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Totally Rad
Totally Rad, known in Japan as , is an action-adventure game developed by Aicom and published by Jaleco for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The game was released in Japan on September 28, 1990, in Europe on December 21, 1990 and in North America on March 29, 1991.
Gameplay.
- Multiple boss fights ranging in complexity
- Special summoning abilities
- Side scrolling platform game
Plot.
Jake (John in the Japanese version) is hired as an apprentice magician by
in a battle against the people of Jake's world.
The Japanese and North American versions of the game are mostly the same, except for the characters. In the original 'Magic John', the main characters are two preadolescent, Japanese-style cartoon friends. In 'Totally Rad', they are redesigned into becoming two Californian adolescents who talk in "surfer" lingo from the 1980s.
Manual.
The instruction manual for "Totally Rad" is filled with surfer lingo, in addition to comical picture