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Adventures of Dino-Riki

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Also known as
Shinjinrui: The New Type 新人類

A top-down shooter where you battle prehistoric beasts, leap pits, and collect power-ups like fireballs and wings.

Adventures of Dino-Riki is the North American NES release of Shinjinrui: The New Type, originally released in Japan for the Famicom in 1987. The NES version was also released in 1987, making both the original and platform-specific release years 1987.


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Released
1987
Genre
Perspective
Diagonal-down
Visual
2D scrolling
Size
64.14 KB
Rating
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About Adventures of Dino-Riki

Adventures of Dino Riki is set in a prehistoric world where the player character, Dino-Riki, fights to establish humanity's place. The gameplay involves navigating upward-scrolling environments from an overhead view.

Progression requires both attacking hostile creatures and maneuvering around environmental hazards. The player's capabilities can be enhanced by collecting items, which include upgraded projectile weapons and a temporary flight ability granted by Angel Wings. Each stage concludes with a confrontation against a major enemy.

Adventures of Dino-Riki Screenshots

8 images
Title screen
Japanese title screen
Throwing a hammer weapon at enemies
Attacked by ghosts
Jumping across these lily-pads? Easy!
A new level with fire-breathing opponents.
Some of those dinosaur bones come alive.
Fighting what appears to be a T-Rex.