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{{Infobox Game
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| Title           = Predator
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| Title       = Predator
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| BoxArt         = Predator_-_NES.jpg
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| BoxArt     = Predator - NES.jpg
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| PlatformName   = NES
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| Platform   = {{Platform|Nintendo Entertainment System|NES}}
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| PlatformPage    = Nintendo Entertainment System
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| Year       = 1988
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| Year           = 1988
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| Developer   = {{Developer|Pack-In-Video}}
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| DeveloperName   = Pack-In-Video
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| Amazon     = B000SLMH02
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| DeveloperPage  = Pack-In-Video
 
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| Amazon         =  
 
 
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'''''Predator''''' is a action/sidescroller game loosely based on the film of the same name starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. The player takes the role of Dutch Schaefer who's army has been wiped out and is the only one left who can kill the "Predator" which is said to feed on human flesh. The first thing the game has wrong is that the graphic designers decided pink would be a nice outfit color on Dutch. The second thing is that you are battling aliens that weren't even in the movie like giant amoebas, green jellyfish and a weird creature that looks like the mix of a seahorse and a bird.
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From the same developer who brought us [[Die Hard (NES)]], Pack-In-Video, '''''Predator''''' is a action/sidescroller game loosely based on the popular action film of the same name starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. The player takes the role of Major Dutch Schaefer who's army has been wiped out and is the only one left who can kill the "Predator" which is said to feed on human flesh.
  
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==Screenshot==
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The game is known for not having anything to do with the movie besides having Major Dutch Schaefer and the Predator. The first thing the game has wrong is that the graphic designers decided pink would be a nice outfit color on Arnie. The second thing is that you are battling aliens that weren't even in the movie like giant amoebas, green jellyfish, a weird creature that looks like the mix of a seahorse and a bird, eyes with wings and legs and more. The game also introduces what's called Big Mode that's an arcade-style sidescrolling shooter where Arnie's got to shoot his way through blueberries, raspberries, blue and red bubbles (some of which contain powerups) and at the end he fights an incarnation of the Predator. The game received mostly negative reviews because of its poor gameplay and how loosely it was based on the movie.
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==Screenshots==
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{| align="center" |
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|
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{{Screenshot
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| Image      = Predator - NES - Title Screen.png
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| Description = The title screen.}}
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{{Screenshot
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| Image      = Predator - NES - Gameplay 1.png
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| Description = Fighting a scorpion (Oh wait, you can't punch while ducking...)}}
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{{Screenshot
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| Image      = Predator - NES - Gameplay 2.png
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| Description = Playing in one of the 'Big Mode' levels.}}
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{{Screenshot
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| Image      = Predator - NES - Ending.png
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| Description = The ending screen (US Version).}}
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{{Screenshot
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| Image      = Predator - FC - Ending.png
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| Description = The ending screen (Japanese Version).}}
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|}
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{{Issue Screenshots}}
  
 
==Music==
 
==Music==
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The music is pretty good for an NES soundtrack. The music is at a fast paced to get you into the feel of the game. While the game's US manual has credits, it does not credit the Japanese developers, only the US crew at Activision who produced the game. Tom Sloper, the producer refused to answer who the composer or composers were, so they remain unknown. The Japanese version's manual may credit the Japanese staff. Hitoshi and Junichi Saito, and Masaki Iwamoto are possible composers since they composed Thunderbirds' soundtrack which was developed by Pack-In-Video but they should be contacted for confirmation.
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The game has about 10 songs, all of which were arranged from the MSX version. It is most likely Tsuyoshi Sakata composed the original music, as not only was he credited in Replicart for the MSX (a game by the same developer), but the musical style is also identical. A lot of the songs use the same motif in the soundtrack.
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The MSX version should be played through to check for credits.
  
 
===Recording===
 
===Recording===
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{{Template: Table Recording
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{{TrackListBegin
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| Caption01 = #
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| Arranger = Y
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| Caption02 = Title
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}}
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| Caption03 = Composer
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Caption04 = Arranger
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| Track      = 1
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| Caption05 = Length
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| Title      = Title & Ending
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| Caption06 = Size
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| Composer    = [[Tsuyoshi Sakata]]
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| Caption07 = Listen
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListComposer|Junichi Saito}}
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| DurationMin = 1
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| DurationSec = 39
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| Game        = Predator
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| Platform    = NES
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 2
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| Title      = Get Ready
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| Composer    = [[Tsuyoshi Sakata]]
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListComposer|Junichi Saito}}
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 48
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| Game        = Predator
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| Platform    = NES
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 3
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| Title       = Stage Theme 1
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| Composer    = [[Tsuyoshi Sakata]]
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListComposer|Junichi Saito}}
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| DurationMin = 1
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| DurationSec = 27
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| Game        = Predator
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| Platform    = NES
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 4
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| Title      = Stage Theme 2
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| Composer   = [[Tsuyoshi Sakata]]
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListComposer|Junichi Saito}}
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| DurationMin = 3
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| DurationSec = 1
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| Game        = Predator
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| Platform    = NES
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 5
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| Title      = Stage Theme 3
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| Composer    = [[Tsuyoshi Sakata]]
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| Arranger   = {{TrackListComposer|Junichi Saito}}
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| DurationMin = 2
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| DurationSec = 36
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| Game        = Predator
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| Platform    = NES
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 6
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| Title      = Stage Theme 4
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| Composer    = [[Tsuyoshi Sakata]]
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListComposer|Junichi Saito}}
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| DurationMin = 2
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| DurationSec = 24
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| Game        = Predator
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| Platform    = NES
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 7
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| Title      = Stage Theme 5
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| Composer    = [[Tsuyoshi Sakata]]
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListComposer|Junichi Saito}}
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| DurationMin = 1
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| DurationSec = 34
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| Game        = Predator
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| Platform    = NES
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 8
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| Title      = Final Stage
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| Composer    = [[Tsuyoshi Sakata]]
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListComposer|Junichi Saito}}
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 53
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| Game        = Predator
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| Platform    = NES
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 9
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| Title      = Death
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| Composer    = [[Tsuyoshi Sakata]]
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListComposer|Junichi Saito}}
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 2
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| Game        = Predator
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| Platform    = NES
 
}}
 
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| 01
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{{TrackListEnd}}
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| [[Title & Ending - Predator (NES)|Title/Ending]]
 
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| [[Unknown]]
 
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| [[Unknown]]
 
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| 1:39
 
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| 3.77 MB
 
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| {{Song-List|01_-_Predator_-_NES_-_Title_&_Ending.ogg}}
 
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| 02
 
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| [[Get Ready - Predator (NES)|Get Ready]]
 
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| [[Unknown]]
 
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| [[Unknown]]
 
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| 0:48
 
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| 1.86 MB
 
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| {{Song-List|02_-_Predator_-_NES_-_Get_Ready.ogg}}
 
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| 03
 
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| [[Stage Theme 1 - Predator (NES)|Stage Theme 1]]
 
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| [[Unknown]]
 
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| [[Unknown]]
 
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| 1:27
 
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| 3.33 MB
 
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| {{Song-List|03_-_Predator_-_NES_-_Stage_Theme_1.ogg}}
 
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| 04
 
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| [[Stage Theme 2 - Predator (NES)|Stage Theme 2]]
 
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| [[Unknown]]
 
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| [[Unknown]]
 
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| 3:01
 
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| 6.96 MB
 
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| {{Song-List|04_-_Predator_-_NES_-_Stage_Theme_2.ogg}}
 
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| 05
 
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| [[Stage Theme 3 - Predator (NES)|Stage Theme 3]]
 
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| [[Unknown]]
 
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| [[Unknown]]
 
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| 2:36
 
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| 6 MB
 
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| {{Song-List|05_-_Predator_-_NES_-_Stage_Theme_3.ogg}}
 
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| 06
 
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| [[Stage Theme 4 - Predator (NES)|Stage Theme 4]]
 
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| [[Unknown]]
 
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| [[Unknown]]
 
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| 2:24
 
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| 5.5 MB
 
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| {{Song-List|06_-_Predator_-_NES_-_Stage_Theme_4.ogg}}
 
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| 07
 
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| [[Stage Theme 5 - Predator (NES)|Stage Theme 5]]
 
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| [[Unknown]]
 
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| [[Unknown]]
 
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| 1:34
 
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| 3.64 MB
 
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| {{Song-List|07_-_Predator_-_NES_-_Stage_Theme_5.ogg}}
 
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|-
 
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| 08
 
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| [[Final Stage - Predator (NES)|Final Stage]]
 
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| [[Unknown]]
 
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| [[Unknown]]
 
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| 0:53
 
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| 2.02 MB
 
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| {{Song-List|08_-_Predator_-_NES_-_Final_Stage.ogg}}
 
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|-
 
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|}
 
  
 
===Credits===
 
===Credits===
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* '''Ripper:'''  
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* '''Ripper:''' TNSe^1999
 
* '''Recorder:''' [[User:Doommaster1994|Doommaster1994]]
 
* '''Recorder:''' [[User:Doommaster1994|Doommaster1994]]
 
* '''Audio Credits:'''
 
* '''Audio Credits:'''
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** '''Not Credited Composer:''' {{Template: Credits|Unknown|Unknown}}
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** '''Not Credited Composer:''' {{Template: Credits|Tsuyoshi Sakata}}
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** '''Not Credited Arranger:''' {{Template: Credits|Junichi Saito|Junichi Saito}}
  
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(No Source: Game lacks credits)
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(No source; Game lacks credits.)
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===Game Rip===
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{{Table Recording
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| Caption01 = Formats
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| Caption02 = Download
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| Caption03 = Size
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}}
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| style="text-align:center;" |
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{{Format|NSF}}
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| [http://www.vgmpf.com/Rips/Predator-NES.zip Download]
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| 5 KB
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|}
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Ripping NES music is a very arduous process that is beyond the scope of this site.
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[[Category: Old Rip Layout]]
  
 
==Releases==
 
==Releases==
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| Title        = シュワルツェネッガー: プレデター
 
| Title        = シュワルツェネッガー: プレデター
 
| Translation  = Schwarzenegger: Predator
 
| Translation  = Schwarzenegger: Predator
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| BoxArt        =  
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| BoxArt        = Predator - FC.jpg
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| PlatformName  = Famicom
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| Platform      = {{Platform|Nintendo Entertainment System|NES}}
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| PlatformPage  = Nintendo Entertainment System
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| Publisher    = {{Publisher|Pack-In-Video|Pack-In-Video, Ltd.}}
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| PublisherName = Pack-In-Video, Ltd.
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| Released      = 1988-03-10
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| PublisherPage = Pack-In-Video, Ltd.
 
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| Released      = 1988/03/10
 
 
| Country      = Japan
 
| Country      = Japan
 
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{{Publication
 
{{Publication
 
| Title        = Predator
 
| Title        = Predator
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| BoxArt        = Predator_-_NES.jpg
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| BoxArt        = Predator - NES.jpg
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| PlatformName  = NES
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| Platform      = {{Platform|Nintendo Entertainment System|NES}}
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| PlatformPage  = Nintendo Entertainment System
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| Publisher    = {{Publisher|Activision}}
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| PublisherName = Activision
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| Released      = 1989-04-??
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| PublisherPage = Activision
 
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| Released      = 1989/04/??
 
 
| Country      = USA
 
| Country      = USA
 
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}}
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==Links==
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* [https://www.avpcentral.com/predator-lore Predator Lore] at Alien vs. Predator Central

Latest revision as of 06:13, 24 December 2020

Predator
Predator - NES.jpg
Platform: NES
Year: 1988
Developer: Pack-In-Video
Buy: Amazon

From the same developer who brought us Die Hard (NES), Pack-In-Video, Predator is a action/sidescroller game loosely based on the popular action film of the same name starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. The player takes the role of Major Dutch Schaefer who's army has been wiped out and is the only one left who can kill the "Predator" which is said to feed on human flesh.

The game is known for not having anything to do with the movie besides having Major Dutch Schaefer and the Predator. The first thing the game has wrong is that the graphic designers decided pink would be a nice outfit color on Arnie. The second thing is that you are battling aliens that weren't even in the movie like giant amoebas, green jellyfish, a weird creature that looks like the mix of a seahorse and a bird, eyes with wings and legs and more. The game also introduces what's called Big Mode that's an arcade-style sidescrolling shooter where Arnie's got to shoot his way through blueberries, raspberries, blue and red bubbles (some of which contain powerups) and at the end he fights an incarnation of the Predator. The game received mostly negative reviews because of its poor gameplay and how loosely it was based on the movie.

Screenshots

Predator - NES - Title Screen.png

The title screen.

Predator - NES - Gameplay 1.png

Fighting a scorpion (Oh wait, you can't punch while ducking...)

Predator - NES - Gameplay 2.png

Playing in one of the 'Big Mode' levels.

Predator - NES - Ending.png

The ending screen (US Version).

Predator - FC - Ending.png

The ending screen (Japanese Version).


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Music

The game has about 10 songs, all of which were arranged from the MSX version. It is most likely Tsuyoshi Sakata composed the original music, as not only was he credited in Replicart for the MSX (a game by the same developer), but the musical style is also identical. A lot of the songs use the same motif in the soundtrack.

The MSX version should be played through to check for credits.

Recording

# Title ComposerArranger Length Listen Download
01 Title & Ending Tsuyoshi SakataJunichi Saito 1:39
Download
02 Get Ready Tsuyoshi SakataJunichi Saito 0:48
Download
03 Stage Theme 1 Tsuyoshi SakataJunichi Saito 1:27
Download
04 Stage Theme 2 Tsuyoshi SakataJunichi Saito 3:01
Download
05 Stage Theme 3 Tsuyoshi SakataJunichi Saito 2:36
Download
06 Stage Theme 4 Tsuyoshi SakataJunichi Saito 2:24
Download
07 Stage Theme 5 Tsuyoshi SakataJunichi Saito 1:34
Download
08 Final Stage Tsuyoshi SakataJunichi Saito 0:53
Download
09 Death Tsuyoshi SakataJunichi Saito 0:02
Download

Credits

(No source; Game lacks credits.)

Game Rip

Formats

Download

Size

NSF.png

Download 5 KB

Ripping NES music is a very arduous process that is beyond the scope of this site.

Releases

  Japan.svg   Japan
Predator - FC.jpg
Title: シュワルツェネッガー: プレデター (Schwarzenegger: Predator)
Platform: NES
Released: 1988-03-10
Publisher: Pack-In-Video, Ltd.
  USA.svg   USA
Predator - NES.jpg
Title: Predator
Platform: NES
Released: 1989-04-??
Publisher: Activision

Links
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