Snoopy's Silly Sports Spectacular is a port of Alternative World Games for the Commodore 64, except with less games and starring the Peanuts gang (or Donald Duck and co. in Japan; yes, it's one of those games) for some reason.
Unused Graphics#
Charlie Brown#
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Unused sprites of Charlie Brown, who (along with the rest of the human Peanuts characters) is oddly absent from the game itself. They are found just below the ones used for the Pogo event, so it's likely that he was meant to be used there, perhaps waiting for Snoopy and Spike at the finish line since his sprites face left. The other two sprites would've probably been used once Snoopy or Spike crossed the finish line. It's also quite likely that he would have shared Woodstock's palette, since Woodstock uses two colors and the third color could have simply been a flesh-like one.
(Source: Rick)
In the Japanese version, Charlie's spot is instead occupied by the text ゲーム (game).
Unused Title Graphic#
An image of Snoopy on a bike. Its position in the tileset suggests it was used as a title image before being replaced with the big Snoopy in the bowtie.
(Source: Rick)
Junk Data#
Interestingly, in the Japanese version the 4th PRG ROM bank is padded with graphics from an early version of Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu, another Kemco game. These graphics reveal both a spelling error and a subtitle that were removed from the final version of the game.
Regional Differences#
All Disney characters were replaced with Peanuts ones in localization (Donald with Snoopy, Daisy with Spike, and Huey, Dewey, and Louie with Woodstock) because Kemco's Disney video game rights at the time were only applicable in Japan. (This would also explain Mickey Mouse II, Mickey Mouse III, and Mickey Mouse IV's international identity crises.)
(Source: Hardcore Gaming 101)
Title Screen#
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Kemco Logo#
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"PRESENTS" and "LICENSED BY NINTENDO OF AMERICA INC." were added.
Intro#
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Gameplay Intros#
The bricks in the background were given detail in Snoopy.
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The orange sack became pink, the shadow was changed from brown to black, and a hat was added.
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The boot was changed from brown to red.
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While Donald was angry, Snoopy is scared. Also, a rock was added.
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The puddle was redrawn.
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The pizzas were redrawn.
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The pole was redrawn to be longer.
Games#
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The boot color was changed from orange to pink.
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The pogo stick color was changed from orange to pink.
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Additionally, Snoopy corrects the typo "CLEAR BER" to "CLEAR BAR".
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The boat was redrawn.
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The pizzas are slightly darker and the duck statues were changed to Woodstock statues.
Results Screen#
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The arrow cursor was changed to a dog bone.
Pausing#
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The pause colors were changed from dark yellow to dark red.
Ending#
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A bit of extra shine was added to the medal in Snoopy, and the player's name is in a different spot.
References#
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NES |
The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle • Kid Klown in Night Mayor World • Snoopy's Silly Sports Spectacular |
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The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle • The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle II • Bugs Bunny Collection • Soreyuke!! Kid • The Real Ghostbusters • Mickey Mouse: Magic Wands! |
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The Peanuts series | |
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SNES |
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DOS |
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Game Boy (Color) |
Snoopy's Magic Show • Snoopy no Hajimete no Otsukai • Snoopy Tennis |
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The Donald Duck series | |
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Atari 2600 |
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Genesis |
QuackShot • World of Illusion (Prototype) • Donald in Maui Mallard |
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Sega Master System |
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SNES |
Mickey to Donald: Magical Adventure 3 • Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow |
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Nintendo 64 |
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PlayStation |
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PlayStation 2 |
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Windows |
Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow • Goin' Quackers! (Early Demo) • DuckWorld Smart Adventures |
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Adobe Shockwave |
Daisy's Mountain Bike Mayhem • Find Donald • Donald's Pizza Kitchen |
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DuckTales | |
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Game Boy |
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MSX2 |
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Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, iOS, Android |
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Darkwing Duck | |
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Game Boy |
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Adobe Shockwave |
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