Takahashi Meijin no Bouken-jima IV
Fourth and final 8-bit installment of the series, only released in Japan on the Famicom system. Took the game from being a straight-on platformer and added some adventuring and RPG elements to the mix.
Takahashi Meijin no Bouken-jima IV is an adventure developed by NOW Production, released 24 June 1994 on Family Computer.
What Takahashi Meijin no Bouken-jima IV is
Takahashi Meijin no Bouken-jima IV is an adventure game developed by NOW Production and released in 1994. It was published by Hudson Soft. It is available on Family Computer only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The evil Eggplant Wizard kidnaps Master Higgins helpful creatures and later his girlfriend Tina, Master Higgins starts an adventure to save them and stop the evil eggplant once and for all.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Adventure Island series
Takahashi Meijin no Bouken-jima IV is the tenth of 18 entries we hold in the Adventure Island series. It arrived a year after Adventure Island II: Aliens in Paradise. The next entry was Super Adventure Island II in 1994.
What it launched against
Takahashi Meijin no Bouken-jima IV launched on 24 June 1994, within three weeks of Donkey Kong, Jazz Jackrabbit, Disney's The Jungle Book and Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors.
Released around the same time: Donkey Kong, Jazz Jackrabbit, Disney's The Jungle Book, Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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