Ludography
Shadowland cover

1987 · Now Production · Platformer · Adventure

Shadowland

Shadowland is a work about the adventures of the main character, Tarosuke, in hell.

Released
1 April 1987
Platforms
Arcade
Genres
PlatformerAdventureArcade
Developers
Now ProductionNamco
Publishers
Namco
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
ActionFantasy
Languages
Japanese
›Story

Tarosuke, a boy who is always misbehaving with the people of his village, is punished by the gods by being carried to the entrance of hell while he is asleep, where he is to go around hell while still alive to be judged by Enma.

Keywords

  • ghosts
  • hell
  • multiple endings
  • japan
  • dog
  • japanese mythology
  • swimming
  • youkai
  • turtle
  • gods
  • boss fight
  • shopping

Media

Shadowland screenshot 1

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Arcade1 April 1987Japan · Asia 31 December 1987

Editions and related releases

Included in
Namco Collection Vol. 2
Ported as
Youkai DouchuukiArcade Archives: Youkai Douchuki
Built on it
Yokai DochukiYoukai Douchuuki

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Added from the IGDB catalog; not on any collection yet.