Tantei Jinguuji Saburou - Toki no Sugiyuku Mama ni (Japan)
NES / Famicom
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Reviewed in 1987
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Detective Jinguuji Saburo's first case. The Japanese urban noir mood lands well, dialogue is polished, yet the verb-command system feels wordy and clues sometimes opaque. A foundation stone for the genre in Japan.
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Category
Adventure1 player12+
Description
Detective text adventure starring private eye Jinguuji Saburo. Published by Data East, released in 1987 in Japan. Interrogations, deductions and noir urban atmosphere. Famicom Disk System exclusive.
Tantei Jinguuji Saburou - Toki no Sugiyuku Mama ni review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
2/5
Music
★★★★★
"Decent"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Gameplay
"Decent"
Fun
"Mild"
Addictiveness
"Light"
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Short"
Technical info
💾0,1 MB📅27/11/1987
Published by Data East
Tantei Jinguuji Saburou - Toki no Sugiyuku Mama ni (NES) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
Q1 damagedQ6 completeQ10 new
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Collector interest
First Famicom entry in Data East's long detective series centered on sleuth Saburo Jinguji, launched in 1987. This starting point of a durable text-adventure franchise, largely kept Japanese, draws fans of old-school investigation and completists of the saga. Desirability rests on that foundational role: owning the origin of a series that would stretch across several generations gives the title heritage value beyond its own merits.
