is a Japan-exclusive video game released for the

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in addition to various other systems. It is a side-scrolling action role-playing game similar to '' Mystical Ninja''.

Summary

The player controls an old

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en figure named "Poco." He is a hero who has lived in harmony with

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s for many years. For Poco, the journey is to find the fairy who teaches people to get back to being friendly with wooden dolls. Enemies encountered through the game are strange creatures and bothersome old

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. The player attacks by using his fists at them. Players can steal the items in the store. But after stealing, the player's appearance is changed to resemble that of a

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s and

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s can no longer admit the player for the remainder of the game after a theft has taken place. The player can equip one hand with a weapon, and the other with a passive tool, such as a lamp for dark areas. The player can buy gear, sleep at hotels, gamble, steal, and bribe non-player characters. The player needs to eat to prevent hunger, with recharging health based on food level. It features an in-game clock, with day/night cycles and four seasons; the color changes to reflect the time of day and the season.

References

{{reflist 1986 video games Action role-playing video games DB-SOFT games Fairies and sprites in popular culture FM-7 games Japan-exclusive video games MSX2 games NEC PC-8801 games Nintendo Entertainment System games Sentient toys in fiction Sharp X1 games Side-scrolling role-playing video games Video games about toys Video games developed in Japan