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{{nihongo, ''Jinsei Game'', 人生ゲーム, , "Life Game" is the Japanese version of the board game that is called '' The Game of Life'' in
{{nihongo, ''Jinsei Game'', 人生ゲーム, , "Life Game" is the Japanese version of the board game that is called '' The Game of Life'' in North America
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. Unlike ''The Game of Life'', the player starts in his toddler years and has to go to elementary school
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, junior high school
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, and high school before being allowed to either go to university or start his career. However, the board game has been updated numerous times like its North American counterpart. It was released in 1967 by toy company called Takara. It has been enjoyed by Japanese boys and girls for generations.
The game has been adapted for the Famicom, the Super Famicom, the Game Boy, the Saturn
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, the PlayStation
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, the Nintendo 64, the Game Boy Color
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, the Dreamcast, the Game Boy Advance, the PlayStation 2
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, the GameCube
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, the Nintendo DS
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and the Wii
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. Most of them are considered to be electronic board games while ''RPG Jinsei Game'' functions more like a role playing game
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with a post-industrial
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theme.
Video game adaptations
Famicom
* ''Bakushou!! Jinsei Gekijou'' (1988) * ''Bakushou!! Star Monomane Shittenou'' (1990) * ''Bakushou!! Jinsei Gekijou 2'' (1991) * ''Bakushou!! Jinsei Gekijou 3'' (1991) * '' Aa Yakyū Jinsei Itchokusen'' (1992) * ''RPG Jinsei Game
is a Japan-only role-playing game for the Family Computer that is similar to ''Jinsei Game'', which is the Japanese version of ''The Game of Life''.
Gameplay
The object is to explore a city full of stores, places of employment, and learning pl ...
'' (1993)
Super Famicom
* ''Daibakushou Jinsei Gekijou - Dokidoki Seishun'' (1993) * ''Daibakushou Jinsei Gekijou - Ooedo Nikki'' (1994) * ''Super Jinsei Game'' (1994) * ''Super Jinsei Game 2'' (1995) * ''Super Jinsei Game 3'' (1996)Game Boy
* ''Jinsei Game Densetsu'' (1991) * ''Jinsei Game'' (1995)Sega Saturn
* ''DX Jinsei Game'' (1995) * ''DX Jinsei Game II'' (1997)PlayStation
* ''DX Jinsei Game'' (1996) * ''DX Jinsei Game II'' (1997) * ''Sakumashiki Jinsei Game'' (1998) * ''Quiz Darakeno Jinsei Game'' (1999) * ''DX Jinsei Game III'' (1999) * ''Oshigoto-shiki Jinsei Game: Mezase Shokugyou King'' (2000) * ''DX Jinsei Game IV'' (2001) * ''Quiz Darakeno Jinsei Game Dai-2-kai!'' (2002) * ''DX Jinsei Game V'' (2002)Nintendo 64
* '' Bakushō Jinsei 64: Mezase! Resort Ō'' (1998) * ''Jinsei Game 64
is a virtual board game for the Nintendo 64 based on Jinsei Game, a Japanese counterpart to The Game of Life. It was released only in Japan
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'' (1999)
Game Boy Color
* ''DX Jinsei Game'' * ''Jinsei Game Tomodachi Takusan Tsukurou yo!'' (1999)Dreamcast
* ''Jinsei Game for Dreamcast'' (2000)Game Boy Advance
* ''Jinsei Game Advance'' (2002)Playstation 2
* ''EX Jinsei Game'' (2002) * ''EX Jinsei Game II'' (2003) * ''New Jinsei Game'' (2004)GameCube
* ''Special Jinsei Game
''Special Jinsei Game'' is a board game-based video game released for the GameCube in Japan in 2003 by Takara.
This adaptation of ''The Game of Life
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'' (2003)
Nintendo DS
* ''Jinsei Game DS'' (2006) * ''Jinsei Game Q DS: Heisei no Dekigoto'' (2007) * ''Jinsei Game Q DS: Showa no Dekigoto'' (2007) * ''Jinsei Game'' (2009)Wii
* ''Jinsei Game Wii'' (2007) * ''Jinsei Game Wii EX'' (2008) * ''Jinsei Game: Happy Family'' (2010) * ''Jinsei Game Happy Family Gotouchi Neta Zouryou Shiage'' (2011)WiiWare
* ''Jinsei Game'' (2009) * ''Jinsei Game: Happy Step'' (2010)See also
* Bakushou!! Jinsei Gekijou series * Super Jinsei Game series Takara Tomy franchises Hasbro franchises Roll-and-move board games Japanese games