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Devil World

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Also known as
デビルワールド

Collect dots in a scrolling maze, use crosses to defeat enemies, and gather bibles to seal their source.

Devil World was developed by Nintendo R&D1 and released for the Famicom (NES) in Japan on October 5, 1984. It was not released in North America, and the European NES release came later in 1987. The earliest commercial release of this exact game version on the NES platform is 1984.


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Released
1984
Genre
Perspective
Top-down
Size
24.02 KB
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About Devil World

Devil World is a scrolling maze game that shares fundamental mechanics with Pac-Man, though it incorporates distinct religious themes. The player navigates a maze that moves automatically, directed by an antagonist depicted as the devil.

Gameplay involves gathering dots while avoiding being trapped by the shifting walls. Special crosses provide a temporary power-up to eliminate pursuing enemies. Once all dots are collected, the objective shifts to securing bibles, which closes the enemy source and forces the devil to withdraw.

Following this, a bonus stage occurs where scrolling control is given to the player for a limited time. The cycle then repeats with a new round, making the overall pacing challenging due to the constant maze movement and enemy threats.

Devil World Screenshots

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Title screen and main menu
Attack the devil's world!
Begin level 1
I get a cross.
Shooting a fireball
I cleared all the dots.
Now I need to grab the bibles and place them in the gaps in the center block.
I sealed it and the devil is on the run.
Bonus box round
Grab any bonuses I can