Janken Disk Jō
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is a Family Computer Disk System video game that combines puzzle-solving elements with the elements associated with a role-playing game. Disk-kun as the main character and all the text is in Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...

. This was the final game ever released for the Family Computer Disk System before the system was discontinued by Nintendo in favor of newer platforms.

Gameplay

The object of the game is to navigate through a dungeon
Dungeon
A dungeon is a room or cell in which prisoners are held, especially underground. Dungeons are generally associated with medieval castles, though their association with torture probably belongs more to the Renaissance period...

 full of monster
Mob (computer gaming)
A mob, mobile or monster is a computer-controlled non-player character in a computer game such as an MMORPG or MUD. Depending on context, all such characters in a game may be considered "mobs", or usage may be limited to hostile NPCs and/or NPCs vulnerable to attack.-Purpose of mobs:Defeating...

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Treasure
Treasure is a concentration of riches, often one which is considered lost or forgotten until being rediscovered...

. Different rooms (some with treasure) have blocks with Rock, Paper, and Scissors symbols. The player must move the symbols to make the blocks disappear, such as lining up Scissors with Rock to make Scissors disappear. There are multiple symbols on the screen, and some include a color value system, making it more difficult for the player to completely understand the symbols. Items can be used for the player to successfully navigate the dungeons and accomplish the game's ultimate goal: don't get killed. Players can roam freely through the towns talking to non-player character
Non-player character
A non-player character , sometimes known as a non-person character or non-playable character, in a game is any fictional character not controlled by a player. In electronic games, this usually means a character controlled by the computer through artificial intelligence...

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