Sanma no Meitantei is an adventure developed by Namco, released 2 May 1987 on Family Computer.
What Sanma no Meitantei is
Sanma no Meitantei is an adventure game developed by Namco and released in 1987. It is available on Family Computer only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Sanma no Meitantei is a murder mystery detective adventure game developed and published by Namco for the Famicom in 1987. In the vein of Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken, the player must visit several locations associated with the murder victim, to discover clues which will open up more locations in order to find more clues until ultimately, the identity of the murderer can be confirmed. The game is played entirely in Japanese and was never translated into English. The summary of the story is that while the president Yoshimoto held a party at his villa, Katsura Buntin was found to have been killed in the vault. On top of that, the "Star of Africa" diamond that was stolen from the vault. As…
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are comedy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Sanma no Meitantei launched on 2 May 1987, within three weeks of The Great Giana Sisters and Sid Meier's Pirates!.
Released around the same time: The Great Giana Sisters, Sid Meier's Pirates!.
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When did Sanma no Meitantei come out?
Sanma no Meitantei was released on 2 May 1987 for Family Computer.
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