JURASSIC PARK
VARIOUS, 1993
Few movies came bigger than Jurassic Park, the hype machine going into overdrive in the summer of 1993 for the Michael Crichton adaptation. Ocean secured the rights to develop and publish Commodore Amiga, PC, Game Boy, SNES and, bizarrely, Nintendo Entertainment System games. Developed in conjunction with its office in California, Ocean tried to do something a bit different with Jurassic Park, perhaps as a reaction to the criticism of The Addams Family. The Game Boy and NES games are presented in an angled overhead view as Alan Grant explores Isla Nublar, dodging dinos and rescuing the other stranded guests. Meanwhile, over on the Amiga, SNES and PC, the extra power incorporates first-person sections and a game that closely follows the movie’s plot.