1985 · Port · Tose Co. · Action · Platformer

Chubby Cherub

Nintendo exclusivePort

Chubby Cherub is a comedic action platformer. Chubby has to cross 12 levels, and at the end of each the protagonist will find his friends. Eating food maintains Chubby Cherub's flight. If the flying meter goes all the way down, the character will have to stay on ground. The character will bark at the dogs before they bark at the character; if a bark hits the character, the character may die.

Released: 16 December 1985
Platforms: NES
Genres: Action Platformer
Developers: Tose Co.
Publishers: Bandai
Modes: Single-player
Themes: Action Comedy
Country: Japan
Age ratings: ESRB E CLASS_IND L

About

Chubby Cherub (known in Japan as Obake no Q-tarō: WanWan Panic (オバケのQ太郎ワンワンパニック, Obake no Q-tarō WanWan Panikku; lit. 'Q-tarō the Ghost: BowWow Panic')) is an action video game developed by Tose and published by Bandai for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It is about a flying cupid-like character who attacks enemies with hearts. It is one of the first third-party games developed for the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America.

The original Japanese version of the game is based on Obake no Q-tarō, a Fujiko Fujio manga series. It was retitled and modified for its North American release since its source material was relatively unknown outside Japan.

›Story

Chubby's friends are kidnapped by several burglars. Chubby has to save them, however many dogs are in the way - Chubby's one fear as a ghost.

Keywords

flight
dog
nudity
bow and arrow
overweight character
really unfortunate game name
lost in translation

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Story

Chubby Cherub's friends are kidnapped by several burglars. Chubby Cherub has to save them, however many dogs are in the way. Chubby Cherub has to cross 12 levels, and at the end of each, the protagonist finds his friends. Eating food maintains Chubby Cherub's flight.

If the flying meter goes all the way down, the character has to stay on the ground. The character must shoot hearts at the dogs before they bark at the character; if a bark hits the character, the character may die.

Reception

Sean "Seanbaby" Reiley reviewed Chubby Cherub and stated that, in his opinion, it was the fifteenth worst NES game of all time. Sean Reiley described Chubby Cherub's graphics as ugly and also said that "the cartridge is a waste of plastic, and could be used in many other things."