The Three Stooges

The original Cinemaware hit THE THREE STOOGES for the first time on the Sega Megadrive/Genesis!

Can the Stooges help the poor widow save the orphanage from I. Fleeceem, the evil banker?  Moe, Larry, and Curly have only 30 days to earn enough money to stop Fleecem from foreclosing.  To pay off the mortgage, they'll need $5000.  With $10,000 they can pay off the mortgage AND repair the orphanage.

Moe has a map of Stoogeville, but can't make up his mind where to go next. There are 180 places to go in Stoogeville, all on a ONE WAY street. The street never changes, so after you play several times, you'll know your way around town!

Each time the Stooges have to pick up their next destination, the player enters the "ROULETTE" sequence.

Press the A or B or C button to stop the hand. The hand will move 10 times before randomly stopping on a square, so be quick !

The different mini games the Stooges will run into along the road are:

SLAPPING GAME :
It's important to control the speed of Moe's hand. To slow it down you'll have to "knock" some sense into Larry and Curly. You control Moe in the middle. Whenever you hit Larry or Curly the speed of the finger goes down.  But if you miss them or they hit you, the speed increases. The bar above their heads shows how much speed has changed and the time remaining. FAKING IS CRITICAL TO MOE'S SUCCESS.

Use the directional buttons to make a feint:

UP : head
UP-LEFT : eyes
LEFT : face
DOWN-LEFT : belly
DOWN : crouch
RIGHT : ear

B : trigger the attack.
C : flip Moe

When facing right, the directional buttons are inverted.

MOUSETRAPS :
When Moe's hand stops on one of these, the trap will snap on his finger. The Stooges don't go anywhere when this happens, and they loose a day. If Moe gets snapped on his last finger, the Stooges will no longer be able to work, and their trip through Stoogeville will be over. Watch the hand, it indicates the number of fingers remaining.

PIE FIGHT :
You control all three Stooges. Move the joypad up, down, or center it to make Moe, Larry, or Curly duck. To throw a pie, simply A or B or C while any of the Stooges are "ducking". Watch the lights in the upper right corner to tell how many times you've been hit-five "hits" and the Stooges are out of a job. If you throw ALL your pies, you double your money as a bonus!

NOTE : You only make money when you HIT a guest, not when you miss.

HOSPITAL :
Move the joypad UP to accelerate, DOWN to break, and LEFT or RIGHT to avoid the people in the hall. Make money for making it to the operating room with time left on the clock. Collect the items thrown from the nurses cart to make bonus money along the way! Enjoy the sound effects on this one.

CRACKER EATING :
Move the spoon over the cracker and press A or B or C to scoop it up. You make TEN dollars for each cracker and FIFTY dollars per bowl.

BOXING :
Move the joypad RIGHT to accelerate, LEFT to slow down, and up or down to change lanes. Press the A or B or C button to jump over things. If Larry jumps while accelerating, slow him down by pressing the joypad in the opposite direction he is running. Get back before the end of the last round and receive a bonus.

TRIVIA :
Move and hold the joypad LEFT for "A", up for "B" and right for "C", then press the A or B or C button to validate the answer.

CHANCE :
Good or bad surprise ?

MONEY :
Free money, or a reward for finding it!

EVIL BANKER :
If you're lucky, you'll just lose a day !

CONTRACT and PAYCHECK:
Before starting a mini game, the Stooges will read a contract summarizing what they have to do to earn the precious dollars.
Once the mini game is over, they'll receive a paycheck whose amount depends on how well they succeeded.
On these two screens, the game can be set to PAUSE by pressing the START button.