Frankie Goes To Hollywood

A surreal, minigame-filled mystery. It’s weird, British, and unlike anything else. You are a nobody trying to become a somebody.

Frankie Goes To Hollywood is the quintessential 'weird British C64 game.' It’s not just a band tie-in; it’s a surreal adventure about mundane life, murder mysteries, and the Pleasuredome. You wander through Mundanesville, solving puzzles and playing diverse minigames to increase your personality stats.

It’s confusing at first, then fascinating. The game refuses to hold your hand. You have to figure out the logic of this strange world where you can step into a TV or a refrigerator. The graphics are clean and stylish, often monochromatic windowing that feels very modern. The music, naturally, features chiptune renditions of the band's hits (Relax, Two Tribes) that are surprisingly effective. It’s an art-game before art-games were a genre.