Global InformationCaptain Novolin information
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| Developer(s) | Sculptured Software |
| Publisher(s) | Raya Systems |
| Director(s) | Perry Rodgers |
| Designer(s) | Perry Rodgers |
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| Artist(s) | Kelly Kofoed |
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| Platform(s) | SNES |
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| Genre(s) | Educational, platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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. 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.
Funding for the game came from Novo Nordisk (makers of the Novolin brand of insulin) and the National Institutes of Health. To promote the game, Novo Nordisk distributed 10,000 free copies to hospitals. During its initial release, the game was positively received by diabetes specialists, as well as children with the condition; but the retrospective reception from video game critics has been poor, and it has been named as one of the worst video games of all time.
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