Bravoman/Gameplay

Controls

 * Joystick: Use the 8-way joystick to make Beraboh Man run left and right, crouch, and crawl left and right. In the Ocean stages, Beraboh Man is always moving forward, but you cannot direct him any further than the middle of the screen.
 * Attack Button: Use the first pressure-sensitive button to make Beraboh Man punch, headbutt if he's crouching, and kick if you are holding the joystick up. Pressing it lightly makes him perform a quick attack and pressing it harder makes him perform a more powerful attack. However, even the smallest enemies cannot be reached with a quick attack, so it is of little use. In the Ocean stages, this button makes Beraboh Man fire missiles at the enemies.
 * Jump Button: Use the second pressure-sensitive button to make Beraboh Man jump. Pressing it lightly makes him perform a short jump and pressing it harder makes him perform a higher jump. However, even the smallest obstacles cannot be cleared with a short jump, so it is of little use. In the underwater stages, this button makes Beraboh Man drop depth charges on the enemies.
 * 1 or 2 Player Buttons: Push these buttons to begin a 1 or 2 player game.

Beraboh Man (ベラボーマン)
The protagonist of the game. Transformed from an ordinary working-class Japanese businessman into a bionic superhero by an alien from Planet Alpha, he is the only person that stands in the way of Dr. Bakuda's plot for world domination. ''To the left is Beraboh Man as he appears in the regular platforming stages. To the right is how he appears in the underwater stages, where he fights his enemies by firing missiles and depth charges at them instead of using his limbs.''

Alpha Man (α遊星人)
The alien from Planet Alpha who gave Beraboh Man his superpowers. He appears on the first stage to provide a "how to play" walkthrough of the game's controls, and also appears on the thirty-second stage after Dr. Bakuda has been defeated. On the first of these two occasions, it is possible for Beraboh Man to jump up and kick him just for fun.

Fukubiki Man (福引男)
Beraboh Man's sort-of-partner. Looking somewhat like a yellow robot attached to a unicycle, his purpose is to aid Beraboh Man throughout his quest with various powerups. Most enemies will leave Fuku behind when defeated, and every time Beraboh Man collects ten of them, Fukubiki Man will appear and leave a powerup behind in mid-air. Here is a list of them and what they do:


 * Onigiri (おにぎり): Will restore Beraboh Man's energy by 3 points.
 * Ramen (ラーメン): Will restore Beraboh Man's energy by 8 points.
 * Sushi (寿司): Will restore all of Beraboh Man's energy.
 * Oronamin Drink (無敵ドリンク ): Will make Beraboh Man invincible for approximately 20 seconds.
 * Kobushi (貫通拳): Will make Beraboh Man's attacks five times more powerful for the remainder of the current stage.
 * Atom (波動弾): Will give Beraboh Man the ability to fire atoms at the enemies instead of using his normal attacks. After ten uses, its effect will wear off.
 * Shinkansen (新幹線): Will make Beraboh Man fly directly to the end of the current stage, sometimes even skipping the boss (if there is one). If Fukubiki Man leaves one of these behind during a boss battle, it will have the same effect as the Oronamin Drink.
 * Suka (スカ): This one only seems to be worth the extra points.

Fukubiki Man also appears at the end of most regular platforming stages to give Beraboh Man additional Onigiri energy bonuses - one for every ten Fuku he has collected during the stage. However, it is possible for Beraboh Man to attack him when he appears, and he will answer back with increasingly annoyed comments. If he is attacked more than nine times, he will refuse to give any more powerups to Beraboh Man and appear only to mock him. Eventually, he will "forgive" Beraboh Man and start helping him again, but it takes quite a few stages for this to happen.

Unbaba (ウンババ)
These enemies are present on most of the City stages, and you just have to hit them once to kill them.

Mini Tanks (ミニタンクス)
Like the Unbaba, these enemies are present on most of the City stages, but they're too close to the ground for you to punch or kick them - so you will have to take them out with a single headbutt.

Dokanga (ドカンガー)
These enemies hide in some of the pipes located in the City stages, similar to the Piranha Plants in Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. series. When they show their faces, they will fire a missile at Beraboh Man before retreating into the pipe again. One hit will kill them.

Mogura Drills (モグラドリルズ)
These miniaturized drills appear on some of the City stages and attack in a manner similar to that of the Mini Tanks, but can move backwards as well as forwards. One hit, which has to be a headbutt, will kill them.

Baninga (バーニンガー)
These orange robots move backwards and forwards in a given area on some of the City stages if they can detect that Beraboh Man is nearby and will occasionally spit flames at him. If Beraboh Man lands on the head of one, he will not get injured. Two hits will kill them.

Mokera (モケラ)
When Beraboh Man approaches these mole-like robots on some of the City stages, they will power up, fire their heads at him and instantly grow replacement ones. After this they will move closer to him before powering up and firing their heads at him again. Three hits will kill them.

Tekyuu (鉄球)
These spiked balls move either vertically or horizontally in a given area on some of the City and Ninja Dojo stages, and are invulnerable to Beraboh Man's attacks.

Magneiza NP1 (マグネイザーNP1)
These magnetic robots appear on most of the City stages and do not move, but will occasionally open their mouths to emit a magnetic force field that will pull Beraboh Man towards them if he is in its range. Two hits will kill them.

Totems (トテムズ)
The green, red, gray and black ones will spit axes at Beraboh Man, which can be blocked for extra points. As they will never stop spitting them until they are killed, you can theoretically get unlimited points from them. The blue ones, however, will lower themselves down on Beraboh Man if he tries to pass underneath them. One hit will kill them, but they will sometimes come ricocheting back at you - which means you will have to crouch or jump to avoid being injured by them.

Black Beraboh (ブラックベラボー)
This "evil twin" of the game's main character appears as a boss on the second, fifth, sixth, eighteenth, thirtieth and thirty-second stages. Normally, he will take six hits to defeat, but on the thirty-second stage he will take 28. After he has been defeated here, he will reveal that Dr. Bakuda originally created him in order to make him (Beraboh Man) more powerful and will even give him five Onigiri energy bonuses to aid him in the final battle.

Kurage (クラゲ)
These jellyfish-like creatures are present on all of the Ocean stages, and can attack in two ways: either by swimming directly towards Beraboh Man, or by waiting until he approaches then swimming upwards to attack him from below. Either way, one hit will kill them.

Maimai Men (マイマイ男)
Like the Kurage, these shell-like creatures are also present on all of the Ocean stages, and can attack in two ways: either by swimming directly towards Beraboh Man, or by walking along the ocean floor and firing spiked balls at him. One hit will kill them.

Doragon (ドラゴン)
These purple seahorse-like creatures appear on most of the Ocean stages, and swim up and down in a fixed position. One hit will kill them.

Ika (イカ)
When Beraboh Man passes under these squid-like creatures' hiding positions on some of the Ocean stages, they will drop down on him in an attempt to attack him from above. One hit will kill them.

Isogin (イソギン)
These coral-like creatures appear on most of the Ocean stages and do not move, but will fire spiked balls at Beraboh Man as he passes over them. One hit will kill them.

Tamashii (魂)
When Beraboh Man approaches these seaweed-like creatures on some of the Ocean stages, they will home in on him. Three hits will kill them, but if one latches on to Beraboh Man, it will slowly drain his energy and you will have to shake it off in order to get rid of it.

Pirania (ピラニア)
These piranha-like creatures appear on most of the Ocean stages, attack in groups of nine and move in a zigzag pattern. One hit will kill them, and if Beraboh Man manages to kill one, he will also kill any others behind it.

Tako (タコ)
When these octopus-like creatures see Beraboh Man on some of the Ocean stages, they will fire spiked balls at him and quickly retreat. One hit will kill them.

Twin Scuren (ツインスキュレーン)
This two-headed sea serpent appears as a boss on the third, eleventh, sixteenth, twenty-fifth and twenty-seventh stages. It attacks by spitting projectiles at Beraboh Man from its heads, which take five hits each. Once you have destroyed both of its heads, you will have to land a hit on its operator to make it retreat.

Kakure Mino (隠れ蓑)
When these camouflaged ninjas see Beraboh Man on some of the Ninja Dojo stages, they will jump into the air in an attempt to land on him. Two hits will kill them.

Ninjas (忍者)
These enemies are present on all of the Ninja Dojo stages. The purple ones hop around on pogo sticks, try to jump on Beraboh Man and can be killed with one hit, while the green ones will throw projectiles at him and can be killed with two hits.

Kago (虚無僧)
These oversized thimbles attack by throwing projectiles at Beraboh Man on some of the Ninja Dojo stages, and can be defeated in two hits. But if Beraboh Man manages to defeat one, her true identity will be revealed, and she can still injure Beraboh Man if she touches him!

Popo (ポポ)
When Beraboh Man approaches these blue snakes on some of the Ninja Dojo stages, they will come slithering towards him quite quickly. One hit, which has to be a headbutt, will kill them.

Dango (妖岩道人)
When Beraboh Man approaches these rocky beings on some of the Ninja Dojo stages, they will curl up into a ball and start bouncing towards him. They are capable of surmounting any obstacle standing in their way, and can be killed with one hit. A static blue version is present at the start of the nineteenth stage, which is invulnerable to Beraboh Man's attacks.

Babito (ばびっと)
These bats appear on most of the Ninja Dojo stages, and will emerge from the cracks in the ground in order to attack Beraboh Man from below. One hit will kill them.

Kaname (カナメ)
These big-haired blonde ninjas attack in pairs and appear as bosses on the fourth, twenty-eighth, twenty-ninth, thirtieth and thirty-second stages (you'll have to fight two pairs of them at once here). Five hits each will kill them.

Maitogai (マイトガイ)
These R2D2-like robots appear on some of the City stages, and can attack in two ways: either by firing a missile at Beraboh Man, then moving down slightly to fire another one and retreating once they've reached the bottom of the screen, or by firing a missile at Beraboh Man and retreating soon after. One hit will kill them.

Kikyuu (爆弾)
These balloon-like robots fly around above Beraboh Man on some of the City stages and try to drop bombs on him from above. Like the axes spat by the Totems, the bombs can be destroyed for extra points. One hit will bring them down, but you will have to land another hit on them to kill them - and quickly too, because they will soon get back up again.

Mad Stampers (マッドスタンパーズ)
These kangaroo-like robots hop around on their 10-ton weights in some of the City stages in an attempt to attack Beraboh Man from above. One hit will kill them.

Purazuma (プラズマー)
These electrifying robots will circle around Beraboh Man in some of the City stages and give him a powerful shock. Unless you have obtained a Kobushi powerup earlier in the stage or still have a few atoms remaining, it is impossible to avoid being electrocuted by them. If the number of hits you land on them amounts to five, both of them will be killed.

Attack Bomber V9 (アタックボンバーV9)
These Transformer-like robots appear on some of the City stages and fire missiles at Beraboh Man from their arms. Five hits will kill them.

Toriga (トリガー)
These bird-like robots appear on some of the City stages and fire projectiles at Beraboh Man from the end of their waving chains, which are their only vulnerable spots. Five hits will kill them.

Umihebi (海ヘビ)
These seasnake-like creatures appear on some of the Ocean stages and attack in a manner similar to the first way of the Kurage, but propel themselves upwards in a spiral. One hit will kill them.

Shells (貝)
These conchshell-like creatures also appear on some of the Ocean stages and attack in a manner similar to the first way of the Kurage, but they spin around while propelling themselves upwards. One hit will kill them.

Tatsunoko (タツノコ)
These red seahorse-like creatures appear on some of the Ocean stages and attack in a manner similar to that of the Doragon, but can also fire spiked balls at Beraboh Man when he approaches. One hit will kill them.

Kame (カメ)
These turtle-like creatures appear on some of the Ocean stages and attack by firing spiked balls at Beraboh Man. Three hits will kill them, but if they aren't dealt with quickly, they will latch on to Beraboh Man and slowly drain his energy.

Gupi (グッピー)
These fish-like creatures appear on some of the Ocean stages and attack in a manner similar to that of the Kame. Three hits will kill them, but as with the Kame, they will latch on to Beraboh Man and slowly drain his energy if they aren't dealt with quickly.

King of Atlantis (キングのアトランチス)
The ruler of the famous mythical kingdom appears as a boss on the seventh, sixteenth, twenty-first and twenty-seventh stages. His minions will attack by throw spiked balls at Beraboh Man, and five hits each will kill them. When all four of them have been killed, he will retreat.

King of Atlantis's Minions (キングのアトランチスの子分)
The first type of minion will throw spiked balls at Beraboh Man and take five hits as they protect the King from Beraboh Man's attacks - but they sometimes appear as regular enemies and only take one hit. The second type of minion will try to stick their tridents into Beraboh Man and can also be killed with one hit.

Umbrellas (傘)
When Beraboh Man passes under these rain shields' hiding positions on some of the Ninja Dojo stages, they will float down on him in an attempt to attack him from above. One hit will kill them.

Karasu Tengu (カラス天狗)
These crow-like ninjas glide through the air on some of the Ninja Dojo stages and attack Beraboh Man by throwing knives at him. One hit will kill them.

Pistol Daimyo (ピストル大名)
This feudal lord with a pistol strapped to his head appears as a boss on the eighth and twenty-second stages. When he appears, he sets up an invisible wall in front of him which will not go away until he is defeated. He hovers up and down in a fixed position, firing missiles at Beraboh Man from his pistol. It takes five hits to bring him down on the first time, and three hits on the second and third times. In 1990, he got a game of his own, aptly titled Pistol Daimyo no Bouken.

Hanzou Hattori (風車忍者)
This shuriken-like ninja appears as a boss on the eighth, twenty-third and twenty-sixth stages. He attacks by ricocheting around the screen in an attempt to collide with Beraboh Man. It takes four hits to bring him down and three more to defeat him completely. As with the second hit on the Kikyuu, these last three hits have to be landed on him quickly, because he will soon get back up again.

Goaan (雷丸)
These white-haired ninja masters appear as bosses on the eighth, twelfth, thirteenth (you'll have to fight two of them at once here), seventeenth, twenty-second, twenty-sixth, twenty-ninth and thirty-first stages. Six hits will kill them, but they can only be attacked from behind.

Zortan (ゾルタン)
This mechanical harpy appears as a boss on the ninth, fourteenth, eighteenth, nineteenth and thirty-first stages. He will fly around above Beraboh Man until he has been hit once. Then, he will hover up and down in a fixed position, firing projectiles at Beraboh Man. It takes seven more hits to make him retreat, and he will fire knives at Beraboh Man instead of his usual projectiles on his last appearance.

Namekuji (爆弾)
When Beraboh Man approaches these bomb-like robots' hiding positions on some of the City stages, they will drop down from above and run towards him. One hit will kill them.

Waya Hime (わや姫)
This red-haired female ninja appears as a boss on the twelfth and twenty-second stages. She attacks by dropping down from above, creating small explosions on the ground and throwing knives at Beraboh Man. Four hits will kill her.

Block Brains (ブロックブレインズ)
These pulsating brains appear on the Secret Laboratory stage and are similar to the Totems, but just sit in place until Beraboh Man hits them - and like the Totems, they will sometimes come ricocheting back at him. They also make a later appearance in the Baraduke sequel, Bakutotsu Kijuutei.

Mecha-King of Atlantis (メカキングのアトランチス)
This mechanical ruler of the famous mythical kingdom appears as a boss on the twenty-seventh stage. His minions attack in the same way as those of the regular King.

Ugo 401 (ウ号401)
If the player takes too long over any non-Ocean stage, he will appear and attack Beraboh Man by firing death rays at him. These rays will drain his energy very quickly and he is not allowed to move all the time one is touching him. Twelve hits will kill him, but it's not really worth fighting him unless you have obtained a Kobushi powerup earlier in the stage or still have a few atoms remaining. Even if you do manage to kill him, he will come back again and again, and he will always appear at the end of the seventeenth stage and the beginning of the thirty-second stage, regardless of how much time has passed. However, an Atom powerup is present on both occasions, which makes the fights somewhat easier.

Dr. Bakuda (爆田博士)
The main antagonist of the game. He appears at the start of each stage to inform the player of the stage's number, and must be fought as the game's final boss at the end of the thirty-second stage. His head is his only vulnerable spot, and each time Beraboh Man jumps up and kicks him there, his hair will turn orange, grow taller and fire a death ray at him before returning to its original size and colour. He also attacks Beraboh Man by opening his cloak to fire missiles at him. After he has been hit twenty times, his body will disappear and his head will enter a teleporter. He will then randomly fly around the screen as a shadow, but he can still injure Beraboh Man if he touches him. When he stops moving, he will expose himself to Beraboh Man's attacks for a few seconds and fire a death ray at him. It takes ten more hits to force him back into the teleporter and completely defeat him.