This is essentially a form of zapping[clarification needed], but a similar command was implemented in the 1995 visual novel EVE Burst Error.

Fortunately the two children were left unharmed, and they set out on a quest to save their adopted parents, not realizing that this adventure would reveal the secret of their true origins... Shin Onigashima borrows heavily from traditional Japanese fairytales such as Momotarō and Princess Kaguya.

Most text-based adventure games of the time were written in the style of mystery novels, where the player had to solve a murder or crime of some sort, but Shin Onigashima's fairytale-like plot gave a much softer and accessible feel to the genre.

Even so, the game's warm graphics and plot consisting of numerous interwoven Japanese fairytales was positively received by fans and critics alike.

The 1989 "All Soft Catalog" issue of Famicom Tsūshin (now Famitsu) included Shin Onigashima in its list of the best games of all time.

[4] In 2013, IGN noted similarities to later adventure games such as Famicom Tantei Club, Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki High School, 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, and Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward.

[7] In-game music was transmitted via radio, and Ittaisan, the game's narrator, appears in-between chapters to sum up the storyline via SoundLink.

New tweaks by the developers were to include platform-style action scenes, and to set time limits for choosing certain commands.

An opening demo of Donbe and Kintaro in a sumo match is added, and colors appear darker than the original.

Unlike the previous installations, the GBA version does not require changing between disks; the entire game is played on one cartridge.