Woody Poco
Woody Poko
Cover art
Developer(s)dB-Soft[1]
Publisher(s)dB-Soft[1]
Composer(s)Yasuhito Saito[2]
Platform(s)Family Computer
MSX
NEC PC-8801
NEC PC-9801
FM-77AV
Sharp X1
ReleasePC-8801:
  • JP: October 22, 1986
PC-9801 and Sharp X1:
Family Computer:
MSX and FM-77AV:
Genre(s)2D action platformer,[1]
action RPG[3]
Mode(s)Single-player

Woody Poco (うっでいぽこ)[4][5] is a Japan-exclusive video game released for the Family Computer in addition to various other systems. It is a side-scrolling action role-playing game similar to Mystical Ninja.[3]

Summary

The player controls an old wooden figure named "Poco."

He is a hero who has lived in harmony with humans for many years. For Poco, the journey is to find the fairy who teaches people to get back to being friendly with wooden dolls. Enemies encountered through the game are strange creatures and bothersome old men. The player attacks by using his fists at them.[6] Players can steal the items in the store. But after stealing, the player's appearance is changed to resemble that of a thief. Hotels and pawn shops can no longer admit the player for the remainder of the game after a theft has taken place.

The player can equip one hand with a weapon, and the other with a passive tool, such as a lamp for dark areas. The player can buy gear, sleep at hotels, gamble, steal, and bribe non-player characters. The player needs to eat to prevent hunger, with recharging health based on food level. It features an in-game clock, with day/night cycles and four seasons; the color changes to reflect the time of day and the season.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Release information". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
  2. ↑ VGMPF
  3. 1 2 3 John Szczepaniak (2016). "dB-SOFT Gaming 101". The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers. Vol. 2.
  4. ↑ PC-8801 version box cover
  5. ↑ "English-Japanese title translation". SuperFamicom.org. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
  6. ↑ "Basic overview". SQ Pat. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
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