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| publisher=[[Electronic Arts]]
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| publisher=[[Electronic Arts]]{{ref|http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Realtime_Associates}}
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| developer=[[High Score Productions]], [[Realtime Associates, Inc.]]
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| developer=[[Realtime Associates]]{{ref|http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Realtime_Associates}}
 
| system=[[Sega Mega Drive]]
 
| system=[[Sega Mega Drive]]
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| soundengine=[[GEMS]]
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| sounddriver=[[GEMS]]
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| usa=1994
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| europe=1994
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| players=1
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| genre=Platforming
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| genre=Action
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| romsize=1MB
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| md_date_us=1994-03
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a [[Sega Mega Drive]] action platform game developed by [[Realtime Associates]] and published by [[Electronic Arts]]. Based on the 1985 [[Norman Keith Robinson]] comic strip series ''Making It''{{ref|https://easyreadernews.com/robinson-video-game-maker-making-beach-cartoonist/}}{{ref|https://tcrf.net/Normy%27s_Beach_Babe-O-Rama}}, it was first released in the United States and Europe in March 1994, and was also eventually brought to Australia.
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A Japanese version, set to be published by [[Electronic Arts Victor]], was planned for December 1993{{fileref|93WinterCatalogueTVGameWorld JP.pdf|page=25}}, but was cancelled.
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==Story==
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{{ScreenThumb|Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Introduction.png|width=200|Introduction}}
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One day, the local beach bum Normy comes across six "Goddesses of the Beach" playing volleyball on the beach where he spends most of his time. Suddenly, a flying saucer appears and abducts all six women, taking them to different time periods. A pelican drops a scroll on Normy informing him that he is the hero who must rescue them. He is also given a bottle of "Space N' Time SPF 4" suntan lotion, which he can use to travel through time by rubbing it on his skin.
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==Gameplay==
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The game is a platforming game played as the beach bum Normy. He must rescue six "beach babes" who have been snatched by a UFO and taken to different time periods where they are held prisoner by different villains for their own sinister purposes. The game has cartoony visuals, and Normy sometimes reacts to things he encounters in the levels using thought balloons.
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Normy moves with {{left}} and {{right}}. He can dash by pressing {{A}}, which causes him to run forward. Dashing fills the dash gauge in the bottom left corner, and Normy stops dashing when the gauge is filled, so he can only run in short bursts. Pressing back on the D-Pad also stops running, while pressing {{down}} slides on the ground (which can help Normy slip under obstructions). He can also slide without running by pressing {{down}}+{{A}}. The dash gauge lowers again when it is not used. Normy jumps by pressing {{B}} and crouches by pressing {{down}}. He jumps much farther when dashing. He can enter some entrances by standing in front of them and pressing {{up}}, and he can climb ladders with {{up}} and {{down}}. Normy can collect numerous weapons over the course of the game, which he can use by pressing {{C}}. Some weapons can be used while jumping or crouching. All weapons have unlimited uses. Weapons are the only way of harming enemies. The weapon is lost after completing a level, but new weapons are typically easily found.
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Occasionally, a level presents a puzzle that Normy must solve in order to progress. A biplane with a banner reading "Get a clue" flies by when the player has reached a point that cannot be past without triggering an interaction in some way.
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Normy has four health bars, which are initially green. When he takes damage from an enemy or hazard, he gets knocked back a little and the topmost health bar turns red. If he takes damage again, the topmost health bar is cleared. When all four health bars have been cleared, he loses a life, but he can revive at the last checkpoint if the player has extra lives left. He loses a life instantly if he falls into a bottomless pit (including water). He retains his weapon after losing a life. His health is not replenished when he starts a new level.
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===Weapons===
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Normy can only have one weapon at a time, so collecting a different one replaces his current weapon.
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{{InfoTable|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Boxing Glove
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| sprite={{sprite | Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Weapons.png | 2 | crop_width=26 | crop_height=26 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Normy holds a hammer up, and a boxing glove attached to a spring punches out of it.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Rocks
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| sprite={{sprite | Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Weapons.png | 2 | crop_width=26 | crop_height=26 | crop_x=26 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Normy throws a rock that explodes on impact. It bounces along the ground if it does not hit an enemy in its initial arc.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Rubber Chicken
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| sprite={{sprite | Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Weapons.png | 2 | crop_width=26 | crop_height=26 | crop_x=52 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Normy holds a hammer up, and a gag prop rubber chicken on a mechanical arm pops out of it.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Pies
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| sprite={{sprite | Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Weapons.png | 2 | crop_width=26 | crop_height=26 | crop_x=78 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Normy throws a pie in an arc.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Hammer
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| sprite={{sprite | Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Weapons.png | 2 | crop_width=26 | crop_height=26 | crop_x=104 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Normy holds a hammer up, and a smaller hammer on a mechanical arm pops out of it and bashes downward.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Spear
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| sprite={{sprite | Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Weapons.png | 2 | crop_width=26 | crop_height=26 | crop_x=130 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Normy throws a spear.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Bananas
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| sprite={{sprite | Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Weapons.png | 2 | crop_width=26 | crop_height=26 | crop_x=156 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Normy throws a banana.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Beaver
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| sprite={{sprite | Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Weapons.png | 2 | crop_width=26 | crop_height=26 | crop_x=182 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Normy holds a hammer up, and a beaver attached to a mechanical arm blows air out. The air and not the beaver itself damages enemies. The beaver can also be used in the anti-gravity segment to blow Normy in the opposite direction that it blows.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Green Gobs
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| sprite={{sprite | Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Weapons.png | 2 | crop_width=26 | crop_height=26 | crop_x=208 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Normy throws a spray of green gobs of slime.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Orange Gobs
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| sprite={{sprite | Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Weapons.png | 2 | crop_width=26 | crop_height=26 | crop_x=208 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Normy throws an orange gob of slime.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Red Gobs
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| sprite={{sprite | Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Weapons.png | 2 | crop_width=26 | crop_height=26 | crop_x=208 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Normy throws a red gob of slime.
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}}
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}}
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===Items===
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{{InfoTable|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Beach Ball
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| sprite={{sprite | Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Collect 100 beach balls to earn an extra life.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Heart
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| sprite={{sprite | Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=24 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Heals Normy for one point of health.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=White Hammer
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| sprite={{sprite | Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=48 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Equips the Boxing Glove weapon.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Rock
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| sprite={{sprite | Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=72 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Equips the Rocks weapon.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Orange Hammer
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| sprite={{sprite | Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=96 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Equips the Rubber Chicken weapon.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Pie
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| sprite={{sprite | Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=28 | crop_height=14 | crop_x=144 | crop_y=48}}
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| desc=Equips the Pies weapon. Pies can also be equipped by passing by a pie stand.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Red Hammer
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| sprite={{sprite | Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=120 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Equips the Hammer weapon.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Spear
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| sprite={{sprite | Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=51 | crop_height=6 | crop_x=72 | crop_y=49}}
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| desc=Equips the Spear weapon.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Bundle of Bananas
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| sprite={{sprite | Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=48 | crop_y=24}}
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| desc=Equips the Bananas weapon. Bananas are found growing in vines or knocked down from the ceiling during the boss fight with Shlomo, King of the Apes.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Blue Hammer
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| sprite={{sprite | Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=96 | crop_y=24}}
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| desc=Equips the Beaver weapon.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Green Sundae
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| sprite={{sprite | Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=48}}
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| desc=Equips the Green Gobs weapon.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Orange Sundae
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| sprite={{sprite | Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=24 | crop_y=48}}
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| desc=Equips the Orange Gobs weapon.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Red Sundae
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| sprite={{sprite | Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=48 | crop_y=48}}
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| desc=Equips the Red Gobs weapon.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Sunglasses
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| sprite={{sprite | Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=72 | crop_y=24}}
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| desc=Makes Normy invincible for a duration.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Flute
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| sprite={{sprite | Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=31 | crop_height=10 | crop_x=72 | crop_y=55}}
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| desc=Produces a ladder that Normy can climb when he plays it by a basket. Found in the third Jungle level.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Key
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| sprite={{sprite | Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=25 | crop_height=11 | crop_x=103 | crop_y=55}}
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| desc=Unlocks a locked door. Found in the second Transylvania level.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Keys
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| sprite={{sprite | Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=24}}
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| desc=Lets Normy ride a vehicle.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=1-Up
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| sprite={{sprite | Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=24 | crop_height=24 | crop_x=24 | crop_y=24}}
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| desc=Gives the player an extra life.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Checkpoint
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| sprite={{sprite | Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=48 | crop_x=144 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Checkpoint where Normy is revived if he loses a life.
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}}
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}}
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===Time periods===
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=320|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=New Jersey, 65,000,047 B.C.
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| screenshot=Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Stage 1-1.png
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| screenshot2=Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Stage 1-2.png
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| screenshot3=Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Stage 1-3.png
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| screenshot4=Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Stage 1-4.png
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| screenshot5=Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Stage 1-4 Boss.png
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| tabs=yes
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| info1name=Villain
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| info1=Ogg the Caveman
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| info2name=Goddess
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| info2=Moon-Unit, Goddess of Waves
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| info3name=Levels
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| info3=4
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=England, 1447
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| screenshot=Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Stage 2-1.png
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| screenshot2=Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Stage 2-2.png
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| screenshot3=Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Stage 2-3 Boss 1.png
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| screenshot4=Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Stage 2-3 Boss 2.png
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| tabs=yes
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| info1name=Villain
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| info1=Princess Cuffy
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| info2name=Goddess
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| info2=Persephone, Goddess of Sunshine
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| info3name=Levels
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| info3=3
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| desc=
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=The Jungle, 1932
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| screenshot=Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Stage 3-1.png
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| screenshot2=Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Stage 3-2.png
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| screenshot3=Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Stage 3-2 Boss.png
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| screenshot4=Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Stage 3-3.png
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| screenshot5=Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Stage 3-3 Boss.png
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| tabs=yes
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| info1name=Villain
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| info1=Shlomo, King of the Apes
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| info2name=Goddess
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| info2=Daphne, Goddess of Surf Music
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| info3name=Levels
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| info3=3
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| desc=Normy rows the canoe by pressing {{repeat|{{C}}}}. The second level contains a hidden room accessed by entering one of the caves.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Transylvania, 1973
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| screenshot=Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Stage 4-1.png
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| screenshot2=Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Stage 4-2.png
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| screenshot3=Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Stage 4-3.png
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| screenshot4=Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Stage 4-4.png
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| screenshot5=Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Stage 4-5.png
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| tabs=yes
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| info1name=Villain
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| info1=Professor Warhol
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| info2name=Goddess
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| info2=Thalia, Goddess of Warm Sand
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| info3name=Levels
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| info3=5
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| desc=Normy is zapped into a television set at the end of the second level, where he faces Professor Warhol in two video games. The third and fourth levels resemble ''[[Pac-Man]]'', where Normy must collect all of the beach balls while avoiding the Professor. The fifth level is a game of ''Pong'', where the first player to attain 2 points wins. The ball speeds up as it is hit and resets its position and speed after a player scores.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Planet X-Y+Z, 2447
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| screenshot=Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Stage 5-1.png
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| screenshot2=Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Stage 5-2.png
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| screenshot3=Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Stage 5-3.png
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| screenshot4=Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Stage 5-3 Boss.png
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| tabs=yes
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| info1name=Villain
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| info1=Grxplrt
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| info2name=Goddess
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| info2=Valerie, Goddess of Clean Air
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| info3name=Levels
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| info3=3
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| desc=Normy can flip the switch to turn the gravity off in the third level by pressing {{down}} when it front of it. He can then move with {{up}} and {{down}} and propel himself using the beaver weapon to blow him in the opposite direction by pressing {{C}}.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Heck, Whenever
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| screenshot=Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Stage 6-1.png
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| screenshot2=Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Stage 6-2.png
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| screenshot3=Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Stage 6-3.png
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| screenshot4=Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD, Stage 6-3 Boss.png
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| tabs=yes
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| info1name=Villain
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| info1=Lucifer
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| info2name=Goddess
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| info2=Bambi, Goddess of Snow Cones
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| info3name=Levels
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| info3=3
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| desc=Normy traverses the nine levels of Heck, which consist of gym teachers, computer nerds, lawyers, snowmen, rampaging pickles, politicians, and Elvis impersonators before Normy is ferried to the final level, Lucifer's Place.
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}}
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}}
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==Production credits==
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{{creditstable|
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*'''Vagabond Programmers:''' [[Michael DiMambro|Michael 'The Weasel' DiMambro]], [[Chris MacDonald|Chris 'School of Fish' MacDonald]], [[Rick Koenig|Rick 'The Genuis' Koenig]]
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*'''Design:''' [[Keith Robinson|Keith 'Normy' Robinson]], David 'The Big W' Warhol, Ann 'The Little L' Lediaev
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*'''Original Concept:''' [[Keith Robinson|Keith 'Normy' Robinson]], David 'The Big W' Warhol, Ann 'The Little L' Lediaev
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*'''Background Artwork:''' Ellen 'The Timid' Drucker, Connie 'The Animal' Goldman
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*'''Animation:''' Lance 'Haun Rogue' Hutto, Darin 'Kiwihead' Hilton, Jeff 'Magic Chef' Cook, Jeffrey 'Bert' Berting, Barbara 'Lefty' Lipton-Hull, Laura 'Rainforest' Raines Smith
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*'''Level Layout and Design:''' Scott 'Beavis' Stoabs
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*'''Music:''' [[Eric Swanson|Eric 'FM' Swanson]]
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*'''Foley Artist:''' [[Eric Swanson|Eric 'FM' Swanson]]
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*'''Game Tuning and Testing:''' Scott 'Beavis' Stoabs, Robert 'Smith' Arellano, Antonio 'Ego-Maniac' Barnes, John 'Blade' D. Boerio, Steve 'Smoothy' Imes
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*'''Weasel Training:''' Alan 'Nine Fingers' Hickey
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*'''Producer:''' [[David Bean|David 'Monkeyboy' Bean]]
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*'''Executive Producer:''' David 'The Bigger W' Warhol
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*'''Producer for EA:''' [[Scott Berfield]]
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*'''Assistant Producer for EA:''' Michael 'Skippy' Anthony Lubuguin
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| source=In-game credits
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| pdf=Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD credits.pdf
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| console=MD
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'''''Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama''''' is a 1994 platforming game published by [[Electronic Arts]] for the [[Sega Mega Drive]], released only in the US and Europe. It was produced as a tie-in to Keith Robinson's ''Making It'' comic strip. You play as Normy, a beach bum, who discovers a UFO stealing the girls on the beach he spends most of his time near and sends them to random times in the history of Earth. Aided by a special "Space 'n' Time" suntan lotion found near a toxic dump (which conveniently pops up shortly after the kidnapping), you must rescue these girls. {{A}} dashes forward quickly, {{B}} jumps, and {{C}} uses your weapon. You start out with a simple spring-loaded boxing glove (collected near the beginning of the first level) but acquire more weapons as the game progresses which replace the one you already have. You lose your weapon after completing a level. {{Down}} crouches; you can use your weapon while crouching.
 
  
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==Physical scans==
 
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==Technical information==
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Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Electronic Arts[1]
Developer:
Sound driver: GEMS
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$49.9549.95[2] 720401
Videogame Rating Council: GA
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		E285SMXI
Sega Mega Drive
ES
Sega Mega Drive
UK 		£44.9944.99[4][5] E285SMXI
Sega Mega Drive
SE
(Rental)
Sega Mega Drive
AU

Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama is a Sega Mega Drive action platform game developed by Realtime Associates and published by Electronic Arts. Based on the 1985 Norman Keith Robinson comic strip series Making It[6][7], it was first released in the United States and Europe in March 1994, and was also eventually brought to Australia.

A Japanese version, set to be published by Electronic Arts Victor, was planned for December 1993[8], but was cancelled.

Story

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Introduction

One day, the local beach bum Normy comes across six "Goddesses of the Beach" playing volleyball on the beach where he spends most of his time. Suddenly, a flying saucer appears and abducts all six women, taking them to different time periods. A pelican drops a scroll on Normy informing him that he is the hero who must rescue them. He is also given a bottle of "Space N' Time SPF 4" suntan lotion, which he can use to travel through time by rubbing it on his skin.

Gameplay

The game is a platforming game played as the beach bum Normy. He must rescue six "beach babes" who have been snatched by a UFO and taken to different time periods where they are held prisoner by different villains for their own sinister purposes. The game has cartoony visuals, and Normy sometimes reacts to things he encounters in the levels using thought balloons.

Normy moves with Left and Right. He can dash by pressing A, which causes him to run forward. Dashing fills the dash gauge in the bottom left corner, and Normy stops dashing when the gauge is filled, so he can only run in short bursts. Pressing back on the D-Pad also stops running, while pressing Down slides on the ground (which can help Normy slip under obstructions). He can also slide without running by pressing Down+A. The dash gauge lowers again when it is not used. Normy jumps by pressing B and crouches by pressing Down. He jumps much farther when dashing. He can enter some entrances by standing in front of them and pressing Up, and he can climb ladders with Up and Down. Normy can collect numerous weapons over the course of the game, which he can use by pressing C. Some weapons can be used while jumping or crouching. All weapons have unlimited uses. Weapons are the only way of harming enemies. The weapon is lost after completing a level, but new weapons are typically easily found.

Occasionally, a level presents a puzzle that Normy must solve in order to progress. A biplane with a banner reading "Get a clue" flies by when the player has reached a point that cannot be past without triggering an interaction in some way.

Normy has four health bars, which are initially green. When he takes damage from an enemy or hazard, he gets knocked back a little and the topmost health bar turns red. If he takes damage again, the topmost health bar is cleared. When all four health bars have been cleared, he loses a life, but he can revive at the last checkpoint if the player has extra lives left. He loses a life instantly if he falls into a bottomless pit (including water). He retains his weapon after losing a life. His health is not replenished when he starts a new level.

Weapons

Normy can only have one weapon at a time, so collecting a different one replaces his current weapon.

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 Boxing Glove
Normy holds a hammer up, and a boxing glove attached to a spring punches out of it.
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 Rocks
Normy throws a rock that explodes on impact. It bounces along the ground if it does not hit an enemy in its initial arc.
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 Rubber Chicken
Normy holds a hammer up, and a gag prop rubber chicken on a mechanical arm pops out of it.
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 Pies
Normy throws a pie in an arc.
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 Hammer
Normy holds a hammer up, and a smaller hammer on a mechanical arm pops out of it and bashes downward.
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 Spear
Normy throws a spear.
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 Bananas
Normy throws a banana.
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 Beaver
Normy holds a hammer up, and a beaver attached to a mechanical arm blows air out. The air and not the beaver itself damages enemies. The beaver can also be used in the anti-gravity segment to blow Normy in the opposite direction that it blows.
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 Green Gobs
Normy throws a spray of green gobs of slime.
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 Orange Gobs
Normy throws an orange gob of slime.
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 Red Gobs
Normy throws a red gob of slime.

Items

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 Beach Ball
Collect 100 beach balls to earn an extra life.
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 Heart
Heals Normy for one point of health.
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 White Hammer
Equips the Boxing Glove weapon.
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 Rock
Equips the Rocks weapon.
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 Orange Hammer
Equips the Rubber Chicken weapon.
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 Pie
Equips the Pies weapon. Pies can also be equipped by passing by a pie stand.
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 Red Hammer
Equips the Hammer weapon.
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 Spear
Equips the Spear weapon.
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 Bundle of Bananas
Equips the Bananas weapon. Bananas are found growing in vines or knocked down from the ceiling during the boss fight with Shlomo, King of the Apes.
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 Blue Hammer
Equips the Beaver weapon.
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 Green Sundae
Equips the Green Gobs weapon.
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 Orange Sundae
Equips the Orange Gobs weapon.
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 Red Sundae
Equips the Red Gobs weapon.
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 Sunglasses
Makes Normy invincible for a duration.
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 Flute
Produces a ladder that Normy can climb when he plays it by a basket. Found in the third Jungle level.
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 Key
Unlocks a locked door. Found in the second Transylvania level.
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 Keys
Lets Normy ride a vehicle.
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 1-Up
Gives the player an extra life.
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 Checkpoint
Checkpoint where Normy is revived if he loses a life.

Time periods

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New Jersey, 65,000,047 B.C.
Villain:
Ogg the Caveman
Goddess:
Moon-Unit, Goddess of Waves
Levels:
4

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England, 1447
Villain:
Princess Cuffy
Goddess:
Persephone, Goddess of Sunshine
Levels:
3

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The Jungle, 1932
Villain:
Shlomo, King of the Apes
Goddess:
Daphne, Goddess of Surf Music
Levels:
3
Normy rows the canoe by pressing CCCCC. The second level contains a hidden room accessed by entering one of the caves.

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Transylvania, 1973
Villain:
Professor Warhol
Goddess:
Thalia, Goddess of Warm Sand
Levels:
5
Normy is zapped into a television set at the end of the second level, where he faces Professor Warhol in two video games. The third and fourth levels resemble Pac-Man, where Normy must collect all of the beach balls while avoiding the Professor. The fifth level is a game of Pong, where the first player to attain 2 points wins. The ball speeds up as it is hit and resets its position and speed after a player scores.

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Planet X-Y+Z, 2447
Villain:
Grxplrt
Goddess:
Valerie, Goddess of Clean Air
Levels:
3
Normy can flip the switch to turn the gravity off in the third level by pressing Down when it front of it. He can then move with Up and Down and propel himself using the beaver weapon to blow him in the opposite direction by pressing C.

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Heck, Whenever
Villain:
Lucifer
Goddess:
Bambi, Goddess of Snow Cones
Levels:
3
Normy traverses the nine levels of Heck, which consist of gym teachers, computer nerds, lawyers, snowmen, rampaging pickles, politicians, and Elvis impersonators before Normy is ferried to the final level, Lucifer's Place.

Production credits

  • Vagabond Programmers: Michael 'The Weasel' DiMambro, Chris 'School of Fish' MacDonald, Rick 'The Genuis' Koenig
  • Design: Keith 'Normy' Robinson, David 'The Big W' Warhol, Ann 'The Little L' Lediaev
  • Original Concept: Keith 'Normy' Robinson, David 'The Big W' Warhol, Ann 'The Little L' Lediaev
  • Background Artwork: Ellen 'The Timid' Drucker, Connie 'The Animal' Goldman
  • Animation: Lance 'Haun Rogue' Hutto, Darin 'Kiwihead' Hilton, Jeff 'Magic Chef' Cook, Jeffrey 'Bert' Berting, Barbara 'Lefty' Lipton-Hull, Laura 'Rainforest' Raines Smith
  • Level Layout and Design: Scott 'Beavis' Stoabs
  • Music: Eric 'FM' Swanson
  • Foley Artist: Eric 'FM' Swanson
  • Game Tuning and Testing: Scott 'Beavis' Stoabs, Robert 'Smith' Arellano, Antonio 'Ego-Maniac' Barnes, John 'Blade' D. Boerio, Steve 'Smoothy' Imes
  • Weasel Training: Alan 'Nine Fingers' Hickey
  • Producer: David 'Monkeyboy' Bean
  • Executive Producer: David 'The Bigger W' Warhol
  • Producer for EA: Scott Berfield
  • Assistant Producer for EA: Michael 'Skippy' Anthony Lubuguin
Source:
In-game credits[9]

Magazine articles

Main article: Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
35 №20, p26/27
Sega Mega Drive
 35
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
(RU)
30
[10]
(DE)
58
[11]
(IT) PAL
85
[12]
(UK)
53
[13]
(US) NTSC-U
46
[14]
(US) NTSC-U
54
[2]
(DE)
33
[15]
(FR) PAL
83
[16]
(UK) PAL
48
[5]
(UK)
74
[17]
(DE) PAL
75
[18]
(UK) PAL
74
[19]
(UK) PAL
38
[20]
(UK) PAL
53
[4]
(FR)
82
[21]
(DE)
70
[22]
(UK)
62
[23]
(DE) PAL
70
[24]
(UK) PAL
56
[25]
(UK) PAL
31
[26]
(UK) PAL
75
[27]
(UK) PAL
73
[28]
(UK) PAL
62
[29]
(RU)
26
[30]
(DE) PAL
40
[31]
(US) NTSC-U
80
[32]
Sega Mega Drive
 59
Based on
26 reviews

Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama

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Technical information

Main article: Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama/Technical information.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Realtime_Associates
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 7 July 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 59
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sega Pro, "April 1994" (DE; 1994-03-23), page 41
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Mean Machines Sega, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-02-28), page 68
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mega, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 49
  6. ↑ https://easyreadernews.com/robinson-video-game-maker-making-beach-cartoonist/
  7. ↑ The Cutting Room Floor: Normy%27s Beach Babe-O-Rama
  8. ↑ Sega '93 Winter Catalogue: TV Game World, page 25
  9. ↑ File:Normy's Beach Babe-O-Rama MD credits.pdf
  10. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 156
  11. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Juli 1994" (DE; 1994-06-06), page 34
  12. ↑ Console Mania, "Aprile 1994" (IT; 1994-0x-xx), page 72
  13. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-15), page 102
  14. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 34
  15. ↑ Gamers, "Juli/August 1994" (DE; 1994-07-01), page 49
  16. ↑ Joypad, "Mars 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 120
  17. ↑ Mega Action, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 22
  18. ↑ Mega Fun, "03/94" (DE; 1994-02-23), page 109
  19. ↑ Mega Power, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-17), page 76
  20. ↑ MegaTech, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-20), page 46
  21. ↑ Player One, "Mars 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 94
  22. ↑ Play Time, "5/94" (DE; 1994-04-06), page 137
  23. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, April 23, 1994" (UK; 1994-04-23), page 1
  24. ↑ Sega Magazin, "März 1994" (DE; 1994-02-16), page 85
  25. ↑ Sega Magazine, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-15), page 98
  26. ↑ Sega Power, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-03), page 46
  27. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 64
  28. ↑ Sega Zone, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 42
  29. ↑ Sonic the Comic, "June 10th 1994" (UK; 1994-05-28), page 11
  30. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 184
  31. ↑ Video Games, "4/94" (DE; 1994-03-23), page 86
  32. ↑ VideoGames, "August 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 82


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