SonSon
1984 video game / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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SonSon (Japanese: ソンソン) is an arcade video game by Capcom released in July 1984. It is loosely based on the Chinese novel Journey to the West. The player assumes the role of a monkey boy (who is patterned after Sun Wukong from the story) and fights their way from one side to another, eventually reaching the statue of Buddha. One battles bats, rats, and mad bombers along the way with his fighting rod that shoots balls of fire.
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Developer(s) | Capcom (Arcade) Micronics (Famicom) |
Publisher(s) | Capcom |
Designer(s) | Yoshiki Okamoto |
Composer(s) | Ayako Mori Manami Matsumae (Famicom) |
Platform(s) | Arcade Famicom |
Release | Arcade Famicom |
Genre(s) | Shoot 'em up/run and gun |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
The arcade version is in 1984.
The game was ported from the arcade to the Family Computer in Japan. A sequel, titled SonSon II, heavily based on Black Tiger, was released for the PC Engine, published by NEC Avenue. According to composer Manami Matsumae, the PC Engine title was made by Capcom, one of the few games that they developed for the console themselves.[2]