The Thompson Twins Adventure Twins Adventure" is today valued more for its nostalgic and artifactual value than for its ludological aspects which have been uniformly panned by critics. Based on the Thompson Twins' 1984 "Doctor! Doctor!" single, the plot of "The Thompson Twins Adventure" revolves around the efforts of the three Thompson Twins members (Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie, and Joe Leeway) to gather ingredients for the concoction of the titular doctor's potion. The game opens with the Thompson Twins at a beach location. From there they must travel through several areas including a forest and a cavern to search for ingredients for the doctor's
Close to the Bone (Thompson Twins album) 76 on the "Billboard" Top 200, with the single "Get That Love" reaching number 31 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The album has been re-issued as part of the 2012 set "Original Album Classics", which featured the albums "In the Name of Love", "Quick Step and Side Kick", "Into the Gap", "Here's to Future Days" and "Close to the Bone". The Thompson Twins took a break from music in 1986. Following Joe Leeway's departure from the band, Bailey and Currie experienced the loss of their unborn child due to a miscarriage (Currie had also lost her mother the same year).