A wacky Japanese platformer with unique flair, offbeat gags and levels. A striking Naxat curio for video game UFO hunters.
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Category
Action Adventure1 player7+
Description
Absurdist action-adventure featuring evil king Dondera whose plans the player must thwart. Published by Culture Brain, released in Japan in 1995. Top-down exploration in a colorful fantasy world, original action mechanics and omnipresent humor. An original and eccentric little-known title on Super Famicom.
Holy Umbrella - Dondera no Mubou!! review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾1,6 MB📅15/12/1995
Published by Naxat Soft
Holy Umbrella - Dondera no Mubou!! (SNES) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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Collector interest
A wacky Culture Brain action-adventure released late on Super Famicom in 1995, with a unique visual signature and pervasive humor: a cult title among hunters of Japanese gaming UFOs, it carries a genuine rare-object aura, driven by a limited late print run and durable desirability among lovers of eccentric Nipponese gems. As the original, never-localized version, complete with SFC cardboard box and spine card, it ranks among the most courted SFC imports in its class.
Is Holy Umbrella - Dondera no Mubou!! still worth playing in 2026?
A zany Japanese action adventure from Naxat, Holy Umbrella stands out for its unique art, ever-present humour and offbeat levels where you thwart the schemes of King Dondera. The top-down exploration and original action mechanics serve a resolutely eccentric tone, more memorable for its mood than its depth. Japan-only and reliant on a fan translation, it is a striking curiosity best reserved for hunters of gaming oddities and lovers of Japanese whimsy.
