Neugier: Umi to Kaze no Kodoo

Neugier: Umi to Kaze no Kodoo (ノイギーア 海と風の鼓動) is an adventure game for the SNES. Although the game was scheduled for release in the United States as The Journey Home: Quest for the Throne, in November 1993, the project was canceled.

The name of this game is typically listed as Neugier: Umi to Kaze no Koudou, but has been changed to correct the mispelling presented in the final word and adhere to StrategyWiki's language policy. Because this title is comprised of German and three types of Japanese writing, the correct use is easily skewed. The transliteration of the first word, the German word for curiosity (pronounced "Noy-gear"), is "Noigiia". Also, the propagated version of this game's title uses "Koudou", which is misspelled. The first character, "鼓" (meaning drum), is a single syllable sound when represented in on'yomi (Katakana: "Ko"; こ), not two. The second character, "動" (meaning motion, confusion, or change) is represented by two characters in on'yomi, "Do" and "U" (Hiragana: どう). The correct pronunciation of this final word is "Co-Doh" with the second syllable held for two counts.
 * Alternate names

When looking at the original Japanese box art, you will notice that "海と風の鼓動" is surrounded by a line on either side. These are not characters, but are used for visually stylizing the title. The lines are not straight, but more closely resemble tildes (~), in which case the second half of the title would be typeset as "～海と風の鼓動～" rather than the commonly seen "—海と風の鼓動—". Thus, the possible titles for this game are:
 * Neugier: Umi to Kaze no Kodoo (Romanized transliteration, original German form, English punctuation; StrategyWiki's title)
 * Neugier: Umi to Kaze no Koudou (propagated, incorrect version; as above, with misspelled final word)
 * Neugier ～Umi to Kaze no Kodoo～ (as above, typeset)
 * Noigiia: Umi to Kaze no Kodoo～ (Romanized transliteration, with English punctuation)
 * Noigiia ～Umi to Kaze no Kodoo～ (Romanized transliteration, without English punctuation, typeset)
 * ノイギーア 海と風の鼓動 (Japanese with Katakana, Hiragana, and Kanji, not typeset)
 * ノイギーア: 海と風の鼓動 (as above, not typeset, English punctuation)
 * ノイギーア ～海と風の鼓動～ (as above, typeset)

Gameplay
Duke, the main character, fights in real-time battles on his quest to save Neugier. He can jump and equip armor in an RPG fashion. There is also an ability to push objects, or enemies, into a wall to break them.