Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa (1988). Play online
Game Info
Not rated
- Platform
- Famicom Disk System
- Genres
- Action · Adventure
- Player Perspective
- Side view
- Developer Companies
- Konami
- Publishers
- Konami
- Release date
- 22 May 1988
- Languages
- 🇯🇵 Japanese
Summary
Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa (sometimes just called Bokutte Upa) is a quirky platformer for the Famicom Disk System that never left Japan. You control a baby wielding a magical rattle; each hit inflates enemies into floating balloons that can be stood on or kicked into other foes. The inflated platforms are unstable—stay too long and they burst—so timing is key. Health is tracked by a meter that can be topped up with scattered milk bottles, and occasional heart icons expand the meter for the rest of the world. Special blocks marked with Upa’s face release items: score‑boosting apples, temporary freeze hourglasses, invincibility bells, and scorpion blocks that wipe out on‑screen enemies when they smash the ground. An extra audio channel on the Disk System adds a distinctive soundtrack not heard on ordinary NES cartridges.
Storyline
Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa follows the young prince Upa, the newest member of a line of heroic fighters in a magical kingdom. One day he accidentally shatters an ancient urn, releasing Zai, a goat‑like demon who drains the life force of the kingdom’s adults and kidnaps every infant. A trapped fairy inside the urn gives Upa a magical rattle before disappearing, promising it will help him defeat Zai. Armed with the rattle, Upa must crawl through dangerous lands, rescue the captured babies and restore the kingdom’s vitality. The game’s story centers on his brave quest to reclaim the stolen life and bring peace back to his realm.
Edited by Maya Carter
