Hebereke

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Hebereke (Ufouria: The Saga)
Image:Ufouria-box-art.jpg
Developer(s) Sunsoft
Publisher(s) Sunsoft
Designer(s) Ucchi
Release date(s) 20 September 1991
Genre(s) Adventure game
Mode(s) Single player
Platform(s) Famicom/Nintendo Entertainment System

Hebereke is a side scrolling adventure video game developed by Japanese company Sunsoft for the Nintendo Famicom (Nintendo Entertainment System) and released in Japan on the 20 September 1991. The game was only released outside Japan in Europe and Australia under the name Ufouria: The Saga with minor alterations on the 19 November 1992. The game is considered by those that have played as one of the better adventure games on the platform despite is limited release. This was the first video game in the Hebereke series with almost every "sequel" being a completely different style of game. 'Hebereke' is the character you begin the game playing and the Japanese name is colloquial and roughly translates to 'drunk' or 'untrustworthy'.

The games design is in the style of Metroid and Blaster Master where the player traverses an uninteruptable game world collecting items and power-ups enabling the player to reach even more locations, fighting bosses and minibosses. Throughout the game you can locate Hebereke's three friends who each have unique skills. The game allows you to switch between the characters at any time to utilse their skills when needed.

The game sports bright characters and graphics that are typically Japanese in design, done in the style of Bomberman, Kirby and particularly Hello Kitty.

As a result of a limited release of English versions of the NES game, the game has become quite rare, and are considered sought after items by collectors.


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[edit] Story

Image:Hebereke-ufouria-startup.jpg
Hebereke intro screen.
Image:Hebereke-gameplay.jpg
Hebereke gameplay.

Four friends each of a different species, Hebereke a penguin, Oh-Chan a cat, Sukezaemon a ghost and Jennifer a frog, live in a world named Ufouria because it is home to only four different creatures. The characters stumble upon a crater which Hebereke's friends fall in. Hebereke proceeds to climb down, were he begins a journey in a strange land to locate his missing friends and get back to Ufouria.

Each time the player locates one of Hebereke's friends, you must battle them in an attempt to help them regain their memory. Once all four are back together the game revolves around collecting keys to open a Temple Gate that apparently leads back to Ufouria.

[edit] Ufouria: The Saga

Ufouria is the title of the game when released in PAL regions. The game had several alterations;

  • The characters names were changed
Hebereke = Bop-Louie
Oh-Chan = Freeon-Leon
Sukezaemon = Shades
Jennifer = Gil
  • Some characters underwent design alterations
Hebereke changed by changing him from a Penguin to a more person like appearance with cloths, big eyes and a mouth, making him resemble a Glo Worm or the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man.
Oh-Chan changed from a cat in an orange suit to an orange dinosaur/lizard.
  • Birds no longer drop turds, but now drop 16 ton weights.
  • Introduction screen (which included an image of the original four characters) was redesigned.
  • The music in some areas was sped up.
  • The character Freeon-Leon's name is spelled "Freeon-Leeon" at least once during gameplay; however, it is written as "Freeon-Leon" on the back of the Ufouria box.

[edit] Characters

Hebereke (Bop-Louie)

  • Gender: Male
  • Species: Penguin (little boy)
  • Fast walker on land.
  • Average jumper.
  • Cannot swim.
  • Falls when walking on icy surfaces.
  • Can climb walls when the suction cup has been located.
  • Secret Weapon: The players head springs out and attacks the enemy.

Oh-Chan (Freeon-Leon)

  • Gender: Female
  • Species: Cat (Lizard)
  • Can walk on icy surfaces.
  • Swims on surface of the water, but not under.
  • Slow walker on land.
  • Bad jumper.
  • Secret Weapon: Freeze enemies for stepping stones.

Sukezaemon (Shades)

  • Gender: Male
  • Species: Ghost
  • Can jump very high and floats down slowly.
  • Slow walker.
  • Cannot swim.
  • Secret Weapon: His eyes pop out and attack enemies.

Jennifer (Gil)

  • Gender: Male
  • Species: Frog
  • Can walk under water.
  • Slow walker on land.
  • Bad jumper.
  • Secret Weapon: Belches bombs that destroy walls.

Boo

  • Gender: Female
  • Species: Purple bird
  • Loses her egg, then sends the you to find it.

Pen

  • Mini boss
  • Gender: Male

Ufu

  • Mini boss
  • Gender: Male

Unyo

  • Final boss
  • Gender: Male

[edit] Items

  • Crystal: Allows you to use passwords.
  • Map: Finding this will enable you to see the map of the entire world on the
  • sub-screen.
  • Compass: Show your location on the map.
  • Power of Insight: Show items on the map.
  • Speckled Egg: Locate and give to Boo the Blue Bird.
  • Power Rings: Shows the locations of the coloured keys.
  • Keys: Three keys to open the Temple Gate.
  • Suction Cup: Hebereke uses it to climb walls.
  • Life Container: Space that allows you to hold more health.
  • Medicine: Fills up one Life Container (Four).
  • Water of Life: Fills all the Life Containers (One).
  • Hebereke Special Attack Weapon (Star Icon)
  • Oh-Chan Special Attack Weapon (Snowman Icon)
  • Sukezaemon Special Attack Weapon (Hammer Icon)
  • Jennifers Special Attack Weapon (Bomb Icon)

[edit] Credits

Directors:

  • Chow-Mu-Sow
  • Yoshinori Homma

Game Designer

  • Ucchi

Character Designers:

  • Ucchi
  • Yokkyun Suzuki

Programmers

  • Nom
  • Nyoro Nyoro

Graphic Designers

  • You-Ri
  • Tamura
  • Ajiro

Music Staff

  • Nobuyuki H
  • About SS
  • Kodaka San

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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