Rasāru Ishii no Childs Quest
| Rasāru Ishii no Childs Quest | |
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| Publisher(s) | Namco[1] |
| Platform(s) | Family Computer[1] |
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| Genre(s) | Role-playing video game[1] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Distribution | 1-megabit cartridge |
Rasāru Ishii no Childs Quest (ラサール石井のチャイルズクエスト, "La Salle Ishii's Child Quest") is a 1989 role-playing video game for the Japanese Family Computer.[2]
The eponymous LaSalle Ishii is a nationally renowned Japanese comedian and was affiliated with the real-life artist agency Ishii Mitsuzo Office that is portrayed in the game.
A cameo by an older-looking Masashi Tashiro is present in this video game during one of the battle sequences.
General gameplay
A J-Pop band under the player's management called "Childs" must confront stressed-out police officers,[3] clergymen, and other foes in order to improve their fame.[4] The currency used in the game is the Japanese yen. It can be used to buy items and airplane tickets through the terminal at Tokyo International Airport. An airplane ticket to Hawaii can even be won by participating in Fuji Television's Swimming Competition Idol and becoming a member in their hall of fame. Like most post-industrial role-playing games, enemies can take the form of either humans,[3] pets, or aliens.[3] Royalties are often given out a maximum of three times for the level of experience that the manager and his band has from the record company of Victor Entertainment.
Equipment for the band consists of the microphone, the dress, the makeup, and the shoes. Unlike a standard role-playing video game, these items are equipped collectively for each band member as opposed to having to equip each one of them individually. These vital pieces of equipment are purchased at a department store that is operated by the manager's son-in-law. His department store is the in-game equivalent of the international department store chain Mitsukoshi. The local "Namco Mart" (equivalent of a 7-Eleven store) sells miscellaneous items. Operated by a "Mother" figure, she provides extra items in her store once the player has met certain conditions. The Italian restaurant used in the game is the Italian Tomato; a Japanese Italian restaurant and bakery chain.
Business
Selling the band
Instead of fighting in the conventional sense for a role-playing game, the player must "talk" to the enemy and persuade it to get an endorsement for the "Childs" band. The manager must learn to give compliments to the enemy; this is also known as "kissing his ass." All enemies have the ability to insult the manager and make him lose heart points (what "HP" is called instead of being called "hit points"). After convincing the enemy to endorse the band, the manager gets money and some experience points (tenure). The main feature of the operating system is just to withstand the attack of the enemy. Attacks come from the manager due to the enemy's stress level; stress can be relieved by using the F-word. By doing so, it will become a fan of the "Childs" with a happy mood.
The enemy is on a scale from A to E; A means the most relaxed and E means the most stressed. Anyone can poison a band member with "poisonous words"; causing homesickness. However, the manager may not be stricken with these poison words.
Concerts
The band must do their concerts either in Tokyo's town hall (auditorium) or on the roof of a department store. The player can allocate time for the band to do their rehearsal for the concert. Concerts are manipulated by controlling the type of songs that they do in order to match the choreography; everything must be successfully pulled off before the time limit runs out.[5] Otherwise, the audience would not be satisfied the owner of the concert hall will kick the band out.[6] Fees must be paid and the band must be able to afford the fees as it is important to developing the band's image.
The ultimate objective in this game is for the band to do a successful performance at the Nippon Budokan; which is an indoor arena in Central Tokyo.
Frustration
During a random moment of the game, any of the three performers in the "Childs" band can become frustrated with the competence of the manager. If any of the members reaches 100% frustration level, that person will quit the band and never come back. Frustration can be remedied by Italian restaurant meals, lodging at the Prince Hotels, and toilets. Going to the local Italian restaurant can solve the frustration issue especially when the band member is frustrated with the manager. Sometime in the game, one of the members of the "Childs" band will need to urinate. This will cause all members to increase their level of frustration for every step that they take.
Players must immediately do either of these steps:
- Rent a toilet in a department store
- Use diapers and teething items to reduce the likelihood of needing to urinate
- Use management points to alleviate the situation
Characters
- Manager
- The player controls the manager in the charge of business for the Childs band. Now the player must go all over Japan to ensure starhood to the band. The font used for a manager's name is in hiragana and is limited to four characters (meaning that the manager cannot be a foreigner).
- LaSalle
- The actress that belongs to the "Childs" band. Using this office will allow heart points and management points to be restored.
- Ishii Mitsuzou
- He is the president of the talent agency. On the second floor, this corporate executive leads the aggressive marketing of the "Childs" band and demands a return for his investment.
- Rin (Hisadome Tatsuko)[4]
- Born in the Kumamoto Prefecture with dementia exploring uncomedic routines with good taste. In addition to being an innate spiritualist and having the astrological sign of Taurus, Rin faces serious criminal comedy and has a powerful singing voice.[4]
- Yuko (Shigehara Hiroko)[4]
- She is born in Yokohama City in the Kanagawa Prefecture. Yuko has natural oil and likes tofu. In addition to this, she loves to eat food and her astrological sign is Sagittarius.[4]
- Facet (Satoko Takashi Isono - now Isono Takashi Management)
- He was threefold with a contact punch line. Born with a big face, Facet was considered to be a child prodigy at the age of four. Now, he is the leader of the group with a 20-year-old sister.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Release information". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
- ↑ "Cartridge information". NESCartDB. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Overview". NES Player. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Childs Quest story" (in Japanese). Saturn. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
- ↑ "Concert information" (in Japanese). FC no Game Seiha Shimasho. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
- ↑ "Nostalgia information" (in Japanese). Settuko. Retrieved 2012-06-18.