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{{about||the video game based on the [[Sylvester Stallone]] film|Cliffhanger (video game)|the pricing game game featured on the gameshow ''[[The Price Is Right (U.S. game show)|The Price Is Right]]''|Cliff Hangers}} {{GameInfobox |developer = Stern |publisher = Stern |designer = |ww_rel = {{Release|1983}} |genre = Interactive Movei |features = 1-2 Players Alternating |cabinet = Upright |arcade system = |display = Horizontal, [[Raster graphics|Raster]] standard resolution |input = [[Joystick]] (4-way); 2 buttons |platforms = Arcade }} '''''Cliff Hanger''''' was a [[laserdisc video game]] released by [[Stern (gaming company)|Stern Electronics]] in 1983. It used animation from the anime series ''[[Lupin III]]'', mostly from ''[[The Castle of Cagliostro]]'' and a couple of scenes from ''[[Mystery of Mamo]]''. Like many laserdisc games, it's a reactive type game which required the player to press a button or move the joystick in a particular direction when prompted by the game to progress the storyline. The game's plot does not come from either of the films, and instead involves "Cliff" (who is based on [[Arsène Lupin III]]) rescuing Clarissa (Lady Clarisse d'Cagliostro, the bride from ''Castle of Cagliostro'') from the evil Count Draco (in some materials called "Dreyco" [http://www.dragons-lair-project.com/games/materials/flyers/large/ch_02.jpg], and in the instruction manual "Dragoe"), who wants to marry her. The original version of Cliff Hanger had an animated sequence of Cliff being hanged at the gallows immediately following the "miss" animation sequence. The sequence was taken from the opening sequence of ''[[Mystery of Mamo]]'' (where Lupin was supposedly hanged in [[Transylvania]]), plus a later scene in the same film. According to the instruction manual, a setting on the game cabinet's logic board would allow the individual owners/operators the option of not playing the sequence if they so chose. ''Cliff Hanger'' remains a highly sought-after cabinet by collectors to this day. Because it was released as the novelty of laserdisc games waned, many cabinets were destroyed or converted over time. === Goofs === In the main, the voices were overdubbed in English. However, when "Cliff" finally reaches "Clarissa's" chamber, the player can clearly hear [[Yasuo Yamada]]'s voice saying "Kurarissu?" ("Clarisse?") from the original vocal track of ''[[Castle of Cagliostro]]''. The American voice actor then says "I think we'd better get out of here" before one other missed overdub can be clearly heard: the Count ([[Taro Ishida]]) from the original film saying "ute." ("fire."). [http://www.d-l-p-archive.com/video/cliff07.avi] === Appearances in Other Media === * The television show ''[[Starcade]]'' featured a special episode where rather than playing the usual three games, the contestants played three rounds of ''Cliff Hanger''. The winner of the show, Mark Walsh, won a ''Cliff Hanger'' cabinet.[http://www.dragons-lair-project.com/community/related/starcade/default.asp] * In one of the later episodes of [[Macross]] (seen as part of [[Robotech]]), the game is very clearly shown {{Citation needed|date=June 2008}} being played in the city arcade when [[Maximilian Jenius|Max]] and [[Milia Fallyna Jenius|Miriya]] meet for the first time. The specific scene shown in the game is the car chase scene in which the player is dodging bombs dropped from the chased car {{Citation needed|date=June 2008}}. == Technical Details == Cliff Hanger uses a unique feedback loop to read frame details from the game laserdisc. This prevents the laserdisc and gameplay from ever going out of sync (a common occurrence in other lasergames as the players aged.) == External links == * [http://www.dragons-lair-project.com/games/pages/ch.asp Dragon's Lair Project] * {{KLOV game|id=7352|name=Cliff Hanger}} * [http://www.thedoteaters.com/p2_stage6.php The Dot Eaters entry] on ''Cliff Hanger'' and the laser game craze {{Lupin III}} [[ja:クリフハンガー (ゲーム)]]
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