Let’s Have Good Memories: Lock n Chase
No, you haven’t gone blind or senile, but I will forgive you if you think I have. Regardless, I can’t deny that I owned Lock n Chase for the Game Boy, and what’s more I was really damn good at it.
I preferred it to Pac-Man by far. The main character, whose name is Lupin (shhh), is an adorable orange dot with a hat instead of a pizza that the delivery man took a slice out of back in the car. There’s more than just one board to navigate, which means clearing away “coins” and thus passing the level can take some minor brain work.
Even the graphics have their own charm. Each cop who chases Lupin has their own personality: the plain cop waddles, the little cop hops and the big mustached cop just kind of lumbers. Lupin jumps for joy whenever he clears a level or scores a money bag (and when he scores a money bag, the cops stop and weep for a few seconds–I guess their pride is hurt, so I can’t blame them).
But the game’s best attribute by far is the music. I’m not exaggerating when I say it’s some of the best you’ll find on the Game Boy. Scrounge up some old ’80s Walkman headphones (must include at least one missing felt ear piece to be authentic) and listen to the game through them. It is 100% worth it.
