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Adventures of Dino Riki
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Game only: the cartridge in a protective holder, no box or manual. The photos are of this exact cartridge — look them over closely for its condition, packaging and details. Every cartridge's shell, label and board are checked for authenticity when it comes into the store, and it's tested before it's listed. It ships in a collector's bag or a hard plastic case.
Item Description
A caveman who throws rocks, then stone axes, then boomerangs, then flaming torches, and who can transform into a muscle-bound hero firing copies of himself across the screen: Adventures of Dino Riki is one of Hudson Soft's oddest NES experiments, and a lot more fun than its obscurity suggests. It started out in Japan in 1987 as Shin Jinrui, published under Hudson's Rix Soft label, and Hudson brought it to North America itself in 1989.
Think of it as a vertical shooter played on foot. The screen scrolls steadily upward through prehistoric terrain while Riki runs, jumps and fires at dinosaurs and other creatures, and smashing boulders uncovers power-ups: speed boosts, wings that let him fly over hazards, and weapon upgrades that extend the range and spread of every throw. Holding on to them is the real game. A hit drops your weapon and speed by one level, and losing a life strips everything and sends you back to a checkpoint, so a fully powered run feels precious. Treacherous water crossings set the tone early, and there one misstep is fatal. Four stages, the last split into four parts, each end with a boss.
The strangest detail is the one Western players never knew about. Japanese pro wrestler Riki Choshu lent the game his name and likeness, and the hidden transformation into Macho Riki fires an attack called the Riki Lariat after his signature move. In North America the wrestling connection quietly vanished, which makes the sudden muscle-man power-up a delightful non sequitur. Reviewers have long noted its steep learning curve, but it rewards patience, and few NES shooters come with a backstory this strange.
Fast factsgame data via IGDB
- Released
- 1987
- Publisher
- Rix Soft
- Developer
- Hudson Soft
- Genre
- Shooter
- Players
- Single player
About the game
Adventures of Dino Riki is an overhead shooter created by Hudson Soft, similar to games like 1943: The Battle of Midway, where the object is to dodge on-screen enemies. Dino Riki can jump or shoot weapons (rocks, axes, boomerangs, and torches) to kill the various enemies around him. Dino Riki can pick up power-ups including speed boosts and wings that enable him to fly over hazards on the ground, as well as weapon upgrades.
Summary from the IGDB community database — the condition and contents of this listing are described above and in the photos.Watch gameplayAdventures of Dino Riki on NES
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