Garfield: Big, Fat, Hairy Deal
In the earliest licensed entertainment videogame of Jim Davis' lazy cat cartoon character, you play Garfield in his attempt to rescue Arlene from the cat pound. The primary gameplay involves object…
Garfield: Big, Fat, Hairy Deal is an adventure developed by Softek, released 31 December 1988 on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE and Commodore C64/128/MAX.
What Garfield: Big, Fat, Hairy Deal is
Garfield: Big, Fat, Hairy Deal is an adventure game developed by Softek and released in 1988. It was published by The Edge. It is available on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In the earliest licensed entertainment videogame of Jim Davis' lazy cat cartoon character, you play Garfield in his attempt to rescue Arlene from the cat pound. The primary gameplay involves object manipulation, gaining objects either by picking up or receiving them from other characters (usually in exchange for other objects). Most characters from the cartoons play a part in the game. Odie the dog follows you around - swipe him for points. Garfield's cousin Nermal can help you out. They can also carry objects for Garfield's use. Garfield needs regular food and rest - without one of these he falls asleep and it is Game Over. Contact with many foes is draining. A butcher's is one major food…
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 Garfield series
Garfield: Big, Fat, Hairy Deal is the third of 43 entries we hold in the Garfield series. It arrived 3 years after Garfield, Eat Your Words. The next entry was A Week of Garfield: Garfield no Isshukan in 1989.
What it launched against
Garfield: Big, Fat, Hairy Deal launched on 31 December 1988, within three weeks of Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad and Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.
Released around the same time: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.
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