Hana Tāka Daka!?[a] is a 1991 side-scrolling shoot 'em up video game released for the NEC PC Engine by Taito.[1]

Hana Tāka Daka!?
Developer(s)Natsume
Publisher(s)Taito
Composer(s)Kinuyo Yamashita
Platform(s)PC Engine
Release
  • JP: August 9, 1991
Genre(s)Horizontal-scrolling shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay

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Gameplay screenshot

Hana Taaka Daka!? is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up game.[2][3][4]

Development and release

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According to the Famitsu website, a special album was released with the soundtracks of Hana Taaka Daka!? and other retro games in 2017.[5]

Reception

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Hana Tāka Daka!? received generally favorable reviews.[10][11] Japanese publication Micom BASIC Magazine ranked the game fifth in popularity in its November 1991 issue.[12] TurboPlay's Victor Ireland noted the game's whimsical characters, while Hardcore Gaming 101's Daniel Brink regarded it as an outstanding title in the PC Engine library.[3][4]

Notes

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  1. ^ Japanese: はなたーかだか!?, Hepburn: Hana Tahka Daka!?, lit.'Long-Nosed Goblin!?'

References

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  1. ^ Matsuyama, Benī (September 1991). "Super Soft Hot Information: PC Engine 新作ソフト Data Base". Micom BASIC Magazine [ja] (in Japanese). No. 111. The Dempa Shimbunsha Corporation [ja]. p. 260.
  2. ^ a b Robinton; Damon (October 1991). "PC Engine Review: Super Long Nosed Goblins". Consoles + [fr] (in French). No. 2. Éditions Mondiales S.A. [fr]. p. 72–73.
  3. ^ a b Ireland, Victor (January 1992). "Games Around the World (Extended Version)". TurboPlay. No. 10. Larry Flynt Publications. pp. 18–25.
  4. ^ a b Brink, Daniel (December 9, 2019). "Hana Taaka Daka!?". Hardcore Gaming 101. Archived from the original on 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  5. ^ "『はなたーかだか!?』、『ニンジャウォーリアーズ』などの楽曲を収録したサントラが発売". ファミ通.com (in Japanese). 19 June 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  6. ^ Querleux, Philippe (October 1991). "Console Test: Super Paradise (CoregrafX)". Génération 4 [fr] (in French). No. 37. Pressimage. pp. 152–153.
  7. ^ Demoly, Jean-Marc; Hamon, Sébastien (October 1991). "NEC | Tests: Super Long Nose Goblin". Joypad [fr] (in French). No. 1. Challenge SARL. pp. 94–96.
  8. ^ Demoly, Jean-Marc (October 1991). "Consoles News: Super Long Nose Goblin". Joystick (in French). No. 20. Sipress. p. 160.
  9. ^ Scamps, Olivier (December 1991). "Tests de Jeux: Super Long Nose Goblin". Player One [fr] (in French). No. 15. Média Système Édition [fr]. pp. 86–87.
  10. ^ "発売直前 REVIEW: はなたーかだか!?". Gekkan PC Engine [ja] (in Japanese). Vol. 3, no. 9. Shogakukan. September 1991. p. 147.
  11. ^ "新作ソフトお毒味チャート: はなたーかだか!?". Marukatsu PC Engine [ja] (in Japanese). Vol. 3, no. 9. Kadokawa Shoten. September 1991. p. 118.
  12. ^ Matsuyama, Benī (March 1991). "Super Soft Hot Information - PC Engine: 今月の人気ソフト・ランキング". Micom BASIC Magazine [ja] (in Japanese). No. 113. The Dempa Shimbunsha Corporation [ja]. p. 262.
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