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| developer = [[Visual Concepts Entertainment]] |
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Developer(s) | Visual Concepts Entertainment |
Publisher(s) | DTMC |
Platform(s) | SNES |
Release | NA 1994 JPN 1994 |
Genre(s) | Action Adventure |
Mode(s) | Single player |
Lester the Unlikely is an adventure game for the Super Nintendo. It was released in 1994.
The game has a unique engine in which the protagonist, Lester, is easily frightened early in the game and will act reluctantly when faced with animals, heights, etc. For instance, when the player guides Lester towards a crab in the first stage, he will at first scream and run in the opposite direction; when the player makes him walk towards it a second time he will slowly creep towards it. This coincides with one of the major themes of the game being Lester facing his fears, and these instances happen less and less as the game goes on.
Also notable are the game's rotoscoped graphics; humorously referred to in the game's manual as "Filmed in Geek-O-Vision." The manual boasts that the Lester character has over 250 frames of animation, "about twice the number of an average game."
Premise
Lester, the nerdy protagonist, falls asleep on a pallet on the docks while reading a comic book, and is accidentally loaded onto a freighter. Pirates hijack and sink the ship, and Lester swims to shore on a tropical island. It is up to the player to help Lester find a way home.