Dr. Franken
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Franky, one of the many creations of Dr Von Frankenbone, has awoken to find his love, Bitsy, has vanished. Discovering the other evil creations of the castle has taken Bitsy and left pieces of her around the castle, Franky must find his way through the many levels and put Bitsy back together.
Franky can shoot his way past many of the evil creatures, but you must also dodge falling objects and jump over trapdoors to stay alive. Power outlets can re-charge Franky to full health, while lamps must be used to see through the dark dungeons.
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- ドクターフランケン - Japanese spelling
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Canceled NES version
A NES prototype exists.
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The US and Japanese releases of Dr. Franken are curiously missing all of the room names, as well as the item descriptions. This not only makes the game significantly harder, it also robs the game of a lot of its personality.
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Game added by Kartanym.
Additional contributors: Alaka, Tatsujin, Rik Hideto, Skippy_Chipskunk.
Game added August 19, 2003. Last modified September 25, 2024.