Famicom Mukashi Banashi
Adventure series started in 1987
A series of visual novels based on Japanese folklore tales. Yuuyuuki is about Goku, a monkey that lands on Earth inside of a meteor and becomes an unlikely hero, despite prior crimes committed. The other tale, Shin Onigashima, is about Donbe and Hikari, a pair of orphans that set out to save their adoptive parents after an evil dragon turns the villagers of the island into soul-sucking oni.
Famicom Mukashi Banashi - Shin Onigashima: Zenpen
Release date:
JP: 04 Sep 1987 - ふぁみこんむかし話 新・鬼ヶ島 前編
System: Famicom (Famicom Disk System)
Developer: Nintendo R&D4 and Pax Softnica
Genre: Adventure
A visual novel that borrows heavily from existing Japanese fairy tales. You play through nine chapters, switching between the two main characters, a boy named Donbe and a girl named Hikari. The game is split into two disks, with this disk covering the first four chapters.
Famicom Mukashi Banashi - Shin Onigashima:
Release date:
JP: 30 Sep 1987 - ふぁみこんむかし話 新・鬼ヶ島 後編
System: Famicom (Famicom Disk System)
Developer: Nintendo R&D4 and Pax Softnica
Genre: Adventure
A visual novel that borrows heavily from existing Japanese fairy tales. You play through nine chapters, switching between the two main characters, a boy named Donbe and a girl named Hikari. The game is split into two disks, with this disk covering the final five chapters.
Famicom Mukashi Banashi - Yuuyuuki: Zenpen
Release date:
JP: 14 Oct 1989 - ふぁみこんむかし話 遊遊記 前編
System: Famicom (Famicom Disk System)
Developer: Nintendo R&D4 and Pax Softnica
Genre: Adventure
Based on the classic Chinese novel "Journey to the West", the story follows Buddhist monk Sanzo, Goku the monkey, Hakkai the pig, Gojo the kappa and their friend from the village, Chao, as they travel to India in search of a more peaceful life. The game is split into two disks, with this disk covering the first five chapters.
Famicom Mukashi Banashi - Yuuyuuki: Kouhen
Release date:
JP: 14 Nov 1989 - ふぁみこんむかし話 遊遊記 後編
System: Famicom (Famicom Disk System)
Developer: Nintendo R&D4 and Pax Softnica
Genre: Adventure
Based on the classic Chinese novel "Journey to the West", the story follows Buddhist monk Sanzo, Goku the monkey, Hakkai the pig, Gojo the kappa and their friend from the village, Chao, as they travel to India in search of a more peaceful life. The game is split into two disks, with this disk covering the final six chapters.
Heisei - Shin Onigashima: Zenpen
Release date:
JP: 23 May 1998 - 平成 新・鬼ヶ島 前編
System: Super Famicom
Developer: Pax Softnica
Genre: Adventure
An expanded remake of the original "Famicom Mukashi Banashi - Shin Onigashima: Zenpen/Kouhen", which was originally broadcasted via the Satellaview service. Like the original game, this remake was released as two halves, with this cartridge featuring new side stories based around Ringo the dog and Matsunosuke the monkey.
Heisei - Shin Onigashima: Kouhen
Release date:
JP: 23 May 1998 - 平成 新・鬼ヶ島 後編
System: Super Famicom
Developer: Pax Softnica
Genre: Adventure
An expanded remake of the original "Famicom Mukashi Banashi - Shin Onigashima: Zenpen/Kouhen", which was originally broadcasted via the Satellaview service. Like the original game, this remake was released as two halves, with this cartridge featuring a new side story based around Ohana the pheasant.
