Cliff Hanger is a laserdisc video game that was released by Stern Electronics in 1983. It is an interactive movie which requires the player to press a button or move the joystick in a particular direction when prompted by the game to progress the storyline. The game uses animation from two Lupin III films, most prominently The Castle of Cagliostro, as well as The Mystery of Mamo.
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I love Lupin III, but repurposing the movies to produce a QTE-fest that eats quarters is among the most asinine and cheap things I’ve seen done in entertainment.
First of all, "CLIFF"? Did they not get the license for Lupin but then just decided to use the animation clips anyway? Second, this game is the ultimate juxtaposition against Dragon's Lair and further enforces why Dragon's Lair was so good. It created a unique story specifically designed for the game which made the quick time events make sense and feel intuitive, while this stitched together scenes from two Lupin movies and said "video game!". What a fascinating trainwreck.
Very bad but honestly very amusing for what it is. Very fucking weird that this exists at all, I can't help but be fascinated by it as a Lupin III fan
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