General:

Date of Release: 5^th August 1981

Model Nr: PP-23
Acronym: PoPeye
Rating: DC3V 0.0002W
Battery: Alkali-Manganese batteries LR43 (or SR43) x 2
Manufactured: Japan
Sold: More than 1,000,000 Worldwide
Nr. of players: 1
Lives: 3
Modes: Game A & Game B
Controls: Left & Right Buttons
Other Buttons: Game A, Game B, Time, Alarm & ACL

Game-Play:

Olive throws spinach, bottles and pineapples from the top. You, Popeye, have to catch them by moving Popeye under the objects. That would not be very difficult, if Brutus didn't try to knock you down. 

Game differences:

In Game B, Brutus jumps back and forth from the boat on the right to the pier on the left. It's harder to avoid him.

Trivia:

Maximum score is 999 and when the score reaches 200 or 500 points all misses are cancelled.

Cheats and tricks:

As the score advances Olive throws more items, and her throwing speed increases, but slows down every 100 points before increasing in speed again. Try to use the slow points in the game to get your breath back.

Points:

1 Point for every time Popeye makes a catch.

Misses:

You get one miss, if Brutus gets you. Also you get one miss for two dropped objects. Three misses (shown as empty spinach cans in the water) and the game ends.

Other notices:

If you hold in Game A or Game B key the highest previous score will be displayed. If the unit is left as it is after game is over, time display will appear in about five minutes. A game is not interrupted even if TIME key or other game keys are depressed during game playing.

Issue Differences (click to enlarge pictures)

The table will show how to tell the different Issues that were made:

The battery covers seem to have a number on the back, but they seem to vary a lot and I won't even speculate what the difference is.

Box Variations (Click to enlarge):

Game Variations:

Shipping Box:

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Instructions (English):

Instructions (Japanese):

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