Homey D. Clown (video game)

Homey D. Clown
Developer(s)Synergistic Software
Publisher(s)Capstone Software
Director(s)Robert C. Clardy
Producer(s)Leigh M. Rothschild, David Turner, Robert Herrick
Artist(s)Jeremy Jones, Jerry Speed, Jonathan Sposato, Linda Westerfield
Writer(s)Robert C. Clardy, Jeremy Jones
Composer(s)Chris Barker
Platform(s)DOS
Release1993
Mode(s)Single-player

Homey D. Clown is a 1993 video game published by Capstone Software and developed by Synergistic Software for DOS.

Gameplay

Homey D. Clown is based on the character Homey D. Clown from In Living Color.[1]

Publication history

One of the most popular characters in the show's history, Homey was the only In Living Color character to get his own video game.[2]

Reception

In 1996, Computer Gaming World declared Homey D. Clown the 5th-worst computer game ever released.[1] In 2020, commenting on its inclusion in the speedrunning charity event Summer Games Done Quick, Ars Technica described the game's music and sound effects as "easily some of the worst ever committed to a hard drive".[3]

Reviews

References

  1. ^ a b Staff (November 1996). "150 Best (and 50 Worst) Games of All Time". Computer Gaming World. No. 148. pp. 63–65, 68, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 84, 88, 90, 94, 98.
  2. ^ "Licensing Disasters: Homey D. Clown". Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  3. ^ Machkovech, Sam (August 24, 2020). "The best game-breaking speedruns of Summer Games Done Quick 2020". Ars Technica. Condé Nast. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "QuestBusters: The Adventurer's Journal Volume 10 Number 10".
  5. ^ "PCMania 17".
  6. ^ "Electronic Games 1994 01". January 1994.