1988 · Enigma Variations · Racing

Postman Pat

Kids TV favourite Postman Pat aims to stamp his authority on the games scene by delivering a first-class licensed game. Your job is to guide Pat and his van around a particularly busy day of work.First you go to the post office where Mrs Goggins will give you the letters or parcel to be delivered.You will also have to help herding Peter Fogg's sheep, and do all this against a time limit. The game includes a rendition of the show's music, as well as two difficultly levels - according to the inlay the easy version is for children, and the harder one for 'the serious gamer'.

Released: 31 December 1988
Platforms: Amiga Amstrad CPC Atari ST/STE Commodore C64/128/MAX Nintendo DS PlayStation 2 Sinclair ZX81 ZX Spectrum
Genres: Racing
Developers: Enigma Variations
Publishers: Alternative Software Ltd.
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Themes: Action
Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish (Spain)

About

Postman Pat is a British stop motion animated children's television series first produced by Woodland Animations. The series follows the adventures of Pat Clifton, a postman who works for the Royal Mail postal service in the fictional village of Greendale (inspired by the real valley of Longsleddale near Kendal).

Postman Pat's first 13-episode series was screened on BBC One in 1981. John Cunliffe wrote the original treatment and scripts for the series, which was directed by animator Ivor Wood, who also worked on The Magic Roundabout, The Wombles, Paddington, and The Herbs. Following the success of the first series, four TV specials and a second series of thirteen episodes were produced during the 1990s. In this series, Pat had a family shown on screen for the first time (though his wife had been mentioned in a number of episodes).

Keywords

based on - tv show
licensed game
based on - cartoons

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Story

Each episode follows the adventures of Patrick Clifton, a friendly country postman, and his black and white cat Jess, as he delivers the post through the valley of Greendale. Although he initially concentrates on delivering his letters, he nearly always becomes distracted by a concern of one of the villagers and is always keen to help resolve their problems. Notable villagers include the postmistress, Mrs. Goggins; farmer couple Alf and Dorothy Thompson; the Reverend Timms; PC Selby, the police constable; Jeff Pringle, the school teacher; Peter Fogg, a farm hand; George Lancaster, a chicken farmer; Sam Waldron, a grocer with a mobile shop; Miss Hubbard, an upper-class woman; Julia Pottage, who runs Greendale Farm, and Ted Glen, the local handyman and inventor.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Platform	Released	Regions
Commodore C64/128/MAX	31 December 1988	Europe
Atari ST/STE	31 December 1989	Europe
Amiga	31 December 1989	Europe
ZX Spectrum	31 December 1989	Europe
Amstrad CPC	31 December 1989	Europe