Cocoron is a highly customizable action-platformer released for the NES in 1991, directed by Mega Man creator Akira Kitamura. Set in a dream world where you must rescue Princess Rua, the game stands out for allowing you to build your own team of heroes from scratch. By mixing and matching different heads, bodies, and weapons, you dictate your character’s hit points, movement physics, and attack styles before taking on the game’s non-linear stages.
How to play
Your goal is to complete stages in the Dream World using your custom-built characters, swapping between them to utilize their unique movement and weapon types.
- Arrow Keys: Move and climb
- Z: Jump (or hover/fly, depending on your character’s body type)
- X: Attack
- Enter: Start / Pause
- Shift: Select
Tips
- Experiment with different body parts; a heavy body might have more health, but a lighter body or wings will make platforming much easier.
- The Parasol weapon is incredibly useful for hitting enemies above you and defending against falling projectiles.
- If a character’s health gets low, swap them out for another team member before they are defeated so you don’t lose them permanently.
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