is a

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released by

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in 1984. The player guides Dami-chan, a

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, through an

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which is on fire. Armed with a

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, Dami-chan must make his way down the levels avoiding

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s, crumbling floors, damaged lighting fixtures, and various enemies that pop out of the doors. The goal is to extinguish the fire and rescue Dami-chan's girlfriend, Nao-chan. Various characters and gameplay elements from the game would go on to appear in later games made by Taito, particularly ''

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''. The game would later appear on '' Taito Memories II Jōkan'', and the game has since been ported to the

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and

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as part of the

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Gameplay

''Ben Bero Beh'' is a platform arcade game. The player controls a superhero, Dami-chan, though a series of apartment complexes that are on fire in order to save his girlfriend, Nao-chan. To get though the flaming building, Dami-chan is armed with a fire extinguisher that can put out said fires, as well as manipulate stage hazards in order to get through them. Dami-chan can also jump to avoid fall damage from collapsed floors, enemies that appear from time to time out of the apartment doors, and various other hazards. The quicker the player completes the level, the more bonus points the player gets after completing a level. Cameos of characters from various other Taito games also appear to try to halt Dami-chan's progress, such as the enemy spies from ''

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'', and Chack'n from '' Chack'n Pop''.

Release

Ben Bero Beh was released by Taito in Japan in November 1984.

Conversions

The game never received any home ports until the release of '' Taito Memories II Jōkan'', which featured the game via emulation''.'' On October 1, 2020,

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released a port of the game to

and

as part of their Arcade Archive initiative. This port features various display options, new gameplay modes, and an online leaderboard.

Reception and legacy

''Ben Bero Beh'' enjoyed success in Japanese arcades. ''Game Machine'' listed ''Ben Bero Beh'' on their November 15, 1984 issue as being the fourth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.{{cite magazine, title=Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos), magazine= Game Machine, issue=248, publisher= Amusement Press, Inc., date=15 November 1984, page=25, lang=ja

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References

1984 video games Arcade video games Japan-exclusive video games Nintendo Switch games Platformers PlayStation 4 games Superhero video games Video games about firefighting Taito arcade games Video games developed in Japan Arcade Archives games Hamster Corporation games Multiplayer and single-player video games