Robodemons
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Robodemons is an action
Action game
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 video game with shooting
Shoot 'em up
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 elements that was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo Entertainment System
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 by Color Dreams
Color Dreams
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 on December 1989. Like all Color Dreams games, Robodemons was not officially licensed by Nintendo
Nintendo
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Gameplay

According to the game's instruction manual, the player controls a boomerang
Boomerang
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-wielding hero whose mission is to destroy the robotic demon
Demon
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 army of the evil king Kull. There are seven levels in Robodemons, which are titled the "levels of" Bone, Flesh, Fire, Condemned Souls, Demon's Quarters, Robodemon Factory, and Kull's Palace. The sound that plays when the hero dies is one of the most distinctive sounds in the world of video games.

Unlike most Color Dreams games which featured heavy religious/Christian
Christian
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 themes, Robodemons contains very Satanic
Satanism
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 and occult
Occult
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 themes. It contains allusions/references to Limbo
Limbo
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, Hell
Hell
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, Death
Death
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, Hades
Hades
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 & Satan
Satan
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. The level structure is similar to passages found in the Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy
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