SukuSuku Inufuku

SukuSuku Inufuku
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Japanese Name	クイズ＆バラエテイすくすく犬福 (Quiz & Variety SukuSuku Inufuku)
Developer(s)	Video System
Publisher(s)	Video System Hamster (PS2)
Release Date	Arcade JP 1998 PlayStation 2 JP August 5, 2004
Platform(s)	arcade PlayStation 2

SukuSuku Inufuku (すくすく犬福) is a pet-raising game released by Video System to arcades in 1998 and PlayStation 2 in 2004.

Overview

In SukuSuku Inufuku, the player is tasked with raising an odd-looking dog called Inufuku. The game spans a year, with the player adopting their Inufuku in January. Throughout the year, the player encounters a variety of characters who challenge them to quizzes and competitive games. The player's performance on the challenges influences how their Inufuku looks as it grows up. The characters, locations, and title cards for each month that show up in the game also vary.

The game also includes a quiz-only mode where the player is challenged with sets of increasingly difficult quiz questions.

A sketchbook called Inufuku Breeders was released with official character sketches and commentary.

Inufuku show up in other Video System games, and several Sonic Wings and other characters have cameos in SukuSuku Inufuku:

• River-n-White appears as Taro Kitashirakawa (his name in Rabio Lepus) with bonus quiz questions.
• Mao Mao appears in an army show as the honorary "Division Commander for the Day."
• Sonic Wings Limited and Tao Taido machines appear in an arcade.
• A pair of twins owns two Inufuku who wear hats like Chaika and Pooshika.
• One quiz question shows images of Mecha-Keaton, Lar, Rabio, Lepus, and Tenukie Chaudo.
• Two Tenukie Chaudo toys appear as prizes in a crane game machine.
• A mola mola like Manbou is shown on a sign at the swimming pool.

Characters

This character list is incomplete.

• Hase, Sonoko
• Inufuku
• Kitashirakawa, Taro
• Mao Mao
• Minase, Akihito
• Minase, Mamiko
• Okamachi, Takeshi
• Sone, Koichi

Releases

Arcade

SukuSuku Inufuku was released for arcades in Japan only in 1998.

PlayStation 2

In 2004, Hamster Corporation released a port of SukuSuku Inufuku for the PlayStation 2, which was later reissued. It appears to have little difference from the arcade version.

• UPOSS SukuSuku Inufuku Related Content - archive of games and avatars for SukuSuku Inufuku 1 and 2 available through the PlayStation store.

Cover of the PlayStation 2 release.

Soundtracks

• SukuSuku Inufuku Original Sound Track Vol. 1