Blue’s Journey

Blue’s Journey

SNK Neo-Geo MVS cart. published 29 years ago:

Raguy © 1991 Alpha Denshi Company, Limited.

Raguy is an environmentally-themed scrolling platform game for one or two players in which the peaceful home planet of Raguy has been invaded by the evil Daruma tribe. The Daruma are polluting the planet as they consume its dwindling resources and time is running out.

Taking on the role of a heroic young man called ‘Blue’ (with the second player playing ‘Princess Fa’ in the two-player game), players must fight through fourteen stages, split over four different worlds, to defeat the Daruma and save the planet’s eco system.

As well as the default leaf weapon, other weapons in the form of either boomerangs or bombs can be picked up and all weapons can be powered-up three times. Other items that can aid the players’ quest include a plant stem that increases player Speed and additional hearts that increase player health.

Flowers are scattered throughout the stages and these are the game’s currency to be used in the shops that occasionally appear. There are two different types of shop, offering either tips and advice for overcoming certain obstacles, or health, attribute and weapon power-ups.

At the end of each world players must battle a large boss character. Once the boss has been defeated, the game offers a branching path with players able to choose their next route.

TECHNICAL
Runs on the SNK “Neo-Geo MVS” hardware.
Game ID: NGM-022

Players: 2
Control: 8-Way Joystick
Buttons: 3
→ [A] Throw Enemy, [B] Jump, [C] Change Size

Controls

← → ↑ ↓ = Directions

Z = A X = B

C = L D = R

 enter ↵  = Start

  space   = Select

Neo Geo

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