Underplayed Gems

Heisei Shin Onigashima (1997)

Heisei Shin Onigashima cover
Developer
Pax Softonica
Publisher
Nintendo
Platforms
Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, Wii U, Super Famicom
Genres
Adventure, Visual Novel
Where to get it
Nintendo eShop

How it feels

An episodic Japanese folklore adventure retelling classic tales with quiet charm and storybook atmosphere.

story-drivenvisual novelhistoricalfantasyjapanese folkloreatmosphericadventure

About

Heisei Shin Onigashima is an episodical game released for the Super Famicom. It is a port of the Satellaview 4-part broadcast game BS Shin Onigashima, which in turn is a remake of the original Famicom Mukashi Banashi: Shin Onigashima. It was released first as a Nintendo Power digital distribution downloadable game, and later ported to a released in cartridge form, in two parts (Zenpen and Kouhen). Heisei Shin Onigashima would later be re-released on the Wii and Wii U Virtual Console (still in two parts).

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Screenshots

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