Get the best deals on The Three Stooges Video Games when you shop the largest online selection at eBay.com. Free shipping on many items Browse your favorite brands affordable prices. The Three Stooges is made up of several minigames that put the player in control of classic Stooge moments. The game covers several genres of gameplay with action, platform and trivia levels. The Stooges have thirty days to make enough money to save the orphanage and on each day the player takes on a randomly chosen minigame.
The Three Stooges
DOS - 1987
Also available on: Commodore 64 - Amiga - Apple IIgs
Description of The Three Stooges
In this funny adaptation of the TV series that isn't as well-designed as Cinemaware's classic games, you control Larry, Curly and Moe who must collect enough money through dubious means to prevent the bankers from forcing forclosure of the town's orphanage.
Gameplay is reminiscent of turn-based strategy games: you have to select how you want the stooges to get money from a number of options on any given day. The actions you can do are typically based on antics from the show that are hilarious to watch but questionable in nature, such as stealing money-- no honest means here :)
Overall, a fun game that doesn't live up to Cinemaware's standard, but at least it has excellent digitized voices.
Review By HOTUD
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Comments and reviews
Rolo Irrompoble2020-01-010 point Amiga version
Great game! as all Cinemaware were. Very funny, great sequences. A must for Cinemaware lovers!
collector rob2008-07-192 points DOS version
game works and looks great. thanks.
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DOS Version
Commodore 64 Version
- Year:1987
- Publisher:Cinemaware Corporation
- Developer:Cinemaware Corporation, Incredible Technologies, Inc.
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Amiga ROM
- Year:1987
- Publisher:Cinemaware Corporation
- Developer:Cinemaware Corporation, Incredible Technologies, Inc.
Apple IIgs Version
- Year:1989
- Publisher:Cinemaware Corporation
- Developer:Cinemaware Corporation, Incredible Technologies, Inc.
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There were two The Three Stooges video games based on the comedy team of the same name. The arcade game was made by Mylstar Electronics and there was the home video game by Cinemaware. The arcade game was called 'The Three Stooges in Bride is Bride' and it's a puzzle game. The home console and PC game were composed of mini games played to earn money in order to save an orphanage and put an end to the nasty banker I. Fleecum. The NES version was published by Activision, while budget ports for the Playstation and Game Boy Advance were published by Metro3D in 2004.
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Tropes for the arcade game
- Bonus Stage: Throw pies at the opera singer. Do not touch the music note. Touching the note will kill you.
Tropes for the home console game
- Be Careful What You Wish For:Guests: We want our pie, and we want it now!
Moe: You heard 'em, fellas! Let 'em have it! - Bonus Space: There are 2 bonus spaces
- Landing on the money space adds money to your score without having to do anything.
- If you on the SAFE! space, It will fall onto Curley's head, But you do get $500!
- Canon Immigrant: The evil banker I. Fleecum previously appeared in the short 'Heavenly Daze,' but this was after Curly had been replaced by Shemp.
- Fake-Out Opening: When the game loads, it starts with the Defender of the Crown title card (another game by Cinemaware). As the Stooges arrive, the title music will stop with the record scratch and a speech balloon reads 'HEY, YOU KNUCKLE HEADS! WE'RE IN THE WRONG GAME!'Moe: YOU IMBECILE! (Smacks Curly as the Defender of the Crown title shakes)
- In the NES version, Defender of the Crown is replaced with Ghostbusters II and a clip of Curly saying 'Hey fellas! We're in the wrong game!' is added.
- Multiple Endings: The ending depends of how much money you have earned at the end of 30 days.
- $0-$5,000 = Ma loses the orphanage.
- $5,000-$10,000 = Ma saves the orphanage.
- $10,000-$15,000 = Ma saves and restores the orphanage.
- $15,000-Beyond = Ma saves and restores the orphanage, and the Stooges marry Ma's three daughters.
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- Pie in the Face: The dinner mini-game is basically a pie fight. The more hits you get, the more cash you get.
- Pop Quiz: The radio station mini-game is a quiz featuring trivia about the Stooges and their shorts.
- Saving the Orphanage: They have 30 days and need $5,000 to save the orphanage and put the end of I. Fleecum.
- Taxman Takes the Winnings: Sometimes, landing on A Visit With I. Fleecum will have I. Fleecum take 10% of your current money as 'taxes.'
- Whammy: There are 2 whammies in the game:
- The Mousetrap, which injures Moe's finger. Land on it 4 times and the game is over.
- A Visit with I. Fleecum, where The Stooges get a nasty message from I. Fleecum. Even worse, it could cost the Stooges 10% of their taxes.
- Timed Mission: The Stooges have 30 days to make enough money to save the orphanage.
- Whole Plot Reference: Some of the mini games are references to Three Stooges shorts.
- The Hospital minigame refers to 'Men In Black', complete with the 'Calling Doctor Howard, Doctor Fine, Doctor Howard!' line.
- The Boxing minigame where Larry has to retrieve a radio playing 'Pop Goes The Weasel' refers to 'Punch Drunks'.
- The Clam Bowl minigame refers to 'Dutiful But Dumb'.
The Three Stooges
One minigame has the Stooges throw pies at customers while avoiding getting hit themselves.
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Pie in the Face