| genre = Maze

| modes = Single-player, multiplayer

is a maze video game developed by Nintendo and Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released for the Famicom in Japan on October 5, 1984, and for the Nintendo Entertainment System in Europe on July 15, 1987. It was re-released on the Wii's Virtual Console in Japan on January 22, 2008, and in PAL regions on October 31, 2008. Nintendo of America's content policies prohibiting religious icons prevented the game's release in North America. It is Shigeru Miyamoto's first console-exclusive game after a legacy of arcade development, and for many years was his only game not to be localized to North America until it was released as part of the Nintendo Classics service for Nintendo Switch on October 31, 2023.

Gameplay

thumb|250px|left|Gameplay screenshot

Devil World is a Pac-Man-styled maze game and directed by Miyamoto Tezuka initially did not know of Pac-Man at the time, which has a resemblance to Devil World, but he enjoyed the game when he first played it. Among Tezuka's tasks was to create pixelated images based on Miyamoto's instructions. During development, Tezuka suggested holes the player's character would fall into, causing him to lose a turn. However, when they made a version to test his idea and tried it out, Tezuka was told that it was "a bit flat". They decided to return to the original feature of the character being squashed against the walls. On IGN's "Top 10 Pac-Man Clones", Devil World was ranked fourth. Eurogamer rated the Virtual Console release 7 out of 10 points. The reviewer said Devil World is "worth experiencing just for the bizarre nature of the concept", but also commented that its "abundance of ideas ultimately get in the way of the simple gameplay".

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References

  • Official Virtual Console version website
  • Devil World at NinDB
  • Devil World on the Famicom 40th Anniversary page