[shawnphase]

this game looks great. it seems like it is a pretty good amalgamation of contra, simons quest, and links adventure. check it out.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ATzx61CkELo&mode=related&search=

why didnt this game get brought to the us? i'd think between the great music, totally awesome graphics, and ninja-gaiden-meets-metroid fighting styles, this game would have been a shoe in to be released in america. ive poked around a little on youtube and it seems like there was commercials for it in japan, so i guess it had to do well. i know fuuma was in wai wai world, but it seems like konami put a lot into the development of this game and then never hooked us up! moreover, how can i get my hands on this translated? im hoping i can cover some songs from this game on now youre playing with powar 7, it seems like i recognize a few from the beginning of this game.

[Wonderbutt]

Yes, those graphics are gorgeous for a 1987 release, but this is not surprising.
Konami's experience in arcade and computers (MSX Konami games were nearly perfect ports of arcade games) played a role in it's foray into consoles in 1986. Take a look at this website, guys.

http://bifi.msxnet.org/msxnet/konami/

It's interesting to check out and compare MSX/NES releases. The most famous conversion, of course, being Metal Gear. The MSX versions put the NES versions to shame. But for the most part, the NES conversions of arcade/MSX games were fairly decent.

[KingMike]

[Deadguy2322]

This game is amazing, but looking at the situation, Konami had a LOT of quality stuff to put out in '87-'88 that wouldn't have problems passing the censors or need any translation, so I am not shocked it never got localized.

[AlabasterGothe]

I only played this game once, so after reading this tread I went back to play it and I'm really enjoying it. I'm gonna make sure to finish this game.