Densetsu no Stafy (video game)
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| Developer(s) | TOSE |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy Advance |
| Release date |  September 6, 2002 |
| Genre(s) | Marine Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Media | Cartridge |
Densetsu no Stafy (伝説のスタフィー Densetsu no Sutafī?) is a platforming video game developed by TOSE and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance only in Japan. It is the first game in the Densetsu no Stafy series.
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[edit] Development
During its development, Densetsu no Stafy was previously planned for the Nintendo Game Boy Color. It was finished and almost ready to be released for it in Japan, until Nintendo released the Nintendo Game Boy Advance to make the Game Boy Color obsolete. After noticing that, TOSE and Nintendo decided to redevelop Densetsu no Stafy for the Game Boy Advance. Other things such as its official logo, artworks and some names were changed for unknown reasons.
In order to make the game successful, Nintendo and TOSE aired animated television commercials, as well as selling some promotional merchandise, such as a music album that includes songs sung by BECKY. Despite being successful, it wasn't released in any other country than Japan. Therefore, while Nintendo and TOSE later developed sequels, they didn't even release any of them in any country other than Japan for unknown reasons.
[edit] Commercials
The animated television commercials contain the game's exposition, though it differs in some respects. For instance, in the game, Stafy was walking inside the Tenkai Palace while carrying some stuff (including the Magic Jar holding the antagonist, Ogura), until he trips and drops what he is carrying, causing the Magic Jar to fall into the ocean below the Tenkai Palace. In one of the commercials, however, Stafy was walking outside of Tenkai Palace while only carrying the Magic Jar, until he tripped and he fell in the ocean (along with the Magic Jar).
[edit] Storyline
In the beginning, the protagonist known as Stafy, was moving things around his home, Tenkai Palace, until he tripped and dropped some things he was moving. One of them fell into the ocean, which was the Magic Jar, an object that seals the antagonist of the game known as Ogura. Meanwhile, a very severe thunderstorm with two tornadoes shook Stafy out of his home into the ocean. Later, Grandfather Rob encountered Stafy, and told him about the Magic Jar and Ogura, while he helped Stafy get back home, by making him do some swimming lessons, as well as giving directions. While Stafy was heading back home, he encountered some people he didn't know before, such as Kyorosuke, and decided to help them with their problems, like finding their missing items, defeating enemies, and so on, until Stafy and his friends fought and brought back Ogura into the Magic Jar to restore peace.
[edit] Gameplay
Densetsu no Stafy plays very much like other platforming games, such as some Super Mario Bros. titles and some Kirby titles, but it's mostly about swimming around stages, which makes this series' official game genre as Marine Platform. In fact, the colorful graphics and level layouts (as well as the look of Stafy) have drawn many comparisons to the Kirby series. Stafy himself can run, jump, and attack via spinning; he also gains access to various transportation objects and animal familiars as the games progress. The game usually consists of multiple stages or worlds, with each stage split up into four sub-stages. Boss characters hide at the end of each world's final sub-stage. Most of the other sub-stages' goals are centered around retrieving a lost or stolen item for another character. The main task is to meet characters and find their missing items. There are many items to collect and many enemies to defeat. You can move Stafy on land by running and jumping, but when Stafy is in watery areas, you can move him much more freely, make him push obstacles, and so on. The game also includes minigames, which some of them are similar to Atari's Breakout series.
[edit] Reception
The game is praised for its colorful graphics and fun gameplay, but the game was criticized for being too easy.
[edit] See also
- Densetsu no Stafy 2
- Densetsu no Stafy 3
- Densetsu no Stafy 4
- Densetsu no Stafy (series)
- List of Densetsu no Stafy characters
- TOSE
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