Goblin
- Original title
- 魔性の館ガバリン
- Title translations
- Mashou no Yakata Gabalin (Japanese Rōmaji)
- Also known as
- Goblin, Evil Mansion - Goblin
- Developed by
- Pony Canyon
- Year
- 1987 (May)
- System
- MSX
Technical Specifications
- Rating
-
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- Sound
- PSG
- Kind
- Game
- Tagoo database entry
- Visit (Japanese MSX database)
- Last updated on
- 07-04-2023
- Input Devices Supported
- Keyboard
- Language
- Japanese
- Genre
- Action
- Uses Kanji
- No
- Uses V9990
- No
Note
This game is an adaptation of the 1986 film House of which the Japanese title was deliberately changed to Gabalin that was an intentional mispronunciation of goblin that the monsters therein were interpreted to. Japanese film poster citing "Goblin" as the original title: https://mastersofthe80s.tumblr.com/post/150493167825/house-1986
Groups & Mentions
Mentioned in Publications:
- MSX Magazine 1987-5 on page 141 (news)
- MSX Magazine 1987-6 on page 10 (ad)
- MSX Magazine 1987-7 on page 28 (ad)
- MSX Magazine 1987-7 on page 60 (review)
- MSX Magazine 1987-8 on page 10 (ad)
- MSX応援団 MSX Oendan 1987-9 on page 16 (review)
Credits
- Producer
- Kunimiko Kagawa
- Game design
- Hikonori Suzuki , Takayuki Onodera
- Design staff
- Taku Saton
- Sound engineer
- Masataka Ozaki
- Chief programmer
- Hikonori Suzuki
- Programmer
- Masataka Ozaki , Yoshiaki Sakaguchi
- Announcer
- Noriko Okumura
- Working tester
- Tadashi Watanabe
- Working data man
- Rumiko Takayasu , Taka Iwamoto
- Special thanks to
- Hironobu Suzuki , Takashi Matsuura