Kaguya Hime Densetsu (Legend of Princess Kaguya) is a quirky adventure game released for the Famicom (NES) in 1988 by Victor Musical Industries and developed by Micronics. Loosely based on the classic Japanese folktale The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, players take on the role of a young woodsman attempting to save the Moon Princess who is hiding inside a glowing bamboo stalk.
How to Play
The game primarily uses a traditional menu-driven adventure interface where you select commands to interact with the world, though it also features minor side-scrolling arcade sequences. Your ultimate objective is to retrieve a magical orb guarded by a dragon to win the princess’s hand. As a menu-based game, use the D-pad to navigate options and move during action sections, and press A to confirm your choices (mapped to your arrow keys and the Z key in your browser).
Tips
- Expect the unexpected: The game features a comedic tone and parody elements where seemingly innocent wrong choices can quickly lead to an unexpected game-over screen.
- Use save states: Because of the frequent trial-and-error gameplay and sudden deaths, take advantage of your emulator’s save feature often to avoid losing progress.
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