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Instruction booklet · March 1994

Claymates

PlatformPinballAdventure1 playerPre-ESRB

The story

From the creators of Clay Fighter comes a game about a shape-shifting ball of clay. You play as a boy named Clayton, whose father has developed a serum to turn humans into animals. However, an evil shaman desires this serum, and when he is denied ownership of it, he kidnaps Clayton's father and turns Clayton into a ball of clay.

Specifications

Released
March 1994
Developer
Visual Concepts
Publisher
Interplay Entertainment
Players
1
Genre
Platform · Pinball · Adventure
Rating
Pre-ESRB
Series
Interplay Clay Animation Series
Themes
Science fiction
View
Side view

What the magazines said

7
EGM · one reviewer
Players
50/100 (7 ratings)
Nintendo Power
3.525/5
AllGame
3/5
Computer and Video Games
77/100
GamePro
4.125/5
Hyper
87%
Mega Fun
69%
Official Nintendo Magazine
80/100
Super Play
79%
VGS
71%
Electronic Games
90%
Nintendo Acción
83/100
Super Control
85%
Super Gamer
84/100
Super Pro
90/100
BE KIND, REWINDMarch 1994
#1 songThe Power of LoveCéline Dion
#1 albumMusic BoxMariah Carey
Admit one · #1 movieAce Ventura: Pet Detective$5,095,449 weekend
Vol. 4 · No. 133Omaha, Nebraska · Late edition25¢
The Omaha World-Pixel
Week of March 4, 1994
Mar. 7

Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that parodies of an original work are generally covered by the doctrine of fair use.

💵 A Super NES was $199.99 at launch · about $473 today

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