Trolls (video game) explained

Trolls
Developer:Flair Software
Publisher:Flair Software
Capstone Software (MS-DOS)
Platforms:Amiga, MS-DOS, Commodore 64, CD32, Nintendo 3DS
Released:1992: Amiga, MS-DOS
1993: CD32
Sep 14, 2009: 3DS
Genre:Platform

Trolls is a Troll doll-themed platform game developed and published by Flair Software for the Amiga, MS-DOS and Commodore 64 in 1992. In 1994 it was ported to the CD32.

In 2009 it was released for Nintendo's DSiWare platform as Oscar in Toyland; since the Trolls license had lapsed, all Troll imagery was removed from the game and replaced with Flair's original creation Oscar.

Release

Trolls was originally released in 1992 for Amiga, MS-DOS and Commodore 64. The CD32 port came in 1994. It was also released with and Rock-A-Doodle Computerized Coloring Book on the Capstone CD Game Kids Collection.[1]

Reception

Amiga Format gave the game an 82% rating.

Oscar in Toyland received lukewarm reviews.[2]

Legacy

Oscar in Toyland was released in 2009.

Two sequels would be made: Oscar in Movieland is a port of the original Oscar while Oscar in Toyland 2 is a new game.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Capstone CD Game Kids Collection . August 2, 2018 . August 2, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180802162624/http://www.elisoftware.org/index.php?title=Capstone_CD_Game_Kids_Collection_(PC,_CD-ROM)_Ultra_Media_-_1994_USA,_Canada_Release . dead.
  2. Web site: Review: Oscar in Toyland — A colourful trip down memory lane. Nintendo Life. 31 August 2009.