The Lawnmower Man
Game Boy port of "The Lawnmower Man".
The Lawnmower Man is a platform developed by SCi Games, released 1 November 1993 on Game Boy.
What The Lawnmower Man is
The Lawnmower Man is a platform game developed by SCi Games and released in 1993. It was published by Coconuts Japan. It is available on Game Boy only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Dr. Lawrence Angelo is a scientist working for Virtual Space Industries (VSI) in "Project 5", a secret research facility that attempts to increase the intelligence of primates using psychotropic drugs and virtual reality (VR) training. Dr. Angelo is reluctant to use the research for military purposes, and after one of the chimps escapes and shoots a guard, Dr. Angelo is given a forced vacation. While taking notes on the need for experiment with a human subject, he discovers Jobe Smith (Jeff Fahey), a man with an intellectual disability who makes his living by doing odd jobs such as mowing the grass (hence the title of the movie). Angelo takes in Jobe, subjecting him to VR treatment. The…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the The Lawnmower Man series
The Lawnmower Man is the second of 3 entries we hold in the The Lawnmower Man series. The next entry was Cyberwar in 1994.
What it launched against
The Lawnmower Man launched on 1 November 1993, within three weeks of Sam & Max Hit the Road and Disney's Aladdin.
Released around the same time: Sam & Max Hit the Road, Disney's Aladdin.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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