Doraemon (1986 video game)

Doraemon
Front cover of Doraemon package
DeveloperHudson Soft
PublisherHudson Soft
DirectorKatsuhiro Nozawa
ProducerYukio Osato
ProgrammerKatsuhiro Nozawa
WritersKatsuhiro Nozawa
Takahashi Meijin
ComposerJun Chikuma
PlatformFamily Computer
ReleaseDecember 12, 1986
GenresAction-adventure
Shoot 'em up
ModeSingle-player

Doraemon is a 1986 action video game developed and published by Hudson Soft for the Family Computer exclusively in Japan. It is based on Fujiko F. Fujio's (the pen name of Hiroshi Fujimoto) Japanese manga series of the same name, which later became an anime series and Asian franchise. It was the tenth best selling Famicom game released in 1986, selling approximately 1,150,000 copies in its lifetime. It is the third game created for the Doraemon license after the versions created for the Arcadia 2001 and the Epoch Cassette Vision. Even though the game is playable without any knowledge of Japanese, fan translations are available.

The game was re-released by Hamster Corporation released the game as part of the Console Archives series for the Nintendo Switch 2 and PlayStation 5 on July 30, 2026. A limited physical edition also includes an exclusive version for the Nintendo Switch.

Gameplay

In this game, Doraemon must travel through three different chapters to save Nobita Nobi and his friends, who have all been kidnapped. Power-ups can be obtained in each chapter to increase Doraemon's strength and health meter.

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: ドラえもん, Hepburn: Doraemon

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Closing credits of the Doraemon game
  2. ↑ "Japan Platinum Game Chart". The Magic Box. Archived from the original on January 1, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
  3. ↑ "8bitゲーム ドラえもん&完全攻略ブック 40周年メモリアルBOX". Shogakukan (in Japanese). February 6, 2026. Archived from the original on March 26, 2026. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  4. ↑ "ファミコン『ドラえもん』も! コンソールアーカイブス始動。第1弾としてFC『忍者龍剣伝2』とPS『クールボーダーズ』が2月6日より順次発売【Nintendo Direct】". Famitsu (in Japanese). February 5, 2026.
  5. ↑ Yarwood, Jack (July 29, 2026). "This Week's Arcade Archives Release Hides A Secret: A Way To Replicate TX-1's Arcade Experience At Home". Time Extension. Archived from the original on September 13, 2026. Retrieved September 10, 2026.