Dirty Harry (1990 video game)
A side-scroller based on the Dirty Harry films.
Dirty Harry is a 1990 video game based on the Dirty Harry film franchise starring Clint Eastwood. It was developed by Canadian studio Gray Matter and released exclusively for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).
Quick Facts
- Developer
- Gray Matter
- Publisher
- Mindscape
- Designer
- Chris Gray
- Programmer
- Chris Gray; Ed Zolnieryk
- Artist
- Rob Anderson
- Dennis Turner
- Chris Arsenault
- Composer
- Steven Samler; Elliot Delman
- Released
- December 1990 (NA)
- Genre
- Action
Facts from the source article.
Did You Know?
- The music was composed using Digital Performer for the Macintosh.
- The composers were credited on the back of the game's box, the only NES game to do so.
Story
Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan, a San Francisco homicide detective, pursues a drug lord known as "The Anaconda" who has united the city's drug gangs. With the police unable to stop the drug flow or the resulting violence, Callahan sets out to deal with the Anaconda's men himself, eventually facing the drug lord at his secret hideout on Alcatraz.
Film references
The game uses digitized speech for Harry's lines "Go ahead, make my day" and "Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?". Passwords reference non-Dirty Harry films starring Clint Eastwood: CLYDE for infinite lives (Clyde the Orangutan from Every Which Way but Loose), MISTY for level two (Play Misty for Me), and BIRD for level three (Bird). A password coded into the game, "GUNNY", refers to Eastwood's character in Heartbreak Ridge.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who published Dirty Harry (1990 video game)?
Dirty Harry was published by Mindscape.
When was Dirty Harry (1990 video game) released?
Dirty Harry was released in December 1990 in North America.
Who designed Dirty Harry (1990 video game)?
Dirty Harry was designed by Chris Gray.
Who composed the music for Dirty Harry (1990 video game)?
The music for Dirty Harry was composed by Steven Samler and Elliot Delman.
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