The setting – Earth, the Future.
The defense computer protecting the entire planet has been invaded by a constantly mutating, evolving virus. One one man, Colonel Scott O’Connor has the courage to risk his life in an untested miracle weapon. Converted to raw data and transported into the circuits of the computer, Col. Scott’s molecular structure is transformed by the untested Image Transfer System. Into the circuits of the giant computer steps an unlikely superhero – The Quantum Fighter! Six huge levels of exciting action!
Kabuki Quantum Fighter, known in Japan as Jigoku Gokuraku Maru, is a 1990 side-scrolling action platformer for the NES. Developed by Human Entertainment, the game was published in the United States by the now defunct American publishing arm of HAL Laboratory and in Japan by Pack-In Video.
Playing similarly to contemporaries such as Batman and Ninja Gaiden, the game is seemingly inspired by the movie Tron and Japanese folklore. The game found popularity due to its over the top concept and prominent coverage in Nintendo Power. Whipping his shock of bright red hair as a main attack, the player battles his way through six colorful stages of obstacles and monsters.
The world of the computer is weird and wild. Backdrops vary from electronic circuitry to ancient temples to Giger-esque biomechanical structures while a pulsating techno soundtrack scores the action. All kinds of bizarre and dangerous creatures are on the attack and ready to take out the Quantum Fighter.
The game can be tricky and sometimes frustrating, but it’s one of my favorites. This is the world of Kabuki Quantum Fighter.