SonSon

source: wikidata1984 video game

source: wikipedia_enSonSon is a 1984 platform video game developed and published by Capcom for arcades. It is loosely based on the Chinese novel Journey to the West. The player assumes the role of a monkey boy (who is patterned after Sun Wukong from the story) and fights their way from one side to another, eventually reaching the statue of Buddha. One battles bats, rats, and mad bombers along the way with his fighting rod that shoots balls of fire. The game was ported from the arcade to the Family Computer in Japan. A sequel, titled SonSon II, heavily based on Black Tiger, was released for the PC Engine, published by NEC Avenue. According to composer Manami Matsumae, the PC Engine title was made by Capcom, one of the few games that they developed for the console themselves.

source: wikipedia_ja『ソンソン』は、1984年に稼働したカプコンのアーケード用アクションシューティングゲーム。 『西遊記』の日本版絵本に着想を得た作品で、1P側がソンソン（サル）、2P側がトントン（ブタ）を操作する。カプコン初のふたり同時プレイが可能なゲームであり、協力プレイできるのが特徴。 後に家庭用ゲーム機などに移植されたほか、続編として『SON SON II』（1989年）が発売された（#移植版、#続編）。