The Adventure of Little Ralph

The Adventure of Little Ralph
Developer(s) New Corporation
Publisher(s) Ertain Corporation
NEW Corporation
Director(s) Aoyagi Ryuta
Producer(s) Yamaki Katsuyoshi
Programmer(s) Katsuyoshi Yamaki
Kazuya Furukawa
Hiroyuki Murata
Tōru Suzukawa
Artist(s) Ryūta Aoyagi
Yūichi Manda
Yasuhiro Shichijō
Yasuko Kawabata
Kōji Maekawa
Studio Alex Ltd.
Composer(s) Hiroshi Kuronuma
Naoki Tsuchiya
Hideki Satō
Platform(s) PlayStation
PlayStation Network
Release PlayStation
  • JP: June 3, 1999
PlayStation Network
  • JP: July 26, 2007
Genre(s) Side scrolling
Platforming
Mode(s) Single-player

The Adventure of Little Ralph (ちっぽけラルフの大冒険, Chippoke Ralph no Daibouken) is a 1999 PlayStation 2D action platform game. It was developed by the New Corporation and released only in Japan.[1][2]

The game's story focuses on Ralph, a man who has been turned into a child who now must save a damsel in distress.

Gameplay

There are several difficulty modes. Selecting easy mode results in the last few levels being skipped, and being unable to view the real ending.

Some boss fights switch to a style of gameplay closer to traditional fighting games such as Street Fighter II.[3]

Development

New Corp was formed by out of the arcade game center community in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Japan. They released Boxer’s Road, a boxing game for the PlayStation in 1995.[4]

Development on the game began in 1991.[4] The original platform it was development for was the Sharp X68000 home computer before eventually moving to the PlayStation.[5] Designer Aoyagi Ryuta cites Wonder Boy (video game), Rastan (video game), and Quartet (video game) as influences.[4] The motivation of the dev team at the time, was that platformers were already starting to wane, and they took it as a challenge to make a great platforming game.[4]

The music was composed by Hiroki Kuroonuma, Naoki Tsuchiya, and Hideki Sato.[6] The score was made collaboratively, and aimed to evoke sounds from the 80's.[7] Tsuchiya did all of the sound effects himself.[7]

Releases

It was released on June 3, 1999 in Japan only for the PlayStation.[2][1] It retailed for 4800 yen.[8] To promote the game, a high score contest was held at release. First place won an IMac, second won a Sony MiniDisc radio and cassette player, and third won a MiniDisc walkman.[9]

The game was re-released on PlayStation Network on July 26, 2007 and retailed for 600 yen.[10][11][12] The game has been known to fetch as high as US$200 on online auction sites such as eBay.[13][14] In 2014, Eurogamer noted the price could be £80 - £100.[15]

The soundtrack to the game was released in 2009 by EGG Music.[5]

Reception

Famitsu gave the game 26 points out of 40.[1] The game was praised for its high quality graphics and music, and difficulty.[16]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "ちっぽけラルフの大冒険 [PS] / ファミ通.com". Famitsu (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  2. 1 2 "CLASSIC GAME REVIEW - The Adventure Of Little Ralph (Playstation)". Retro Spirit Games. 2012-10-30. Archived from the original on 2014-04-11. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  3. ↑ "The Adventure Of Little Ralph - Playstation". illusionware.it. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "shmuplations.com". shmuplations.com. Archived from the original on 2017-05-31. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
  5. 1 2 "「EGG MUSIC」，「ちっぽけラルフの大冒険」のサントラをリリース" (Press release) (in Japanese). 1 December 2009. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "EGG MUSIC、ゲームミュージックのダウンロード配信 / ちっぽけラルフの大冒険　オリジナル・サウンドトラックス". www.amusement-center.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  7. 1 2 "Q&A with Naoki Tsuchiya (Adventures of Little Ralph) | Pixelated Audio". Pixelated Audio. 2018-06-18. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  8. ↑ "ちっぽけラルフの大冒険". 2000-06-10. Archived from the original on 2000-06-10. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
  9. ↑ "ハイスコア大会". 2000-06-08. Archived from the original on 2000-06-08. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
  10. ↑ "ちっぽけラルフの大冒険" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  11. ↑ "SCEJ、「PLAYSTATION Store」の「ゲームアーカイブス」、「ARMORED CORE」など14タイトルを追加". game.watch.impress.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
  12. ↑ Inc., ASCII MEDIA WORKS. "「ゲームアーカイブス」新タイトル発売振動機能対応ソフト発表も - 電撃オンライン". dengekionline.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  13. ↑ "It Came From Japan! The Adventures of Little Ralph". Destructoid. 13 September 2012. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  14. ↑ "Graveyard: The Adventure of Little Ralph - Hardcore Gamer". Hardcore Gamer. 2012-06-12. Archived from the original on 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  15. ↑ "A guide to gaming's most valuable treasures". Eurogamer.net. Archived from the original on 2017-11-12. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
  16. ↑ Peeples, Jeremy (12 June 2012). "Graveyard: The Adventure of Little Ralph ‹ Hardcore Gamer". Hardcoregamer.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
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