Jigoku Meguri (Japan, rev 1) - Gioco MAME

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Jigoku Meguri © 1988 Taito.

Jigoku Meguri is a platform game where the player controls a monk. His weapons are bubbles of various colours which can be powered up until they become almost as large as the player. The monk battles snakes, giant eyeballs, ghosts and other enemy creatures.

DATI TECNICI
Adesivi prom: B41

CPU principale: Motorola 68000 (@ 8 Mhz), Zilog Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Chip sonori: Yamaha YM2610 (@ 8 Mhz)

Giocatori: 2
Controllo: Joystick a 8 direzioni
Pulsanti: 2

CURIOSITÀ
Jigoku Meguri è stato rilasciato in Giappone nel Giugno 1988.

Il titolo di questo gioco si traduce dal giapponese come 'Hell Patrol'.

Questo gioco è noto fuori dal Giappone come "Bonze Adventure".

The main character, Bonze Kackremboh, is a Buddhist monk whose main weapons are Buddhist prayer beads, called 'mala' beads. 'Bonze' is an English word denoting a Buddhist monk or priest. Kackremboh is his given name:). Emma, the lord of the underworld mentioned in the introduction screen, is Emma-O, the Japanese Buddhist god of the Underworld. Traditionally, Emma-O keeps track of a mortal's life and decides the punishment of those sent to the Underworld in accordance with Buddhist law.

PUNTEGGIO
If you beat the final boss without transforming into a dragon you are awarded a 'fantastic bonus' of 200000 points.

CONSIGLI E TRUCCHI

• Items list

Charm: Bonus points.
Beads: Increases your shot frequency.
Comma Bead: Increases your shot distance.
Red Bead: Fire special attack.
Green Bead: Explosive special attack.
Purple Bead: Thunder special attack.
Mirror: Temporary invincibility. It also allows you to break barriers.
Bonze Doll: Extra life.
Candle: Extra candles.
Kannon Statue: Enables a shield to protect you from one hit.

STAFF
Game director: Yasumasa Sasabe
Creaters: Crazy-Yoshikawa, Creamy Tetsu
Creature designed by: Junji Yarita
Game design director: Hidehiro Fujiwara
Designer gioco: Kenshi Kaito
Creatori personaggi: Yoshihiko Wakita, Tetsuo Kitagawa, Minori Ishino, Takako Kojima
Hardware director: Takashi Ohara
Art director: Hiroyasu Nagai
Sound directed by: Hisayoshi Ogura
Assistants: Yasuhisa Watanabe, Y. Ohashi, C. Ichikawa

CONVERSIONI
These are Japanese ports only. For ports released outside Japan, please see the non-Japanese version entry; "Bonze Adventure".

• CONSOLE:

[JP] NEC PC-Engine (3 ago. 1990) "Jigoku Meguri [Modello TP02013]"
[JP] Sony PS2 (jul.28, 2005) "Taito Memories Joukan [Modello SLPM-66057]"

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