I'm Sorry (arcade game)

Infobox VG
title = I'm Sorry


developer = Coreland
publisher = Sega
release = 1985
genre = Maze
modes = Single player
Two player alternating
cabinet = Upright
arcade system = Sega System 1
display = 256 x 224
Standard resolution CRT monitor
input = 4-way joystick
2 buttons (jump and punch)
sound = Amplified Mono
platforms = Arcade

"I'm Sorry" (known in Japan as "Gonbee no I'm Sorry") is an arcade game released by Coreland/Sega in 1985. This strange, action game plays very much like a Pac-Man clone, and stars a caricature of former Prime Minister of Japan, Kakuei Tanaka. The title is actually a play on the Japanese word for Prime Minister, "Sori". Oddly enough this game, with so much Japanese satire, made it into some of the United States arcades.

Gameplay

The goal is for the greedy protagonist to collect all the gold bars while jumping over or defeating various enemies and obstacles in each maze-like level. Some of these enemies are: Japanese secret service agents, Giant Baba (a Japanese wrestler), a moonwalking Michael Jackson, Madonna, Japanese comedian Tamori, Carl Lewis, moving statues (activated when passed by), and what looks like ex-NFL star/alleged murderer O.J. Simpson. Some obstacles include: Gates, "fire" hydrants, safes (making it difficult to gain access to the gold), a rolling barrel, conveyor belts, and a swimming pool with platforms ranging in size and strength. When you collect all the gold in a given level, you must cash it into a building (labeled "out" when the level begins and "in" once you retrieve all the gold) to beat the level. If the player is caught by Tamori (the guy with the sunglasses), the player's clothes will change into a white diaper while the captor changes into a leather S&M bikini and lashes his whip on the crying protagonist's back.

Rarity

The Video Arcade Preservation Society conducted a survey and found that of about 800 arcade machine collectors and their nearly 20,000 games, there aren't any instances of an "I'm Sorry" machine owned by a collector. [ [http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=8171] KLOV.com]

Notes and References

See also

*List of maze video games
*Pac-Man clones

External links

* [http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/imsorry I'm Sorry] ROM information.
* [http://www.arcade-history.com/index.php?page=detail&id=1166 I'm Sorry] game information at arcade-history.