Youkai Dochuuki/Walkthrough

Namco's first 16-bit game, Yōkai Dōchūki (also known as "Shadowland" in the United States) is divided into five stages: Jigoku Iriguchi, Kugyō no Michi, Yūkai, Sabaki no Tani and Rinnekai. Before you insert your coin and push the start button, there are a few things you should know:

• Towards the end of the second stage, a character named "Tennyo" will appear when Tarosuke enters the pool of water at the top of the rock face and say "This is the pond of the gods. Please relax; you must be tired after your long trip." She will then give him a heart which will restore his energy to full (these can also be bought in Zakka's shop). Watch out for the fake version of this character towards the end of the fourth stage, though - she will try to prevent Tarosuke from progressing any further.

• When Tarosuke comes across a group of Kaeru, they will tell him to jump on one of them and climb up to the top of the screen. Once there, Tarosuke will meet a Gama Gaeru, who will ask him to bet on whether its dice will land on "odds" or "evens" in order to win more money. If Tarosuke guesses correctly, his amount of money will be doubled, but if he guesses incorrectly, he will lose half of it to the Gama Gaeru.

• This game has five different endings. The one you will get depends on how much money you collect and how many enemies you kill on the fifth stage:

1. Hell Ending: Collect more than 2100 in money and kill over 101 enemies.
2. Demon World Ending: Collect 1100 to 2000 in money and kill 71 to 100 enemies.
3. Beast World Ending: Collect 600 to 1000 in money and kill 31 to 70 enemies.
4. Human World Ending: Collect 100 to 500 in money and kill 1 to 30 enemies.
5. Heaven Ending: Don't collect anything in money and don't kill any enemies.