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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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Also known as
Jīkiru Hakase no Hōma ga Toki ジーキル博士の彷魔が刻

Manage a transformation meter to navigate hazards as a doctor or fight enemies as his monstrous alter ego.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was released for the NES in Japan on April 8, 1988, and in North America in April 1989; the earliest commercial release of this NES version is 1988.


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About Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde adapts the Robert Louis Stevenson story into a video game. The narrative involves a doctor whose experiment creates a violent alter ego, leading to his eventual downfall.

Gameplay centers on managing two key status indicators during a journey from a home to a church for a wedding. One meter tracks health, while another measures the protagonist's proximity to transforming into his evil counterpart. If this transformation occurs, the player must control Mr. Hyde and defeat enemies to revert to Dr. Jekyll and proceed. This creates a challenging dynamic of constant meter management.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Screenshots

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Title screen
Title screen (Japanese version)
Nice day for a walk? WRONG.
Yes, that sly gentleman did just leave a lit bomb upon the sidewalk.
Jeckyll succumbs to Hyde
Hyde battles to change back to Jeckyll
This somehow involves fighting giant brains with legs.