Marchen Maze
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is an arcade game
that was released by Namco
in 1988. It runs on Namco System 1
hardware, and was later ported to the Sharp X68000
and TurboGrafx-16
platforms. It is based on the story by Lewis Carroll
titled Alice in Wonderland. In fact, there is a rumored English version of the game titled "Alice in Wonderland". Later, a company name Yujin released gashapon
figures of Alice and Time Usagi the White Rabbit as part of the "Namco Girls" collection.
.
Arcade game
An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers...
that was released by Namco
Namco
is a Japanese corporation best known as a former video game developer and publisher. Following a merger with Bandai in September 2005, the two companies' game production assets were spun off into Namco Bandai Games on March 31, 2006. Namco Ltd. was re-established to continue domestic operation of...
in 1988. It runs on Namco System 1
Namco System 1
The Namco System 1 arcade system board was first used by Namco in April 1987 and was a major enhancement to the previous Namco System 86 arcade system board. Due to its release date, it was originally called Namco System 87 according to the Namco Museum series.Yokai Douchuuki was the first game to...
hardware, and was later ported to the Sharp X68000
Sharp X68000
The Sharp X68000, often referred to as the X68k, is a home computer released only in Japan by the Sharp Corporation. The first model was released in 1987, with a 10 MHz Motorola 68000 CPU, 1 MB of RAM and no hard drive; the last model was released in 1993 with a 25 MHz Motorola 68030...
and TurboGrafx-16
TurboGrafx-16
TurboGrafx-16, fully titled as TurboGrafx-16 Entertainment SuperSystem and known in Japan as the , is a video game console developed by Hudson Soft and NEC, released in Japan on October 30, 1987, and in North America on August 29, 1989....
platforms. It is based on the story by Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson , better known by the pseudonym Lewis Carroll , was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass, as well as the poems "The Hunting of the...
titled Alice in Wonderland. In fact, there is a rumored English version of the game titled "Alice in Wonderland". Later, a company name Yujin released gashapon
Gashapon
is a Bandai brand trademark widely used throughout the world for their capsule toys. It is also referred to as ." Both gashapon and gachapon are Japanese onomatopoeia, made up of two sounds: "gasha" or "gacha" for the turning of a crank on a toy vending machine, and "pon" for the sound of the toy...
figures of Alice and Time Usagi the White Rabbit as part of the "Namco Girls" collection.
Gameplay
In Märchen Maze, the player must take control of Alice who walks over scrolling platforms and knocks enemies over the edge with her bubble blower. Holding the fire button down generates bigger bubbles. The enemies fire marbles at her which can cause her to fall over the edge unless they are avoided or jumped over. The game also features voice samples in JapaneseJapanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
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