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Onyanko Town

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Control a mother cat searching for her lost kitten, avoiding dogs and hazards in a top-down town.

Onyanko Town was released for the Famicom (NES) in Japan on November 21, 1985, by Pony Canyon. This is the earliest commercial release of the game on any platform.


							Onyanko Town cover
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Released
1985
Genre
Perspective
Diagonal-down
Visual
2D scrolling
Size
21.89 KB
Rating
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About Onyanko Town

Onyanko Town is a top-down adventure where the player guides a mother cat named Milky through an urban environment. Her objective is to locate her lost kitten, Michael, and safely bring him back to their home.

The town presents various hazards, including enemy dogs, snakes, oncoming traffic, and open manholes. To defend herself, Milky can jump and manipulate manhole covers, which can be used to trap pursuing dogs. A fish taken from a market grants temporary invincibility, but triggers a challenging pursuit from the angry shopkeeper.

Successfully finding the kitten introduces a new complication for the return trip. Milky must then escort the kitten home while unable to jump, making navigation past the existing obstacles more difficult and requiring greater caution.

Onyanko Town Screenshots

10 images
Title screen
Before round 1 starts
The kitten heading out of the house
The mother cat starts the search
Cars on the road
Crossing the street
Jumping
Opening a manhole cover
Entering a fish market
Traffic cones can appear all over town