Chuck Rock
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Chuck Rock (チャックロック) is a side-scrolling platform game originally developed by Core Design for the Amiga and Atari ST home computers. Ports were subsequently published for a variety of platforms, including the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System and Sega Game Gear by Virgin Games, and the Sega Mega-CD by Sony Imagesoft in 1992.
Contents
Story
The setting of the game is a fictional prehistorical Stone Age world where dinosaurs and ancient creatures still roam the Earth. Chuck Rock is an overweight, square-jawed caveman with a penchant for picking up rocks and throwing them at things. Chuck is a guitarist and singer in a rock band along with some other cavemen, his wife Ophelia Rock, and a long-haired dinosaur bass player.
One day, Ophelia Rock is kidnapped by local caveman bully Garry Gritter (a pun on then entertainer, now convicted child sex offender Gary Glitter) and carried off to Gritter's hang-out in the creepy dinosaur graveyard.
Chuck must go to her rescue, searching for her in primeval jungles, swamps, lakes, an ice-capped mountain top, caves, and even the insides of a gigantic dinosaur.
Gameplay
Mega Drive and Mega-CD versions
The game is a platformer played as the caveman Chuck Rock. The sprite style and animation is cartoonish, and gameplay is filled with slapstick. Chuck walks with 
and 
and crouches with 
. He jumps with 
. Chuck can attack by thrusting his belly forward with 
. He can also attack by kicking in midair by pressing after jumping.
Chuck can pick up rocks by pressing + while next to or in front of a rock. He can set the rock down with + or "chuck" the rock with . He can throw rocks at opponents to defeat them, or rocks can be stacked on top of each other to reach higher areas. Carrying a rock also shields Chuck from enemy attacks from above. Chuck has reduced movement speed and jump height while holding a rock, and holding a rock causes Chuck to sink when underwater.
Health is indicated by a heart icon; the heart shrinks when Chuck takes damage. He loses a life when he runs out of health, but he can regain health by finding hearts. The player gains an extra life for every 100,000 points earned. The game ends if the player runs out of lives, but it can be continued one time.
Items
Each stage has a set of unique collectibles that provide bonus points.
| Small Rock | |
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| A small rock. Chuck can pick up rocks and throw them at enemies or stack them to reach platforms. | |
| Large Rock | |
| A large rock. Chuck can pick up rocks and throw them at enemies or stack them to reach platforms. | |
| Heart | |
| Restores some of Chuck's health. | |
| Jungle Scene Items | |
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| Cave Scene Items | |
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| Water Scene Items | |
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| Ice Scene Items | |
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| Graveyard Scene Items | |
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Stages
| Jungle Scene | |
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| Contains 8 areas. | |
| Cave Scene | |
| Contains 6 areas. | |
| Water Scene | |
| Contains 4 areas. | |
| Ice Scene | |
| Contains 6 areas. | |
| Graveyard Scene | |
| Contains 4 areas. |
History
Legacy
Chuck Rock was followed by Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck and BC Racers.
Versions
Most of the initial 1991 releases of Chuck Rock were released without an in-game soundtrack, the exception being the Amiga which offered one as an option (at the expense of sound effects). The Master System and Game Gear versions are relatively faithful to the source material, so also lack soundtracks. Major omissions include the introduction sequence, backgrounds, speech samples and curiously in the Game Gear's case, significant parts of the scenery (for example, the dinosaur Chuck can ride on the first level, which is instead replaced with rushing water).
The Mega Drive version has an entirely unique soundtrack and parallax scrolling. While likely released at the same time as its counterpart on the Mega Drive's direct competitor, the Super Nintendo, few similarities exist between the two versions aside from what has been pulled from earlier versions. The Super NES soundtrack is entirely different, as are the backgrounds, though both continue to omit the introduction sequence.
The Sega Mega-CD version builds on the Mega Drive version, being largely the same game with the exception of an enhanced soundtrack (using the same tunes as those heard on the Mega Drive) and the return of the animated intro. The Mega-CD conversion also has slight changes in its presentation, for example, the inclusion of a world map, shown at the start of a stage.
Production credits
Mega Drive version
- Written and Designed by: The Chuck Rock Team., Core Design Ltd.
- Music and FX by: Krisalis Software Ltd.
- Presented by: Virgin Games
- Chuck Rock Was Brought to You by the Following People......: Chris Long, Lee Pullen, Bob .Out En It. Churchill, Mark Price, Jeremy Smith, Matt Furniss, S. Hollingworth, Lyle J. Hall II
Mega-CD version
- Written and Designed by: The Chuck Rock Team., Core Design Ltd.
- Music and FX by: Martins Music Workshop
- Presented by: Sony Imagesoft
- Chuck Rock Was Brought to You by the Following People......: Chris Long, Lee Pullen, Bob .Out En It. Churchill, Martin Iveson, Jeremy Smith
Master System version
- Converted by: Gary Priest
- Designed by: The Chuck Rock Team, Core Design Ltd.
- Sound by: Krisalis Software Ltd.
- Presented by: Virgin Games
- Chuck Rock Was Brought to You by the Following People.....: Gary Priest, Chris Long, Lee Pullen, Bob Churchill, Mark Price, Jeremy Smith, Shaun Hollingworth, Matt Furniss, Ian Mathias, Andy Green
Game Gear version
- Converted by: Gary Priest
- Designed by: The Chuck Rock Team, Core Design Ltd.
- Music and SFX by: Krisalis Software
- The Team: Gary Priest, Chris Long, Lee Pullen, Bob Churchill, Mark Price, Jeremy Smith, Shaun Hollingworth, Matt Furniss
- Japanese cover artist and logo designer: Mari Koizumi[25]
Magazine articles
- Main article: Chuck Rock/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
- Main article: Chuck Rock/Promotional material.
Physical scans
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Technical information
- Main article: Chuck Rock/Technical information.
References
- ↑ File:ChuckRock GG EU Box Front.jpg
- ↑ File:ChuckRock GG JP cover.jpg
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/gamegear/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-12-07 04:57)
- ↑ File:Chuck Rock SMS EU Box.jpg
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- ↑ File:Chuck Rock MD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Chuck Rock MCD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Chuck Rock SMS credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Chuck Rock GG credits.pdf
- ↑ https://vgdensetsu.net/2_MariKoizumi.html (Wayback Machine: 2024-04-08 10:57)
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