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Doki! Doki! Yūenchi: Crazy Land Daisakusen

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Doki! Doki! Yūenchi: Crazy Land Daisakusen
Japanese cover art
Developer(s)KID
Publisher(s)
Designer(s)Kuniharu Hosoda
Programmer(s)Norihisa Kawamoto
Artist(s)Masao Kawai
Composer(s)Nobuyuki Shioda
Platform(s)Nintendo Entertainment System
Release
  • JP: August 9, 1991
  • EU: 1993
Genre(s)Action
Mode(s)Single-player

Doki! Doki! Yūenchi: Crazy Land Daisakusen (ドキ!ドキ! 遊園地 クレイジーランド大作戦, Thrilling Amusement Park: Mission to Crazy Land) is a Nintendo Family Computer video game developed by KID and first released in 1991 by VAP. Its later European release for the Nintendo Entertainment System was called The Trolls in Crazyland, with its graphics and story adapted to feature the Troll doll characters, which were a very popular toy at that time.

The Japanese term Doki! Doki! (ドキ!ドキ!) is onomatopoeia for a beating heart, as a common expression referring to excitement.

Gameplay

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Gameplay screenshot.

Players control a boy with a helmet who kicks balls at enemies in an attempt to save his girlfriend from an unknown force inside an amusement park. The more damage he takes the more damage he does to enemies.

Release

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The game was scheduled for a North American release under the title Crazyland! The Ride Of Your Life!, however the publisher NTVIC cancelled it. Before the game's US release was cancelled, it was featured in the "Pak Watch" section of Nintendo Power Magazine, issue 29 (October 1991). The game was renamed The Trolls in Crazyland for release on the NES by American Softworks. It was to be released as Crazyland, but a change was made to feature the popular Troll dolls. That version was only released in Italy (PAL-A) and Western Europe (PAL-B).

Reception

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Doki! Doki! Yūenchi: Crazy Land Daisakusen was met with mixed reception from critics since its release. Public reception was also mixed; in a poll taken by Family Computer Magazine, Japanese readers voted to give the game a 19.2 out of 30 score, indicating a mixed following.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: ドキ!ドキ!遊園地 クレイジーランド大作戦". Famitsu (in Japanese). No. 140–141. ASCII Corporation. 23–30 August 1991. (Transcription by Famitsu.com).
  2. ^ Arend, Gerald (October 1993). "NES Test: Trolls in Crazyland". Total! (in German). No. 5. X-Plain-Verlag. pp. 44-45.
  3. ^ Zaborowski, Ingo (March 1993). "Rom Check: Jahrmarktbesuch — Trolls in Crazyland". Video Games [de] (in German). No. 16. Markt & Technik. p. 95.
  4. ^ 超絶 大技林 '98年春版: ファミコン - ドキ!ドキ!遊園地 クレイジーランド大作戦 (Special) (in Japanese). Vol. 42. Tokuma Shoten Intermedia. 15 April 1998. p. 88. ASIN B00J16900U. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
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