Sítio do Picapau Amarelo (video game)

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Developer(s)	Tec Toy
Publisher(s)	Tec Toy
Platform(s)	Master System
Release	BRA: 1997
Genre(s)	Platform
Mode(s)	Single-player

Sítio do Picapau Amarelo, is a 1997 platform game developed by Tec Toy for the Master System. It is based on the eponymous series broadcast in the 1970s and 1980s, which in turn was based on the novel series by Monteiro Lobato. As Férias Frustradas do Pica-Pau it was released in Brazil only. Featuring characters design by a Brazilian comics artist Ely Barbosa.[1]

Gameplay

The player chooses whether to play Pedrinho (Pete) or Emília (Emilia) in the game. Both should go the way jumping on platforms and defeating enemies throwing objects on them, Pedrinho with a slingshot and Emília only stones. Throughout the game they lose points lives they can restore freeing caged birds along the way. However it has a very heavy control that impedes the player to give high jumps.

Plot

When the cook Tia Nastácia (Aunt Anastacia) gets sick, Pedrinho and Emília receive a mission to find the 5 ingredients to be able to cure her, venturing through forests found with creatures of folklore.

Reception

Tom Bowen for Game Rant ranked it the tenth best Brazilian exclusive for the Sega Master System.[2]

References

1. "Folha de S.Paulo - Ely Barbosa lança romance ecológico - 3/12/1996". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
2. "Every Brazilian Exclusive Sega Master System Game, Ranked". Game Rant. June 21, 2021. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

External links

• Sítio do Picapau Amarelo at MobyGames
• Sítio do Picapau Amarelo at the Sega Brazil wiki
• Sítio do Picapau Amarelo can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive