It was delisted from the service in February 2010[23] after the dissolution of Midway Games.

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References

1. ^{{cite web |url =http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9591| title =Smash T.V.| publisher =The International Arcade Museum |accessdate =5 Oct 2013}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/smashtv/review.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=March 17, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090217030339/http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/smashtv/review.html |archivedate=February 17, 2009 }}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1093/Smash-TV/p1/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=March 17, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119063034/http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1093/Smash-TV/p1/ |archivedate=January 19, 2009 }}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/features/2013/1/9/3848592/total-carnage-confusing-ending|title=The story behind Total Carnage's confusing ending|publisher=Vox Media|work=Polygon|date=January 9, 2013|last=Leone|first=Matt|accessdate=March 29, 2013}}
5. ^{{cite journal|last= |first= |title=Making his Mark: Programmer Mark Turmell|journal=GamePro|issue=86|publisher=IDG|date=November 1995|pages=36–37}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=1307&tab=review|title=Smash T.V. – Controls|publisher=Rovi|work=Allgame|accessdate=March 29, 2013}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=2608&tab=controls|title=Super Smash T.V. – Controls|publisher=Rovi|work=Allgame|accessdate=March 29, 2013}}
8. ^Douglas, Jim (December 1991). Smash TV (review of Amiga version). ACE (UK magazine published by EMAP), pp. 80–85.
9. ^  {{dead link|date=May 2016}}
10. ^Amstrad Action magazine, issue 75, Future Publishing
11. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=Crash/Issue94/Pages/Crash9400061.jpg |title=Archive – Magazine viewer |publisher=World of Spectrum |date= |accessdate=2013-06-15 }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=SinclairUser/Issue116/Pages/SinclairUser11600030.jpg |title=Archive – Magazine viewer |publisher=World of Spectrum |date= |accessdate=2013-06-15}}
13. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ysrnry.co.uk/articles/smashtv.htm |title=Smash TV |publisher=Ysrnry.co.uk |date=1991-11-21 |accessdate=2013-06-15 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801065309/http://ysrnry.co.uk/articles/smashtv.htm |archivedate=2013-08-01 |df= }}
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=MicroHobby/Issue216/Pages/MicroHobby21600037.jpg |title=Archive – Magazine viewer |publisher=World of Spectrum |date= |accessdate=2013-06-15}}
15. ^Smash TV rating, MegaTech issue 12, page 96, December 1992
16. ^Mega review, issue 1, page 57, October 1992
17. ^{{cite journal |last= |first= |date=October 1993 |title=Sega Master Force Issue 3 |url=http://www.smspower.org/Scans/SegaMasterForce-Magazine-Issue3?gallerypage=49 |journal= |location= |author= |publisher= |issue=3 |page=49 |accessdate=December 4, 2015}}
18. ^{{cite web|url=http://retroactionmagazine.com/retroactionextra/amstrad-action-all-time-top-10-games/ |title=Amstrad Action All Time Top 10 Games • Retroaction |publisher=Retroactionmagazine.com |date= |accessdate=2013-06-15}}
19. ^{{cite web|last=Gerstmann|first=Jeff|title=Arcade Party Pak Review|url=http://www.gamespot.com/arcade-party-pak/reviews/arcade-party-pak-review-2546598/|work=GameSpot|publisher=CBS Interactive|date=November 1, 1999|accessdate=30 March 2013}}
20. ^{{cite web|last=Tracy|first=Tim|title=Facebook Tweet Midway Arcade Treasures Review|url=http://www.gamespot.com/midway-arcade-treasures/reviews/midway-arcade-treasures-review-6083823/|date=November 18, 2003|work=GameSpot|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=30 March 2013}}
21. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/11/14/midway-arcade-origins-review |title=Midway Arcade Origins Review |website=IGN.com |date=2012-11-13 |accessdate=2016-05-07}}
22. ^{{cite web|last=Onyett|first=Charles|title=Smash TV|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/12/09/smash-tv|publisher=IGN|date=December 9, 2005|accessdate=30 March 2013}}
23. ^{{cite web|last=Hatfield|first=Daemon|title=More XBLA Games Delisted|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/02/17/more-xbla-games-delisted|publisher=IGN|date=February 17, 2010|accessdate=30 March 2013}}

External links

  • Racketboy.com's Smash TV Podcast featuring interviews with Eugene Jarvis and Mark Turmell
  • Mean Machines – Super Nintendo Smash TV review
  • Arcade-History Database entry
  • {{KLOV game|id=9591}}
  • {{WoS game|id=0004576}}
  • Smash TV at Coinop.org
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