- 40 Winks
40 Winks is a children's platformer game published in
1999 byEurocom Entertainment Software and GT Interactive Software for theSony PlayStation .Gameplay
The player takes control of either Ruff or Tumble, a brother and sister who are sleeping and trying to free 40 "Winks" from a man named Nitekap, and his evil accomplice, Threadbear. In the storyline, "Winks" are small, white creatures which make dreams, and "Hoodwinks", which are green and of a similar size are what are responsible for
nightmares .Throughout the game, the player has to collect moon-shaped tokens, which are used to scream at dreamly apparitions, and z-shaped tokens which stop the particular character from waking up. Floating cogs are also collected as a means of opening doors. The character travels through such dream worlds as haunted houses, ship wrecks, planets and prehistoric lands. The player is also able to transform into various types of beings, suggested by Ruff & Tumble's mother during the film featurette before the gameplay begins.
A version was planned for the
Nintendo 64 , but was later cancelled. The 64-bit version of the game was apparently nearly complete. [cite web | author=IGN staff | date=December 16, 1999 | title=40 Winks Future Uncertain | url=http://www.ign64.ign.com/articles/073/073321p1.html | work=IGN.com | accessdate=2008-08-21]References
External links
* [http://www.eurocom.co.uk/index.php/video-games/40-winks 40 Winks] at
Eurocom
*moby game|id=/40-winks|name="40 Winks"
* [http://cheats.gamespy.com/playstation/40-winks/ 40 Winks on GameSpy]
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