Jigoku Meguri (c) 1988 Taito.
A platform game where the player controls a monk. His weapons are bubbles of various colours which can be powered up until they become almost as large as the player. The monk battles snakes, giant eyeballs, ghosts and other enemy creatures.

>>> TECHNICAL DETAILS
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Game ID : B41
Main CPU : 68000 (@ 8 Mhz), Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YM2610 (@ 8 Mhz)
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 320 x 224 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 4096
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2

>>> TRIVIA
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The title of this game translates from Japanese as 'Hell Patrol'.
This game is known in US as 'Bonze Adventure'.
The main character, Bonze Kackremboh, is a Buddhist monk whose main weapons are Buddhist prayer beads, called 'mala' beads. 'Bonze' is an English word denoting a Buddhist monk or priest. Kackremboh is his given name :). Emma, the lord of the underworld mentioned in the introduction screen, is Emma-O, the Japanese Buddhist god of the Underworld. Traditionally, Emma-O keeps track of a mortal's life and decides the punishment of those sent to the Underworld in accordance with Buddhist law.

>>> DESIGNERS / PROGRAMMERS / STAFF
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Game director : Yasumasa Sasabe
Creaters : Crazy-Yoshikawa, Creamy Tetsu
Creature designed by : Junji Yarita
Game design director : Hidehiro Fujiwara
Game designer : Kenshi Kaito
Character designers : Yoshihiko Wakita, Tetsuo Kitagawa, Minori Ishino, Takako Kojima
Hardware director : Takashi Ohara
Art director : Hiroyasu Nagai
Sound directed by : Hisayoshi Ogura
Assistants : Yasuhisa Watanabe, Y. Ohashi, C. Ichikawa

>>> GAME PORTS TO OTHER SYSTEMS
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* Consoles :
NEC PC-Engine (1990)
Sony PlayStation 2 (2005, 'Taito Memories Vol. 1')

>>> OTHER GAME RESOURCES
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Game's rom.