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Tonzura-kun

Players take on the role of Tonzura-kun, a boy who's girlfriend keeps getting stuck on high platforms. In Tonzura-kun, players move the titular hero around a playfield filled with boxes. Players have a limited…

6 September 1996

Tonzura-kun is a puzzle developed by BANDIT Inc., released 6 September 1996 on PlayStation.

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What Tonzura-kun is

Tonzura-kun is a puzzle game developed by BANDIT Inc. and released in 1996. It was published by Solan. It is available on PlayStation only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Players take on the role of Tonzura-kun, a boy who's girlfriend keeps getting stuck on high platforms. In Tonzura-kun, players move the titular hero around a playfield filled with boxes. Players have a limited time to lift these boxes and form makeshift staircases in order to climb up to a platform the girl is stranded on. Occasionally enemy characters will get in the way and try to impede the player's progress by grabbing hold of Tonzura-kun. Tonzura's skill set include being able to jump one box high and having the strength to be able to throw a box on the ground up on top of three already stacked boxes.
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What it launched against

Tonzura-kun launched on 6 September 1996, within three weeks of Crash Bandicoot, The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall, Die Hard Trilogy and Death Rally.

Released around the same time: Crash Bandicoot, The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall, Die Hard Trilogy, Death Rally.

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When did Tonzura-kun come out?
Tonzura-kun was released on 6 September 1996 for PlayStation.

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