Ufouria: The Saga
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| Hebereke (Ufouria: The Saga) | |
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 European boxart |
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| Developer(s) | Sunsoft |
| Publisher(s) | Sunsoft |
| Designer(s) | Ucchi |
| Platform(s) | NES/Famicom |
| Release date | September 20, 1991 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure game |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Hebereke (へべれけ) is a side scrolling adventure video game developed by Japanese company Sunsoft for the Nintendo Famicom (Nintendo Entertainment System) and released in Japan on September 20, 1991. The game was only released outside Japan in Europe and Australia under the name Ufouria: The Saga with minor alterations on November 19, 1992. The game is considered by those that have played as one of the better adventure games on the platform despite its 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 the limited release of English versions of the NES game, it has become quite rare, and is considered a sought after item by collectors.
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[edit] Story
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 (Bop-Louie in the European release) climbs in, but blanks out. He awakes with amnesia and must find all 3 of his other friends, all of which also suffer from amnesia and take on Hebereke as a threat.
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 little boy snowman.
- 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 (Alien)
- 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 (Angler Fish)
- Can walk under water.
- Slow walker on land.
- Bad jumper.
- Secret Weapon: Belches bombs that destroy walls.
Boo
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
