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Fushigi
no Yume no Alice
不思議の夢のアリス
(1990) |
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Having
become relatively (in)famous for their early PC Engine
curio Hany
in the Sky (1988), Face have seldom produced anything
of real value. But surprisingly, Alice is quite
good - it's a weird, wacky, and surprisingly entertaining
little platform game based on the works of Lewis Carroll.
Also known as 'Alice in Wonderdream' (or directly translated
as 'The Wonderful Dream of Alice') this is a smooth,
no-nonsense platformer, whose gameplay feels like a
direct mix of Super
Mario Bros (1985) and Rockman
(1987).
And dammit the game is hard… Enemies quickly become
difficult to kill with the fully-charged 'shout', and
accurately jumping on them (by far Alice's most powerful
means of attack) is damn tricky to get right.
But it is there - the collision detection is fine, and
the gameplay is perfectly responsive. It’s just
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The
trick is to use Alice’s secret magical powers:
press RUN to pause, then hit the I button to open a
selection of spell books. At first there is only one
magic available, but that’s the one:
using it reveals invisible power-ups (but only for a
few seconds).
Turns out that every level is riddled with extra life
containers, power-ups, and magic refills - but they
are all hidden in this weird parallel dimension.
Cute backgrounds, catchy music, bizarre enemies, boss
rooms decorated with Louis Vuitton wallpaper... There
are loads of nice little touches in here, more than
enough to make it stand out as a truly memorable original
PC Engine production.
But it's hard to explain the real reason why.
‘I
can’t explain myself, I'm afraid, sir,’
said Alice, ‘because I’m not myself, you
see.’
‘I don’t see,’ said the caterpillar.
(Alice in Wonderland, ch.5)
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Input
any of the following codes during the game’s
title screen.
If entered correctly, you will hear a 'blip'.
Only one code can be used at a time,
so go for '20 continues' - ‘Max Life’
is a bit useless in the long run
Max Life (Level 1-1 only)
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SELECT, I,
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10 Continues
I,
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SELECT,  ,
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20 Continues
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II,
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II,
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Fushigi
no Yume no Alice
不思議の夢のアリス
PC ENGINE |
DETAILS
| Format |
PC
Engine |
| Released |
7
Dec 1990 |
| Publisher |
Face |
| Product
ID |
FA02-007 |
| Size
(cm) |
14.2
x 12.4 x 1 |
| Weight
(kg) |
0.10 |
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A
sharp and no-nonsense platform
challenge cunningly disguised
as a cutesy kids game. Beware.
It's also becoming a surprisingly
valuable PC Engine title.
Standard PCE case, 3Mbit HuCard,
monochrome booklet. |
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'Fushigi
no Yume no Alice', 'Hany in the Sky' and 'Face' are registered trademarks
of Face Co., Ltd.
'PC Engine' and 'NEC' are registered trademarks of NEC Corporation
Fushigi
no Yume no Alice TM & © 1990 Face All Rights Reserved
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