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Ufouria: The Saga, known in Japan as Hebereke (へべれけ), is a 1991 Metroidvania platformer developed and published by Sunsoft for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was first released on September 20, 1991 in Japan, before being released in PAL regions on November 19, 1992. A US release was planned but cancelled (alongside Mr. Gimmick) due to its quirky character design, though a sped-up variant PAL version did see a release on the American Wii Virtual Console in 2010.

Due to the PAL region's limited release, it has since become a collectors item, with auction sites selling it for hundreds of dollars.

Ufouria: The Saga
One time, Bop-Louie and his friends lived in a world named Ufouria. Their friends has fallen into a crater. Bop-Louie tried climbing, but suddenly blanks out, only to finds that his friends suffered from amnesia and take on Bop-Louie as a threat.

Hebereke
There's a big war, with a battle involving, due to a twist in space time, thus collapsing the world.

All of the heroes are due to go and fight, falling to the cleft of time and space. Hebe's friends had been posessed. So it's up to him to save them.

Why It's Euphoric

 * 1) Awesome soundtrack with the game even using the DPCM bass instrument (as seen in Journey to Silius).
 * 2) Nice and detailed graphics, with even the final boss pushing the NES to its limits.
 * 3) A large, open, non-linear world with lots of items, secrets, and even a few keys to get into the final boss.
 * 4) Cute character design, especially in the Japanese version.
 * 5) The controls were very innovative alongside items and monsters.
 * 6) Multiple funny moments.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Misleading title: The game is not a saga, at least in PAL regions. Due to the poor sales of Ufouria, future Hebereke titles would be kept unchanged outside of Japan, and they aren't as good as you would expect.
 * 2) And to clear things up. the ending says "the saga will continue", despite being an obvious lie.
 * 3) You could only kill enemies by holding "down" on the D-pad while stepping on them. This could be difficult for those unfamiliar with most platformers. Heck, even Super Mario Bros. and Sonic the Hedgehog allow you to kill enemies by just jumping without even holding the D-pad!
 * 4) The sad, unarmored Muu-Neko boss is way too easy.
 * 5) The boss theme is a little repetitive, due to it being a super short loop.
 * 6) The Project EGG version is the same as the original Famicom version, though it at least serves as a cheaper alternative, as even the Famicom version is rare.
 * 7) The American Virtual Console version is running way faster than it should be. This is due to the emulator running at 60hz, whereas the ROM for the game was designed to run at 50hz. This isn't a problem for Europe and Japan, as Europe runs the game in the correct speed settings, whereas Japan got the original Hebereke ROM on it instead, designed to run at 60hz.

Trivia

 * Its mobile port is currently lost.
 * Before its infamous rerelease on the Wii Virtual Console, the game was planned to have a US release in 1993, but was cancelled alongside Mr. Gimmick due to its quirky character design.
 * Two prototype ROMs of the game were dumped on March 23, 2021, with one of them being the lost US prototype.
 * The PAL version of the game uses a different password system, as the Hebereke passwords will not work with Ufouria and vice versa.

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