

1995 · Athena · Adventure
Yakouchuu
Nintendo exclusive
Yakouchuu is an adventure game. The title translates to Phosphorescent Animalcule (animalcule meaning a microscopic animal, a portmanteau of animal and molecule) and specifically to Noctiluca scintillans.
- Released
- 16 June 1995
- Platforms
- SNES
- Genres
- Adventure
- Developers
- Athena
- Publishers
- Athena
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- Text
- Themes
- Mystery
Keywords
- crime
- text adventure
- nintendo power
Media

Releases by platformdates and regions as published
Editions and related releases
- Ported as
- Yakouchuu GB
- Built on it
- Yakouchuu GB
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