Hyakkiyakou

Hyakkiyakou

Console: Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
TV Standard: Region Not Set
Developer(s): Use Corporation
Publisher(s): Use Corporation
Release Date: 1989-02-22
Players: 1
Co-op: No
Type: Role-Playing

Hyakkiyakou is named after the Night Parade of the 100 Demons of Japanese folklore, when various youkai and other Japanese demons come out of hiding for a single night to scare people. The game is otherwise a fairly traditional 8-bit RPG, though it does feature uncommon aspects such as being able to see enemies while walking around (as opposed to the then-usual random encounters) and a regularly-proportioned adult protagonist. There is also no overworld map - both the towns and monster-infested wilderness are directly connected.