History VideoGame / LaMulana

You can download the original game and the English patch [[http://agtp.romhack.net/project.php?id=lamulana here]].

A [[VideoGameRemake remake]] on WiiWare was released in Japan on June 21, 2011, with 32-bit sprite graphics in place of the MSX-style ones, among various other changes; it was developed by the same three guys who did the original. An overseas release localized by Nicalis was planned, but was [[NoExportForYou ultimately cancelled]] due to [[DevelopmentHell development problems]] and the decline of the [=WiiWare=] service. However! As announced in [[http://la-mulana.com/en/blog/sorry.html this post on NIGORO's blog]], the remake came to PC. The PC version was released world-wide on July 13, 2012, as the launch of the English language Playism Games website. Watch the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1yP_be9IyI trailer here.]] It can be purchased in [[http://www.playism-games.com/games/lamulana/ it's Playism page]] and, as of 4th of October, 2012, also in [[http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/la_mulana/ GOG.com]] (GoodOldGames), [[http://www.desura.com/games/la-mulana DESURA]], and [[http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-LAMULANA/la-mulana GamersGate]]. [[http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=93001822 As of January 16, 2013, it has gotten sufficient votes to be Greenlit]], so expect it to come out on {{Steam}} very soon!

The [=WiiWare=] version [[SavedFromDevelopmentHell was picked up]] [[http://la-mulana.com/en/blog/we-decided-to-release-wiiware-version-in-north-america-and-europe.html for an overseas release]] by [=EnjoyUp=] Games on September 20, 2012.

!!Examples:

* AprilFoolsDay: Take a look at the developer's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnJWbBY5mWc Teat Play #5.]] Notice some of the the weird things that happen? Some of them are just jokes. (Others are actually real.)

* MercyInvincibility: Can be exploited in a few cases, such as dropping caltrops, stepping in them yourself to avoid taking a major attack. A certain ROM combination (in each version) can increase the duration of it as well.

* VisibleInvisibility: Enemies known as "A Bao A Qu" in the Tower of the Goddess are invisible. In the original, this meant completely invisible at first (and completely visible after acquiring the Eye of Truth). In the remake, you can just ''barely'' see them at first, and even after acquiring the Eye of Truth, they're still mostly invisible (but you can clearly see their outlined shapes).

* AprilFoolsDay: Take a look at [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnJWbBY5mWc this gameplay trailer.]] Notice all the weird things happening? [[spoiler: Take a look at the date it was posted.]] Interestingly, a few things shown in the April Fools trailer actually ''do'' happen in the game.

* AwesomeButImpractical: The pistol. It's by far the most powerful weapon in the game, but you can't carry more than 12 bullets, they're prohibitively expensive, you don't get it until very late in the game, and the final boss isn't even vulnerable to it. It's only useful for finding certain [=ROMs=] and boss fights.
** Made much more practical in the WiiWare version: you can buy it from one of the shops on the surface for 100 coins, and most of the bosses have their invulnerability to certain weapons removed, including the final boss.

* {{Caltrops}}: A new weapon in the remake. Lemeza tosses them backwards, and they'll damage anything that touches them. Including you.

* TheChosenOne: Lemeza is granted permission by the Sages to chant the Mantras and summon the Mother.

* CuteMonsterGirl: Tiamat.

* FinalExamBoss: All of the primary (melee) weapons must be used to defeat the final boss.

* GameplayAndStorySegregation: In the ending, Lemeza is shown backtracking through the ruins on foot. As he does this he passes by a few enemies without getting hit at all.
** Completely averted in the remake where the escape sequence is no longer a cutscene.

* GuideDangIt: Combining certain MSX ROM's can result in useful effects such as boosted attack power or extended MercyInvincibility ... but with a pool of over 50 ROM's, good luck trying to figure out what to combine with what. This is repeated in the remake with the .exe files, though it's less of an issue since there aren't as many, and just about every file does ''something'' on its own.

* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: The remake has Elder Xelpud send e-mails to the player when certain conditions are met, which can be read at any time.
* WaitingPuzzle: Some of the puzzles require to stand in specific spots for long enough. One puzzle specifically requires pausing long enough for Lemeza to go through his entire IdleAnimation and start taking a nap.
* WakeUpCallBoss: Sakit. As the boss of the second area, he is ''many times'' harder than Amphisbaena was, as he is immune to subweapons, is only vulnerable in the head, has a lot of difficult to avoid attacks, and is nearly impossible to beat if you don't have the knife.
** Amphisbaena himself is shaping up to be one of these in the Wiiware version. Whereas in the original version he was easily dispatched by spamming shurikens, he has a much different method of attack and appears to be a genuine challenge in the Wiiware version.
** In the PC remake ''Ellmac'' becomes this, as he's ridiculously damaging and sturdy for a boss that's so easy to unlock. The 150 shurikens you carry around? Barely enought to kill him without missing a shot, and getting in melee range is [[InstantDeathRadius not a good idea]], so many players will want to find some extra equipment first.

* {{Wutai}}: Dimensional corridor.

* YouHaveResearchedBreathing: Want to save the game? Buy the ability to do so for 10 coins.
** Want multiple save files? Etc...
** Averted in the WiiWare Remake, you can now save any time at the grail points.

** The Dimensional Corridor's [[spoiler:Life Jewel]] is still accessible, technically, but just very hard to get because you have to depend on knockback from randomly flying enemies to get there.

* MercyInvincibility: Can be exploited in a few cases, such as dropping caltrops, stepping in them yourself to avoid taking a major attack.

** Dimensional corridor inhibits teleportation to grail points. There's also a few death traps that prevent warping as well.

* PlatformHell: The aptly named Hell Temple. It's one of the few PlatformHell examples where it's hard to die. Considering what it is, dying may actually come as a ''blessing.''

** At least one of those trap pedestals is ''also'' the solution to a puzzle, but requires that you hit a certain switch first. As well, some traps ''must'' be triggered for certain puzzles.
** A certain tablet in the Mausoleum of the Giants forbids you from reading it again (and in the remake, flips around to reveal the opposite side). If you do, it basically says "you shouldn't have done that" and spawns extra enemies all through the area. The added DifficultySpike isn't a game-breaker by any means, but the only way to undo it is to restore a previous save.

*** Speaking of ''{{Moonwalker}}'', in the Wiiware version of the Moonlight Temple there are actual mural silhouettes of MichaelJackson ingraved on some of the walls.
** In the WiiWare version the MSX references has been replaced by flash games that Nigoro has made in the past.

* SoundOfNoDamage: A hollow "ping", accompanied by the projectile ricocheting off.

* SpikesOfDoom: For the most part, they are actually more annoying than deadly. In the remake, though, they take out a ''significant'' chunk of health (generally 25% of your maximum HP), though you now have the ability to walk through them from the sides ... with a few exceptions.

* SprintShoes: The Boots.

* TheWikiRule: The game ''had'' a wiki, but database problems forced it into unusability.

* TurnsRed: The Soul of Death in the final boss fight takes this to an extreme, by casually gaining more attacks and having different animations in the background the more you hurt it.

* WalkDontSwim: Swimming translates into walking around underwater with reduced gravity and movement speed, and the ability to make infinite mid-air jumps.
** Subverted in the remake; Lemeza now has swimming animation. He still walks slowly on an underwater floor, however.
* WarpWhistle: The grail. However, you must first locate the stone monument that identifies an area before you can teleport in. You also cannot teleport out from inside the Dimensional Corridor.

** Remember how to get the Chain Whip in the original? This puzzle hasn't changed significantly for the remake; place the weight, hop onto the rising platform ... wait, do ''you'' remember getting crushed flat into the ceiling? Ouch, better try it again.

* KaizoTrap: There were plenty of them in the original, and a bunch more in the remake, especially in Hell Temple.

** Another one occurs when you beat [[spoiler: Chi You]]. The roof literally comes down on you shortly after you claim the [[spoiler: Key of Eternity]].

* KamehameHadoken: Mother's soul in the WiiWare version. One type of red-shelled enemy also uses this posture when throwing energy balls at you.
* KingMook: The Ghost boss, the Anubis boss, and The Boss.

* LastDitchMove: [[spoiler:Palenque in the Wiiware version]].
* LavaIsBoilingKoolAid: Lava is a palette swap of water. The only practical difference between them is that they require different items to avoid taking damage while in them (otherwise, water actually does less damage in the remake than the original; lava, on the other hand...), and different items to be able to access your PC (and use ROM's) while in them. Note that in the remake, even with the proper items you ''still'' take damage when falling in lava, just very slowly.
* LedgeBats: Many enemies, including actual bats, patrol small platforms, especially in BrutalBonusLevel.

* SpikesOfDoom: Though they're not really doomy so much as they are [[GoddamnedBats Goddamned Spikes]].
** Much more doomy in the Wiiware remake, as they're said to knock out much more life when you hit them. On the other hand, you can now approach them from the sides without damage.
*** However, the spikes in the Inferno Cavern DisconnectedSideArea, as well as all spikes in the [[BrutalBonusLevel Hell Temple]], still exhibit the "damage for even touching them from the sides" behavior, so watch out.
*** In the remake's Chamber of Birth, there are giant blades that take off at least '''200 HP!'''

* SuperDrowningSkills ''and'' SuperNotDrowningSkills: Merely ''touching'' water damages you if you don't have a certain item, even if you aren't submerged in it. The item makes water completely harmless. Because of this, the [[WaterLevel Spring in the Sky]] is notable for being one of the most dangerous areas in the game up until you get the item in question and becoming one of the safest immediately afterward.

* HeWasRightThereAllAlong: The boss in the Masoleum of the Giants: [[Sakit, one of the statues in the masoleum]].

* AdvancingBossOfDoom: Viy pulls it off, as does Ellmac (sorta).

** Even the same areas aren't connected logically. Hell Temple is the another example where you can fall from multiple rooms into the same "Land of Hell." There's also the first time the player enters the Twin Labyrinth from the Mausoleum of the Giants, where going down one ladder sends the player to a room on the opposite side of the map!

* AncientAstronauts: [[spoiler:The Mother.]]
** Also Palenque

* BarrierChangeBoss: [[spoiler: Each form of Mother (in the original PC release) is only vulnerable to one specific weapon]].

* BlackoutBasement: A large portion of the Chamber of Extinction. Also, both Tower of the Goddess and Hell Temple have a room which is dark initially.
* BlandNameProduct: The Super Notebook MSX was manufactured by S.ONY according to the manual.
** In the remake the computer becomes the Mobile Super X.

* BlockPuzzle: There are lots of them.

* BookEnds: The fanfare at the start of the final boss fight is the same fanfare you hear when you first enter the ruins, and also resembles the Surface music.
** Also the music in the True Shrine is a remix of the title theme.
* BoringButPractical: Shurikens.

* [[{{Miniboss}} (Mini-)]]BossRush: The Dimensional Corridor consists mostly of minibosses, although you don't fight them in a set order.
** The official editor comes with a Boss Rush mod

* BottomlessPits: The game has precisely one, but it doesn't kill you. Instead it's an infinitely long vertical chain of identical (or are they?) lava-filled screens.

* EyeScream: '''Viy.'''

* FakeTrap: One of this is encountered in the early game and looks like a spike pit.

* FinalExamBoss: All of the primary weapons must be used to defeat the final boss.

* FlunkyBoss: A few of them.
* FourIsDeath: The fourth Seal is the Death Seal.
** It even has [[{{Conlang}} La-Mulana's character for four]] on it.

* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: This is a game full of ancient ruins and relatively normal giant monsters for the bosses. Then you get Palenque, who is an alien riding some kind of flying jet.
** Actually, it's apparently based on [[http://www.earthmatrix.com/serie26/pakal.htm Pakal The Maya Astronaut]].

* GraphicsInducedSuperDeformed: In pseudo-MSX port, Lemeza's head takes up the half of the height in-game. Less so in Wii port due to more pixels.

* GuideDangIt: Combining certain MSX ROM's can result in useful effects such as boosted attack power or extended MercyInvincibility ... but with a pool of over 50 ROM's, good luck trying to figure out what to combine with what.
** Repeated in the remake with the .exe files. It's a little less annoying since there are fewer to chose from and it seems like every file does ''something''.

** The CollapsingLair sequence in the end of the Wiiware remake. How the hell was anyone supposed to figure out to [[spoiler: go to Muburk's Shrine in the Sun Shrine]] to get out of the collapsing ruins, especially with a tight time limit causing major panic, and no warping allowed?
*** By [[spoiler: visiting Mulbruk repeatedly - she mentions her room connects to the surface at one point]]. Also, a tablet in the Dimensional Corridor hints that you should go here when the time comes.

** The remake's scanning puzzle in the Temple of the Moonlight. The few hints about where to scan are extremely cryptic. It seems the developers want the player to walk through the entire area scanning every single spot possible until the right ones are found.
* HeartbeatSoundtrack: Wonder of the Wonder (the Confusion Gate theme) in the new arranged version.
** It's also in the arranged version of "Awakening" (the True Shrine of The Mother theme).
* HeartContainer: Life Jewels (Sacred Orbs in the remake).

** To clarify, painful block puzzle with more steps than most of the Endless Corridor block puzzles, all while not having the upgrade needed to quickly push blocks. This makes an otherwise painless, if tricky, puzzle painfully slow.

* HeWasRightThereAllAlong: Sakit. [[spoiler: It's one of statues you see in the Mausoleum of the Giants.]]
* {{Homage}}: To MSX games in general, and a secret area contains a tribute to ''MazeOfGalious'', the inspiration of the game.
** There are also segments based on ''VideoGame/{{Parodius}}'' and ''VisualNovel/{{Snatcher}}.''
* HighSpeedBattle: Bahamut, [[MinecartMadness Ellmac]] and [[UnexpectedShmupLevel Palenque]]. Ellmac's theme is even called "High Speed Beast".

* InterchangeableAntimatterKeys: The weights: found everywhere, used everywhere for various purposes, and each one can only be used once. The remake justifies their one-time use by having them sink into the ground after being placed, presumably becoming impossible to retrieve. The actual keys (Seals), on the other hand, open all locks of their type.
* InvisibleMonsters: One enemy in in Tower of the Goddess, which is invisible until you get the Eye of Truth, and another in the Tower of Ruin, which can only be seen when time is stopped.

* KaizoTrap: Plenty of them in the original, a bunch more in the remake, especially in Hell Temple.

* KamehameHadoken: Mother's soul in the WiiWare version.

* {{Knockback}}: Your main difficulty enhancer.

* LavaIsBoilingKoolAid: Lava is a palette swap of water. The only difference between them is that they require different items to allow you to use ROMs while in them and to swim in them without taking damage (though you still take damage from lava in the remake, just a lot more slowly).
* LedgeBats: In many, many places, particularly in BrutalBonusLevel.

* LethalLavaLand: The aptly named Inferno Cavern.
** Also the Tower of Ruin, though most players will be immune to lava by the time they reach it.

* LevelUpFillUp: The way that you can HealThyself is by filling your experience bar. The only benefit is a health refill.
* LoadBearingBoss: [[spoiler:The Mother.]]
** Justified: [[spoiler:La-Mulana ''is'' the Mother; [[GeniusLoci the entire complex is her body.]]]]

** The Dimensional Corridor's [[spoiler:Life Jewel]] is still accessible, technically, but just very hard to get because you have to depend on the random nature of the enemies.
* MacGuffin: The Treasure of Life, Lemeza and Shorn's ultimate goal. Its powers (if any) are never explained, other than that [[spoiler:it is connected to the power to create life]].
* MagicFeather: A literal one allows Lemeza to DoubleJump.

* MercyInvincibility: Can be mercilessly exploited by dealing negligible damage to yourself with caltrops to survive major attacks.

* {{Metroidvania}}: And ''how''.

* MistakenForGranite: The second Guardian and the Spriggan statue. Also, wall reliefs will start shooting at you if you stand next to them for too long or strike them.

* [[NintendoHard MSX Hard]]: The whole game is basically an homage to the era of NintendoHard MSX games, so it's only natural that it would be difficult. They promised they'd lower the difficulty on the wiiware release... but not for hell temple. However, the main difficulty removal comes from removing the FakeDifficulty.
** The FakeDifficulty has been severely toned town in the remake, however the overall combat has been made ''harder'', as well as having all traps do more damage.
* NoSell: In the remake, the Scriptures [[spoiler:completely nullify the damage and knockback of bats.]]
* NotCompletelyUseless: Throwing knives. [[spoiler:Try them on Viy.]]
** [[spoiler:They're also good for detecting fake floors and for finding the edges of platforms in [[BlackoutBasement dark rooms]].]]

* RedEyesTakeWarning: In the remake, the Surface merchant who complains if you don't but items from her also gets red eyes as she swears.

* RemixedLevel: The Shrine.
** In the Wiiware version, the Maze of Gailous tribute area has been replaced with the Gate of Time, which has the Surface, Gate of Guidance, and Mausoleum of the Giants in their classic original form, although limited.
* RespawningEnemies: You'll love to hate them most of the time.

** A certain tablet in the Mausoleum of the Giants tells you not to read it again. If you do, it basically says "you shouldn't have done that" and spawns extra enemies all through the area. The added DifficultySpike isn't a game-breaker by any means, but the only way to undo it is to restore a previous save.
** In the WiiWare version, the dev team sure seems to like to mess with people who have played the original game, for an example there are traps that were never there in the original version.
*** Not only that, but a couple puzzle solutions in the original game are now traps in the remake.

* TacticalSuicideBoss: Sakit. It would be almost impossible to damage him if his arm wouldn't be a convenient bridge after his RocketPunch. Ellmac is one as well (though not in the remake). While it's not necessary to beat him, Ellmac makes himself much easier to hit when he backs off and returns with his head at just the right level for you to spam shurikens at him when doing his cave-in attack.
** Also, Viy doesn't really ''need'' to open his eye (his only weakpoint) to attack you, even if it's required for his most powerful attacks. Perhaps the demons that open it are actually on your side?

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Lemeza has a huge love for Curry, he pulls it out whenever you pause the game.

* TakeThatScrappy: Several references to "[[GoddamnedBats bat]] curry" are made in the remake. Furthermore in the remake, the Scripture item will render you ''immune to bats.''

The WiiWare version [[SavedFromDevelopmentHell was picked up]] [[http://la-mulana.com/en/blog/we-decided-to-release-wiiware-version-in-north-america-and-europe.html for an overseas release]] by [=EnjoyUp=] Games on September 20, 2012.

* BackForTheFinale: Shorn [[AccidentalPun steals the show]], so to speak.

* {{Bowdlerization}}: Early promo art for the WiiWare version showed Lemeza [[SmokingIsCool smoking a cigarette]]. This was quickly changed on the English side of the website.

* DamnYouMuscleMemory: Players who are used to jumping by pressing up will have some difficulty in the remake. Similarly, people used to pressing the jump button to cling to walls with the Grapple Claw will also have some troubles. Finally, in addition to puzzles being changed for the remake, some of the old solutions now result in activating traps!

* HeartContainer: Life Jewels.

* PromotedFanboy: The WiiWare version's credits, note the familiar names in the Special Thanks? [[spoiler: They have Madamluna and LetsPlay/DeceasedCrab's names in it.]]
** Jasmine "Momogirl" Cote herself has confirmed that she is now one of the translators for the US release. She is also on the Special Thanks list.

A [[VideoGameRemake remake]] on WiiWare was released in Japan on June 21, 2011, with 32-bit sprite graphics in place of the MSX-style ones, among various other changes; it was developed by the same three guys who did the original. An overseas release localized by Nicalis was planned, but was [[NoExportForYou ultimately cancelled]] due to [[DevelopmentHell development problems]] and the decline of the [=WiiWare=] service. However! As announced in [[http://la-mulana.com/en/blog/sorry.html this post on NIGORO's blog]], the remake came to PC. The PC version was released world-wide on July 13, 2012, as the launch of the English language Playism Games website. Watch the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1yP_be9IyI trailer here.]] It can be purchased in [[http://www.playism-games.com/games/lamulana/ it's Playism page]] and, as of 4th of October, 2012, also in [[http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/la_mulana/ GOG.com]] (GoodOldGames), [[http://www.desura.com/games/la-mulana DESURA]], and [[http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-LAMULANA/la-mulana GamersGate]]. It ''could'' come out on {{Steam}} too, [[http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=93001822 if it gets enough votes on Steam Greenlight.]]

* AlienGeometries: La-Mulana is [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simply_connected_space non-simply connected]], almost certainly deliberately. If you try to make a map that shows where all the areas are in relation to each other, taking every connection into account, you'll quickly discover that it can't be done. In particular, it's not at all clear what the lowest point inside the ruins is, as you can go through the same set of locations in the lower areas (Inferno Cavern, Chamber of Extinction) over and over again while taking a path that should logically be going farther and farther downward. That said, there's also [[spoiler:the infinitely deep pit in the Inferno Cavern that appears during the quest for opening up Hell Temple.]]

[[caption-width-right:256:Finally I got to La-Mulana. The adventure starts here!]]

''La-Mulana'' (ラ·ムラーナ) is a {{Metroidvania}} platformer videogame for Windows. It is freeware, and was developed by three people who call their development group Nigoro (formerly known as [=GR3=] Project) in Japan as a tribute to the {{MSX}} computer system / gaming console (and includes tons of references to such). You play an [[IndianaJones Indiana-Jones]]-esque [[AdventurerArchaeologist archaeologist]] who must solve the numerous puzzles throughout an immense set of ancient ruins.

But you've grown up, haven't you? Your twitch skills are stronger, and your knowledge of VideogameTropes is broader. Can you ever really go back?

No need to worry 'bout that. ''La-Mulana'' [[NintendoHard has grown up too]].

You can download the game and the English patch [[http://agtp.romhack.net/project.php?id=lamulana here]].

A [[VideoGameRemake remake]] on WiiWare was released in Japan on June 21, 2011, with 32-bit sprite graphics in place of the MSX-style ones, among various other changes; it was developed by the same three guys who did the original. An overseas release localized by Nicalis was planned, but was [[NoExportForYou ultimately cancelled]] due to development problems and the decline of the [=WiiWare=] service. However! As announced in [[http://la-mulana.com/en/blog/sorry.html this post on NIGORO's blog]], the remake came to PC. The PC version was released everywhere in the world on July 13, 2012, as the launch of the english language Playism Games site. Watch the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1yP_be9IyI trailer here.]] It can be purchased in [[http://www.playism-games.com/games/lamulana/ it's Playism page]] and, as of 4th of October, 2012, also in [[http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/la_mulana/ GOG.com]] and [[http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-LAMULANA/la-mulana GamersGate]]. It ''could'' come out on {{Steam}} too, [[http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=93001822 if it gets enough votes on Steam Greenlight.]]

The WiiWare version [[http://la-mulana.com/en/blog/we-decided-to-release-wiiware-version-in-north-america-and-europe.html was picked up]] for overseas release by [=EnjoyUp=] Games on September 20th.

A [[VideoGameRemake remake]] on WiiWare was released in Japan on June 21, 2011, with 32-bit sprite graphics in place of the MSX-style ones, among various other changes; it was developed by the same three guys who did the original. An overseas release localized by Nicalis was planned, but was [[NoExportForYou ultimately cancelled]] due to development problems and the decline of the [=WiiWare=] service. However! As announced in [[http://la-mulana.com/en/blog/sorry.html this post on NIGORO's blog]], the remake came to PC. The PC version was released everywhere in the world on July 13, 2012, as the launch of the english language Playism Games site. Watch the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1yP_be9IyI trailer here.]] It can be purchased in [[http://www.playism-games.com/games/lamulana/ it's Playism page]] and, as of 4th of October, 2012, also in [[http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/la_mulana/ GOG.com]] and [[http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-LAMULANA/la-mulana GamersGate]]. It ''could'' come out on {{Steam}} too, if it gets enough votes on Steam Greenlight.

* TheWikiRule: [[http://lamulana.super-turbo.net/wiki/index.php5?title=Main_Page La.MuLANA Wiki]] Has a helpful {{La-Mulana}} Starter Guide, along with field maps and walkthroughs for those inevitable GuideDangIt moments. Also has details on the upcoming WiiWare remake.
* TimeStandsStill: The lamp.

* NoWarpingZone: Dimensional corridor inhibits teleportation to grail points. There's also a few death traps that prevent warping as well.

* SceneryGorn: [[spoiler:The Shrine of the Mother after it "transforms", with great parts of the former place being broken down and MeatMoss-like roots emerging from the Tree of Life.]]

A [[VideoGameRemake remake]] on WiiWare was released in Japan on June 21, 2011, with 32-bit sprite graphics in place of the MSX-style ones, among various other changes; it was developed by the same three guys who did the original. An overseas release localized by Nicalis was planned, but was [[NoExportForYou ultimately cancelled]] due to development problems and the decline of the [=WiiWare=] service. However! As announced in [[http://la-mulana.com/en/blog/sorry.html this post on NIGORO's blog]], the remake came to PC. The PC version was released everywhere in the world on July 13, 2012, as the launch of the english language Playism Games site. Watch the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1yP_be9IyI trailer here.]] It can be purchased in [[http://www.playism-games.com/games/lamulana/ it's Playism page]] and, as of 4th of October, 2012, also in [[http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/la_mulana/ GOG.com]] and [[http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-LAMULANA/la-mulana GamersGate]].

* NoExportForYou: The overseas release of the [=WiiWare=] remake was cancelled, mainly due to snags with the differing standards between regional ratings boards and having to debug the game a second time, and the perceived decline of WiiWare as a service.

** In the remake, Xelpud gives commentary for all the usable items (like the Hand Scanner and the Serpent Staff) that you find in the game. He even has them for the Djed Pillar and the Magatama Jewel, the last two you find, and you can get both if you save Amphisbaena for last.

* AllMythsAreTrue

* BossDissonance: The final boss of Hell Temple is incredibly easy when contrasted with the hair-tearingly frustrating difficulty of the rest of the area.