is a 1989 role-playing video game for the Family Computer published by Bandai. The game commemorates the 20th anniversary of Shueisha's manga anthology Weekly Shōnen Jump.
The game is set in a world that brings together many of the long-running titles, which include stories of the past and present at the time of their release, that had appeared in the magazine. The game consists of a main character wandering and encountering the many Jump heroes as they try to save the world from an alliance of many of the most powerful and evil of the Jump villains.
The game sold 1.1 million cartridges for the Famicom in Japan. It was the first title in the Jump video game series. It had a sequel, Famicom Jump II: Saikyō no Shichinin.
The 16 Heroes One of the main objectives of the game is to recruit 16 notable Jump hero characters in order to use them to fight against the enemies in the game's overworld, which is divided into several different areas. Aside from the player character, the Jump characters that can be collected are: Kenshiro (Fist of the North Star) Nukesaku Aida (Tsuide ni Tonchinkan) Son Goku (Dragon Ball) Ryo Saeba (City Hunter) Arale Norimaki (Dr. Slump) Pegasus Seiya (Saint Seiya) Momotaro Tsurugi (Sakigake!! Otokojuku) Mankichi Togawa (Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daishō) Reiki Kikoku (Godsider) Joseph Joestar (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency) Jouji Kanou (Doberman Deka) Isamu (Kōya no Shōnen Isamu) Tsubasa Oozora (Captain Tsubasa) Tarou Yamashita (Kenritsu Umisora Kōkō Yakyūbuin Yamashita Tarō-kun) Kyūichi Uno (Astro Kyūdan) Kinnikuman (Kinnikuman)
Of particular note: Son Goku and Momotaro Tsurugi are the only characters who return in Famicom Jump II: Saikyō no Shichinin. Of the series with hero characters, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure also has a playable hero in the sequel, with Joseph succeeded by Jotaro Kujo. One NPC character in this game, Ryotsu Kankichi from Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo, becomes playable as well in the sequel.
Represented series
Astro Kyūdan Captain Tsubasa Cat's Eye Chichi no Tamashii Circuit no Ōkami City Hunter Doberman Deka Dr. Slump Dragon Ball Fist of the North Star Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin Godsider Harenchi Gakuen High School! Kimengumi Hōchōnin Ajihei JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Kenritsu Umisora Kōkō Yakyūbuin Yamashita Tarō-kun Kick Off Kimagure Orange Road Kinnikuman Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo Kōya no Shōnen Isamu Moeru! Onīsan Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daishō Ring ni Kakero Saint Seiya Sakigake!! Otokojuku Shape Up Ran THE MOMOTAROH Toilet Hakase Tsuide ni Tonchinkan Wing-Man Yoroshiku Mechadoc
Reception Famitsu rated the game as 21/40.
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