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- For the location from the Valkyrie game series, see Marvel Land (location).
Marvel Land (マーベルランド?) is a platform arcade game released by Namco in 1990 for Japan only; it runs on Namco System 2 hardware, and was the company's first arcade game from the 1990's. The game was later ported to the Sega Genesis in 1991, with the game being retitled to Talmit's Adventure in Europe. The arcade version was later ported to the Wii Virtual Console for Japan in 2009.
Gameplay[]
The player takes control of Prince Paco (Prince Talmitt in English), and must venture throughout the game's twenty seven stages (nine stages in Digest Mode), split across four worlds which contain four stages each. Paco can acquire a variety of powerups, such as clones of himself that he can swing to defeat enemies, dash boots that make Paco run faster, and dragon wings that allow him to jump higher and fly. Each world takes place in the eponymous Marvel Land theme park, with some stages being based on funhouses and even rollercoasters that twist the screen upside down. At the end of each world, the player must defeat a boss in a game of rock-paper-scissors or tug 'o war; and should Paco defeat the boss will save one of the several fairies in the game. Paco will then be transported to a special bonus stage where he must collect stars before time runs out; and these stages feature numerous cameos from other Namco games, such as Pac-Man, Wonder Momo, Xevious and Bravoman. Additionally, Namco's receptionist robot Uketsuke Komachi and assistant robot Kyūji-kun appear at the start of each world.
Characters[]
- Prince Paco (Talmit in English) is the main protagonist of the game who ventures the four worlds alongside Bunny to save the three faeries including Princess Luxie at the hands of King Demon Mole.
- Bunny is a supporting character who tells Prince Paco about what happened to Princess Luxie and the three faeries who were captured by King Demon Mole. She serves as a referee to Prince Paco's battle against bosses including King Demon Mole.
- Florie (Flora in English) is the fairy of the rides from the first world who among the three faeries including Princess Luxie were captured by King Demon Mole. She was currently held captive by Great Condor until she was rescued by Prince Paco after he defeated it in a Rock-Paper-Scissors game and gives him the yellow trident crystal.
- Sylphie (Sirca in English) is the fairy of the fields from the second world who among the three faeries including Princess Luxie were captured by King Demon Mole. She was currently held captive by Demon Angle and its boss until she was rescued by Prince Paco after defeating it in a Pumping Water Balloon game where its boss was drenched when the water balloon pops from over pumping. She gives him the green trident crystal following her rescue.
- Sweetie is the fairy of the treats from the third world who among the three faeries including Princess Luxie were captured by King Demon Mole. She was currently held captive by Princess Demon A La Mode until she was rescued by Prince Paco after defeating her in a matching card game and gives him the pink trident crystal.
- Princess Luxie (Wondra in English) is the fairy princess from the fourth world as she and the three faeries were captured by King Demon Mole. She was currently being held captive by King Demon Mole himself until Prince Paco beats him in a stop musical Whack-A-Mole game. Prince Paco eventually defeats King Demon Mole in an actual boss fight to rescue Luxie. Luxie is a brief playable character with Prince Paco when they escaped in the two areas within the fifth world. Luxie also carries the blue trident crystal which is different than the trident crystals owned by the three faeries, she uses the crystal to destroy the mountain that conceals the castle of Marvel Land.
- Great Condor is a boss of the first world who guards the captive Florie. Prince Paco must defeat it in a Rock-Paper-Scissors game in order to rescue Florie.
- Demon Angle is a boss of the second world as he and his boss guarded the captive Sylphie. Prince Paco has to defeat them in a Pumping Water Balloon game with Bunny at his side to rescue Sylphie. He was devastated when his boss was drenched in water from the balloon by overpumping causing its defeat.
- Princess Demon A La Mode is a boss of the third world who guards the captive Sweetie. Prince Paco must defeat her in a matching card game in order to rescue Sweetie or Demon A La Mode would get the matching card first.
- King Demon Mole is the main antagonist and final boss of the fourth world who guards the captive Princess Luxie. Prince Paco must defeat him in a stop musical Whack-A-Mole game first before an actual boss fight. Demon Mole wields a staff that can zap the player. Prince Paco uses the three trident crystals mixed up with the power ups he had ventured to defeat him and rescue Luxie. On his second defeat, he was shown being blown up in a smoke.
Ports[]
The game was ported to the Sega Genesis in 1991, and unlike the original arcade game was released outside Japan in both North America and Europe, with the European released being retitled "Talmit's Adventure", although the original North American release kept the original title. The original arcade version was released for the Wii Virtual Console in 2009; and, unlike the Sega Genesis release, remained exclusive to Japan.