CHŌMAKAIMURA
( Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts )
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超魔界村
©Capcom Co.,Ltd. 1991
Release: 1991-10-04 (¥8500)
Cartridge SHVC-CM
Action / Platform game
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Released in America as
SUPER GHOULS 'N GHOSTS
( SNS-CM-USA )
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Released in Europe as
SUPER GHOULS 'N GHOSTS
( SNSP-CM-XXX )
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Chōmakaimura is a platform game by Capcom and is a
Super Famicom exclusive episode of the popular Makaimura series.
Fearless King Arthur is back and proves why he's the best at doing what
he does! The beautiful princess Prin Prin (aka Guinevere) has once
again been captured by grim demons. Arthur's journey takes him deep into
the demon realm where bloodthirsty monsters, ghastly ghouls and their lord, Emperor
Samael (aka Sardius), are all waiting to rip him to shreds. Arthur
unsurprisingly starts his adventures in a dark and haunted cemetery but stages
rapidly take him to magnificent and unique locations - from a dismounted sea
throwing huge waves at him to evil ghost ships infested with ephemeral spirits.
New weapons can be collected by cracking chests open and each one of them
upgrades Arthur in different ways. The game features a lengthy list of
weapons such as the Lance, daggers, the Crossbow, the
Axe and so forth... Arthur's only defense is his armor and
it only offers a thin protection. However, new ones can be collected such
as the copper armor (green) or the gold armor allowing him to charge up and
unleash devastating magic attacks. Another interesting feature introduced
here by Capcom is the double jump - Yes, King Arthur can jump
twice in mid-air. This may sounds weird and unusual at first but it quickly
becomes a unique move that lies at the core of the gameplay.
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The Super Famicom and Super Nintendo versions of the game
show some minor differences. For instance, in the first stage, the crosses
on the coffins were changed into Egyptian crosses (Picture on the left).
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Chōmakaimura was also included in Capcom Generations 2
(Playstation, Saturn, 1998), Capcom Classics Collection
(Playstation 2, Xbox, 2005) and in Classics Collection Reloaded
(Playstation Portable, 2006). The game was also dusted off and released for
the Game Boy Advance in 2002 as an arranged version called Chōmakaimura R.
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Teaser text from the American version:
You are Arthur, the boldest bladesman alive. You are cought in a dangerous
quest. Fiendish foes and grim demons are about to hurl disaster your way!
You must save the wondrous Princess Guinevere. But beware! The reeking
rules of the forbidden land can call forth evil and destruction. Who knows
what creeping, leaping terrors haunt this dripping realm!
You may lose your armor and your strength. You may be hexed. You may
become a baby, a duck, or a skeleton! But you are never without a weapon.
And Magic awaits to help you.
Destroy the withches, ogres and ghosts. Escape the snapping skulls and ghostly
ghouls. And save Guinevere from the mysterious depths of the Phantom Zone
in Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts!
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Game Staff (Copied from the American version end credits) :
STAFF
Planner
Hyper Mickey
Patriot Yamazou
Actor Designer
Patriot Yamazou
Tall Nob
Hyper Bengie
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Background Designer
Junchan
Natsuchan
Chiechan
Ryutaro's Mama
Katsukun
Programmer
M30
Machan
Yamadacchi
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Music Composer
Mari
Sound Composer
Bull
Ike-Bomb
Special Thanks
Cho-Suke
Yake-Pon
And Capcom All Staff
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Producer
Professor F
Thank You For Playing!
Presented By Capcom
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Japanese Guidebook
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Japanese Phonecard
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Japanese Puzzle
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Japanese Boardgame
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This game is nothing short of genius. Everything in Chōmakaimura
nears perfection - detailed and amazing graphics, excellent and atmospheric
soundtrack and awesome gameplay. Capcom at its best and finest. However,
the difficulty level follows the Makaimura tradition - it bears the
unpleasant aroma of thousands of cheap and frustrating deaths. But isn't it what
Makaimura has always been all about ? Isn't it why we always get back to it
with the eyes filled with hope ? I missed the fact that Arthur can't shoot up
or down anymore - it has been replaced by a handy double-jump... Chōmakaimura
is a brilliantly atmospheric game and it delivers exactly what fans of the
Makaimura series wished for. One of my favorite platform game for the
Super Famicom system.
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