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8 Eyes is a Castlevania-style action-platformer developed by Thinking Rabbit and published by Taxan for the NES. In a post-apocalyptic world, players control Orin the Falconer and his falcon Cutrus to raid eight Dukes’ castles and recover the 8 Eyes jewels. Castles can be tackled in any order, and each boss is weak to a specific collected sword. A second player can control the falcon.

How To Play 8 Eyes

ControlAction
D-PadMove, crouch, climb stairs
A ButtonJump
B ButtonAttack with sword; hold Up + B to use a sub-weapon
SelectSend or recall the falcon Cutrus
StartPause / status

About 8 Eyes

Release dateJP: September 27, 1988 · NA: January 1990
DeveloperThinking Rabbit
PublisherSETA (JP); Taxan (NA)
PlatformNES / Famicom; later Windows, Evercade
GenreAction-platformer
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer (2-player co-op)
Also known asエイト・アイズ (Eito Aizu) — Japan

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