Maru's Mission

Maru's Mission
North American box art
DeveloperTose
PublisherJaleco
SeriesNinja Jajamaru
PlatformGame Boy
Release
  • JP: September 28, 1990
  • NA: March 1991
GenrePlatform
ModeSingle-player

Maru's Mission is a 1990 platform video game developed by Tose and published by Jaleco for the Game Boy. It was released in Japan as I'm Jajamaru! World Adventure[a] on September 28, 1990. The game was released to the Japanese 3DS Virtual Console in January 2012 and later in North America in February.

It is the first game from the Jajamaru series, aside from the loosely related Ninja Taro, to be released in North America, until the release of Ninja JaJaMaru-kun through the Virtual Console.[1] The soundtrack, as well as many sprites and some cut-scenes of the North American version are different from the original Japanese.

Gameplay

Maru's girlfriend Cori is kidnapped and hidden in a secret location. The player is Maru, and moves through six levels based on various folklore monsters.

Worlds

  1. North America: A forest
    • Mini boss: Eyeclops
    • Boss battle: Insector
  2. Romania: First level is a desert. Second is a cemetery.
    • Mini boss: Wolfman
    • Boss battle: Dracula
  3. Greece: An underground bone cavern
    • Mini boss: Golem
    • Boss battle: Medusa
  4. Egypt: A desert
    • Mini boss: Sphinx
    • Boss battle: Isis
  5. Brazil: First level is a mountain. Second is a cemetery.
    • Mini boss: Hydra
    • Boss battle: Kelbelos
  6. Japan: A Ninja dojo
    • Mini boss: Nioh
    • Boss battle: Muramasa

Ninja JajaMaru: The Great World Adventure

In 2023 this game was re-released for the Game Boy Color in English with the name Ninja JajaMaru: The Great World Adventure.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: おいらじゃじゃ丸！～世界大冒険～, Hepburn: Oira Jajamaru! Sekai Daibōken

References

  1. ↑ Kalata, Kurt. "Ninja Jajamaru-kun". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Ninja JajaMaru: The Great World Adventure (GAME BOY COLOR) - Strictly Limited Games". Strictly Limited Games. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
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