Ever wonder what the last FDS game released was? Look no further...

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February 23, 2009, 05:21:34 pm Last Edit: February 23, 2009, 08:24:18 pm by ckenda1
We all know Takahashi Meijin no Bouken Jima IV (Adventure Island 4) was the last officially released Famicom game, but have you wondered what the last Disk System game released was?

Well look no further as I present to you, Famimaga Disk Vol. 6, also known as Janken Disk Shiro.

The game was published by Tokuma Shoten and was released on December 22nd, 1992.

It seems to be a Disk Writer exclusive although there are rumblings that it was also released with a magazine.

I can be certain it was at least a Disk Writer release as my copy is a Disk Writer version which came with a brand new manual and brand new labels that I applied to the disk (see pic below).

It seems to be highly sought after and sells for 16,000 - 20,000Y on YJ if you indeed have the paper manual to accompany the disk.  I fortunately found it in a gigantic lot of FDS games and systems that I got for ~55,000Y.  This lot included well over 120 CIB FDS Games, approximately 60 Disk Writer games with manuals and 2 FDS systems, 1 of which was brand new.

Not much is known about this game, but I can tell you that it seems to be an RPG game in the mold of Dragon Quest starring Disk-kun himself.  Although the little bit of information I found about it lists it as a Puzzle game.  It sure doesn't look like or play like a Puzzle game to me.  The game would be pretty hard to play without any knowledge of Japanese.  Once I get some time to play it more I'll come back with a full review, but in the mean time I've taken some screenshots below (click on them for bigger versions).  Enjoy..

EDIT:  After some further playing and some comments from the thread, the game does appear to be a Puzzle Game which involves Rock, Paper, Scissors.   It involves moving blocks of Rock, Paper or Scissors.  The idea is to match them up to "win" which removes the defeated block.  Rock beating scissors, paper beating rock, etc.  In doing so you can move through each dungeon.  To help you on your quest there are power-ups that can be found in the dungeons or gotten in town.  The "select" button brings up a menu to restart the level or exit the dungeon.  This is helpful if you get stuck as it doesn't appear you can die.  The "B" button also acts as a redo for your last move, but only your last move.  More info to come...









Tupin

February 23, 2009, 05:27:20 pm #1
Very interesting...

Someone should translate it, it looks like it would be fun to play.

Mindfreak

February 23, 2009, 05:28:47 pm #2
wow...the final FDS game...

I agree, Tupin...we need a translation...

nintendodork

February 23, 2009, 05:30:37 pm #3
Wow, I think this is a big milestone...
You actually get to PLAY as DISK-KUN!!
This game definitely deserves it's own page on FW
Since Manuel knows Japanese, and I haven't seen a page written by him yet..I think he should get the honor ;D  Or Carl since he actually owns the game.
I'm surprised Nintendo never made a game like this.  I've never heard of this company before.
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Tupin

February 23, 2009, 05:34:11 pm #4
It always seems systems go out with a whimper, especially with modern ones.

You think they would have given Disk-kun his own game a lot earlier in its lifespan.

Oh, and does the game have anything to do with rock, paper, scissors? I recognized Janken from Alex Kidd.  :D

ckenda1

February 23, 2009, 05:37:25 pm #5
I am going to try and take some good pics of the paper manual without opening it up all the way.

Maybe Manuel will be kind enough to translate it for everyone.  What do you say?!

UglyJoe

February 23, 2009, 05:42:11 pm #6
It is very much a puzzle game.  Did you go into one of the castles?  They're full of blocks with rock, paper, or scissors on them that you have to push around.

ckenda1

February 23, 2009, 05:43:06 pm #7
I did for about 5 seconds to take a screenshot.  I didn't do much else.

So is it an RPG based around Puzzle principles?

UglyJoe

February 23, 2009, 05:46:21 pm #8
I think the "town" is just so you can save and buy power ups.  The "dungeon" is where all of the puzzles are.  The RPG part is minimal, as far as I can tell.

ckenda1

February 23, 2009, 05:54:25 pm #9
I'll play some more this weekend and give a full review. 

Seems like a pretty cool game though.

manuel

February 23, 2009, 05:58:53 pm #10
I can have a look into it, when the text on the photo is readable. :)

Tupin

February 23, 2009, 06:07:27 pm #11
Here, I just went into an emulator and pulled up the first bit of text I could find:



It's probably is nothing interesting.

UglyJoe

February 23, 2009, 06:15:59 pm #12
I just checked the rom.  There isn't too much text in it.  I could dump all of it if someone is interested in translating it.

ckenda1

February 23, 2009, 07:01:58 pm #13
Quote from: manuel on February 23, 2009, 05:58:53 pm
I can have a look into it, when the text on the photo is readable. :)


I'll make sure to take better pics of it this week or this weekend. (of the manual)

Thanks Manuel!
-Carl

ckenda1

February 23, 2009, 07:05:46 pm #14
Quote from: UglyJoe on February 23, 2009, 06:15:59 pm
I just checked the rom.  There isn't too much text in it.  I could dump all of it if someone is interested in translating it.


I think that would be a fabulous idea.  If there isn't too much text maybe Manuel would also be intersted in translating that.

Is someone here skilled enough to put it back into the ROM?
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