Quoted from Rum-Z:Exactly! There was nothing to play. Just move the joystick in the direction it was expected of you, at the expected time, or you get to watch a death animation. You couldn't just wander around enjoying a world of cartoon graphics.
I never understood the love of this game.
Because when it came out
It was unlike anything we had ever seen
It was mind blowing back in 83
When it came out.
I was 15 then .
Sure it seems not much now but back then at least for the first year it was captivating.