Clockwork Knight: Pepperouchau no Fukubukuro
System: Sega Saturn
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sega
Original System(s): Sega Saturn
Game Total: 2
Sound Driver: SCSP/CD-DA (2 tracks)
Genre: Compilation, Action
Number of players: 1

Release Date	RRP	Code
1995.12.15 (NTSC-J - Japan)	¥6,800	GS-9074

As a compilation game with extras, the different modes of the game are selected through special boxes on the main menu. They include the following:

	Joukan (上巻)
	Selecting this box will allow you to play Clockwork Knight: Pepperouchau no Daibouken Joukan (Clockwork Knight).
	Gekan (下巻)
	Selecting this box will allow you to play Clockwork Knight: Pepperouchau no Daibouken Gekan (Clockwork Knight 2).
	Movie On Parade (MOVIEオンパレード)
	Selecting this box will bring you to a screen where you are able view all the movies from Clockwork Knight: Pepperouchau no Daibouken Joukan and Gekan.
	Boss On Parade (BOSSオンパレード)
	Selecting this box will bring you to a screen where you can select either Tongara or Ginger, and then proceed to fight all the bosses of Clockwork Knight: Pepperouchau no Daibouken Joukan and Gekan, in order. It is possible to unlock some features of the game (title screens and movies), depending on how well your playthrough goes.

The main games “Joukan” and “Gekan” are virtually the same as their original incarnations, bar presumed bug fixes and the original Clockwork Knight running on the second games refined engine. In addition, the Codec used for the videos that play throughout the game was changed from Cinepak to Truemotion.

As shown below, Title Screens for both “Joukan” and “Gekan” remain somewhat the same apart from the Copyright text at the bottom of each being removed, and a line of texy saing “Press To Exit” being added to the top-left of each.

In addition to the above, the “Hidden Support Messages” found in the second stage of Gekan’s “Clock Tower” room have been replaced with the typical “hidden exit” screen featuring Ginger that can be found elsewhere in the same level. Why this was removed in this version is unknown, but it’s interesting to note anyway.

One other thing to note, which is an unexplained curiosity is that the “A Lullaby” ending video and even credits screens for both games are missing in Fukubukuro, showing the “She can’t wake up” video straight away instead of credits after beating “Joukan” and after beating “Gekan”, you are simply returned to the main title screen after being shown the ending video and the screen showing how many cards you collected during your play.

As stated earlier on the page, you are able to fight all of the bosses from both games in the “Boss On Parade” mode of the game, as either Tongara or Ginger. Another interesting feature to note is that you can actually play as Ginger in a regular game of “Gekan”!

This feature isn’t readily accessible from the get go, and was actually just a pipedream for many years to non-Japanese audiences (Who knew about the feature since 1995), until 2012 when a cheat code was revealed that allowed players to finally play as Ginger in at least one of the main titles[3].

Ginger plays almost identically to Tongara apart from moving faster, having a higher jump and a faster attack sequence. A double jump is also a feature exclusive to Ginger. As a side note, the horse riding levels for whatever reason retain Tongara riding Barobaro during this mode. The reason for this is unclear, but perhaps it was due to time constraints.

The main title screen of “Pepperouchau no Fukubukuro” actually changes based on how many different tasks you’ve completed throughout the games, including completing “Joukan” and “Gekan”, getting the rank of “Kanpeki Knight (かんぺきナイト)” in the “Boss On Parade” mode, etc. As shown below, there are 10 different Title Screens to see in total.

If US based fans of Clockwork Knight feel that this special version of the game seems very familiar to them, despite having never played it, there is a good reason for this! The USA (NTSC-U) release of Clockwork Knight 2 is actually built off of this special version of the game, albeit with a few differences. Please click here for more information on this.

Below is a list of name localizations for the game, including an English Translation (where applicable).

Language	Localised Name	English Translation
Japanese	Clockwork Knight: Pepperouchau no Fukubukuro (クロックワークナイト 〜ペパルーチョの福袋〜)	Clockwork Knight: Pepperouchau’s Lucky Bag

Below is technical information about the game.

ROM dump status

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Track list

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Save data

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Credits - NTSC-J Ver.

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