The Goonies (MSX)

The Goonies

Platform: MSX Year: 1986 Developer: Konami Corporation

For other games in the series, see The Goonies.

The MSX port of The Goonies is different from every other port of the game. The stages are completely remade and quite large, the monsters are different, and there are new items and treasures to collect. While the game is still a platform action game where you run, jump, and climb ladders, there is a major story change. Rather than play Mikey and save the remaining Goonies, you play as Sloth who must rescue all the Goonies. Also, rather than bomb doors open, collected keys are used to unlock the doors which contain Goonies or power ups. The final door opens after the last Goonie is rescued.

Screenshots

The title screen. A Fratelli brother prepares to kidnap the Goonies in the introduction. The first scene of the game. Things get progressively more difficult. Saving one of the kidnapped Goonies. It's best not to get crushed.

Music

Despite the MSX version of the game using a completely different game engine, nearly all of the music and sound effects come directly from the Famicom port, even both versions of Cyndi Lauper's The Goonies 'R' Good Enough. All of the music is rendered on the MSX's PSG. The only new music for this port is the title tune. It is still unknown who arranged the music for the MSX and who composed the title theme.

Recording

VGMPF Album Art

#	Title	Composer	Arranger	Length	Listen	Download
01	Title	Unknown	Unknown	0:16		Download
02	The Goonies 'R' Good Enough	Cyndi Lauper, Broughton Lunt, Aurthur Stead	Unknown	1:38		Download
03	The Goonies 'R' Good Enough (Alternate)	Cyndi Lauper, Broughton Lunt, Aurthur Stead	Unknown	1:26		Download
04	Stage Music	Satoe Terashima	Unknown	0:44		Download
05	Rescued Goonie	Satoe Terashima	Unknown	0:01		Download
06	Miss	Satoe Terashima	Unknown	0:01		Download
07	Game Over	Satoe Terashima	Unknown	0:04		Download
08	Stage Clear	Satoe Terashima	Unknown	0:03		Download

Credits

• Ripper: ShaiWa
• Recorder: TheAlmightyGuru
• Game Credits:
  • Not Credited Composer: Satoe Terashima
  • Not Credited Composer: Cyndi Lauper
  • Not Credited Composer: Broughton Lunt
  • Not Credited Composer: Aurthur Stead
  • Not Credited Arranger: Unknown

(Source: The game lacks credits, but most of the music comes from the Famicom port.)

Albums

This album has the Famicom's soundtrack rendered on the RP2A03, but the notes are still the same as the MSX port.

Konami Game Music Vol.2 1986-09-10

Game Rip

Formats	Download	Size
	Download	11 KB

Ripping MSX music is a very arduous process that is beyond the scope of this site. The recording was made using Game Emu Player v1.177.

Releases

Japan Title: グーニーズ (The Goonies) Platform: MSX Released: 1986-??-?? Publisher: Konami Corporation     Brazil Title: O Tesouro Perdido (The Lost Treasure) Platform: MSX Released: 198?-??-?? Publisher: Sharp-Epcom

Links

• mobygames.com/game/msx/goonies - Moby Games.
• gamefaqs.com/msx/941503-the-goonies - GameFAQs.
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Goonies_%28MSX%29 - Wikipedia.