Adventures of Dino Riki

Adventures of Dino Riki (新人類 THE NEW TYPE, Shin Jinrui THE NEW TYPE) is a third person shooter video game released by Hudson Soft for the NES in 1987. In this game, the player controls Dino Riki, who travels around a Stone Age era land, facing conflicts suffered by the Neanderthals. 
== Gameplay ==
Adventures of Dino Riki is an overhead shooter, like the 194X series, also created by Hudson Soft. The gameplay is dodging enemy projectiles and natural hazards while traversing through a constantly scrolling stage. Throughout his adventure, Dino Riki may collect power-ups that benefit him in many ways; from weapon upgrades to stat boosts. His weapon at the start of the game are rocks, that have limited range and strength, but from obtaining power-ups, he can volley axes, boomerangs, and torches. Throughout stages located in the first three worlds, are checkpoints, selectively placed in case Dino Riki loses a life. Dino Riki's health bar consists of three hearts, contact with an enemy or a projectile deals one heart of damage. At the end of a stage, Dino Riki must battle a boss.
Category:Games released in 1987
Category:Games released on the Nintendo Entertainment System