Hitsuji Yaai!
You play as a shepherd who must gather sheep into the pen before nightfall so that he can go date his girlfriend. You catch the sheep by running into them and then dragging them to the pen. You can close the…
Hitsuji Yaai! is an arcade developed by Hudson Soft, released 31 December 1983 on FM-7, MSX and Sharp MZ-2200.
What Hitsuji Yaai! is
Hitsuji Yaai! is an arcade game developed by Hudson Soft and released in 1983. It is available on FM-7, MSX and Sharp MZ-2200.
The premise, in the publisher's words
You play as a shepherd who must gather sheep into the pen before nightfall so that he can go date his girlfriend. You catch the sheep by running into them and then dragging them to the pen. You can close the pen gate to stop sheep from escaping. But watch out for the wolves who will tear open the gates again. The game was programmed by Kikuta Masaaki, notable for making the Hudson hit game Binary Land.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Hitsuji Yaai! launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac and Zoo Keeper.
Released around the same time: The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, Zoo Keeper.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Quick answers
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