| Cave Noire | |
|---|---|
 Cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Konami |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Designer(s) | Kazuo Iwasaki |
| Programmer(s) | Kazuo Iwasaki, Tamotsu Goto |
| Artist(s) | Kazutomo Terada |
| Composer(s) | Shinji Tasaka, Yoshiyuki Hagiwara |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy |
| Release |
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| Genre(s) | Roguelike, role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Cave Noire (カーブノア) is a Japanese roguelike video game developed and published by Konami and released on April 19, 1991, for the Nintendo Game Boy. It has never been officially released in the west.[1]
In 2012, a fan translated English patch for the game was released online.[1]
The player takes on the role of a hero, either male or female, who has recently arrived at the village of Karuzu, which consists of an Adventurer's Guild and four distinct randomly generated dungeons. In order to be admitted to the guild, the player must challenge and conquer each dungeon multiple times, raising his or her level. Each dungeon consists of ten difficulty levels, with defeat of level six required to gain the Adventurer rank.
In the years since its release, Cave Noire has gained a reputation as a "hidden gem" on the Game Boy platform and as an example of a console based roguelike game many years ahead of its time.[2]
- ^ a b "Cave Noire – Hardcore Gaming 101". Hardcore Gaming 101. 13 July 2017.
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