Bonze Adventure

Bonze Adventure, known in Japan as Jigoku Meguri (地獄めぐり, lit. "Hell Tour"), is a 1988 platform arcade game that was later ported for the PC Engine by Taito.

Bonze Adventure
The title screen for Bonze Adventure
Developer(s)Taito Corporation
Publisher(s)Taito Corporation
Platform(s)Arcade, PC Engine
Release
(Arcade)
(PC Engine)
Genre(s)Action
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

Plot

Emma the King has lost his senses, causing him to lose order of his Underworld domain – enabling evil entities to roam freely. The player controls Bonze Kackremboh, a Buddhist priest who is son of the Divine Dragon. Kackremboh must now go on a journey to find and confront Emma. In order to find Emma, Bonze must survive against hordes of yokai, such as snakes, giant eyeballs, ghosts, kitsune, spiders, entities appearing to be hitodama/will-o'-the-wisp, as well as other evils.

Gameplay

The priest's weapons are Buddhist prayer beads, called "mala" beads, which can be powered up until they become almost as large as the priest himself. In times of difficulty, an angel-like presence often provides various power-ups to assist the priest's progress. In an unusual twist, the allotted time appears in the manner of melting candles, rather than a traditional timer. The game consists of several rounds: Dilapidated Backyard Cemetery, The Dead-or-Alive River, Burning Inferno, Bloody Pond, Glacier Trap, Lose-Your-Way-Maze, and finally Emma's Lair.

Trivia
  • 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.
  • Bonze Kackremboh later made an appearance in the Let's! TV Play Classic series in Kiki Kaikai Kackremboh.

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Bonze Adventure on their July 15, 1988 issue as being the third most-successful table arcade unit of the year.[1]

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References
  1. "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 336. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 July 1988. p. 29.
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