Out to Lunch
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🙂 7.3/10
(Super Nintendo - US, Action & Adventure)
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Developed_By:
Mindscape
Published_By:
Mindscape
Released On:
01 Jan 1993
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Out to Lunch is a platform game where Pierre Le Chef must chase after vegetables that are attempting to run away from him. The game takes place across 6 countries, starting in Switzerland and finishing in Paris. To collect the vegetables, he must stun them by firing at them or jumping on them, then walk over them.
The gameplay involves navigating through various levels, fighting off the escaped vegetables using Pierre's kitchen utensils and projectiles. The game's unique aspect lies in its use of different countries as a backdrop, each with its own culture and atmosphere.
UPC-A:
050047113690 (USA)
eBay Product ID:
4995 (United States)
Part #:
SNS-P8-USA (USA)
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Manual
Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
*Pierre le Chef is Out to Lunch* is a platforming game where players control an eccentric chef who must travel across six different countries to recapture escaped ingredients for his international dishes. Across 48 levels, players must navigate hazardous environments, avoid or destroy contaminating insects and bacteria, and thwart the efforts of Pierre's jealous rival, Le Chef Noir.
Story
Introduction
Pierre le Chef, an eccentric and world-renowned master of his trade, travels the globe preparing international cuisine for the rich and famous. Today, Pierre faces a major problem because the ingredients he needs for his culinary creations have escaped and are on the run. They must be recaptured in time for dinner across 48 levels spread over six different countries.
Apart from capturing the runaway food, Pierre must also avoid or destroy the bacteria and insects that threaten to contaminate it. He must also watch out for his arch-rival, Le Chef Noir. This evil chef dressed in black is intensely jealous of Pierre's success and plans to ruin his reputation by releasing as much of the captured food as he can.
The Levels
Pierre must travel across six different countries in his pursuit of good taste, with each country presenting its own particular hazards to conquer.
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Switzerland: Pierre must prepare for a frozen food fight amidst the fresh snow and Alpine air.
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Greece: Pierre is in for a challenging and slippery time navigating Athens.
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The West Indies: Pierre faces a tropical environment where going bananas will not help him.
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Mexico: Pierre is in for a chilly, spice-filled time as he races to finish the level in time.
How to Play
Game Modes
If you are playing on your own, select a 1 player game. If you are playing with a friend, select a 2 player game.
In a 2 player game, each player will take alternate turns with the control pad until they finish a level or lose a life, then the other player has their turn.
Audio Settings
If you move the pointer to this option and press any of the buttons A, B, X or Y, then this option will toggle between music on and music off. You will hear the music fade out or fade in again.
Advanced Start
Checking this option allows you to begin the game in The West Indies (country 3), instead of Switzerland Level 1.
Name Entry
Choose this option to enter your own name before you play. The name can be up to 8 characters long. Whenever you get a high score, the name you have entered here will be automatically added to the high score table.
The Recipe for Success
To make it to the next level, Pierre must catch a minimum number of ingredients before the exit door appears. After hearing the door music, you will need to locate and enter the door to finish the level.
There are a number of moves that Pierre can make to navigate the levels and handle the various obstacles and food items he encounters.
Movement Controls
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Walking: Use the LEFT and RIGHT controls to move Pierre left or right.
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Running: Press down button Y while moving to make Pierre run.
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Crouching: Press DOWN to make Pierre crouch. This is especially useful if he tries to hide behind things.
Obstacles and Enemies
Pierre must avoid making contact with any moving obstacle. In most cases he will be stunned, but he can also lose a life if he collides with something more dangerous! Pierre can stun others by jumping on them or by using special weapons.
Normal food will try and avoid Pierre as much as possible, while food bitten by insects or infected by bacteria will try to attack. Of course, the insects and bacteria will also home in on Pierre, so keep your eyes peeled!
Capturing Ingredients
To capture the ingredients, Pierre must first find and pick up his trusty net. To stun them, he must pick up a flour bag. Note: It is easier if Pierre stuns the food before he tries to capture it in his net.
Pressing the A button will make Pierre swing his net. If he's close enough he will capture the ingredients.
Pierre can capture as many as he likes before he goes to the cage and empties his catch. However, if he is stunned while carrying captured food, it will escape and will have to be caught again.
Depositing Ingredients
To deposit the captured ingredients, Pierre must find his cage and walk over it. Once it is in the cage, it is not necessarily in there for good.
Le Chef Noir can open the cage and release the food. They will make their escape and will be magically teleported to new areas within the level. You should close the cage and try to recapture as many as you can.
The Fruit Bonus
Fruit Bonus levels occur in between each country. This will involve Pierre collecting as much fruit as he can in the extra time added from all of the levels in the country just completed.
You will first have to pull the lever on the fruit machine. Just press any of the buttons A, B, X or Y. Remember the order of the fruit that appears on the machine, as it might come in useful.
While collecting the fruit off the shelves, Pierre must push the shopping cart from left to right to keep it in view. If the cart gets left behind (it disappears off the left hand side of the screen), the bonus stage will end, regardless of the amount of time left.
The amount of bonus points collected is shown at the end. Pierre will then go on to the first level of the next country.
Controls
Control Pad Up
Adjust direction of certain weapons while firing (with button X)
Control Pad Down
Crouch down
Control Pad Left
Move left
Control Pad Right
Move right
Button A
Swing net
Button B
Jump
Button X
Special weapon
Button Y
Run when moving left or right
Button R
Swing net (same as Button A)
Button L
Special weapon (same as Button B)
Start
Pause/Unpause. Use Control Pad to select Y or N when quitting
Select
End game and return to title screen
Tips & Maps
China
Pierre may well be bamboozled in China!
France
Will this French finale flounder our fearless chef, or will his home cooking save the day?
Switzerland Level 3
By playing a tune on the bells, without sour notes, something special will happen. Then look for a secret door.
Switzerland Level 5
If you are careful you might discover something helpful, high in the sky.
Switzerland Level 8
Remember, time is of the essence. So look for the cuckoo clock.
Greece Level 1
The olive tree may provide an interesting snack!
Greece Level 5
How noble it would be to light the torch.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS
Try a jump or a move when you use a spring, to give yourself an extra fling. A tune will play to announce an arrival, so deal with it quickly to ensure your survival.
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