The mystery is why this took so long to be released outside Japan.
This review was originally published in June 2014. We’re updating and republishing it to mark the game’s arrival in the Nintendo Switch Online NES library.
Although not originally released outside Japan, chances are that longtime Nintendo fans in the West have noticed nostalgic references to this unfamiliar title over the years. Takamaru’s Ninja Castle in Nintendo Land? Murasame Castle mode in Samurai Warriors 3? Or perhaps some music in Super Smash Bros. Brawl? All of these, as well as some more in other games, are references to this very Famicom Disk System game from 1986.
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