Tintin in Tibet (video game)
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{{Infobox video game
| width =
| title = Tintin in Tibet
| image = Tintin in Tibet PC game.png
| caption = Windows cover art
| developer = Infogrames Multimedia
(SNES, GEN)
Bit Managers
(Game Boy, Game Gear, GBC)
East Point Software (PC)
| publisher = Infogrames Multimedia
| designer = Xavier Schon
| composer = Fabrice Bouillon-LaForest
Emmanuel Régis (SNES, GEN)
Alberto Jose González
(Game Boy, Game Gear, GBC)
| released = 1995, 1996
| genre = Action
| modes = Single-player
| platforms = Super NES, Mega Drive, Game Gear, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Windows, MS-DOS
}}
Tintin in Tibet ({{langx|fr|Tintin au Tibet}}, {{langx|es|Tintin en el Tibet}}) is a video game based on the storyline of the same title from the series The Adventures of Tintin, the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. It was one of a series of two games released, the other being Prisoners of the Sun. It was released for the Super NES in late 1995, followed by versions for the Mega Drive, Game Boy, Game Gear, MS-DOS, and Windows 95 in 1996, and for the Game Boy Color in 2001.
Release dates
- Tintin in Tibet for Super NES – December 1995
- Tintin in Tibet for Mega Drive – 1996
- Tintin in Tibet for Game Boy – 1996
- Tintin in Tibet for Game Gear – 1996
- Tintin in Tibet for Windows – 1996
- Tintin in Tibet for Game Boy Color – 2001
Reception
Mean Machines Sega gave the game a 70/100, praising the games visual looks, although stating "The actual gameplay, roving the left -right level from point to point, becomes repetitive". Total! gave the game a 79 out of 100, describing the game as being difficult and having "odd gameplay flaws", although also writing that the game "manages to display most of the traits of a good, solid platformer".
{{Video game reviews
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|CP_GB=90%{{cite magazine|url=http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Consoles%20Plus/consoleplus_numero056/Consoles%20%2B%20056%20-%20Page%20158%20%28juillet%20-%20ao%C3%BBt%201996%29.jpg|title=Tintin in Tibet|language=fr|magazine=Consoles +|issue=56|page=158|date=July 1996|accessdate=27 December 2021}}
|CP_SNES=90%{{cite magazine|author1=Elvira|author2=Spy|url=https://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=51&num=7000&album=oui|title=Tintin in Tibet|language=fr|magazine=Consoles +|issue=51|pages=114–115|date=November 1995|accessdate=27 December 2021}}
|HC_SMD=91/100{{cite magazine|last=Heranz|first=Senia|date=July 1996|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AHobbyConsolas_ES_058.pdf&page=64|title=Tintin en el Tibet|language=de|magazine=HobbyConsolas|issue=58|pages=64–65|accessdate=27 December 2021}}
|HC_SNES=91/100{{cite magazine|last=Ripley|first=Teinte|date=|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AHobbyConsolas_ES_052.pdf&page=50|title=Tintin en el Tibet|language=de|magazine=HobbyConsolas|issue=52|pages=50–52|accessdate=27 December 2021}}
|JP_GB=88%{{cite magazine|author=Olivier|date=July 1996|url=http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Joypad/joypad_numero055/Joypad%20n%C2%B055%20(Et%C3%A9%201996)%20-%20Page%20075.jpg|title=Tintin au Tibet|language=fr|issue=55|magazine=Joypad|page=75|accessdate=27 December 2021}}
|JP_SGG=87%{{cite magazine|author=Trazom|date=October 1996|url=http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Joypad/joypad_numero057/Joypad%2057%20Octobre%201996%20page077.jpg|title=Tintin au Tibet|language=fr|issue=57|magazine=Joypad|page=77|accessdate=27 December 2021}}
|JP_SNES=86%{{cite magazine|author=Greg|date=November 1995|url=http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Joypad/joypad_numero047/Joypad%20047%20-%20Page%20081%20(1995-11).jpg|title=Tintin in Tibet|language=fr|magazine=Joypad|issue=47|page=81|accessdate=27 December 2021}}
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|MMS_SMD=70/100{{cite magazine|author1=Marcus|author2=Gus|date=September 1996|url=https://archive.org/details/mean-machines-sega-magazine-47/page/n75/mode/2up|title=Tintin in Tibet|magazine=Mean Machines Sega|issue=47|pages=76–77|accessdate=27 December 2021}}
|MF_GB=60%{{cite magazine|author=Christoph|date=August 1996|url=https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File%3AMegaFun_DE_1996-08.pdf&page=66|title=Tim in Tibet|language=de|magazine=Mega Fun|page=66|accessdate=27 December 2021}}
|MF_SNES=58%{{cite magazine|author=Christoph|date=January 1996|url=https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File%3AMegaFun_DE_1996-01.pdf&page=92|title=Tim in Tibet|language=de|magazine=Mega Fun|page=92|accessdate=27 December 2021}}
|ONM_SNES=79/100{{cite magazine|author1=Shaun|author2=Simon|date=January 1996|url=https://archive.org/details/nintendo-magazine-system-uk-40-january-1996/page/50/mode/2up|title=Tintin in Tibet|magazine=Nintendo Magazine System|issue=40|pages=50–51|accessdate=27 December 2021}}
|PO_SMD=92%{{cite magazine|author=El Didou|date=May 1996|url=https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File:PlayerOne_FR_064.pdf&page=112|title=Tintin au Tibet|language=fr|magazine=Player One|issue=64|pages=112–113|accessdate=27 December 2021}}
|PO_SGG=78%{{cite magazine|author=El Didou|date=October 1996|url=https://retrocdn.net/images/e/e3/PlayerOne_FR_068.pdf#page=120|title=Tintin in Tibet|language=fr|magazine=Player One|issue=68|page=120|accessdate=27 December 2021}}
|SP_SNES=25%{{cite magazine|last1=Nicholson|first1=Zy|last2=Nash|first2=Jonathan|date=January 1996|url=https://archive.org/details/super-play-39/page/n53/mode/2up|title=Tintin in Tibet|magazine=Super Play|issue=39|pages=54–55|accessdate=27 December 2021}}
|TOT_SNES=79/100{{cite magazine|author1=Danny|author2=Rob|date=December 1995|url=https://archive.org/details/total-48/page/n41/mode/2up|title=Tin Tin in Tibet|magazine=Total!|issue=48|pages=42–43|accessdate=27 December 2021}}
|VGS_SMD=62%{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/video-games-de-1996-05/page/98/mode/2up|title=Tim in Tibet|language=de|magazine=Video Games|date=May 1996|page=99|accessdate=27 December 2021}}
|VGS_SNES=62%{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/video-games-de-1996-01/page/94/mode/2up|title=Tim in Tibet|language=de|magazine=Video Games|date=January 1996|page=94|accessdate=27 December 2021}}
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== References ==
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External links
- [http://www.tintinologist.org/guides/merchandise/games.html Tintin Games at Tintinologist.org]
- {{MobyGames|id=/tintin-in-tibet|name=Tintin in Tibet}}
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Category:Super Nintendo Entertainment System games
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Category:Video games based on Tintin
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Category:Video games set in Tibet
Category:Single-player video games
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