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Hardcore Gaming 101 said that the game had "something of a cult reputation" in Japan, leading to it being referenced in later games such as Super Mario RPG (1996) and Atsushi no Meitantei (2022).
One reviewer specifically praised all the small touches made within the game that made it truly great.
Hardcore Gaming 101 said that the game had "something of a cult reputation" in Japan, leading to it being referenced in later games such as Super Mario RPG (1996) and Atsushi no Meitantei (2022).
One of the lead developers of the game said they focused on making the game very user-friendly as they wanted many people to play it.
In the "Game Report Card" reader poll run by the magazine Family Computer Magazine,it scored 22.94 out of 30, as shown below.
In addition, the special supplement "Famicom ROM Cartridge All Catalog" in the 5/10/1991 issue of the same magazine rated positively the fact that the characters are real comedians, the presence of mini-games, and the fact that the difficulty is not high and the barrier to entry is low.
Sanma no Meitantei was the third-highest rated game of 1987 in Famicom Tsūshin, only being topped by Dragon Quest II and Zelda II: The Adventure of Link.
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