Woody Poco
Woody Poco | |
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Developer(s) | dB-SOFT[1] |
Publisher(s) | dB-SOFT[1] |
Composer(s) | Yasuhito Saito[2] |
Platform(s) | Family Computer MSX NEC PC-8801 NEC PC-9801 FM-77AV Sharp X1 |
Release | PC-8801:
MSX and FM-77AV:
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Genre(s) | 2D action platformer,[1] action RPG[3] |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Woody Poco (うっでいぽこ)[4][5] is a Japan-exclusive video game released for the Family Computer in addition to various other systems. It is a side-scrolling action role-playing game similar to Mystical Ninja.[3]
Summary
[edit]The player controls an old wooden figure named "Poco."
He is a hero who has lived in harmony with humans for many years. For Poco, the journey is to find the fairy who teaches people to get back to being friendly with wooden dolls. Enemies encountered through the game are strange creatures and bothersome old men. The player attacks by using his fists at them.[6] Players can steal the items in the store. But after stealing, the player's appearance is changed to resemble that of a thief. Hotels and pawn shops can no longer admit the player for the remainder of the game after a theft has taken place.
The player can equip one hand with a weapon, and the other with a passive tool, such as a lamp for dark areas. The player can buy gear, sleep at hotels, gamble, steal, and bribe non-player characters. The player needs to eat to prevent hunger, with recharging health based on food level. It features an in-game clock, with day/night cycles and four seasons; the color changes to reflect the time of day and the season.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Release information". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- ^ VGMPF
- ^ a b c John Szczepaniak (2016). "dB-SOFT Gaming 101". The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers. Vol. 2.
- ^ PC-8801 version box cover
- ^ "English-Japanese title translation". SuperFamicom.org. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- ^ "Basic overview". SQ Pat. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- 1986 video games
- Action role-playing video games
- DB-SOFT games
- Fairies in popular culture
- FM-7 games
- Japan-exclusive video games
- MSX2 games
- NEC PC-8801 games
- Nintendo Entertainment System games
- Sentient toys in fiction
- Sharp X1 games
- Side-scrolling role-playing video games
- Video games about toys
- Video games developed in Japan
- Single-player video games