Play James Pond 3 - Operation Starfish (usa, Europe) Online

James Pond 3: Operation Starfish came out for the Sega Genesis in 1993, developed by Vectordean and published by Electronic Arts. It was part of that wave of platformers that tried to capture the exploratory feel of games like Super Mario World, offering a more open structure than many of its contemporaries on the system.

You control James Pond, a stretchy secret agent, and your main goal is to rescue the Starfish Five from the villainous Dr. Maybe. The game is built around screen by screen exploration across a large, interconnected map. Your primary ability is stretching your body upward to reach high platforms or attack enemies, and you collect various power ups like a pogo stick for bouncing or a helicopter hat for brief flight. The pacing is generally quick, though some routes can be confusing, and the difficulty comes more from navigation than precise platforming. It feels like a breezy, slightly chaotic adventure where you are constantly deciding which new path to try next.