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Demon's World

Demon's World, released in Japan as Horror Story, is a platformer arcade game that was developed by Toaplan and published by Taito in 1989. This game is multi-regional, meaning that it can be configured for…

31 December 1989

Demon's World is a video game developed by Toaplan, released 31 December 1989 on Arcade.

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What Demon's World is

Demon's World was developed by Toaplan and released in 1989. It was published by Taito. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Demon's World, released in Japan as Horror Story, is a platformer arcade game that was developed by Toaplan and published by Taito in 1989. This game is multi-regional, meaning that it can be configured for different regions via the DIP switches. These settings change the legal warnings, can display the Taito licensing message and can change the title between the English version (Demon's World) and the Japanese version (Horror Story).
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How it plays

Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Demon's World launched on 31 December 1989, within three weeks of Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris and Pipe Dream.

Released around the same time: Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris, Pipe Dream.

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When did Demon's World come out?
Demon's World was released on 31 December 1989 for Arcade.