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[[Image:Neutopia - TG16 - USA.jpg|thumb|256x256px|North American box art.]]
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{{Video Game
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| Title            = Neutopia
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| Image           = Neutopia - TG16 - USA.jpg
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| ImageDescription = TurboGrafx-16 - USA - 1st edition.
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| Developer        = {{VideoGameDeveloper|Hudson Soft}}
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| Publisher        = {{VideoGamePublisher|Hudson Soft}}
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| PublishedYear    = 1989
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| PublishedMonth  = 11
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| PublishedDay    = 17
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| Platforms        = {{Platform|TurboGrafx-16}}
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| Genres          = {{VideoGameGenre|Action video game|Action}}, {{VideoGameGenre|Adventure video game|Adventure}}, {{VideoGameGenre|Exploration video game|Exploration}}, {{VideoGameGenre|Metroidvania|Metroidvania}}
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| Themes          = {{MediaTheme|Adventure}}, {{MediaTheme|Fantasy}}
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| Series          = ''[[Neutopia (universe)|Neutopia]]''
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| Distributions    = {{VideoGameDistribution|Commercial}}
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}}
  
'''''Neutopia''''' is an action adventure game by [[Hudson Soft]] and released on the [[TurboGrafx-16]] in 1989. The game is essentially a shameless ripoff of ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''.
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'''''Neutopia''''' is an action adventure video game developed and published by [[Hudson Soft]] and released on the [[TurboGrafx-16]] in 1989-11-17.
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In the story, the princess Aurora has been kidnapped by the evil Dirth and only Jazeta (the player) can rescue her. In order to do so, you must collect eight medallions from eight underworlds. While in the dungeons you will push blocks to open shuttered doors, bomb through walls to find shortcuts, brighten dark rooms with a lantern, use a portable bridge to walk over narrow waterways, and find old men who give you hints. If that sounds awfully similar to ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'', just wait until you play it!
  
 
==Personal==
 
==Personal==
I had never heard of this game growing up because I had so little interaction with the TG16. I played it because it was one of the highest ranked games for the TG16, and I was looking to expand my familiarity with the platform's library. All-in-all, it was an average game.
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{{VideoGameStatus
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| Own      =
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| CantOwn  =
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| Won      = Yes. 100% completion. Used online maps.
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| CantWin  =
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| Finished = 2017‎-03-22.
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}}
  
==Status==
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I had never heard of this game growing up because I had so little interaction with the TG16. I played it because it was one of the highest ranked games for the TG16, and I was looking to expand my familiarity with the platform's library.
I have beaten this game with full inventory and stats.
 
  
 
==Review==
 
==Review==
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* Overall, the game is pretty fun. If I didn't know about ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'', I would probably even be impressed by it.
 
* Overall, the game is pretty fun. If I didn't know about ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'', I would probably even be impressed by it.
 
* The backgrounds are just so-so, but the sprites are good, especially the large bosses.
 
* The backgrounds are just so-so, but the sprites are good, especially the large bosses.
* The music is well composed and fitting to the game.
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* Although nothing stands out, the music is well-composed and fitting to the game.
 
* The fire wand, and its changing function relative to your health is a pretty creative weapon.
 
* The fire wand, and its changing function relative to your health is a pretty creative weapon.
* The game has a nice full ending.
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* The game has a nice full ending sequence.
  
 
===Bad===
 
===Bad===
* It's basically a poor-man's ''Legend of Zelda''. Most of what was ripped off isn't as good as ''Zelda'' from several years earlier.
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* Player movement is a little clunky.
* Movement is a little clunky.
 
 
* The perspective makes the hit detection seem weird especially when you take damage from or hit a tall or jumping monster in an area that you shouldn't, given the perspective.
 
* The perspective makes the hit detection seem weird especially when you take damage from or hit a tall or jumping monster in an area that you shouldn't, given the perspective.
 
* Most of what the NPCs in the game say is useless or redundant.
 
* Most of what the NPCs in the game say is useless or redundant.
* Like ''Zelda'', you waste of lot of bombs trying to find hidden rooms, especially in the later dungeons, but, unlike ''Zelda'', bombs are extremely rare drops.
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* Like ''Zelda'', you waste of lot of bombs trying to find hidden rooms, especially in the later dungeons, but, unlike ''Zelda'', bombs are extremely rare drops, so this is a big setback.
 
* The wings and ring are rarely useful, and you get them as random drops even when you already have them which is wasteful.
 
* The wings and ring are rarely useful, and you get them as random drops even when you already have them which is wasteful.
 
* Items and enemy bolts stop the fire wand, which is annoying.
 
* Items and enemy bolts stop the fire wand, which is annoying.
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===Ugly===
 
===Ugly===
* Nothing really.
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* It's a shameless rip-off of ''The Legend of Zelda''. Most of what is stolen doesn't feel as interesting or refined, and most of what's new isn't very fun.
  
 
==Media==
 
==Media==
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===Videos===
 
===Videos===
{{#ev:youtube|8YG2P4JevME|256|inline|Longplay.|frame}}
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{{YouTube|Aeoqwiz7WXU|Review - Hungry Goriya.}}
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{{YouTube|8YG2P4JevME|Longplay.}}
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==Play Online==
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{{PlayOnline|https://www.retrogames.cc/turbografx16-games/neutopia-japan.html|PC Engine}}, {{PlayOnline|https://www.retrogames.cc/turbografx16-games/neutopia-usa.html|TurboGrafx-16}}
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==Representation==
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{{Representation
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| Media                      = Video games
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| StrongFemaleCharacterStatus = Fail
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| StrongFemaleCharacterNotes  = There are some female NPCs, but none are strong, and one is a damsel in distress and reward.
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| BechdelTestStatus          = Fail
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| BechdelTestNotes            = Women never speak to each other.
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| StrongPOCCharacterStatus    = Fail
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| StrongPOCCharacterNotes    = Although it uses a cartoon style, I think every human character is white.
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| QueerCharacterStatus        = Fail
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| QueerCharacterNotes        = There are no queer characters.
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}}
  
 
==Titles==
 
==Titles==
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{{Link|MobyGames|http://www.mobygames.com/game/neutopia}}
 
{{Link|MobyGames|http://www.mobygames.com/game/neutopia}}
 
{{Link|Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutopia}}
 
{{Link|Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutopia}}
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{{Link|StrategyWiki|https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Neutopia}}
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{{Link|GameFAQs|https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/tg16/589047-neutopia}}
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{{Link|TVTropes|https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/Neutopia}}
 
{{Link|TCRF|https://tcrf.net/Neutopia}}
 
{{Link|TCRF|https://tcrf.net/Neutopia}}
  
  
[[Category: Games]]
 
[[Category: Video Games]]
 
[[Category: 1989 Video Games]]
 
 
[[Category: Video Game Prime Order - Adventure, Action, Strategy]]
 
[[Category: Video Game Prime Order - Adventure, Action, Strategy]]
[[Category: Media Theme - Adventure]]
 
[[Category: Media Theme - Fantasy]]
 
[[Category: TurboGrafx-16 Games]]
 
[[Category: Action]]
 
 
[[Category: Trope - Damsel In Distress]]
 
[[Category: Trope - Damsel In Distress]]
 
[[Category: Trope - Women As Reward]]
 
[[Category: Trope - Women As Reward]]
[[Category: Games I've Beaten]]
 
[[Category: Video Games That Fail the Bechdel Test]]
 

Latest revision as of 16:35, 7 March 2024

Neutopia

Neutopia - TG16 - USA.jpg

TurboGrafx-16 - USA - 1st edition.

Developer Hudson Soft
Publisher Hudson Soft
Published 1989-11-17
Platforms TurboGrafx-16
Genres Action, Adventure, Exploration, Metroidvania
Themes Adventure, Fantasy
Series Neutopia
Distribution Commercial

Neutopia is an action adventure video game developed and published by Hudson Soft and released on the TurboGrafx-16 in 1989-11-17.

In the story, the princess Aurora has been kidnapped by the evil Dirth and only Jazeta (the player) can rescue her. In order to do so, you must collect eight medallions from eight underworlds. While in the dungeons you will push blocks to open shuttered doors, bomb through walls to find shortcuts, brighten dark rooms with a lantern, use a portable bridge to walk over narrow waterways, and find old men who give you hints. If that sounds awfully similar to The Legend of Zelda, just wait until you play it!

Personal

Own?No.
Won?Yes. 100% completion. Used online maps.
Finished2017‎-03-22.

I had never heard of this game growing up because I had so little interaction with the TG16. I played it because it was one of the highest ranked games for the TG16, and I was looking to expand my familiarity with the platform's library.

Review

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4 4 6 5 4

Best Version: TurboGrafx-16

— This section contains spoilers! —

Good

  • Overall, the game is pretty fun. If I didn't know about The Legend of Zelda, I would probably even be impressed by it.
  • The backgrounds are just so-so, but the sprites are good, especially the large bosses.
  • Although nothing stands out, the music is well-composed and fitting to the game.
  • The fire wand, and its changing function relative to your health is a pretty creative weapon.
  • The game has a nice full ending sequence.

Bad

  • Player movement is a little clunky.
  • The perspective makes the hit detection seem weird especially when you take damage from or hit a tall or jumping monster in an area that you shouldn't, given the perspective.
  • Most of what the NPCs in the game say is useless or redundant.
  • Like Zelda, you waste of lot of bombs trying to find hidden rooms, especially in the later dungeons, but, unlike Zelda, bombs are extremely rare drops, so this is a big setback.
  • The wings and ring are rarely useful, and you get them as random drops even when you already have them which is wasteful.
  • Items and enemy bolts stop the fire wand, which is annoying.
  • Spike traps are differently colored in earlier dungeons, but are entirely hidden later on, leading to a lot of unavoidable hits.
  • The strongest sword, armor, and shield are uncreatively called the "Strongest."
  • The game box categorizes it as a role-playing game, but it doesn't have any of the elements traditionally found in RPGs. Instead, it's an action adventure with a fantasy theme.

Ugly

  • It's a shameless rip-off of The Legend of Zelda. Most of what is stolen doesn't feel as interesting or refined, and most of what's new isn't very fun.

Media

Box Art

Documentation

Maps

Videos

Review - Hungry Goriya.
Longplay.

Play Online

PC Engine, TurboGrafx-16

Representation

Strong female character?FailThere are some female NPCs, but none are strong, and one is a damsel in distress and reward.
Bechdel test?FailWomen never speak to each other.
Strong person of color character?FailAlthough it uses a cartoon style, I think every human character is white.
Queer character?FailThere are no queer characters.

Titles

Language Native Transliteration Translation
English Neutopia
Japanese ニュートピア フレイの章 Nyutopia Furei no Sho Neutopia: Chapter of Fury

Links

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