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Games: Together with Nakayoshi, Welcome to Nakayoshi Park, and Panic in Nakayoshi World

Together, these three games make up the three instances where Sailor Moon and other characters from the show appear in mixed-character games. The main theme of these games is Nakayoshi, a monthly sho-jo manga magazine published by Kodansha in Japan which began publication in December 1954. Sailor Moon characters, along with several characters from other various shows which have been featured in Nakayoshi appear in these games. While they are official games and technically don't count as sightings, I thought it would be ok to include them since they are mixed-character games.

Together with Nakayoshi is a 1993 RPG by Yutaka for the Nintendo. The basic plot of the game is that a villain stole some drawing pens from the Nakayoshi artists and the player must travel through 6 different manga worlds to save the day, becoming a character from that world each time. Welcome to Nakayoshi Park was released for the Game Boy by Bandai in 1994. The game consists of a collection of mini games and a bonus level at the end. Panic in Nakayoshi World is a Super Nintendo puzzle game by Bandai from 1994. The player can be one of four manga characters and must help save Nakayoshi World from the evil King Daima. The game is divided into 5 stages, with 6 rounds in each stage. The first 4 rounds of each stage are puzzle rounds, the 5th is a bonus round, and the 6th is a boss fight.

Thanks Sailorvgame.org and Wikipedia!
Game: Mega Man X2

Released in 1994 by Capcom, this is the second game in the Mega Man X sub-franchise. At the end of the game, the names of minor enemies are listed and one of them is "Savor Moon R," an obvious parody of Sailor Moon R. You fight this sub-boss while fighting Magna Quartz (they are it's satellites) in the Crystal Snail stage. Depending on how fast you destroy Magna Quartz, you may face one or two of them. They move around in the air quickly to carefully aim their laser shots that bounce off the walls and floor a few times before disappearing. Also, the Savor Moon R satellites can't be harmed.

Download the ending credits and a video for the Crystal Snail stage here. Thanks Malachite, barken8r, The Mega Man Universe, Wikipedia, and Megaman Wikia!
Game: Torin's Passage

This is a Sierra On-Line game, designed by Al Lowe, and released on December 31, 1995. The sighting is an "easter egg" (meaning hidden fun stuff you have to find) in the game. Sometimes you have to do something special to find the easter eggs but this one is in plain sight.

It's in Chapter 5 and, after you enter Lycentia's dwelling by the usual means, the first shot of the place features a hall with a bunch of green crystals lined up against the walls. The crystal nearest the door on the right side contains Hotaru.

The game's developers included a variety of easter eggs in the game, with several characters making cameo appearances, including Darth Vader, Yoda and Taylor from the original Planet of the Apes film. While the other characters were placed in there by the game's background artists, Hotaru was placed in the game by Bryan Wilkinson, an art tech working on the game.

The interesting thing is, while Sailor Moon S was in the middle of its run in Japan, Sailor Moon as a series was just starting to run in America. Makes one wonder how Bryan Wilkinson knew about Hotaru in the first place... must have been a fan before it even came to America!

Download a video of this part of the game here. Thanks Princess Latona, fuzzymonkey41, and Wikipedia!
Game: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

The 13th installment of the Castlevania series, this is a 2D action-adventure game developed and published by Konami in 1997. It is the first installment released for the Playstation and the first in the series to introduced a new style of open-ended gameplay mixed with RPG-like elements. It has been released for the Playstation, Sega Saturn, Xbox 360, Playstation Network, and Playstation Portable.

There are reportedly two sightings within the game, however, I feel one is a little exaggerated, if not just wishful thinking. The one I am referring to is the claim that the Cutie Moon Rod is available as a weapon in the game. Yes, there is a "Moon Rod" with "lunar markings" that has an attack a bit similar to that of the Cutie Moon Rod, but its not really that simple. The weapon, for one, looks distinctively more like the Crescent Moon Wand (with an extendable reach) and the attack isn't really that similar except for the crescent moon shapes that fly around.

I am willing to grant its underlying impressions though because the game also has one other Sailor Moon wand hidden inside itself. What looks like the Kaleidomoon Scope can be seen as a piece of art on the back wall while fighting Galamoth in the Floating Catacombs (although it is usually only visible when the player jumps up). Neither are really exact matches, but together they do make one wonder.

Download video for these parts of the game (plus a video of Moon Scepter Elimination for comparison) here. Thanks Project WikiMoon, Castlevania Wiki, Novadestin, crimeinpartner, and Wikipedia!
Game: Pop'n Music Animated Melody

Released by Konami in 2000 for the Game Boy Color, this is a game where you have to press buttons in rhythm with whatever music is playing. One piece of music featured is the instumental version of one of the show's main themes. Also, if you play well, you can see some Sailor Moon related images in the column on the right.

Download a video of this part of the game here. Thanks Sailorvgame.org!
Game: Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army

This is a Japanese single player action role playing game first published for the Sony Playstation 2 on March 2, 2006 by Atlus. It was translated to English on October 10th of the same year.

In the game, after investigating a haunted hill called Kurisu-zaka in Ginza, you learn that the ghost appears during a full moon. When you arrive there during a full moon a ghost car attacks you, angered that you are messing with it. The ghost, named Oboroguruma, says "In the name of the full moon I will punish you!" before the fight begins ...in chat speak no less. Although, to be fair, that is how he always talks.

Download a video of this part of the game here. Thanks Yoshimoon, The Classic Gaming Review Archive 2.0, leonyasch, and Wikipedia!


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