/vr/ - Retro Games

Chippoke Ralph no Daibouken: The Adventure of Little Ralph is a side-scrolling 2D action game with varied and visually pleasant settings. You play as a young warrior who is turned into a small child by demons, but still ventures out to save his hometown armed with nothing but a sword and shield.

The game is a non-stop side-scrolling romp through waves of enemies, and Ralph can only take two hits before going down. Though the level of challenge isn't infuriating, it escalates at a good pace, and the game has a unique end-of-level scoring system based on picking up fruit which will keep more veteran players interested in retrying stages. The game is about three hours long, and playing it in Easy mode will prevent you from seeing the last three stages of witnessing the true ending.

This is overall a very fun and well-built title, similar in presentation and gameplay to another hidden gem, Moon Crystal for the NES, but with much more fun boss encounters.