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Came across this on one of the Japanese sites and can't make heads or tails what it is -- elements of it are right out of Donkey Kong but I've never seen this game before..
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looks like a ROM hack or bootleg...
...of a DK board.
Deliberate thread necro to add images of Falcon's Pera Chan (or is it Perachan, or Pera-Chan?) taken from http://www.lares.dti.ne.jp/~fuinarle/copygame/copygame.htm .
If I am remembering my Japanese language classes correctly, the -chan in Japanese is like "cute" or "enamored".Bumping this thread to mention that a video of this game is on YouTube now:
This specific upload showcases Pera-chan with a copyright of "COSMOS 1982" as opposed to "FALCON 1981" like the screenshot on the wiki has. You play as a little guy with a propeller beanie (which is probably where the name "pella-chan" comes from) and you hop over bombs instead of barrels. The hammers are replaced with candy and you shoot some sorta energy beam out of your face to attack with them as opposed to swinging the hammer.
The levels have been modified but other than that it seems like it's mostly a reskin with some slightly adjusted sounds.
Bumping this thread to mention that a video of this game is on YouTube now:
This specific upload showcases Pera-chan with a copyright of "COSMOS 1982" as opposed to "FALCON 1981" like the screenshot on the wiki has. You play as a little guy with a propeller beanie (which is probably where the name "pella-chan" comes from) and you hop over bombs instead of barrels. The hammers are replaced with candy and you shoot some sorta energy beam out of your face to attack with them as opposed to swinging the hammer.
The levels have been modified but other than that it seems like it's mostly a reskin with some slightly adjusted sounds.
Yeah, I saw that on the Undumped Wiki, it's really interesting to see a commercial for a bootleg. I had never heard of Cosmos before until earlier, the Undumped Wiki describes them as "a notoriously bold bootlegger, putting their name on obvious hacks", which seems the case. There's a certain vibe to Pera-chan especially that reminds me of some of the weird Famicom bootlegs I've played before.IIRC, Fly Train was offered to the mame team for about 4,000 USD and they turned it down.
COSMOS commercial with Fly Train at the end
Fly Train gameplay
Yeah, I saw that on the Undumped Wiki, it's really interesting to see a commercial for a bootleg. I had never heard of Cosmos before until earlier, the Undumped Wiki describes them as "a notoriously bold bootlegger, putting their name on obvious hacks", which seems the case. There's a certain vibe to Pera-chan especially that reminds me of some of the weird Famicom bootlegs I've played before.
If you have any more info on their other games let me know, there's only two listed on the wiki.
(also, on a semi-related note, if you have any info on Karateco and Falcon let me know too, I feel like my knowledge of either company is sorta limited and I'd like to learn more)
i took japanese as well, that was fun.If I am remembering my Japanese language classes correctly, the -chan in Japanese is like "cute" or "enamored".
e.g., Hoshi-chan