Shin Oni Ga Shima

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Shin Oni Ga Shima
Developer(s)	Nintendo
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Release date(s)	September 4, 1987 (first disk), September 30, 1987 (second disk) FDS August 4, 2004 GBA
Genre(s)	Adventure
Mode(s)	Single player
Platform(s)	Famicom Disk System, Game Boy Advance
Media	Floppy disk, Cartridge

Shin Oni Ga Shima (literally translated "New Island of Demons") is a video game software developed and released by Nintendo for the Famicom Disk System on September 4, 1987. It was only released in Japan. On August 4, 2004, it was re-released for the Game Boy Advance as part of the second Famicom Mini series.

1 Background
2 Gameplay
3 Trvia
4 External Links

[edit] Background

The first of Nintendo's popular series of text adventures, Shin Oni Ga Shima is based on an old Japanese folk tale. The adventure follows young Hikari and her primitive friend Donbe (and a host of animal friends) as they travel to the island of demons. There they must dispatch the ruler of demons who has stolen the souls of everyone in Hikari's village, turning them to stone.

[edit] Gameplay

The adventure is played using a command list, allowing the character you are playing as to examine, use, and talk to whatever is about. Progress is marked when the illustrative image in the top-right corner changes.

[edit] Trvia

A remake of the game was available as Heisei Shin Oni Ga Shima for the Super Famicom (aka, the SNES) in 1998.
Hikari and Donbe appeared in Super Smash Bros. Melee as a collectable trophy.