Dough Boy (video game)
Encyclopedia
is a Family Computer
video game that was released for a Japan
ese-only market in 1985.
from a POW camp
. Players can die by being shot, falling into water (by drowning
), being blown up by a land mine
, and being run over by a tank. A strict time limit
of five minutes in order to keep the pace of the game relatively brisk. After each round is completed, time is taken off the clock to make things more difficult.
While this game is loosely based on the Metal Gear
series of games, nonsense dominates the gameplay. A "one-shot, one kill" system like in Contra makes dying (and the inevitable game over
) a bit too easy to obtain.
The background music of Stage 2 BGM is the American folk song When Johnny Comes Marching Home
. During the end of stage 5, the background music is The Star-Spangled Banner
; which is the American national anthem.
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...
video game that was released for a Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese-only market in 1985.
Summary
The general idea of the game is that the player must rescue a POWPrisoner of war
A prisoner of war or enemy prisoner of war is a person, whether civilian or combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict...
from a POW camp
Prisoner-of-war camp
A prisoner-of-war camp is a site for the containment of combatants captured by their enemy in time of war, and is similar to an internment camp which is used for civilian populations. A prisoner of war is generally a soldier, sailor, or airman who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or...
. Players can die by being shot, falling into water (by drowning
Drowning
Drowning is death from asphyxia due to suffocation caused by water entering the lungs and preventing the absorption of oxygen leading to cerebral hypoxia....
), being blown up by a land mine
Land mine
A land mine is usually a weight-triggered explosive device which is intended to damage a target—either human or inanimate—by means of a blast and/or fragment impact....
, and being run over by a tank. A strict time limit
Time limit (video game terminology)
A time limit is a phrase in video game terminology that is used to make gameplay faster on the threat of losing a life. A typical time limit can range from a single second to multiple amount of minutes. Although it is possible to have a Super Mario World level with zero seconds on the timer A time...
of five minutes in order to keep the pace of the game relatively brisk. After each round is completed, time is taken off the clock to make things more difficult.
While this game is loosely based on the Metal Gear
Metal Gear
Metal Gear is a series of video games.Metal Gear may also refer to:*Metal Gear , bipedal tanks appearing in the Metal Gear series-Metal Gear video game series:...
series of games, nonsense dominates the gameplay. A "one-shot, one kill" system like in Contra makes dying (and the inevitable game over
Game over
Game Over is a message in video games which signals that the game has ended, often due to a negative outcome - although the phrase sometimes follows the end credits after successful completion of a game...
) a bit too easy to obtain.
The background music of Stage 2 BGM is the American folk song When Johnny Comes Marching Home
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
"When Johnny Comes Marching Home" is a popular song of the American Civil War that expressed people's longing for the return of their friends and relatives who were fighting in the war.-Origins:...
. During the end of stage 5, the background music is The Star-Spangled Banner
The Star-Spangled Banner
"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States of America. The lyrics come from "Defence of Fort McHenry", a poem written in 1814 by the 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet, Francis Scott Key, after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by the British Royal Navy ships...
; which is the American national anthem.