Tinkle Pit (ティンクルピット) is an
arcade gameAn arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, typically installed in businesses such as restaurants, public houses, video arcades, and Family Entertainment Centers...
that was released by
Namco, is a Japanese corporation best known as a former video game developer and publisher. The company is most famous for creating Pac-Man, the best-selling arcade game in history...
in 1993 only in
Japanis an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of 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...
.
In
Tinkle Pit, an evil wizard spawns monsters in a tiny village. The nameless
protagonistA protagonist is the main character of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, video game, or musical narrative, around whom the events of the narrative's plot revolve and with whom the audience is intended to share the most empathy...
of
Tinkle Pit chooses to go on a world-saving quest to defeat the wizard and his minions. He is accompanied by an oversized, anthropomorphic sleigh bell as his weapon. The plot of
Tinkle Pit is a minor, negligible component of the game.
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Tinkle Pit (ティンクルピット) is an
arcade gameAn arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, typically installed in businesses such as restaurants, public houses, video arcades, and Family Entertainment Centers...
that was released by
Namco, is a Japanese corporation best known as a former video game developer and publisher. The company is most famous for creating Pac-Man, the best-selling arcade game in history...
in 1993 only in
Japanis an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of 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...
.
Description
In
Tinkle Pit, an evil wizard spawns monsters in a tiny village. The nameless
protagonistA protagonist is the main character of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, video game, or musical narrative, around whom the events of the narrative's plot revolve and with whom the audience is intended to share the most empathy...
of
Tinkle Pit chooses to go on a world-saving quest to defeat the wizard and his minions. He is accompanied by an oversized, anthropomorphic sleigh bell as his weapon. The plot of
Tinkle Pit is a minor, negligible component of the game. Though the game's storyline (written in
Japaneseis a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family. There are a number of proposed relationships with other languages, but none have gained general acceptance...
) is likely incomprehensible to most foreigners, the game itself (which employs mostly
EnglishEnglish is a West Germanic language that developed in England during the Anglo-Saxon era. As a result of the military, economic, scientific, political, and cultural influence of the British Empire during the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries, and of the United States since the mid 20th century,...
text) is quite readable.
The game is divided into 8 worlds. The first one has 4 rounds, and every other one has 6 rounds.
Overview
The player walks around a maze collecting items while accompanied by a disproportionately sized
sleigh bellthumb|250px|Sleigh bells as a musical instrument.A jingle bell is a type of bell which produces a distinctive 'jingle' sound, especially in large numbers. They find use in many areas as a percussion instrument, including the classic sleigh bell sound and morris dancing...
. The player has the ability to drop the bell, which is invulnerable to the enemies, and move around by pressing the A button, therefore creating a line between him and the bell. Releasing the button makes the bell come back to the player; enemies are killed by having the bell slam into them. There are also balls of power that can be picked up. By pressing the B button, the player can throw them at the enemies - they will bounce off the walls until they hit one. Killing all enemies in a maze advances the player to the next stage.
Trivia
Many characters from earlier Namco games appear in
Tinkle Pit:
- Galaxian
is a 1979 fixed shooter arcade game by Namco and released by Midway Mfg. in the US.-Description:Galaxian expanded on the formula pioneered by Space Invaders. As in the earlier game, Galaxian featured a horde of attacking aliens that exchanged shots with the player...
(1979): Galaxip, Red Alien and Flagship.
- Cutie Q
Cutie Q is an arcade game that was released by Namco in 1979. It is the third in a series that includes Gee Bee and Bomb Bee.-Gameplay:Like its predecessors, Cutie Q plays like a mix of pinball and Breakout style games...
(1979): Rainbow Block.
- Pac-Man
is an arcade game developed by Namco and licensed for distribution in the U.S. by Midway, first released in Japan on May 22, 1980. Immensely popular in the United States from its original release to the present day, Pac-Man is universally considered as one of the classics of the medium, virtually...
(1980): Pac-Man, Blinky, Strawberry, Bell and Key.
- King and Balloon (1980): King.
- Tank Battalion
Tank Battalion is a multi-directional shooter arcade game that was released by Namco in 1980. It was later ported to the Japanese Famicom and Game Boy, but for unknown reasons was retitled Battle City...
(1980): Headquarters.
- Rally-X
Rally-X is a maze arcade game that was released by Namco in 1980. It runs on Namco Pac-Man hardware, and was the first Namco game to feature "Special Flags", which would become a recurring object in later games ....
(1980): Blue Car and Special Flag.
- New Rally-X
New Rally-X is a maze arcade game that was released by Namco in 1981. It runs on Namco Pac-Man hardware but uses a system similar to Bosconian and, as the name suggests, is the sequel to Rally-X, released in the previous year...
(1981): Lucky Flag.
- Warp and Warp
is a multi-directional shooter arcade game that was released by Namco in 1981. The game was later ported to the MSX, and a sequel titled was released for the Famicom in 1985 with added features and improved graphics...
(1981): Orange Berobero.
- Galaga
is a fixed shooter arcade game developed and published by Namco in Japan and published by Midway in North America in 1981. It is the sequel to Galaxian, released in 1979. The gameplay of Galaga puts the player in control of a space ship which is situated on the bottom of the screen...
(1981): Momiji.
- Bosconian
Bosconian was a multi-directional shooter arcade game that was developed by Namco in 1981. It runs on Namco Galaga hardware but with a video system like that used in Rally-X.-Gameplay:...
(1981): E-Type Missile.
- Dig Dug
Dig Dug is an arcade game released by Namco in 1982 for Namco Galaga hardware. A popular game based on a simple concept, it was also released as a video game on many consoles.-Objective:...
(1982): Dig Dug, Pooka, Fygar and Watermelon.
- Xevious
is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game by Namco, released in 1982. It was designed by Masanobu Endō. In the U.S., the game was manufactured and distributed by Atari...
(1982): Solvalou and Kapi.
- Mappy
is a 1983 arcade game by Namco. In the United States, it was manufactured and distributed by Bally/Midway. Mappy is a side-scrolling platformer that features cartoon-like characters, primarily cats and mice. The game's main character itself is a mouse. Mappy runs on Namco Super Pac-Man hardware,...
(1983): Mappy, Nyamco, Meowky, Gosenzo, Painting and Safe.
- Pac & Pal
is an arcade game that was released only in Japan by Namco in 1983. The game ran on Namco Super Pac-Man hardware, and the object of the game was for Pac-Man to eat all the items before he was caught by the ghosts. Most of the items are fruits from the original Pac-Man game with a few new additions....
(1983): Miru.
- Phozon
Phozon is an arcade game that was released in by Namco in 1983 only in Japan.-Gameplay:The player controls a small black atom with red spikes called a Chemic, which can adhere itself to passing Moleks, which come in four different colours: cyan, green, pink and yellow. It must use these to...
(1983): Pink Molek.
- Libble Rabble
is an arcade game developed and published by Namco in December 1983. It was the first 16-bit arcade game Namco ever created. It is a curious but challenging game where the player tries to harvest little mushrooms while avoiding various enemies....
(1983): Libble and Rabble, Mushlin, Hoblin and Mirror.
- Gaplus
, far more commonly known as Galaga 3 , is a fixed shooter arcade game that was released by Namco in 1984. It runs on Namco Phozon hardware and was only known as Gaplus in Japan...
(1984): Zako.
- Tower of Druaga
The Tower of Druaga is the name of an arcade game released by Namco in 1984.The game runs on Namco Super Pac-Man hardware but with a video system like that used in Mappy. It was later ported to the MSX, Famicom and remade for the PC Engine platform by Game Studio...
(1984): Ki.
- Grobda
is a multi-directional shooter arcade game that was released by Namco and Sega in 1984. It is a spin-off from Xevious, as the player's tank first appeared in that - as an enemy.-Gameplay:...
(1984): Green Furossa.
- Baraduke
is a scrolling shooter arcade game that was released by Namco in 1985. It runs on Namco Pac-Land hardware but with a video system like that used in Metro-Cross and Dragon Buster.-Gameplay:...
(1985): Paccet.
- Motos
Motos is an arcade game that was released by Namco in 1985. It runs on Namco Super Pac-Man hardware but with a video system like that used in Mappy. It has 62 levels.- Gameplay :...
(1985): Taitorian.
- Sky Kid
is a horizontal scrolling shooter arcade game that was released by Namco in 1985. It runs on Namco Pac-Land hardware but with a video system like that used in Dragon Buster. It is also the first game from Namco to allow 2 players to play simultaneously...
(1985): Red Baron and Grave.
- Toy Pop
is a multi-directional shooter arcade game that was released by Namco in 1986. The game was included in Namco Museum Vol.1.-Description:Toy Pop is a simultaneous 2 player game where the players must open jars and boxes. The back story is that two dolls, Pino and Acha, have gone into the castle of...
(1986): Pino, Acha and Heitai.
- Rolling Thunder
is a run and gun arcade game that was released by Namco in 1986. It runs on the Namco System 86 hardware platform and was licensed for US distribution to Atari Games. The player takes the role of a secret agent who must save his female partner from a terrorist organization.-Gameplay:The player...
(1986): Leila Blitz.
- Wonder Momo
is a beat 'em up arcade game that was released exclusively in Japan by Namco in 1987. It runs on Namco System 86 hardware, and was later ported to the PC-Engine in 1989...
(1987): Momo.
- Berabow Man (1988): Waya.
- Valkyrie No Densetsu
was released by Namco in 1989 on Arcades and in 1990 on the PC Engine only in Japan. It is a sequel to a Japan-only 1986 Nintendo Family Computer game entitled Valkyrie no Bōken: Toki no Kagi Densetsu. For the first time, Valkyrie no Densetsu was translated into English and released in the Namco...
(1989): Sandra.
- Marvel Land
is a platform arcade game released by Namco in 1989.-Gameplay:In Marvel Land you play as Prince Paco , who is on a quest to save Princess Luxy from the evil Mole King . The gameplay was in the platformer style so popular at the time...
(1989): Maigo.
- Cosmo Gang the Video
Cosmo Gang the Video is a fixed shooter arcade game that was released by Namco in 1991 for the arcade and 1992 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System . There also was a release on the Wii Virtual Console in Japan on August 4, 2009....
(1991): Purple Cosmo Ganger.
- Emeraldia
is an arcade game that was released by Namco in 1993 only in Japan.-Gameplay:The player must line up blocks of the same color. When three blocks have been stacked in a vertical row, they crack. When a fourth block of the same color lands on the cracked ones, all four blocks disappear.-External...
(1993): Pink Chewing Gum.
- Numan Athletics
is an action sports-type arcade game released by Namco in 1993. This game has eight unusual and unbelieveable competitions. These competitions are to test the strength and might of four mutant athletes called "Numans". In this game, up to 4 people can play simultaneously or alternately...
(1993): Sharon.
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