Bakushou! Star Monomane Shitennou is a Japanese party game on Famicom with Japanese celebrity impressions. The version keeps the Japanese comic popular spirit but the language barrier limits access. Without a western release, for nippophile 8 bit cultural party game fans, Japan exclusive.
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General1 player7+
Description
Quiz and mini-game romp built around a popular Japanese celebrity-impersonation TV show. Published by Taito, released in 1993 in Japan. Cartoony presentation and very local variety-show humour.
Bakushou! Star Monomane Shitennou review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Decent"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,07 MB📅16/04/1993
Published by Taito
Bakushou! Star Monomane Shitennou (NES) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
Q1 damagedQ6 completeQ10 new
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Collector interest
A Taito quiz modeled on a Japanese impression show, this title shipped in April 1993, very late in the Famicom's life as the Super Famicom already dominated. That late-release status sharply cut the print run and lifts the value, despite variety humor untranslatable outside Japan. The interest lies in end-of-cycle scarcity and the link to the era's Japanese television culture.
