Adventures of Lolo (NES)

Adventures of Lolo

Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System Year: 1989 Developer: HAL Laboratory, Inc. Buy: Amazon

Adventures of Lolo was an Americanized port of the Eggerland franchise in Japan, originally made for the MSX computer, and it is one of the most underrated puzzle games on the NES. The game did not get a lot of publicity when it came to the States, and was left behind as one of the hidden gems of the NES.

The game takes place in the country of Eden. In this game, you play as Lolo (who you may recognize from the Kirby series). King Egger has stolen your girlfriend Lala, and you must solve a variety of different puzzles in order to save her.

The objective of the game is to collect all the heart icons in the level. After that, the treasure chest in the level will open and then you must collect the orb inside it. It may sound simple, but King Egger has sent his enemies to kill you; Snakeys, Leepers, Rockys, Gols, Almas, Skulls, Medusas and Don Medusas. Sometimes, collecting hearts will give you eggs, which you can use to either freeze an enemy or temporarily knock them off the level. There are also other powerups the hearts can give you, such as a hammer for breaking a rock or an arrow icon which can change the direction of a one way arrow platform. After 9 castles, you finally get to King Egger himself.

Adventures of Lolo would go on to spawn a couple sequels on the NES, simply named "Adventures of Lolo 2" and "Adventures of Lolo 3". There was also a Game Boy game that never made it to the States, and a few computer games.

Screenshots

The title screen. Playing the first level. Smile! You just lost the game. Angry giant skulls are angry. Getting crushed.

Music

The game's music is what is expected from an NES game. Unusually, the game doesn't contain any title music. The main theme can get in your head but since you'll be hearing it throughout the whole game, the song can get very annoying after hours of play. This was also a problem with the second and third installment on the NES.

The game lacks credits, but a couple of the Japanese Lolo games which used the same music contained credits. While the composer that is credited in the Japanese versions uses an alias, it has become common knowledge that the real name of the composer is Hideki Kanazashi. Other HAL staff members have verified the composer's real name. Since Hiroaki Suga was a sound programmer at HAL, he is listed as the game's sound programmer. In one of the Japanese Lolo games (Revival of the Labyrinth), he is credited as the sound director. In the Famicom Disk System game "Eggerland", the game also credits the software that was used to make the game, Music Maker being one of the tools.

Recording

#	Title	Composer	Programmer	Length	Listen	Download
01	Password	Hideki Kanazashi	Hiroaki Suga	0:24		Download
02	Get Ready	Hideki Kanazashi	Hiroaki Suga	0:07		Download
03	In-Game	Hideki Kanazashi	Hiroaki Suga	1:01		Download
04	Game Over	Hideki Kanazashi	Hiroaki Suga	0:03		Download
05	Floor Complete	Hideki Kanazashi	Hiroaki Suga	0:03		Download
06	Castle Complete	Hideki Kanazashi	Hiroaki Suga	0:05		Download
07	Finale Cutscene	Hideki Kanazashi	Hiroaki Suga	0:24		Download
08	Lala Rescued	Hideki Kanazashi	Hiroaki Suga	0:08		Download
09	Ending	Hideki Kanazashi	Hiroaki Suga	2:35		Download

Credits

• Ripper: Scott Worley
• Recorder: Doommaster1994
• Game Credits:
  • Uncredited Composer: Hideki Kanazashi
  • Uncredited Programmer: Hiroaki Suga

(Sources: Eggerland (FDS), Eggerland: Meikyuu no Fukkatsu (FC); game lacks credits)

Game Rip

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Audio Devices

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Releases

USA Title: Adventures of Lolo Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System Released: 1989-04-?? Publisher: HAL America     EU Title: Adventures of Lolo Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System Released: 1991-02-21 Publisher: HAL Laboratory, Inc.

Links

• mobygames.com/game/nes/adventures-of-lolo - MobyGames.
• gamefaqs.gamespot.com/nes/587073-adventures-of-lolo - GameFAQs.
• youtube.com/watch?v=h2wzJvR0qkQ - Soundtrack played on piano by 88bit (1 of 3).
• youtube.com/watch?v=Zg8zi4340pk - Soundtrack played on piano by 88bit (2 of 3).
• youtube.com/watch?v=0waebdIpFpE - Soundtrack played on piano by 88bit (3 of 3).