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Wally Bear and the NO! Gang came out in 1992 for the Nintendo Entertainment System, published by American Video Entertainment. It was part of that wave of late NES titles trying to deliver a message, in this case an educational one aimed at kids. The game uses a cast of anthropomorphic animals to frame its lessons about avoiding tobacco, alcohol, and illegal drugs.

You control Wally Bear, moving screen by screen through platforming levels. Your main goal is to rescue your kidnapped friends from the NO! Gang by navigating the environments and confronting the villains. The gameplay involves standard running and jumping, but a single hit from any enemy causes you to lose a life, a punishing mechanic common in many 80s platformers that makes progress feel fragile. Some of the background art, like the interior of Wally's house, has a surprisingly vibrant and almost psychedelic look that contrasts with the straightforward anti-drug theme. Playing it feels like a earnest, if sometimes unforgiving, attempt to blend a moral lesson with classic platforming action.