Ufouria: The Saga is an adventure-platformer developed and published by Sunsoft and released late in the NES’s life cycle. The game takes heavy inspiration from Metroid, Super Mario Bros. 2 and early Mega Man games.

What separates Ufouria from other NES platformers is the emphasis on exploration and the utilisation of four characters, wherein certain regions cannot be fully investigated until the player has acquired either the correct character or power-up. This means that, like many of the adventures games of the time, (now often referred to as “Metroidvania” games) a large amount of back-tracking is required.

However, like the best adventure games, Ufouria curbs repetition through intelligent map design, whereby shortcuts occur naturally and a steady stream of rewards are available for those curious enough to wander off the beaten path.

Music was sourced by:

“Odyssey” and “Blipstream” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) 

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Additionally, in-game music was used during interludes.

“Hehe’s Adventure”, “Hebe in the Sky”, “Hebe Underground”, “Hebe in the Cold Area”, “Decisive Battle”, and “Continue” were sourced from the Ufouria OST.

I am not the rights holder for the OST music. If either you or someone you know is the rights holder and would like to contact me regarding my choice of music then please do get in touch.

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