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はなたーかだか！？
© Taito Corporation 1991
Release : 1991-08-09 (¥7200)
HuCard (4 Mbits) TP03018
Shooter / Horizontal
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Hana Taaka Daka!? (aka Long Nose Goblin) is a cute horizontal shoot'm up developed and published
by Taito. Konta the little fox is in trouble - while on a walk
with his girlfriend Inari, he "accidentally" broke the magical seal that
held the evil tanuki raccoon Jikanda and his minions prisoner.
They have abducted Inari and Konta is in great despair.
He decides to seek assistance from the gods and ask them for
help. A flying Tengu, a sort of red goblin with a long pointy noise, answers
to his desperate plea. The player takes control of the legendary creature and flies
on a mission to save the damsel in distress, defeat Jikanda and also retrieve the pieces of the
sacred seal. The Tengu comes with an rather unusual
ability - he can grow in size throughout the game by collecting special scrolls.
But this unique power also comes with a price, and the larger he gets, the harder
it is to avoid enemy fire. Beside, if he gets hit, he will shrink back down and will
eventually lose a life!
The Tengu can also use a secondary weapon (such as large
bouncing balls or giant spikes) or charge-up his magic fan (his main weapon) to release
all kind of special attacks, from a Dragon Attack to lethal giant spinning tops.
Additionally, items can of course be collected along the way,
such as tiny speed-up wings, shields or small goblin options that will follow him
anywhere ever he goes.
Hana Taaka Daka!? consists of seven stages and each level also features one of
Jikanda's raccoon henchman who will unlock a secret area - there, the Tengu will find a piece
of the missing seal and collecting them all will lead to the full ending. The game is
single-player only and a simple password system allows the player to save his progress
at the end of each stage.
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Tengus are strange and mysterious creatures found in Japanese
folklore and they are commonly represented as human-shaped flying goblins
with wings. In ancient Japan, they were described as vicious creatures with the
ability to spirit away children or take possession of people. The most popular
features of a Yamabushi Tengu are certainly his long and straight nose and
the magic fan he carries. Other kind of Tengu exist, with different shapes
and abilities. Tengu characters are very popular in Japan and appeared in
many TV shows and video games, often as protective creatures.
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Game Staff (Copied from the end credits) :
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STAFF
Planner
Kato
Togakushi
Programmer
Iwasa
Yamada
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Designer
Kato
Togakushi
Sound
Yamashita
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Special Thanks
Hatano
Kikuchi
Nakamura
Kitagawa
Presented by
Taito
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The pieces of the seal:
Although not necessary to complete the game, collecting all the twelve pieces of the
sacred seal will lead to the full ending of the game. Each level features
two pieces of the seal - one kept by the stage's boss, the other one hidden
in a secret area. Each secret area can be unlocked by finding the Tanuki
(raccoon) hidden within each level - these secret areas however loop and the
player must find the Tanuki again to collect the piece of the seal!
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Level Passwords:
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6
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Easy
611434
292155
382027
372578
521223
362267
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Normal
612489
292494
381724
371844
521746
361533
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Hard
611966
292568
381742
371761
522177
362074
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Hana Taaka Daka!? is an awesome game! And finding all the
pieces of the missing seal is a huge and incredibly fun endeavor!
The controls and the gameplay are just fantastic - the Tengu,
despite is large size (as long as you can power him up) is surprisingly
easy to control and can achieve crazy maneuvers. The game's overall
design is really unique and steeped in Japanese folklore and
culture - it is packed with wacky characters and levels (enemies
turn into cute little raccoons when defeated and their boss Jikanda will
laugh at you when you lose) and the game is packed with humor
throughout (although some jokes won't make sense to non-Japanese
players). I still wonder to this day how Taito managed to
fit such amount of in-game content on a tiny HuCard, including bonus
levels, non-linear stages and a wicked weapon system. What? You're
still reading this review and not playing Hana Taaka Daka!??
Go on! Get this game now!
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