Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru (カエルの為に鐘は鳴る, lit."For the Frog the Bell Tolls") is a video game software developed by Nintendo R&D1; with programming assistance from Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Game Boy. It was released only in Japan on September 4, 1992. The title's feature is taken from Ernest Hemingway's novel For Whom the Bell Tolls, which in turn was named for John Donne's "Meditation XVII" of Devotions Upon ...
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Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru (カエルの為に鐘は鳴る, lit."For the Frog the Bell Tolls") is a video game software developed by Nintendo R&D1; with programming assistance from Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Game Boy. It was released only in Japan on September 4, 1992. The title's feature is taken from Ernest Hemingway's novel For Whom the Bell Tolls, which in turn was named for John Donne's "Meditation XVII" of Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions. An English fan translation is currently underway.
In a land far away, the two princes- Richard (of the Custard Kingdom) and the game's main protagonist (prince of the Sabure Kingdom) have shared a friendly rivalry since they were small children. They often compete, especially in the sport of fencing, but in the vast majority of competitions (with the exception of fencing) Richard has ended up as the loser. One day a messenger arrives from a small neighboring kingdom, warning the princes that the evil King Delalin has...
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