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A ball-shattering experience in sight and sound! It is the year 20XX. After decades of touring the galaxy and splitting whole planets in twain with their majestic music, Journey has returned. This time with 12 hit tunes that will shake you to your very core and leave you waking up alone in a b...

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Developer
Hogmaw Interactive

Released on
2014

Size
1 Player

Version
NES

Requirements
Nintendo Entertainment System

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Music

ESRB Rating
Not Rated

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A ball-shattering experience in sight and sound!

It is the year 20XX. After decades of touring the galaxy and splitting whole planets in twain with their majestic music, Journey has returned. This time with 12 hit tunes that will shake you to your very core and leave you waking up alone in a bog with absolutely no recollection of how you got there.

Stunning interactively and incredible, lifelike graphics allow you to jam with America’s #1 rock group. This ultra-realistic virtual jukebox lets you shuffle the playlist for endless fun or loop a track and enjoy the sweet melodies. Invite friends over to relish in all the 8-bit glory and be the envy of your peers! In this realm, legends are made and broken in a fleeting moment… do you have what it takes to save the free world?

– Twelve exciting tracks!

– Super informative release notes!

– Easy for kids to use!

Journey

Overview & History

Released by Data East in 1987, Journey for the Nintendo Entertainment System brings the legendary rock band's iconic sci-fi iconography to 8-bit cartridges. Based on their 1983 album and tour, the storyline casts players as members of the band—Steve Perry, Neal Schon, Ross Valory, Jonathan Cain, and Steve Smith—on a cosmic quest to reclaim their stolen instruments from the menacing Planet X. Unlike the arcade version's digitized faces, the NES adaptation relies on charming, compressed sprite art and an unmistakable 8-bit rendition of "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" that loops relentlessly as you traverse alien landscapes to rescue the universe through the power of rock.

Gameplay Features & Mechanics

The gameplay is structured into five distinct stages, each representing a band member traversing a bizarre alien world filled with hostile creatures, gravity traps, and security drones. Before the main platforming action begins, players must navigate a vertical-scrolling rhythm-action sequence to safely land the band's glowing scarab spaceship, the *Journey* flyer, dodging meteors and cosmic debris. Once landed, characters must retrieve their specific missing instrument—such as Steve Perry's microphone or Neal Schon's guitar—while leaping across treacherous platforms and avoiding hazards. Successfully completing all five stages reunites the band for a final, high-scoring musical finale.