HEBEREKE Enjoy Edition

I am very happy that this game came out for PC and modern consoles but I have a couple of (controversial) complaints about it. Before I say those complaints, I have to explain my history with this game. Also known as Ufouria: the Saga in PAL territories, this was a game that never made it's way over to North America..... until the Wii Virtual Console. Some changes were made such as two of the characters were completely redesigned from a penguin to a, what i assume it is anyway, snowman and a cat turned into a dragon. I will be calling the characters by their PAL names by the way. So this is a Metroidvania, not a platformer like Gimmick or Trip World. You first play as Bop Louie, looking for your friends Free-on Leon, Shades and Gil. Each character has an ability and later more abilities such as climbing up walls, freezing enemies, using bombs to clear walls and floors, etc. It's not a very long game after the first time you beat it. Memorizing where everything is by replaying the game will make the game shorter. It's a really fun title that I replay from time to time. Now I have to explain the (Controversial) complaints. Because I first encountered this game on the Wii's Virtual Console first, I am so used to some things: 1. The version that came out for VC was the PAL "Ufouria: The Saga." I have a question, How come that version of the game isn't in this release? Was it a licensing issue? Were you not able to obtain that version of the game too? 2. Because I played that (Wii VC) version, whoever did the programming of that release didn't make the adjustment to slow down the music (PAL releases had 50hz and NTSC releases were 60 hz, so playing a PAL game on a NTSC console back then would make the music speed up), and because of that, when I played this new release, I thought something was wrong with the music. I was so used to hearing the sped up version of this soundtrack that I never knew about the original way it was meant to be. I know this sounds odd and I know it will be very unlikely, but it would be very nice to have Ufouria on this release as well with the option of either the original music or the PAL on NTSC music on this release. Some of you might think I am insane for making this statement, but it's true. I would love to see what I just said to be here as well. One thing I should also mention is anybody who has the English Box and Manual should take photos and send them to the Developer because i noticed that a foreign language version (not the Japanese version) had the box and manual with that language in it. I know that the PAL version had an English version release. Overall and despite my complaints, if you like the genre or NES/ Famicom games that made it to your country or not, I do recommend this game. Don't let my opinions get in the way of playing (what I feel) is the best (and the most expensive) Metroidvania on the NES/ Famicom.

へべれけ２でへべれけ沼になりました 初代へべれけもやってみたくとも、プレミア価格で買うにも買えなく ３DSやWiiUのバーチャルコンソールは終了し、遊べないかと思いきや こう新しく復刻してくれてとても有難かったです。 さすが初代はアクションの難易度は高いですね、 最初のうちは操作に慣れず、初盤でゲームオーバーになってたりしてました 今回追加された機能、巻き戻し機能やクイックセーブ、ロードが初心者の自分にとってありがたい機能でした。 メインキャラクターやボスキャラも相変わらずの愛着沸く可愛さ 個人的にむうネコ戦のとこが凄く好きです（倒すのが可哀そうｗ）

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へべれけ」は、飲みすぎたアホが迷走する、めっちゃバカゲーやで！\nキャラの動きも、あれやこれやとアホなことばっかりやけど、それが逆にクセになる。\nストーリー？ないわ、ただただやりまくれ！Steamで遊んだら、ええ酒の肴になること間違いなし！

I know some people have nostalgic feelings for Hebereke, also known as Ufouria: The Saga in the European and Australasian release of the game that changed the plot and some visual designs. I’m not among them – while I’ve known about this Sunsoft franchise, and this first game in it, for a while, I’ve never played it myself until now. And what it is, is a very curious exploration focused action adventure platformer that has a huge interconnected world. Despite additionally having new characters and their special abilities to unlock and key items to find, all of which get you access to previously unavailable areas, the game doesn’t quite fit the mold of a metroidvania or a Maze of Galious-like title and instead feels a bit closer to a typical adventure platformer title like Dizzy. It has plenty of action too, though, with the enemies dropping special popoon items that can then be picked up and thrown. Which is how you usually go through boss fights that range from extremely simple, to barely fair in the worst early 90s NES game fashion. Still, the game has incredibly unique in its silliness, visual style and a catchy soundtrack. And the new Enjoy Edition, that is basically a nicely packaged emulated version of the original Japanese release of the game, has plenty of good quality of life features and neat bonuses. Sadly, some of them are not always working correctly, but it seems like the issues are still being patched out. It is a bit unusual that the way the game treats translation of the original story is by not editing the original game, but rather by providing you with a special separate menu that provides a translation of the cutscene you’ve just seen in Japanese, but at least as an added bonus it also provides comparison shots with the Ufouria version, where things were very altered. I did like going through Hebereke, but not being a huge fan of action adventure platformers from that era, I doubt I would’ve wanted to go through it if not for the quality of life elements of the Enjoy Edition. Still, it’s quirky, fun and the soundtrack is genuinely great.

Man HEBEREKE getting a rerelease was definitely not in my 2024 bingo card. The original is a serious contender for best NES game, and easily the one which has aged the best in my book. As for the rerelease itself, it`s not too shabby: love the fact that this comes bundled with high-res scans of the original boxart and manuals, and the overall presentation is slick and super cute - as it should be. ...I do have a few nitpicks though. Namely the fact that: [b](i)[/b] Sunsoft did not bother to implement the english translation directly into the ROM - which is especially weird when a [url=https://www.romhacking.net/translations/1798/]fan translation patch[/url] has long been available; [b](ii)[/b] this does not include the (very different) PAL release; [b](iii)[/b] having only 1080p and 720p as resolution options for this sub-240p NES game is [i]wild[/i]. Overall though, I'm just stoked this exists at all. Hebe/10, easy recommendation (on a sale).

A fun, charming classic. Having both an English translation of Hebereke and a Japanese translation of Ufouria is wild. The emulation could stand to have a couple more options, I think I ran into a lot of screen tearing on a 144 Hz display instead of 60. It would be difficult to have a more complete experience of Hebereke/Ufouria than this.

An original copy of this game, Japanese or European, is incredibly expensive. Not only does this make it very accessible, but it's also just a good way to play it. Much like their other release, Mr. Gimmick, it has some extra stuff like rewind and save states to improve the overall accessibility of it for those who aren't too keen on the NES era games. There is some graphical issues you'll notice at the edge of the screen, just caused by the way things are drawn on the NES. It also includes the Japanese and European manuals for the game, and even a direct translation for in game text, as well as the original translated text if you're curious to see it. Overall, it's a solid port, significantly cheaper than buying a Famicom copy, that's for sure. Also, buy the sequel too, also a good one.

This is such a fantastic version of the original game, with all of the new features, gorgeous borders and fun achievements! I wish every heavily localised retro game had a Special Snap feature to see the differences between them, it's really interesting to compare the two. The difficulty is perfect, every boss has a pattern you need to figure out before defeating them and it takes good understanding of your moves to not get hit. Every music track is iconic, thanks to the NES SunSoft bass. I love the addition of the Speedrun Mode, this game is even more fun on your second and third playthrough! I would recommend this as the definitive version to anyone, and I will play this edition many more times in the future. Let's hope SunSoft hires City Connection again to enhance games like Blaster Master or Journey to Silius like this!

おーちゃんが可愛いゲーム。　へべもいいぞ。 えんじょいモードの巻き戻しが滅茶苦茶強く、かなり快適にプレイ可能。過去の移植版クリアできなかった人でも簡単にクリアできるかも。(筆者は宇宙船みたいなやつで詰んでた) バカ高い値段の中古を買わなくても説明書が読めるのはありがたい。あと海外版との比較も面白い。 画面端の描画が若干おかしくなってるけどプレイには支障なし。これで1500円は安すぎ。