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Oz No Mahoutsukai: Another World-Rung Rung is a Japanese-only Playstation 1 game released in 2000 by the now defunct company Affect, and based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with some elements of the 1939 film. In the game, Dorothy Gale and Toto must collect magical items in order to get back to Kansas.

It was re-released to the American market in 2013 by GungHo Online Entertainment USA as an untranslated port to the Playstation store for the PS3 and PS Vita.

Not much exactly is known about the game's full plot but gameplay videos have been added to the Youtube account of VGamers EXTRA. (warning: some vulgar language and note: no new uploads since 2015)

Much info has come from a 2013 review of the game made written by Will Whitehurst for operationrainfall.com.

Plot[]

(some character names are not stated but with assumed links are added as there is no clarification of their exact names and titles in the game)

The game starts off with a sign stating "Welcome to Kansas City" as Dorothy and Toto are running in a farm field as suddenly a big black tornado appears. She runs into her farmhouse with Toto as the Tornado swirls her house upwards and then is knocked out by a tree branch hitting her window. When the house lands, she opens the door to see the Yellow Brick Road. She finds out that her house has landed onto a person and she cries briefly as suddenly a good witch named Norte (North) appears with her small companion. They seemingly sing about Dorothy's need to go see the follow the Yellow Brick road, but first, she is to de-curse parts of the Oz world which have been turned to have time stopped by an evil wizard named Ugo. When she goes back into her house, magically changes are made to her room such as the window and a big clay pot companion named Goccha with his purpose being able to combine the items she finds and creating new ones with recipes. She heads to the Emerald City meeting companions along the way such as the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion where she meets the good Wizard. He tells her that Ugo has turned his daughter Princess Ozma to stone and Glinda into a bird. He tells her that the only way to fix things is to repair the "Rung Book" as its pages have been stolen and trapped inside crystals that can only be broken by special powder.

There are also at least 28 items to collect used thoughout the game.

Trivia[]

  • This is the second Oz based video game after 1993's The Wizard of Oz.
  • The game was released in 2000 possibly to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the 1st book.
  • Dorothy arrives in Oz wearing Red shoes which is a slight reference to the Ruby Slippers and the Wicked Witch of the East wore blue shoes from the feet instead of Silver but however, Dorothy does not put them on.
  • The Rung Book is similar to Glinda's Book of Records.
  • This is the only Oz game that was released for a Sony Playstation.
  • In this version, Ozma is the Wizard's daughter and not King Pastoria's. This is also Ozma's first video game appearance.
  • The developer

Gameplay Videos[]

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Console, handheld and computer games The Wizard of Oz (1993) • Yellow Brick Road (1995-1997) • Oz No Mahoutsukai: Another World-Rung Rung (2000) • Emerald City Confidential (2009) • Fiction Fixers: The Curse of Oz (2010) • Color-Changing Tingle's Balloon Trip of Love (2009) • The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road (2009) • Towers of Oz (2012) • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (2014) • Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2014) • Bridge to Another World: Escape From Oz (2017) • The Christmas Spirit: Trouble in Oz (2017) • Treasures of Oz (2023)
Browser and mobile games Infinite Oz (2007) • Road to Emerald (2010) • The Wizard of Oz (2010-2014) • Oz Run (2012) • Temple Run: Oz (2013) • Legends of Oz World (2013) • Flying Monkeys of Oz (2013) • Good Witch Run (2013) • Wicked: The Game (2014) • Oz+ Shall We Date?OZ Chrono Chronicle (2016-2018) • Oz: Broken Kingdom (2016) • Sin of OZ (2024)
Educational games The Wizard of Oz (1985) • Reading Adventures in Oz (1992) • Oz: The Magical Adventure (2000) • Rugrats: MunchinLand (2002) • Oz Challenge (2016)
Guest appearances The Sword of Etheria (2005) • Wizard 101 (2008) • Crusaders of the Lost Idols (2015) • Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. (2015) • LEGO Dimensions (2015)
Unreleased games OZombie
Upcoming games Oz: Adventures "OVER REQUIEMZ" (2025)
Site-logo International Adaptations Site-logo
Books Book series Volkov's Magic Land (1939–1982) • Kuznetzov's Magic Land (1992–2003) • Bachnow's Magic Land (1996–2003) • Emerald City Series (1997–2004) • Fairy Tales of the Emerald City (2000)
Novels Буратино в Изумрудном городе (1996) • Гудвин Великий и Ужасный (2001) • The Iron Woodman and Ellie
Picture Books オズの魔法使い (1980) • Oz, un mundo fantastico (1987)
Comic Books Turma da Mônica (1959–present) • Dorothy of Oz (???)
Films Feature films Live-Action Ayşecik ve Sihirli Cüceler Rüyalar Ülkesinde (1971) • Os Trapalhões e o Mágico de Oróz (1984) • Волшебник Изумрудного города (1994) • Rainbow (2022)
Animated オズの魔法使い (1982) • Урфин Джюс и его деревянные солдаты (2017) • Урфин Джюс возвращается (2019)
Upcoming Волшебник Изумрудного города (2025)
Short films Animated オズの魔法使い (1983) • Sugar & Spice: The Wizard of Oz (1991)
TV Shows Animated Adaptations Волшебник Изумрудного города (1973–1974) • W krainie czarnoksiężnika Oza (1983–1989) • Приключения в Изумрудном городе (1999–2000)
Guest Appearances Turma da Mônica (1976–present)
Upcoming TinBots (TBA)
Video Games Console Yellow Brick Road (1993–1997) • Oz No Mahoutsukai: Another World-Rung Rung (2000) • Color-Changing Tingle's Balloon Trip of Love (2009) • The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road (2009)
Mobile Road to Emerald (2010) • OZ Chrono Chronicle (2016) • Way to Travel the World of Oz (???)
Upcoming Sin of OZ (TBA)
Guest Appearances The Sword of Etheria (2005)
Albums The Story and Songs of The Wizard of Oz (1969) • Os Trapalhões e o Mágico de Oróz (1984) • The Wizard of Oz (UK LP) (1989) • The Wizard of Oz (UK CD) (2000) • The Wizard of Oz (Australian CD) (2001)
Web Original Porta dos Fundos (2012–present)
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