1986 · Hudson Soft · Action · Action-adventure

Console Archives: Doraemon

Nintendo exclusive

One of the earliest video games based on the Doraemon franchise. It was released exclusively in Japan for the Famicom by Hudson.

Released: 12 December 1986
Platforms: NES Nintendo Switch 2
Genres: Action Action-adventure Adventure Shoot 'em up Shooter
Developers: Hudson Soft
Publishers: Hudson Soft
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric Side view
Themes: Action Fantasy Historical
Country: Japan
Age ratings: CLASS_IND L
Languages: Japanese
Composers: Jun Chikuma

About

Doraemon is a 1986 action video game developed and published by Hudson Soft for the Family Computer exclusively in Japan. It is based on Fujiko F. Fujio's (the pen name of Hiroshi Fujimoto) Japanese manga series of the same name, which later became an anime series and Asian franchise. It was the tenth best selling Famicom game released in 1986, selling approximately 1,150,000 copies in its lifetime.

It is the third game created for the Doraemon license after the versions created for the Arcadia 2001 and the Epoch Cassette Vision. Even though the game is playable without any knowledge of Japanese, fan translations are available.

Keywords

anime
shoot 'em up
action-adventure
time machine
based on - anime
licensed game
based on - comics
fan translation - english

Media

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Gameplay

In this game, Doraemon must travel through three different chapters to save Nobita Nobi and his friends, who have all been kidnapped. Power-ups can be obtained in each chapter to increase Doraemon's strength and health meter.