Tantei Jinguuji Saburou: Shinjuku Chuuou Kouen Satsujin Jiken is the 1987 debut of the long-running Jake Hunter mystery series, originally released by Data East for the Famicom Disk System. In this text-heavy adventure game, you play as hardboiled detective Saburo Jinguji investigating the murder of a popular hostess in Shinjuku Central Park. The game is entirely in Japanese and relies on a classic menu-driven command system to gather clues, interrogate suspects, and explore locations across the city map.
How to Play
You must solve the case by selecting the right actions from the command menu at each location. Use the Arrow Keys to navigate menus, Z (A button) to confirm selections, and X (B button) to cancel or go back. Press Enter for Start and Shift for Select.
Tips
- Exhaust your options: In older adventure games like this, you often need to talk to witnesses multiple times and ask them every available question before new dialogue options or locations appear.
- Keep moving: If you are completely stuck and no new clues are emerging at your current location, use the map to travel somewhere else. Visiting a different area might trigger the next event in the investigation.
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