Gimmick due to its quirky character design; however, the PAL region version was later added to the Wii Virtual Console in North America.
A later set of games for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System were also released under the Hebereke title, which retained the original names and looks from the Japanese version.
Developer Sunsoft used the characters and world featured in Hebereke in a series of games for Family Computer, Super Famicom, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, coin-operated arcades and mobile phones.
[1] i-modeSpace Out NESNovember 19, 1992i-modeAugust 18, 2003 Ufouria was originally planned to be released in America, but was cancelled alongside Mr.
Gimmick due to its quirky character design, though David Siller, Sunsoft of America's former vice president of development, stated both would have been commercial successes.
2003 i-modeSpace Out SaturnNovember 17, 1995 SFCDecember 1, 1995Palm OS/i-mode2002 WSJanuary 6, 2000 The game was also released on the WonderSwan, albeit with the "2" being dropped from the title.
Ryōji Uchimichi, the series' character designer, drew a yonkoma manga series based on the games that were serialized by Tokuma Shoten in the Japanese magazine Family Computer Magazine (also known as "Famimaga" for short) since September 6, 1991.
[15] On September 3, 1993, the strip had its title changed to Sugoi Hebereke (すごい へべれけ), which was eventually used for a fighting game for the Super Famicom.
[15] A yonkoma manga series based on the Hebereke games, titled Dai Eppyō,[d] was released on August 12, 2013, being published by Comic Market in Japan.
[17] On June 25, 1994, a soundtrack titled Takusan Hebereke[e] was released, published by DATAM Polystar.
The soundtrack was composed by Naoki Kodaka, Phaseout & Mutec, and Masashi Kageyama, and was arranged by Hitoshi Sakimoto.
The series sports characters and graphics that are typically Japanese cuteness in design, done in the style of Bomberman, The New Zealand Story, and particularly Hello Kitty.
The series primarily involves a cast of four main characters: Hebe, O-Chan, Sukezaemon, and Jennifer.