Croc: Legend of the Gobbos is a platform game developed by Argonaut Games and published by Fox Interactive. The game was an early example of a 3D platform game, being released in North America in September 1997 for the Sony PlayStation, and later on that year for the Sega Saturn and Microsoft Windows. Taking place in the fictional setting of the Gobbo Valley, Croc: Legend of the Gobbos follows a young crocodile named Croc, who sets out to rescue a group of furry creatures known as Gobbos from the evil magician Baron Dante.
The game initially started development shortly following a successful relationship between Argonaut and Nintendo, with the former creating a processing chip for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System called the Super FX that was used in games such as Star Fox to display 3D polygonal environments. It was first pitched to Nintendo as a prototype for a 3D platform game in which the player controlled Yoshi from Nintendo's Super Mario series, but was ultimately rejected by Nintendo, ending the relationship and prompting Argonaut to retool the game as an original property. The game's characters and game mechanics were designed by Simon Keating in his first-ever video game project. Justin Scharvona composed the game's music, while Jonathan Aris provided the voice of Croc.
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos received average reviews from critics; praise was directed towards the game's visuals, music and sound, while criticism was directed towards the controls and camera. It went on to become one of Argonaut's most successful releases, selling over 3 million copies for the PlayStation. A sequel to the game, titled Croc 2, was released in 1999.
Storyline
Also See
- Croc 2
- Croc (2000 Video Game)
Sound Effects Used
- Hollywoodedge, Bird Canary SingingC PE020201
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, CROW - COMMON CROW: CALLS, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, DUCK - SINGLE DUCK QUACKING, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, PARROT - FUNNY PARROT SQUAWKS AND WHISTLES, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, BIRDS, VARIOUS - LIGHT CHIRPING, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, BITE, CARTOON - BIG SHARK BITE
- Sound Ideas, BLINK, CARTOON - XYLO EYE BLINKS
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BOING - VIBRATING WOODEN SPRONG
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, MONSTER - PREHISTORIC CREATURE SCREECHES, CREATURE
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, POP - BIG CORK POP
- Sound Ideas, CRASH, CARTOON - TONY'S BASS, DRUM AND CYMBAL CRASH, MUSIC, PERCUSSION
- Sound Ideas, DOOR, WOOD - OPEN 04
- Sound Ideas, ELEPHANT - ELEPHANT TRUMPETING, THREE TIMES, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - BROKEN BILP
- Sound Ideas, MAGIC - MAGIC BELL GLISS UP 01
- Sound Ideas, MAGIC - SPELL CHIMES 01
- Sound Ideas, PICK, CARTOON - FIDDLE PICK AND RISE, HIGH 02
- Sound Ideas, POP, CARTOON - HOYT'S POP
- Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 01
- Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - WHOOF TUBE RICCO
- Sound Ideas, THUNDER - THUNDER CLAP AND RUMBLE, WEATHER 01 (Series 6000)/Sound Ideas, THUNDER - THUNDER CLAP, WEATHER
- Sound Ideas, WATER, SPLASH - LIGHT SPLASH, CARTOON 01
- Sound Ideas, WATER, SPLASH - VERY SMALL SPLASH, CARTOON