''Menace Beach'' is a video game released for the

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in 1990. Like all Color Dreams games, ''Menace Beach'' was not officially licensed by

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. It was re-released as part of the '' Maxivision 15-in-1'' multicart.

Gameplay

The player controls a

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ing hero whose girlfriend, Bunny, has been kidnapped by Demon Dan. An introduction screen shows Bunny shackled and pleading for help. The hero must use his skateboard and any objects he finds, such as balloons, frogs, bombs, and bottles, to defeat ninjas, clowns, and disgruntled dockworkers before finally confronting the villainous Demon Dan. Between levels, the girlfriend's clothes fall apart, and when the second-to-last level is completed, she is in her underwear.

''Sunday Funday''

Color Dreams was renamed

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and ''Menace Beach'' was redesigned with a Christian theme as ''Sunday Funday'' in 1995. The player controls a

ing hero who is late for

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. The hero must use his skateboard and any objects he finds, such as balloons, grapefruits, and newspapers, to defeat bullies, clowns, and businessmen who impede his path to Sunday school. The hero carries a

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in ''Sunday Funday'', but not in ''Menace Beach''. The hero's girlfriend from ''Menace Beach'' is replaced by a fully clothed Sunday school teacher. The game cartridge includes two other games: an arcade-style puzzle game titled ''Fish Fall'', a rendition of an unreleased Color Dreams game called ''Free Fall'' which was interspersed with Bible verses, and a sing-along of " The Ride", a song by

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band 4Him. The game was released in Asia as . It replaces the player character with a female and includes

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images between levels, although contrary to the title and label artwork, it does not feature

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. The music, and some graphics and level backgrounds, were changed.

References

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