Games
and Software
Muppet Collectibles

Parker
Brothers (1977)
"The
Muppet Show" Board Game
This
game is for 2-4 players. Each person gets a two character set: Piggy &
Rowlf (Vet's Hospital costumes), Fozzie & Scooter, Statler & Waldorf,
or Dr. Teeth & Animal. Kermit is the director.
Each
player spins two wheels to get an "act" and a "scene".
You then follow the directions in the "script" to see how to
move your set and characters. The object is to move your character
set from backstage to the footlights of the theater. Beautiful photos
decorate the character pieces and the game box while illustrations are
on the game board.

Palitoy
(1977, UK)
"The
Muppet Show" Shadow Theatre
This
great Muppet Show theater is a lot of fun. It includes the playing characters
Kermit, Piggy, Fozzie, and Animal. Zoot, Dr. Teeth, Rowlf, Floyd, and
Gonzo (on the string bass!) are featured in the orchestra pit. Statler
and Waldorf are in their box on the right, while Wayne, Wanda, and Janice
are in the box on the left.

Milton
Bradley (1978, UK)
Kermit's
Game
This
is an action game, full of fun and excitement for young people. The object
is to keep Kermit balanced on his ball as you remove stick after stick.
If you pull out the wrong one and Kermit falls over, you're out of the
game.

Milton
Bradley (1980)
Kermit
the Frog Card Game
Contents:
1 score pad of 40 sheets
1 deck of 36 cards
Instructions
The
game is for 2 to 4 players, ages 5 to 10 years old.
The
Very Fashionable Miss Piggy Card Game
Contents:
1 score pad of 40 sheets
1 deck of 24 cards
Instructions
Win
the game by accumulating the fewest points for the lowest score. The game
is for 3 or 4 players, ages 8 to adult.

Hallmark
(1980)
Kermit
and Miss Piggy Playing Cards
Two
sets of regular playing cards, one set featuring a photo of Kermit and
another of Miss Piggy on the back. Kermit is saying "Who dealt this
mess?". Miss Piggy is saying "Lucky in cards, lucky in love".
These
cards were released in several different cases in order to accommodate
different kinds of card games.
Kermit
Playing Cards
Another
single deck of cards were released featuring Kermit dressed in cowboy
hat, vest and pants. He's even wearing a sheriff's badge.
Kermit
says "Deal the cards, pardner!"

Milton
Bradley (1981)
The
Great Muppet Caper Card Game
"As
much fun as the movie of the same name!" A somewhat confusing game
in which you need to match cards that tell a version of the story of the
movie. You also try to collect cards that reveal a picture of the famous
Baseball Diamond.
The
Great Muppet Caper 3-D Board Game
Join
Kermit, Fozzie, Miss Piggy, and Gonzo on a wild trip through the streets
of London. Your favorite Muppet friends are in search of four very hard-to-capture
thieves who are trying to steal a legendary jewel called the "Baseball
Diamond". This 3D game is a blast as you reenact all the best scenes
from the movie driving Bo's taxi or the Muppets Bus. You can enter the
Dubonnet Club and the Mallory Gallery.

Atari
Pigs in Space (1982)
The
game aimed to parody some of the most familiar space scenarios by using
the famed Muppet Show characters, and offers three entirely different
games.
The
first game features Link Hogthrob in a Space Invaders-type setting. Link's
task here is to take out row after row of advancing chickens while avoiding
their deadly eggs. The second chapter is similar to Donkey Kong. As Miss
Piggy, players attempt to get to the top of the screen while dodging spaghetti
strings and meatballs. Finally, you get to control Dr. Strangepork in
a very Vanguard-ish variation. As Dr. Strangepork flies through a cavern,
he must dodge menacing Gonzoids using a boomerang-like weapon called the
Boomeray.

Dragon
Ball Z (1984)
Kermit's
Electronic Story Maker
This
software is for the Commodore 64. In this game, you can write stories
from the words in the included book, and then watch as it is animated
on the computer screen. You are in control of the story. Even if you want
Miss Piggy to fly to the moon on a banana or Kermit bouncing on a hippo
in the city, your stories can come to life before your very eyes.
Koala
Technologies (1984)
Muppet
Learning Keys
This
keyboard was designed to be used with an Apple, Atari, or Commodore computer.
The keyboard had a paintbox with eight touchable colors, a blackboard
with the alphabet in order, and a ruler with numbers.
Using
the software and the keyboard together a child could created pictures
and play games featuring the Muppets right on their computer.

HiTech
(1989)
Muppet
Adventure: Chaos at the Carnival
This
game was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System and for the PC.
A
summary of the game is that the diabolical Dr. Grump has pignapped the
Miss Piggy. Kermit and the other Muppets must master the dangerous carnival
amusement rides in order to save her. The rides that will need to be mastered
are: funhouse, tunnel of love, bumper cars, duck hunt, spaceride, and
the mystery big top of doom.

Tiger
Electronics (1992)
Street
Surfin' Hand-Held Game
The
player controls Kermit, skateboarding through a race. Kermit has to dodge
his competitors, Fozzie and Gonzo, and jump over obstacles including holes
and Foo-Foo. An engaging little game, if you turn off the irritating music.

Tiger
Toys (1994)
Coach
Kermit
This
is an Electronic Learning Game for ages 3-5, it focuses on teaching matching
and recognizing differences.

Softkey International / Jim Henson Interactive (1995)
The
Muppet Calendar CD-Rom
A nice calendar program with a Muppet screen saver. The real gems on this
disc, however, are the more than 200 hi-res Muppet photos and clip art.
General photos of Kermit and Piggy are included, along with pictures from
the first three movies, holiday photos, various puzzles, and the Muppet
Babies picture books.

Starwave
Corporation (1996)
The
Muppet CD-ROM: Muppets Inside
This
is a brilliant CD-ROM game for Windows 95 and Windows NT. When you start
the game, it instantly freezes and crashes your computer. Inside your
computer, Bunsen Honeydew tries to fix the program, but he accidentally
"digitizes" all the Muppets and loses them in the computer.
It's up to you, with the help of Kermit and Fozzie, to find the lost pieces
of the game and the digitized Muppets.
The
game includes clips from The Muppet Show as well as lots of new Muppet
footage specifically recorded for the game. The game also included a Muppetizer
that provides Muppet cursors, sounds and wallpaper for your computer.
In
1997, Jim Henson Interactive was awarded the "Codie Award" for
"Best Overall Multimedia" for the Muppet CD-ROM: Muppets Inside.

Sega
(1996)
"Muppets
on the Go" is a title for Sega's Pico Storyware system. The Pico
consists of a type of laptop computer that when opened provides a drawing
pad with magic pen (mouse). Where the laptop screen would be, the storyware
cartridge is inserted. The storyware cartridge is a book, with a series
of 6 pages. As the child turns the page of the book, the image on the
television screen changes as well. Interaction with the image on the screen
is through the magic pen and the drawing pad.
In
this game, children can choose easy or hard modes to solve puzzles, match
shapes or play dexterity games. Using Muppet fish and original art, children
can create and animate their own aquarium scenes.
Some
of the highlights of this game are:
- A-Mazing
- Race through a maze with Gonzo and collect eggs!
- Toy Store
- Help Fozzie match toy shapes.
- Repair
the wall - Guide Rizzo in matching brick shapes.
- Look before
you Leap - Help Kermit cross the river.
- Let's
Have a Picnic - save the picnic from invading insects!
- Snowboard
Stunts - perform mid-air feats with Gonzo.
- Memory
Match-up - Can you remember which shells washed up on the beach?
- Magic
Shell Game - Find the pearl.
- Create
your own aquarium - design backgrounds and add fish.

Activision
(1996)
The
Muppet Treasure Island CD-ROM
This
3-disc CD-ROM game is a tie-in with Muppet Treasure Island. The game follows
a simplified version of the movie, with four major areas: the Benbow Inn,
Bristol, The Hispaniola and Treasure Island. Along the way, you click
on objects to find hidden treasures. A new Muppet that was originally
planned for the film, Stevenson the parrot, guides your trip. The game
includes clips from the movie as well as new segments specially recorded
for the game.

Price
Stern Sloan (1996)
These
puzzle games are two different versions of the same puzzle which include
nine square cardboard pieces that have half-photos of Muppet characters
on each side of the square. The object of the game is to arrange the puzzle
pieces into a square, with all of the photos lining up.
The
Crazy Kermit Game
Kermit's
game is a fun card game.
It
includes photos of Kermit, Animal, Clifford and Sam.
The
Crazy Miss Piggy Game
Miss
Piggy's game is another good card game.
It
includes photos of Miss Piggy, Rizzo, Gonzo, and Andy & Randy.

á
la carte AG (1999, Germany)
Muppet
3-D Chess Set
This
German chess set is an incredible collectible with fine detail given to
all the various pieces. The set comes with all the pieces, the chess board,
and a special collector's box. Game rules are in German and English.

The
pieces:
- Pawn (Rizzo)
- Knight
(Gonzo and Animal)
- Bishop
(Swedish Chef and Fozzie)
- Castle
(Waldorf and Statler)
- King (Kermit)
- Queen
(Miss Piggy)

Applause
(2000)
Muppet
3-D Chess Set
A
similar chess set as the original German one was released in the United
States. While the pieces are nearly identical, Applause's board has a
totally different look. You'll notice the edges feature a Muppet Show
curtain with a picture of Fozzie in each of the corners.

Take2
Interactive Software (2000)
Muppets
GameBoy Color
The
Muppets find themselves once again at the mercy of one of Dr. Bunsen Honeydew
experiments. Bunsen and Beaker develop a time machine that sends Miss
Piggy, Rowlf, Fozzie, Gonzo, Sam the Eagle, and the Swedish Chef to different
periods in history and it is up to Kermit and Animal (who somehow got
left behind) to save them.
Within
each level either Kermit or Animal must take the clues that Statler and
Waldorf give them and look for a particular item as well as each Muppet.
Kermit has special powers for jumping extra high and throws paper airplanes
to defeat enemies. Animal has special powers of stomping and throws drumsticks
at his enemies. Levels consist of mazes and trails in which the player
must collect fruit and complete each level to save the Muppet trapped
in that time period.

Midway
(2000)
Muppet
RaceMania
This fantastic
Muppet kart-racing game for the Sony PlayStation features over 25 Muppet
characters with 25 distinct vehicles. There are 24 tracks representing
each of the six Muppet Movies.
Along with
racing tracks, there are battle tracks and stunt tracks. A battle course
allows you to hit other Muppets in their vehicles, and a stunt course
tests your skills by jumping, shooting, turning, and collecting. Wacky
weapons include shooting chickens, bommerang fish, and exploding penquins.
There are lots of hidden features and secret bonuses in this game. With
all the different race combinations and video clips, a Muppet fan will
be hard pressed to get bored with this game.
Read a review
of this game, including tips, tricks and secret codes.
Muppet
Monster Adventure
Long-overdo
yong Robin gets his time in the spotlight in this role-playing game. Robin
is in charge of saving Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, Gonzo, and Clifford
as they have all been turned into monsters. Pepe guides Robin in each
of the levels and gives him tips on how to defeat other monsters and gain
special powers such as swimming, flying, karate chopping, climbing and
pushing. Rizzo, Bunsen, Beaker, and the Swedish Chef also make notable
appearances.
Read a review
of this game, including tips, tricks, and secret codes.

New
Kid Co. (2002)
Muppet
Pinball Mayhem
The
first Muppet title for the Gameboy Advance is also the first pinball title
of any kind for Nintendo's hand-held console. Four character tables are
included on this fast-and-furious game including Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo,
and Animal. Original Muppet voices and characterizations are used to complement
the pinball arcade action.
Read
a review
of this game, including tips and tricks.
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