Programming M.C. Kids (1992)

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35 points·Cyhwuhx··5 comments

There's a long article [here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9bAMoEXM_uOSF8tRnFTMTc0Uzg...) (from page 24) about this game from a game design perspective. MC Kids was quite unusual for a McDonald's tie-in videogame.

Having endured my share of terrible tie-in games (Yo Noid anyone?), I never gave M.C. Kids a chance. It's a shame to read 20 years later that it was apparently a good game.

The other parts of that Russell's Quarterly issue was fun to read, too. Lots of memories.

Glad you enjoyed it! If you'd like to read a few more, here are some links:

#2 The Problem with RPGs: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9bAMoEXM_uObEJUUlFfcXdvWk0...

#3 God Games https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9bAMoEXM_uOUHJSVGpac1luUzg...

#4 Boss Battles https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9bAMoEXM_uON3NXT21lM1oweHM...

#5 SMB https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9bAMoEXM_uObnZ4MG5QZndNdWs...

Unfortunately, only five issues were ever made, and it's been a long time since I've been in contact with Tom Russell. As far as I'm aware, these copies on my Google Drive are the only copies available online.

Thanks for sharing these!

I remember renting this game from blockbuster back in the day. The game was so good I barely noticed that it had the McD's tie-in. The anti-gravity stuff added another level of complexity to each of the stages, and there were tons of secrets. This may be the nostalgia talking, but I feel like it was ahead of its time for platformers in '92.

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