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{{Short description|1985 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Frankie Goes to Hollywood
| image = Frankie Goes to Hollywood video game cover.jpg
| developer = [[Denton Designs]]
| publisher = [[Ocean Software]]
| designer =
| engine =
| released = {{vgrelease|NA|1985|EU|1985}}
| genre = [[Arcade adventure]],[[minigame]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]
| platforms = [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Commodore 64|C64]], [[ZX Spectrum]]
| caption =
| alt =
}}
'''''Frankie Goes to Hollywood''''' is a computer game that was developed by [[Denton Designs]] and published by [[Ocean Software Ltd]] in 1985 for the [[Commodore 64]], [[Amstrad CPC]] and [[ZX Spectrum]] home computers.  The game is based on the music of UK band [[Frankie Goes to Hollywood]].<ref>{{cite web|work=[[PopMatters]]|title=Frankie Goes to Hollywood & Gets There Behind the 'Wheel' of a Classic Commodore 64|first=Kit|last=MacFarlane|date=11 January 2011|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/column/134877-frankie-goes-to-hollywood-commodore-64-ocean-software-1985/}}</ref>
==Objective==
[[Image:Frankie Goes To Hollywood Screenshot.png|thumb]]
The game puts the player in Liverpool in search of the Pleasuredome. The player has to find and use various objects and play [[minigame]]s to reach the goal. The player starts the game as a simple character, with their ultimate goal being to reach the Pleasuredome. To accomplish this the character has to become a "full person". To become a full person, the four attributes ([[sex]], [[war]], [[love]] and [[faith]]) must be filled to 99%. Additional pleasure points can be scored by playing the minigames. The four attributes are part of the symbols used on the covers of Frankie Goes to Hollywood's albums.
During the game, a murder takes place. All the rooms the player can visit contain clues in order to find the murderer. The clues are in pairs, helping eliminate suspects. For example, the player may be told "The killer is an atheist" and "Mr Somebody is a regular church-goer" - so Mr Somebody would be innocent. In theory, the game cannot be completed without making the correct accusation (by returning to the room with the body) - there is a large bonus of Pleasure Points for naming the killer.
==List of minigames==
*Sea of Holes
*The Terminal Room
*Cybernetic Breakout
*Cupid's Arrows
*Raid Over Merseyside
*Talking Heads
*Shooting Gallery
*War Room
*Flower Power
*ZTT Room
==Development==
The game was developed by Denton Designs and the game was based on the engine for [[Gift from the Gods]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mason |first1=Graeme |title=The making of Frankie Goes To Hollywood |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-12-13-the-making-of-frankie-goes-to-hollywood |newspaper=Eurogamer.net |date=13 December 2020 |access-date=15 December 2020 |ref=eurogamer}}</ref>
==Music==
Certain versions of the game feature [[chiptune]] versions of the band's songs such as "[[Relax (song)|Relax]]" and "[[Welcome to the Pleasuredome (song)|Welcome to the Pleasuredome]]". The ZX Spectrum version features an adaptation of "[[Two Tribes]]" as the title music. The game package also included a live version of "Relax" on [[Compact Cassette|tape cassette]].
==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| rev1 = ''[[Zzap!64]]''
| rev1Score = 97%<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zzap64.co.uk/zzap100/100thspec5.html |title=Zzap!64 100th Issue Pull-Out Special Page 5 |publisher=Zzap64.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-10-03}}</ref>
| award1Pub = Zzap!64
| award1 = Gold Medal
| award2Pub = ''Crash''
| award2 = Crash Smash
| award3Pub = ''Sinclair User''
| award3 = SU Classic
}}
Roy Wagner reviewed the game for ''[[Computer Gaming World]]'', and stated that "The graphics and game play are well done. I think you will find it an interesting game."<ref name="CGW32">{{cite magazine |last=Wagner |first=Roy |title=Commodore Key |magazine=Computer Gaming World |date=November 1986 |volume=1 |issue=32 |pages=12}}</ref>
In 1991, ''[[Your Sinclair]]'' included the game at number 71 in their list of the Top 100 Best Spectrum Games of All Time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ysrnry.co.uk/articles/ystop100_2.htm |title=The YS Official Top 100 Part 2 |publisher=Ysrnry.co.uk |date= November 1991|accessdate=2012-10-03|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102073034/http://www.ysrnry.co.uk/articles/ystop100_2.htm|archivedate=2012-11-02}}</ref> In 1993, ''[[Commodore Force]]'' ranked the game at number one on its list of the top 100 Commodore 64 games.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top Ton!|url=https://archive.org/stream/zzap64-magazine-101/ZZap_64_Issue_101_Commodore_Force_Issue_11_1993_Autumn#page/n32/mode/1up/|website=Commodore Force|date=Autumn 1993|accessdate=2017-09-03|page=33}}</ref>
==Sex/Pleasure/Lust==
The first icon, represented by two sperm in a [[yin yang]] image, is variously described as either Sex, Lust or Pleasure. The game inlay refers to the icon as [[Pleasure]], the music press usually referred to it as [[Sex]], and some computer magazines occasionally used the term [[Lust]] instead.<ref>Your Sinclair issue 19</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*{{moby game|id=/frankie-goes-to-hollywood|name=''Frankie Goes to Hollywood''}}
*{{WoS game|id=0001854|name=Frankie Goes to Hollywood}}
*{{Lemon64 game|id=971|name=Frankie Goes to Hollywood}}
*[http://www.c64sets.com/set.html?id=99 Images of Commodore 64 version of ''Frankie Goes To Hollywood'' box and manual] at C64Sets.com
*[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/571437.html ''Frankie Goes to Hollywood''] at [[GameFAQs]]
*[http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/07/02/frankie-goes-to-hollywood-spectrum-review/ ''Frankie Goes to Hollywood'' retrospective] at [[Rock, Paper, Shotgun]]
*https://web.archive.org/web/20110114183532/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/column/134877-frankie-goes-to-hollywood-commodore-64-ocean-software-1985/ at [[Popmatters]]
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[[Category:Amstrad CPC games]]
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[[Category:Minigame compilations]]
[[Category:Ocean Software games]]
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[[Category:Video games based on musicians]]
[[Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Video games scored by Fred Gray]]
[[Category:ZX Spectrum games]]