Famicom Bunko: Hajimari no Mori

Famicom Bunko: Hajimari no Mori

ファミコン文豪:はじまりの森

Developer(s): Pax Softnica Publisher(s): Nintendo Platform: Super Nintendo Category: Text Adventure Players: 1 Predecessor: N/A Successor: Game Boy Bunko: Hajimari no Mori (Unreleased)

Release dates Japan: July 9th, 1999

Ratings CERO: A

©1999 Nintendo

Famicom Bunko: Hajimari no Mori (Famicom Literature: Forest of Beginnings) is a text adventure game for the Super Famicom, originally exclusively available from the Nintendo Power cartridge service.

At a much later date, on July 17, 2007 the game was released on the Japanese Wii Shop Channel Virtual Console. On August 21, 2013, the game became available as a downloadable Virtual Console title on Japanese Wii U Nintendo eShop.

Story

The game features a nameless boy who decides to take a train to see his grandfather at Kuzunoki Village after his school vacation. Behind the railway tracks, he meets a mysterious girl in a forest, who he then befriends. The boy, after losing her, sets off to find her on an adventure, interacting with various people along the way, including a group of friends who were cruel to him originally.

Gameplay

Similarly to Shin Onigashima, which also had involvement from Softnica, The game is a text-based adventure where actions are chosen through a menu. The game also includes various text based minigames throughout the story.

Technical details

Technical details Media: SNES Game Pak Digital download (Wii, Wii U) Download size: Wii: 3 Blocks Wii U: Unknown Save data size: Wii: Unknown Wii U: Unknown Supported features: Off-TV Play (Wii U) Input / compatible controllers: Original: SNES controller Wii: Wii Classic Controller Wii U: Wii U GamePad, Wii U Pro Controller, Wii Remote (+ Nunchuk)

Other releases

Title	Cover art	Platform	Release date(s)	Notes
Game Boy Bunko: Hajimari no Mori	N/A	Game Boy Color	Cancelled	Game Boy Color port. Discovered in a Game Boy lot check from the 2018-2020 Nintendo, Microsoft data breaches.
Famicom Bunko: Hajimari no Mori	N/A	Wii (Virtual Console)	JP: July 17, 2007
Famicom Bunko: Hajimari no Mori	N/A	Wii U (Virtual Console)	JP: August 21, 2013

References

• Nintendo Database
• Official Website

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