Famicom Mukashibanashi: Shin Onigashima

Famicom Mukashibanashi: Shin Onigashima - Zengohen

Famicom Mukashi Banashi: Shin Onigashima - Zengohen (Famicom Fairytales: New Island of Ogres - Part 1+2) is a game that ports both Part 1 (Zenpen) and Part 2 (Kouhen) games from the original Famicom Disk…

19 June 2007

What Famicom Mukashibanashi: Shin Onigashima - Zengohen is

Famicom Mukashibanashi: Shin Onigashima - Zengohen is an adventure game developed by Nintendo R&D4 and released in 2007. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo 3DS, Wii U and Wii.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Once upon a time, there was an elderly couple living in Nagakushi village, a small village located far up in the mountains. The couple had no children, until one day, they were entrusted with the care of an infant boy and girl, as prophesied in a dream. The years went by, and when the two children were 8 years old, there was a terrible occurrence in the western capital. An evil dragon suddenly appeared in the city, turning humans into oni, ogres that suck away the souls of other humans. The oni advanced as far as Nagakushi village, stealing away the souls of the elderly couple. Fortunately the two children were left unharmed, and they set out on a quest to save their adopted parents, not…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are drama, fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Famicom Mukashibanashi: Shin Onigashima - Zengohen launched on 19 June 2007, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword, Ninja Gaiden Sigma and The Darkness.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, The Darkness.

Official trailer