Touhou Kenbun Roku

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Natsume's debut title is an absolutely insane (as in, it literally dubs itself as a "New Wave Psychedelic Adventure") parody of The Travels of Marco Polo, starring a college student named Bunroku who, for his graduation, goes back in time to meet Marco Polo in 1275, where wacky hijinx ensue. It's most noted for its shocking ending and swap mechanic, where the player switches between Bunroku and Marco for actions.

Has nothing to do with Touhou Project.

Sound Test#

Start the game while holding A on the second controller to end up in a sound test. It is controlled using the second controller: use Left / Right to switch between the two channels, Up / Down to scroll through the sounds/music, A to play music and B to play sound effects.

Below is a translation of the sound test:

Nobita's Music Friends

BGM: A
Sound Effects: A

Nobita is credited as the game's sound effect designer.

Developer Messages#

The word おかーさん (“mother” in Japanese) can be seen among the tiles used for the title screen.

Unused Death Animation#

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In an NFR (Not for resale) copy of the game, there exists a surprisingly violent unused death animation for Marco.