Famicom World

Intro (Storyline) 3.0

This is the pirated version of the SNES game Boogerman: A Pick And Flick Adventure, which I believe originated in Russia. A decent port none the less, it still has its pros and cons like all pirates do. If I ever get a scan of the cart, I'll put it up. From what I saw, it was an orange Famicom cart with the cover ripped off from some magazine with a superhero on it.

Graphics 3.0

The graphics are pretty "dirty" compared to the SNES version. Obviously, they were cut down a lot and you actually start in a completely different level than the SNES version. In that game, you started off in a swamp and, in this one, you start off in a cliff or canyon for some reason. None the less, the animations are well done in an illegally-ported Russian type of way. When the enemies die they turn into pinkish blobs, so that's cool. At least they captured as much of the gross magic as they could.

Audio 4.0

The first thing you notice is that the sound used in the game are not your ordinary pirate music! Of course, they weren't created by the guys who made this pirate, nor are they from Interplay (the original makers of Boogerman on SNES). They are actually from Konami of all companies! Don't believe me? Press start and you'll hear the classic Konami pause sound, jump on a trampoline and hear SFX from Contra and Gradius. Maybe the music is ripped from Konami games as well? Oh well, regardless the sound kicks ass for a pirate -- and it is stolen, since that's what pirates do after all.

Gameplay 3.5

Basically, there's a lot of stuff from the SNES version removed in this one. The power meter is gone, since there's no way to burp or fart in the game. And the charge options are gone. Plus, there's no password feature, which hurts the game a bit. None the less, you can still spit loogies and throw snot at enemies, which is alright in a really disgusting, weird way. You go from level to level collecting plungers, you start off with five lives, and your energy bar is represented by a splattering chunk of barf from Boogerman himself, which gets smaller every time you get hit -- nice! You can also dig through crap or something and dig out more plungers...nothing beats getting coins as the ultimate plumber, Mario. You can also go down toilets and into secret worlds, but again, Mario going down pipes is better yet again!

Controls 3.0

The controls are pretty simple, B throws snot or spits a loogie, A jumps, and Start pauses the game. Compared to the SNES version, a lot is missing from the original. You can't fart or burp, let alone charge up any of those attacks. Despite this, the control seems to be superb for a pirate. There are no problems except for some minor slow down and flicker. Boogerman's jump is extended if you hold A, so it takes a while to get used to.

Frustrations 3.0

From what I have seen, there's quite the amount of glitches in Boogerman. (I'm not sure if this is just the ROM I play it on.) When you go down toilets to extra worlds, you end up falling into a hole of graphics gibberish and die. You are brought back to the normal level, but the place is a mess with slower scrolling in the background and you can't tell what's land and what's a hole due to the fact that there's garbage all over the screen. So much for the game's perfect programming, huh?

That's not all. In the intro, it tells the story of what's going on in ugly green font: "... the world from pollution by transexisting it to dimension transexisting it to dimension x." Why did they repeat that whole line? Maybe for emphasis on the word "sex" being shown? All I know is that it cuts off and isn't complete, compared to the SNES one.

As for the game itself, it isn't as fun after a few plays. The control of Boogerman's jump is kind of awkward as you hold A to keep him up; the second you let go he falls down.

Fun Factor 3.0

Boogerman can be fun for a couple of hours or how ever long the game lasts. If anything, it's just the amusement of it being illegal that makes it exciting. You can think of this game as being a slower version of Rock Man, only you throw snots and all that. The Konami SFX are funny, especially when Konami had nothing to do with Boogerman at all!

Overall 3.0

The game is good for a couple of laughs, something to remind you of the SNES not-so-classic game. Plus, if you're lucky enough to own this, it's a nice collector's piece. It's a Famicom pirate made "from Russia with love" -- or made by illegal methods for nothing but profits.