RPG Jinsei Game
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is a Japan
-only role playing game for the Family Computer
that is similar to Jinsei Game
, which is the Japan
ese version of The Game of Life
.
The object is to explore a city
full of stores, places of employment, and learning places. Starting from home, the player must earn money
and statistics in order to unlock the better features of the game. Unlike most games based on the Jinsei Game series, RPG Jinsei Game doesn't use a spinner system. Instead, it uses the controller pad like in a normal console role playing game. The player can also talk to strangers who might either give him/her advice or do something malevolent to him/her. As in a true role-playing game, the player has to choose from a series of quests. Most of these tasks are mundane while one of the quests directly involves chasing down unidentified flying object
s. Buildings that are crucial to the quest (other than shops and learning places) can be fully explored; otherwise the player simply talks to the resident.
Fights can occur like in a real role-playing game. However, the players stats are used instead of hit points and magic points.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
-only role playing game for the Family Computer
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...
that is similar to Jinsei Game
Jinsei Game
is the Japanese version of the board game that is called The Game of Life in North America. Unlike The Game of Life, the player starts in his toddler years and has to go to elementary school, junior high school, and high school before being allowed to either go to university or start his career....
, which is the Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese version of The Game of Life
The Game of Life
The Game of Life, also known simply as LIFE, is a board game originally created in 1860 by Milton Bradley, as The Checkered Game of Life . The Game of Life was America's first popular parlor game...
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Gameplay
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
full of stores, places of employment, and learning places. Starting from home, the player must earn money
Japanese yen
The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling...
and statistics in order to unlock the better features of the game. Unlike most games based on the Jinsei Game series, RPG Jinsei Game doesn't use a spinner system. Instead, it uses the controller pad like in a normal console role playing game. The player can also talk to strangers who might either give him/her advice or do something malevolent to him/her. As in a true role-playing game, the player has to choose from a series of quests. Most of these tasks are mundane while one of the quests directly involves chasing down unidentified flying object
Unidentified flying object
A term originally coined by the military, an unidentified flying object is an unusual apparent anomaly in the sky that is not readily identifiable to the observer as any known object...
s. Buildings that are crucial to the quest (other than shops and learning places) can be fully explored; otherwise the player simply talks to the resident.
Fights can occur like in a real role-playing game. However, the players stats are used instead of hit points and magic points.