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Captain Novolin is a 1992 educational platform video game, developed by Sculptured Software and published by Raya Systems for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Starring the eponymous superhero with type 1 diabetes, the game sees the player control Captain Novolin on a quest to save the mayor of Pineville from the supervillain Blubberman.
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| Action | Keyboard | Controller |
|---|---|---|
| D-Pad Up | ↑ | D-Pad up |
| D-Pad Down | ↓ | D-Pad down |
| D-Pad Left | ← | D-Pad left |
| D-Pad Right | → | D-Pad right |
| B (bottom) | X | Bottom face |
| A (right) | Z | Right face |
| Y (left) | S | Left face |
| X (top) | A | Top face |
| L | Q | Left shoulder |
| R | E | Right shoulder |
| Start | Enter | Start |
| Select | V | Select |
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The Story Behind Captain Novolin
Captain Novolin is the first entry in Raya Systems' "Hero Health" series, with later games focusing on tobacco (Rex Ronan: Experimental Surgeon), asthma (Bronkie the Bronchiasaurus), and diabetes once again (Packy and Marlon). Novo Nordisk distributed 10,000 free copies of the game to hospitals in the United States. Captain Novolin was published by Mountain View, California-based company Raya Systems.
The President and founder of Raya, Steve Brown, had previously worked with medical companies, supplying them software applications. The company teamed up with Novo Nordisk to fund the game, as did the National Institutes of Health. The game was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in November 1992, exclusively in North America.
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The plot has the titular diabetic hero setting out to save Pineville's diabetic Mayor Gooden from aliens and their leader Blubberman, as the mayor only has enough insulin for 48 hours. But reception from both contemporary and retrospective video game critics has been poor, and it has been named as one of the worst video games of all time. Captain Novolin is a 1992 educational platform video game, developed by Sculptured Software and published by Raya Systems for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
During its initial release, the game was positively received by diabetes specialists, as well as children with the condition. Participants said that the game could help parents and children to talk about diabetes, as well as helping children talk to their friends about the subject. It is a part of educational video game series from Raya that also includes Rex Ronan: Experimental Surgeon, Packy and Marlon, and Bronkie the Bronchiasaurus.
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Thor Jensen for UGO called it one of the worst educational games of all time, while Robert Quigley and Susana Polo from The Mary Sue named it as one of the weirdest. Super Control, while not wanting to criticize the game from an educational stance, considered it to be one of the worst games they had ever seen. Esquire magazine included Captain Novolin with their "Dubious Achievement Awards of 1992“, mocking the game's concept and sarcastically preferring "Super Prozac Brothers".
Game Informers Ben Reeves considered it to be one of the strangest corporate mascots to get their own video game. Reviewing Captain Novolin for Hardcore Gaming 101, Charles P. Matthew Williamson for GameSetWatch was negative towards the size of the Captain Novolin sprite, saying that it took up one-third of the screen.
Captain Novolin — Frequently Asked Questions
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How many players does Captain Novolin support?
This browser version of Captain Novolin handles 1 player(s).
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