Magic Lamp by Gowin (Game Boy Color)

Publisher: Gowin/Hotkid
Developer: Gowin/Hotkid
Release Date: ??/??/2000
System: Game Boy Color
Aliases: 封魔神燈 (Chinese Name), 風魔神燈 (Another name I've seen it go by on Ruten)

Before I get to the game description, I just wanted to say that a Gowin game managed to run on GB Player (which they usually don't) but I couldn't get one of my latest Vast Fame to run on it (which usually does).

Anyway, Magic Lamp is Gowin's attempt at a Megaman-style game, telling the story of a young fisherman named Sata who must escape from an undersea sanctuary using a magic shield. The game is VERY hard; enemies take several hits (even charged shots) before dying, Sata himself is very large and can't jump terribly high, even with a double jump, and the bosses give you little time to avoid their sudden attacks. It's also annoying when you attempt to fire a charged shot and end up using the short-ranged mid-charge attack instead due to letting go of the B button too soon.

This is from the English release of the game. English Gowin titles are pretty rare, even in Taiwan it seems. You can find Chinese Gowin titles pretty easily on sites like Taobao and Ruten, fortunately.

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• 封魔神燈
• 風魔神燈
• unlicensed
• taiwanese
• chinese
• game_boy
• gowin
• hotkid
• megaman
• rockman

[RobGBA]

i think the sound driver is Yong Yong :P

[codeman38]

The sound driver in this game is nicked from Castlevania 2! Sound effect at 1:55 is a dead giveaway.

[ZPEntertainment]

I must admit, even if it's hard it looks really cool!