Holy Diver

Platform : Nintendo Entertainment System

Publisher : Irem

Release date : 28 April 1989

Category : Action

Game description

Holy Diver is a platforming action video game with some rad references to rock musicians. Developed by Irem in 1989, it was exclusive to the Japanese market, and never released outside of said-country.

Gameplay can be described as a combination of elements from Metroid and Castlevania (not to be confused with Metroidvania) with the protagonist being able to shoot balls of energy forward or above from his hand, and collecting powerups throughout the stages and beating bosses (similar to Metroid). The overall design and artstyle of the game can be compared to Castlevania.

You play as Randy, an infant son of the weakened 16th Crimson Emperor Ronnie 4th, who is on a quest to obliterate the evil Black Slayer, and restore power to the lineage of King Crimson.

3 Hacks

Title	Description	Author	Category	Version	Date
Holy Diver - Input Handling Fix	Holy Diver seems not to handle button presses properly when two or more happen on the same frame. Fo...	Equidies	Bug Fix	1.0	20 March 2023
Holy Diver Easy	Holy Diver Easy (NES) Changes: * Start with 5 lives and 5 hitpoints	chronix	Improvement	1.0	10 December 2018
Holy Diver MMC-1 Hack	This hack changes the game to use the Nintendo MMC-1 mapper instead of the unique Irem mapper. This ...	MottZilla	Improvement	R1	09 June 2012

2 Translations

Title	Language	Description	Author	Category	Version	Date
Holy Diver	Spanish	This is a Spanish translation of "Holy Diver" for the NES.	Herr Dethnout	Fully Playable	1.0	13 December 2018
Holy Diver	English	100% English Translation of Holy Diver. If the game displays graphical errors, please apply the [u...	Monaco	Fully Playable	1.0	28 April 2007

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