Diavolo no daibouken

By: Derek Yu

On: October 13th, 2007

Diavolo no daibouken is a simplistic graphical Roguelike that stars Diavolo, the main villain of part 5 of the manga JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. It has all the trappings of your average dungeon crawl, only the theme is incredibly… well, bizarre. I mean, look at that screenshot! It’s fantastic!

Since I don’t speak Japanese, I’ve only been able to figure out some of the basic gameplay mechanics through experimentation. But with our powers combined, maybe we can piece together a complete picture? Anyone care to translate the website?

(Source: Canned Dogs, via Shapermc!)

Hit the extended for what we know so far:

Controls:

Numpad (Num Lock off) – move around, select menu options

Z – attack, confirm

X – cancel

C – change direction (without taking a step)?

A – bring up the main menu

S – use Red DISC power

Spacebar – view map

Menus:

1. Floor, Level, HP, Gold

2. Items, DISC Effects?, ?, Options

3. 3 slots for Gold DISCs, and 1 slot for a Red DISC

The 3 Gold slots represent attack, defense, and ability, in that order.

4. ?, ?

5. ?, ?

Gameplay:

1. One of the big things in the game seems to be collecting music “DISCS,” which can be equipped, or thrown at enemies for damage, among other things.

DISCs come in a few flavors:

Silver DISCs – regular discs that act as scrolls. One-time use. Various effects, like revealing all the traps on a dungeon floor.

Gold DISCs – can be equipped to one of 3 slots for various effects (see above).

Red DISCs – can be equipped and used to shoot special projectiles. Use with the ‘S’ key.

2. You can also collect JoJo magazines. These can be used to upgrade (first option) your equipped Gold DISCs, but we don’t know what the effects are or which magazines are compatible with which DISCs.

3. You can also collect food, like pizza, spaghetti, and… frogs? Food restores your health, natch.

4. Certain tiles have traps on them! You can punch hidden traps to reveal them.