is a multiplatform video game that was released in Japan in 1986. The original manufacturer's suggested retail price of the Family Computer version of the game was ¥4,900 ($63 USD).

Summary

The game is based on a then-popular Japanese heavy metal

Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

 band formed by Damian Hamada called Seikima-II

SEIKIMA-II

is a Japanese heavy metal band formed by guitarist Damian Hamada in 1982.According to the mythology created by the band, Seikima-II is a group of "Akuma" , from the futuristic hyper-evolved dimension "Makai", that are preaching a religion, in order to propagate Satan through the use of heavy metal...

. This band lasted from its creation in 1982 to its dissolution on December 31, 1999. Their history, as it has been prophesized, is that they are a group of demons preaching a religion

Religion

Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...

 in order to propagate Satan

Satan

Satan , "the opposer", is the title of various entities, both human and divine, who challenge the faith of humans in the Hebrew Bible...

 through the use of Heavy Metal. Each member is a demon of a different hierarchical class with His Excellency Demon Kogure being leader

Leader

A leader is one who influences or leads others.Leader may also refer to:- Newspapers :* Leading article, a piece of writing intended to promote an opinion, also called an editorial* The Leader , published 1909–1967...

 of demons and His Majesty Damian Hamada being crown prince

Crown Prince

A crown prince or crown princess is the heir or heiress apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy. The wife of a crown prince is also titled crown princess....

 of hell. In accordance to the prophecy and after completing the world conquest

World government

World government is the notion of a single common political authority for all of humanity. Its modern conception is rooted in European history, particularly in the philosophy of ancient Greece, in the political formation of the Roman Empire, and in the subsequent struggle between secular authority,...

, the band would disband at the end of the century on December 12th, 1999 at 23:59:59 Japan Standard Time

Japan Standard Time

Japan Standard Time or JST is the standard timezone of Japan, and is 9 hours ahead of UTC. For example, when it is midnight in UTC, it is 09:00 in Japan Standard Time. There is no daylight saving time, though its introduction has been debated several times. Japan Standard Time is the same as...

 (09:59:99 Eastern Standard Time

Eastern Time Zone

The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...

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Character appearance

Demon Kogure (now Demon Kakka)

This is the player character. He is an NES globe-trotter who helps his fellows when they were caught by Zeus. If the player takes a hit with an enemy, he dies on the very first contact. The description of the player's death simply reads "The devil is not dead."

Ace Shimizu

One fellow that was caught in the name of Zeus. Coming in the fourth stage. He uses the Stratocaster

Fender Stratocaster

The Fender Stratocaster, often referred to as "Strat", is a model of electric guitar designed by Leo Fender, George Fullerton, and Freddie Tavares in 1954, and manufactured continuously by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation to the present. It is a double-cutaway guitar, with an extended top...

 guitar as an instrument.

Gaol Bridge

Another fellow was caught in the name of Zeus. First appeared on stage. He uses the Flying V

Gibson Flying V

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 guitar as an instrument.

Raiden Yuzawa

Yet another fellow was caught in the name of Zeus. To appear in the second stage. His instrument is a basic set of drums

Drum kit

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Xenon Ishikawa

The fourth fellow that was caught in the name of Zeus. To appear in the third stage. His musical instrument is the simple bass guitar

Bass guitar

The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

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Zeus

Zeus

In the ancient Greek religion, Zeus was the "Father of Gods and men" who ruled the Olympians of Mount Olympus as a father ruled the family. He was the god of sky and thunder in Greek mythology. His Roman counterpart is Jupiter and his Etruscan counterpart is Tinia.Zeus was the child of Cronus...

In the final boss of the game, the enemy of the devil god demons appears to block progress towards beating it. He is named after the king of the Greek gods.

Port

In 1987, the game was re-released for the MSX

MSX

MSX was the name of a standardized home computer architecture in the 1980s conceived by Kazuhiko Nishi, then Vice-president at Microsoft Japan and Director at ASCII Corporation...

2 under the title with more detailed sprites and backgrounds. It also featured actual Seikima-II music.