Line #18 VideoGame/DevilWorld


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:Everybody do the Shift!]]
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4	''Devil World'' is a MazeGame developed by Creator/{{Nintendo}} for the Platform/NintendoEntertainmentSystem. It was one of the many simple games created for the console in its early years, and was the first game designed by the partnership of Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto and Takashi Tezuka that would go on to create ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'' and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI''. The game was released in Japan in 1984 and brought to Europe in 1987. It was later re-released on the UsefulNotes/VirtualConsole in both regions for UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} in 2008, then on UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS in 2013. North America had not imported the game (presumably due to its religious themes) until October 2023, when the game was made available as part of the NES catalogue for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch Online subscription, this time worldwide.
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6	Tamagon, a cute little fire-breathing dragon, has a devil of a problem. He has been trapped in a box within the maze of the Devil's world. The Devil's assistants are shifting the box up, down, right, and left, threatening to squash Tamagon between the walls.
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8	Tamagon's task is two-fold: eliminate the boa-boa dots that are the source of the Devil's evil power, and then use four bibles to seal away the Devil's icon.
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10	The Devil [[MarthDebutedInSmashBros would later appear]] as an [[AssistCharacter Assist Trophy]] in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'', ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU'' and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''.
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12	Not to be confused with the Creator/{{Konami}} UsefulNotes/ArcadeGame also known as ''Dark Adventure''.
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14	!!Tropes appearing in this video game:
15	* AutoScrolling: Subverted, the Devil directs his minions to kill you by moving the maze
16	* BigRedDevil: The Devil has the standard appearance, but strangely enough, he's ''blue''.
17	* BonusStage: The "Bonus Box" at the end of every round, where Tamagon searches for a OneUp hidden in one of six boxes. As the Devil has flown away, Tamagon can for once control the direction of scrolling by stepping on arrows.
18	* BreathWeapon: Grabbing a cross or Bible gives Tamagon the ability to blow fire at his enemies.
19	* ColorCodedMultiplayer: Player one is a green Tamagon, player two is a red Tamagon.
20	* DeadlyWalls: They are okay to touch but don't be caught between them
21	* EdibleCollectible: Tamagon gets bonus points from eating fried eggs or [[TrademarkFavoriteFood ice cream cones]].
22	* EndlessGame: The game keeps repeating the same stages over and over again. Eventually the level counter overflows and begins again from zero.
23	* ExcusePlot: Attack The Devil's World! (that is it)
24	* InstantRoast: Tamagon can breathe fire on a {{cyclops}} to turn it into a tasty fried egg. (The Japanese term for fried egg literally means "cooked eyeball.")
25	* MascotVillain: The Devil, to the point of representing the game as an assist trophy in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl''.
26	* MonsterModesty: The Devil wears nothing but a red speedo.
27	* NoPlotNoProblem: The intro scene shows nothing more than the game's characters and the message, "Attack the Devil's world!" No actual plot exists beyond this.
28	* OneUp: In the form of green eggs for scoring enough points or for doing well enough in the bonus box. If Tamagon dies an egg will fall to the stage and hatch a new one.
29	* PublicDomainSoundtrack: The "game start" music is arranged from the Nutcracker March.
30	* TimedMission: The Bonus Box
31	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Tamagon likes to eat ice cream cones, though they do nothing in the game but give points.
32	* RespawningEnemies: Doesn't matter how many you burn, they keep coming back for more.
33	* VoluntaryShapeshifter: The Devil turns into a bat when he loses.
34	* WingsDoNothing: Tamagon and the blue enemies.
35	* WrapAround: The maze itself, trying to make Tamagon do this will just get it squished.

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