Barbie (NES)
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Barbie is a multi-platform video game developed by Imagineering for Hi-Tech Expressions. It is based on Mattel Inc.'s doll of the same name and was created in an attempt to get more girls to play video games. As such, it is one of the few explicitly girl-oriented NES games. The game takes place in a dream where Barbie must travel through three different worlds (Mall, Underwater and Soda Shop) to gather accessories before attending a ball to meet Ken. Despite it having been of little interest to typical gamers at the time of its release, critics including staff writers for Velikij Drakon and Allgame have praised it as "not bad" for a generic platformer. Others including Justine Cassell and Nathanael Ng of the Georgia Institute of Technology have advanced the view that its genre is not appropriate for its content.
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Music
For 1991, Mark Van Hecke, who scored one of the best titles like The Simpsons and A Boy and His Blob did a good job writing the music for the NES. He tediously wrote the music in Dr. T's KCS on an Atari ST, which was converted to a NES driver programmed by Stuart E. Ross for Imagineering.
For later revisions, as well as European releases, new tracks were added, composed by Hi Tech Expressions staff members.
Recording
Though the game was released in Europe, the PAL version's soundtrack sounds identical to the NTSC version; as it plays at the same pitch and tempo, so only the NTSC version has been recorded.
Credits
- Ripper: MrNorbert1994
- Recorder: DucNguyen0131
- Game Credits:
- PRG0 Credits:
- Unknown Composer: Unknown
- Musical Arrangements: Mark Van Hecke
- Not Credited Programmer: Stuart E. Ross
- PRG1 Credits:
- Unknown Composer: Unknown
- Musical Arrangements: Mark Van Hecke
- Musical Arrangements: Ken Kirschner
- Musical Arrangements: Billy Pidgeon credited as Bill Pidgeon
- Musical Arrangements: Danny Ray
- Not Credited Programmer: Stuart E. Ross
- PRG0 Credits:
The game's credits have a couple problems. It is said that Mark Van Hecke was listed as "Musical Arrangements", which meant he is both the composer and arranger. For PRG1, the Hi Tech staff is credited under musical arrangements, but Pidgeon said he produced the game.
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Audio Devices
The game outputs to the RP2A03 in NTSC regions and RP2A07 in PAL regions. The DPCM channel is not used.
Releases
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Links
- mobygames.com/game/23752/barbie/ - MobyGames.
- gamefaqs.gamespot.com/nes/587107-barbie - GameFAQs.
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie_(1991_video_game) - Wikipedia.
- Games Released In 1991
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