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Spanky's Quest came out for the Super Nintendo in 1992, published by Natsume. It was part of that early wave of SNES games that experimented with different ideas, a time when platformers and action games were trying all sorts of things to stand out.

You control Spanky, a monkey in a striped shirt, moving screen by screen through a series of themed towers. Your main goal is to find the key on each floor to unlock the exit. You attack by bouncing a ball, which you create by first hitting a bubble that floats around you. The real trick is that you can bounce this ball off walls and enemies, and catching it after a bounce makes it more powerful. You explore vertically as much as horizontally, climbing vines and bouncing between platforms while dodging angry produce like walking apples and tomatoes. The pacing is methodical; you have to clear each screen of enemies to proceed, and the difficulty comes from managing your bouncing ball in tight spaces. It feels like a strange, playful puzzle where your main weapon is also your greatest obstacle.