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Dennis the Menace

A portable version of the game based on the movie of the same name. Dennis runs, jumps and fights his way through 16 stages (divided among 6 levels) to find Switchblade Sam and liberate Mr. Wilson's stolen…

12 December 1993

Dennis the Menace is an arcade developed by Citizen Software, released 12 December 1993 on Game Boy.

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What Dennis the Menace is

Dennis the Menace is an arcade game developed by Citizen Software and released in 1993. It was published by Ocean. It is available on Game Boy only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A portable version of the game based on the movie of the same name. Dennis runs, jumps and fights his way through 16 stages (divided among 6 levels) to find Switchblade Sam and liberate Mr. Wilson's stolen wealth. He'll be going through Mr. Wilson's House, the Spooky Forest, the Sewers, the Adventure Park, the School and finally the Boiler Room.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Dennis the Menace series

Dennis the Menace is the first of 4 entries we hold in the Dennis the Menace series. The next entry was Dennis the Menace in 1993.

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What it launched against

Dennis the Menace launched on 12 December 1993, within three weeks of Doom, Mega Man X, SimCity 2000 and Theme Park.

Released around the same time: Doom, Mega Man X, SimCity 2000, Theme Park.

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When did Dennis the Menace come out?
Dennis the Menace was released on 12 December 1993 for Game Boy.

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