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role-playing video game for the

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(Famicom/NES) published by

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. The game commemorates the 20th anniversary of

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's manga anthology ''

Weekly Shōnen Jump is a weekly ''shōnen'' manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the ''Jump'' line of magazines. The manga series within the magazine consist of many action scenes and a fair amount of comedy. The chapters of the series that run ...

''. The game is set in a world that brings together many of the long-running titles, which include stories of the past and present at the time of their release, that had appeared in the magazine. The game consists of a main character wandering and encountering the many ''Jump'' heroes as they try to save the world from an alliance of many of the most powerful and evil of the ''Jump'' villains. The game sold 1.1 million cartridges for the

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in Japan. It was the first title in the ''Jump'' video game series. It had a sequel, '' Famicom Jump II: Saikyō no Shichinin''. Due to it being based on a magazine specifically localized for the Japanese market, the game was never released outside Japan.

The 16 Heroes

One of the main objectives of the game is to recruit 16 notable ''Jump'' hero characters in order to use them to fight against the enemies in the game's overworld, which is divided into several different areas. Aside from the player character, the ''Jump'' characters that can be collected are: *

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Fist of the North Star is a Japanese manga series written by Buronson and illustrated by Tetsuo Hara. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' for 245 issues published from 1983 to 1988 and initially collected in 27 ' ...

'') * Nukesaku Aida (''

Tsuide ni Tonchinkan is a Japanese manga series by Koichi Endo which first appeared in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' in issues 49–50 in 1984, and then ran from 1985 (issue 14) through 1989 (issue 22). There are 18 volumes of the manga. The manga was adapted into a ...

'') * Son Goku ('' Dragon Ball'') * Ryo Saeba (''

City Hunter is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsukasa Hojo. It was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1985 to 1991 and collected into 35 ''tankōbon'' volumes by its publisher Shueisha. The manga was adapted into ...

'') *

Arale Norimaki is a fictional character and the protagonist of the '' Dr. Slump'' manga series, created by Akira Toriyama. She is a robot built by Senbei Norimaki who looks like a young girl. She is known for her naïveté, energetic personality, lack of common ...

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Dr. Slump is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was serialized in Shueisha's anthology magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1980 to 1984, with the chapters collected into 18 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The series fol ...

'') *

Pegasus Seiya , simply known as Seiya, is a fictional character in the ''Saint Seiya'' manga series created by Masami Kurumada. He is the eponymous protagonist who makes his debut in the first chapter , published in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine on Januar ...

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Saint Seiya , also known as ''Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac'' or simply ''Knights of the Zodiac'' (translated from the French title ''Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque''), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It w ...

'') * Momotaro Tsurugi (''

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'') * Mankichi Tokawa (''Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daishō'') * Reiki Kikoku (''Godsider'') *

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'') * Jouji Kanno (''

Doberman Deka is a Japanese hardboiled manga series written by Buronson and illustrated by Shinji Hiramatsu. It was serialized in the ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' manga anthology from 1975 (Issue 39) throughout 1979 (Issue 48), with the chapters collected into ...

'') * Isamu (''

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'') *

Tsubasa Oozora , also known as Oliver Atom in multiple dubs, is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the manga series ''Captain Tsubasa'' written by Yōichi Takahashi. Tsubasa is a prodigious association football player who dreams of winning the F ...

('' Captain Tsubasa'') * Tarou Yamashita (''Kenritsu Umisora Kōkō Yakyūbuin Yamashita Tarō-kun'') * Kyūichi Uno (''Astro Kyūdan'') *

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'') Of particular note: Son Goku and Momotaro Tsurugi are the only characters who return in '' Famicom Jump II: Saikyō no Shichinin''. Of the series with hero characters, ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' also has a playable hero in the sequel, with Joseph succeeded by Jotaro Kujo. One NPC character in this game, Ryotsu Kankichi from ''

Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo , often shortened to , and known in English as ''KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops'', is a Japanese comedy manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Akimoto. It takes place in the present day, in and around a neighborhood police station ( k� ...

'', becomes playable as well in the sequel.

Represented series

* ''Astro Kyūdan'' * '' Captain Tsubasa'' * '' Cat's Eye'' * ''Chichi no Tamashii'' * ''

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'' * ''

'' * '' Dragon Ball'' * ''

'' * '' Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin'' * ''Godsider'' * ''

Harenchi Gakuen is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai. The manga was one of the first to be serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', where it ran from 1968 to 1972, with its chapters co ...

'' * ''

High School! Kimengumi is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Motoei Shinzawa. A first series ''Third Year Funny-face Club'' was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from October 1980 to April 1982. ''High School! Kimengumi'' was seri ...

'' * ''Hōchōnin Ajihei'' * ''

'' * ''Kenritsu Umisora Kōkō Yakyūbuin Yamashita Tarō-kun'' * ''Kick Off'' * ''

Kimagure Orange Road is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Izumi Matsumoto. It was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine from 1984 to 1987, with the chapters collected into 18 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Shueisha. The story follows tee ...

'' * ''

'' * '' Moeru! Onīsan'' * ''Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daishō'' * ''

Ring ni Kakero is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It was published in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' between January 1977 and October 1981. The individual chapters were compiled by Shueisha into twenty-five ''tankōbon'' volume ...

'' * ''

'' * ''Shape Up Ran'' * ''THE MOMOTAROH'' * ''Toilet Hakase'' * ''

'' * ''

Wing-Man is a Japanese science fiction manga series written and illustrated by Masakazu Katsura. It was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1983 to 1985, with the chapters collected into 13 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Shueisha. Synopsis '' ...

'' * ''Yoroshiku Mechadoc''

References

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