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The game was ported to the Commodore 64, Texas Instruments TI-99/4A, and Atari 8-bit home computers as well as various home game consoles: (Intellivision/Intellivision II/Tandyvision/Sears Super Video Arcade, Atari 2600/5200, ColecoVision, and Odyssey²). There was even a board game based on the original game (released by Parker Brothers in 1983). A tabletop video game was also made, and it was one of the first notable such devices to have a color LCD.
On July 15, 1983, along with Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Junior, Popeye was one of the first three games released for Nintendo's Family Computer game console, known outside of Japan as the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Most ports were handled by Parker Brothers, except for the NES version, which was ported by Nintendo itself.
In 2008, Namco Networks released an enhanced remake for mobile phones. The game plays largely the same, though it features an Enhanced mode in addition to the arcade original, which includes a bonus stage and an extra level which pays homage to the short A Dream Walking where Popeye must save a sleepwalking Olive, as well as some trivia segments. In the game it is possible to earn tokens, which can be used to buy some of the old comic strips.
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