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''Love Quest'' (''ラブクエスト'' ''Rabukuesuto'') is a 1995 Japan-only Super Famicom RPG game developed by C-Lab and published by | ''Love Quest'' (''ラブクエスト'' ''Rabukuesuto'') is a 1995 Japan-only Super Famicom RPG game developed by C-Lab and published by Tokuma Shoten. The plot involves a weak and extremely mother-crazed businessman who is about to marry his fiancée, Yuka, in the wedding ceremony but suddenly something went wrong at the church, as such, the mysterious force has disrupt and Yuka has somehow disappeared. He set up a quest to find her. '''The game was planned to be released for the Famicom''' in January 1994 priced at 7,800 yen before being moved to Super Famicom because of the dying 8-bit markets. | ||
Only | Only four prototypes were known to still exist<ref>[https://famicoms.net/blog-entry-1646.html 幻のファミコンソフト『ラブクエスト』のプレイ動画 | ファミコンのネタ!!] Retrieved 28 Feb '23</ref> and all of them were owned by Japanese collectors. Obviously, few has been dumped privately but chances of making ROM public are highly unlikely,<ref>[https://twitter.com/Denkidao/status/1613738219593666560 Tweet about the one of private dumps.] Retrieved 28 Feb '23</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/Reto_wave/status/1434014699364896776 Tweet about the now-deleted livestream for one of private dumps.] Retrieved 28 Feb '23</ref> however, an NSF file is available online. It can be found as LXXX XXXXT (mistaken as a ''Super Mario Bros.'' romhack). One prototype was sold for 250,000 yen in a Yahoo auction on 2008 and gameplay footage was put on nicovideo.com by user YumimiX.<ref>[http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm18785240 The original Nico Nico video.] Retrieved 04 Jul '16</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Love Story Famicom Weekly Famicom No. 244-245 issue pg. 124 preview.png|Weekly Famicom issue 244-245 (August 20-27, 1993) preview. | |||
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==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:27, 28 February 2023
The title screen for the Famicom port.
Status: Found (prototype)
Lost (ROM)
Date found: 2008
Found by: Unknown
Love Quest (ラブクエスト Rabukuesuto) is a 1995 Japan-only Super Famicom RPG game developed by C-Lab and published by Tokuma Shoten. The plot involves a weak and extremely mother-crazed businessman who is about to marry his fiancée, Yuka, in the wedding ceremony but suddenly something went wrong at the church, as such, the mysterious force has disrupt and Yuka has somehow disappeared. He set up a quest to find her. The game was planned to be released for the Famicom in January 1994 priced at 7,800 yen before being moved to Super Famicom because of the dying 8-bit markets.
Only four prototypes were known to still exist[1] and all of them were owned by Japanese collectors. Obviously, few has been dumped privately but chances of making ROM public are highly unlikely,[2][3] however, an NSF file is available online. It can be found as LXXX XXXXT (mistaken as a Super Mario Bros. romhack). One prototype was sold for 250,000 yen in a Yahoo auction on 2008 and gameplay footage was put on nicovideo.com by user YumimiX.[4]
Gallery
Prototype cart.
Weekly Famicom issue 244-245 (August 20-27, 1993) preview.
Reference
- ↑ 幻のファミコンソフト『ラブクエスト』のプレイ動画 | ファミコンのネタ!! Retrieved 28 Feb '23
- ↑ Tweet about the one of private dumps. Retrieved 28 Feb '23
- ↑ Tweet about the now-deleted livestream for one of private dumps. Retrieved 28 Feb '23
- ↑ The original Nico Nico video. Retrieved 04 Jul '16