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This game was released only in Japan at first, but about 28 years later, distribution of a Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console version began under the title The Mysterious Murasame Castle, in Europe on 2014-5-29 and in North America on 2014-8-7.
It was originally released for the Family Computer Disk System exclusively in Japan as the second original game for the platform.
Takamaru was originally considered as a possible playable character for the game, but was cut because he was not recognized as much as other Nintendo characters.
In the "Game Report Card" reader poll run by the magazine Family Computer Magazine,it scored 17.52 out of 25, as shown below.
Due to the game's initial obscurity, not much about its development is known, but Goichi Suda, in an interview with Nintendo Life, stated that Human Entertainment (where he started video game development) was involved in development of the game to some degree.
The game was released outside Japan for the first time on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console in Europe and Australia in May 2014 and in North America in August.
Nintendo Lifes Marcel van Duyn gave the 3DS Virtual Console re-release of The Mysterious Murasame Castle, describing it as a fast-paced gameplay and high degree of difficulty.
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