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Merry Go Round

A cyberpunk visual novel released in 1996.

8 March 1996

Merry Go Round is an adventure developed by Mischief, released 8 March 1996 on DOS, PC (Microsoft Windows) and PC-9800 Series.

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What Merry Go Round is

Merry Go Round is an adventure game developed by Mischief and released in 1996. It is available on DOS, PC (Microsoft Windows) and PC-9800 Series.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Merry Go Round is set in Yokohama, in year 2197. The city has turned into an international megalopolis, where crime prospers, and where justice is pursued by lone vigilante fighters. The hero of the story is a private detective named Brian. The first case is about an assault on a prostitute in the brothel "John Wayne". Further investigation reveals that the assault is connected to other cases, some of which involve dangerous biological experiments. With the help of the policewoman Akane, the bounty hunter Ridley, and others, Brian begins to gradually see the whole picture...
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are drama, erotic and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Merry Go Round launched on 8 March 1996, within three weeks of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Pokémon Red Version, Resident Evil and Sid Meier's Civilization II.

Released around the same time: Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Pokémon Red Version, Resident Evil, Sid Meier's Civilization II.

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When did Merry Go Round come out?
Merry Go Round was released on 8 March 1996 for DOS, PC (Microsoft Windows) and PC-9800 Series.

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