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Today, I present to you Keith Courage In Alpha Zones for the TurboGrafx-16. This game, hated by many, is a Platformer that looks like it's straight out of a Saturday Morning Cartoon. I can't really figure out why people hate it though. It's a decent game with a good challenge. Enough about that though. Here's some more info on this game.
It's called Mashin Eiyuden Wataru in Japan, and it's adapted from an Anime Series called Spirit Hero Wataru. It was released in 1988 in Japan, and in 1989 in the US. Basically, it's about a Kid (A Young Adult in the US Version) who is a member of a group called NICE, and he's trying to save his World from a group called BAD. (Hey, I didn't write this stuff.
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As I mentioned earlier, this is a Platformer. You know, go left and right, kill enemies with whatever means given to you (In this case, a Sword and a Mecha), collect stuff, and so on. Keith is aided on his Adventure by his four friends, who have been renamed in the US Version. As copied from Wikipedia:
Himiko Shinobibe / Nurse Nancy - Nancy heals Keith for a price.
Shibaraku Tsurugibe / Weapons Master - Weapons Master sells weapons to Keith.
The Prophet - The Prophet warns Keith of danger.
Wise Wizard - Wise Wizard sells bolt bombs to Keith.
Supposedly, here in the US, a Comic was distributed with the game, but I couldn't find much information on it, other than one line of text about it on Wikipedia.
All things considered, this really is a good game. Maybe people didn't like it because it's too generic or something, which even I'll admit that it kind of is. Still, if you like Platformers, you should try it.
