You have to do it all in one session too once the timer runs out, everything starts over. It's only the first stage, but it's going to take lots of trial and error and a lot of luck. It gives you barely enough time, even if you're running all the way. The items that you need to collect to bring back to the fire engine are all in fixed locations but even if you get good at it, and know where all of them are, there's nothing you can do about (Zoom in on the timer) the time limit. And if you walk under the water sprinklers, it washes the paint off. The fire extinguishers and paint cans are always in different places every time you restart the game, so you have to get lucky. But the fire department only takes dalmatians, so they have to disguise themselves in dalmatian paint. In the episode, Ren and Stimpy are looking for food and shelter, so they apply to be fire dogs so they can stay in the fire department. The Nerd: The only practical way to get around the firefighters is to find dalmatian paint, which actually follows the show. come on! (Stimpy sprays the firefighter with the extinguisher and passes by, but struggles to get down the staircase) Come on, come on, come on! (The firefighter recovers and goes after Stimpy, who runs towards a wall) Wrong way! Wrong way! (The firefighter pounds Stimpy) Ahh! Come on! come on, spray the firefighter with the fire extinguisher! Come on. It only gives you one brief moment to get past them. You can pick up fire extinguishers and if one of these guys is in your way or you get trapped in a corner, you can give them a squirt to stun them. One hit, and ya have to start all over again. (A screen is shown of a firefighter choking Ren and Stimpy which reads "I've had it up to here with you guys!") The firefighters apparently don't want any of your help at all. So you have to run around the place sliding up fire poles, yes, sliding UP fire poles. (Ren is shown lying on the top bunk of a bunk bed in the level) Ren sits it out and does nothing to help. You know, all the ordinary firefighting equipment like a helmet, boots, hose, a beaver. Here in the game, you take control of Stimpy and have to collect firefighting equipment and bring it all back to the fire engine. The Nerd: The Fire Dogs game is loosely based on a specific episode of the show. The Nerd shakes his head in disappointment.) Eventually he defeats the dog, which explodes into coins. (The Nerd continues to slap the dog several times, scowling at the screen. (The Nerd continues to slap the dog) Slappin' a dog, slappin' a dog. (Ren struggles to pass a fence in the Time Warp gameplay) Whether it be a fence that won't cooperate, (Ren is seen slapping a bulldog several times) or taking a million slaps to defeat a dog. Unfortunately, every one of these games is plagued with flaws that ruin the experience. They could've taken him in any direction and gone off in a completely different tangent, but the looks they gave him are just like the looks you see on him in the show. You take Ren for example, who on the show is a flexible character of a thousand facial expressions and body shapes. These games actually made a good attempt at capturing the random humor from the show, and the graphics and animation are spot-on. There were four of them on the Super NES: Time Warp, Veediots!, Buckeroo$! and Fire Dogs. The Nerd: (Pulling out the game cartridge from the case) Do the games hold up? That's a whole other story. It was ingenious! The show was so crazy that when it was on in the '90s, I didn't even know what to make of it! It was like they took The Three Stooges but just Moe and Larry, made Larry a cat and made Moe a psychopathic chihuahua and gave him a voice like Peter Lorre, specifically from his rant at the end of The Maltese Falcon. Okay, making a Ren & Stimpy game that's worthy of the TV show is a tall order. The Nerd opens up a present to reveal the Ren & Stimpy: Fire Dogs video game.) Ren & Stimpy Fire Dogs (SNES) Angry Video Game Nerd - Episode 125
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