Random Adventure (1987 game)

Random Adventure is a 1987 video game, it started the Random Adventure series of games.

Manual
Kamiko Randomoto does whatever she wants in this big ol' world, YOU are Kamiko.

Release Dates

 * July 11, 1987 - Famicom
 * August 21, 1987 - NES
 * September 11, 1987 - NES (Europe)
 * October 10, 1987 - Commodore 64
 * November 20, 1987 - NES (Australia)
 * December 1, 1987 - FDS (Random Adventure Disk Version)
 * January 30, 1988 - ZX Spectrum
 * February 2, 1988 - Microsoft Windows
 * March 31, 1988 - Macintosh
 * April 3, 1988 - Arcade (JP)
 * May 4, 1988 - Arcade (US)
 * June 5, 1988 - Arcade (PAL)
 * July 6, 1988 - Sega Master System (NTSC)
 * August 7, 1988 - Sega Master System (PAL)
 * September 8, 1988 - Sega Mark III
 * October 9, 1988 - Atari 7200
 * November 12, 1990 - Super Famicom (Random Adventure: The 1987 Original)

US NES

 * Mic features disabled due to the lack of a mic on the NES controller
 * Logo changed from "THE (NES Font) RANDOM ADVENTURE (RAFont)" to "RANDOM (NES Font) ADVENTURE (RAFont)" due to a different name in the US
 * Bug fixes
 * Intro now has text saying "Subscribe to Nintendo Force Magazine for Tips & Tricks"
 * Japanese dialogue translated to English

Commodore 64
This version is largely based off of the US NES version
 * Different graphics due to limitations
 * Controls changed
 * Nintendo Force Magazine text removed
 * Due to the lack of a sidescrolling chip on the Commodore 64, the sidescrolling works differently, more similar to the vertical scrolling of Super Mario Bros. 2.
 * Mic features re-enabled via right clicking the mouse

Arcade

 * Time limit added
 * Graphics improved
 * Press Start replaced with Insert Coin(s)
 * Unused sprites of the original protagonist replaced with icons of Chuck E. Cheese, A generic arcade cabinet (for indie arcades) and Showbiz Pizza (which would itself go unused quite soon due to Concept Unification).
 * Saving now done via "Save Passports" which are just a bunch of black dots that command the arcade to load the game from a certain point

US NES

 * "Make Love" was changed to "Have A Child In 9 Months"
 * "Pray" was changed to "Hope for Luck"
 * "Urinating" was changed to "Going #1"
 * "Defecating" was changed to "Going #2"
 * The password screen removes vowels due to swear words, some passwords were changed, like the password that gives you a billion dollars changed from "BILLION" to "BLLLLQN"