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Hammerin’ Harry for NES shows the lethal competition of the carpentry world
29.12.2023 - 22:48 / destructoid.com
I have really been looking forward to Retro-Bit’s NES reissue of 1991’s Hammerin’ Harry. However, in retrospect, this is partially due to me getting it confused with Don Doko Don, a 1989 arcade game in Taito’s single-screen format. If I knew what I was thinking about, I’d be even more excited.
Hammerin’ Harry is a port of Irem’s 1990 arcade game, which was called Daiku no Gen-san: Beranme-chō Sōdōki in Japan. While Irem is perhaps best remembered for their R-Type series, their back catalog is built from an extremely colorful mix of titles on both arcade and consoles. There are a lot of underappreciated greats like Undercover Cops and Gekisha Boy which, to be fair, are largely unknown in the West because they were never localized.
Hammerin’ Harry was, technically, localized, but it was only released in the tumultuous NES PAL region. Because of its late release in a limited market, it tends to resell for an extremely high price. However, Retro-Bit has sent me a copy of their recent retro re-issues to try out. It is both a meaty morsel to sink our teeth into and something simultaneously insubstantial.
If you’re unfamiliar with the arcade version, there’s not much to say. It’s a sidescroller where you play as a beefy carpenter dude who wields a big mallet. A rival construction company tears down his house for no reason, and he heads out to file a complaint with their boss.
It’s a pretty routine affair where you travel the six levels while bopping enemies. You can also (sometimes) deflect projectiles back at them, bash the ground to stun enemies, and bop upwards. Then there are boxes and other objects in the environments that you can send flying at enemies, as well as power-ups that give you a bigger mallet or protect you from an additional hit. In the arcade version, you’re dead if you even brush elbows with an enemy.
While I say that the arcade version of Hammerin’ Harry is rather routine, it’s still pretty good. There’s a lot of variety in the levels and bosses, but more importantly, the graphics are very detailed and expressive. It’s also got a lot of pedigree, involving at least two staff members from the Metal Slug series: designer Susumu and sound composer Takushi Hiyamuta (HIYA!). I say “at least” because, like in Metal Slug, everyone in the credits is listed under pseudonyms that aren’t well attributed to actual people, even today. Any one of them might be hidden beneath a different alias.
On the other hand, the difficulty sways like hung laundry in a tropical storm. Harry’s lethal need for personal space doesn’t help, but the level hazards are inconsistent, as are the bosses. It’s not completely unfair, but the first time through can drain you of precious quarters.
The 1991 NES version is
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