Another Friday, another Famicom Fridays! This time around, we take a quick look at the Adventure Island that didn't make it to the States. This is Takahashi Meijin No Boukenjima IV also known as the never released Adventure Island IV. The reason was simple as to why it wasn't released. The SNES was already out and Nintendo of America was putting more effort into their 16-bit console which was battling against the Sega Genesis. There was more emphasis to work on the Super Nintendo released of Adventure Island which was released and called Super Adventure Island. This forgotten release was actually really good and took the game into another direction. It turned into a more exploration oriented game in which you had inventory and would find items that would help you explore the areas further. It was a good take on the Adventure Island series which was later used on Super Adventure Island 2 for the SNES and Super Famicom. If you haven't been able to play this one, I highly recommend it. You can either find a repro of it or just get the rom. If you are savvy in Japanese, be sure to get the import as the price is still fair on the market. Happy gaming!
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