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The California Raisins

Three blues singing raisins are on a harrowing journey to escape the Raisin Factory. Battle through traditional 2D side scrolling platform puzzles to reach freedom, or face being baked in an oatmeal cookie.

31 December 1988

The California Raisins is a platform developed by Starsoft Development Laboratories, Inc., released 31 December 1988 on Apple II, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.

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What The California Raisins is

The California Raisins is a platform game developed by Starsoft Development Laboratories, Inc. and released in 1988. It was published by Box Office, Inc.. It is available on Apple II, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Three blues singing raisins are on a harrowing journey to escape the Raisin Factory. Battle through traditional 2D side scrolling platform puzzles to reach freedom, or face being baked in an oatmeal cookie.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

The California Raisins 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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When did The California Raisins come out?
The California Raisins was released on 31 December 1988 for Apple II, Commodore C64/128/MAX and DOS.

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