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Daruman Busters is a Japan only Game Boy release from 1990, developed by TOSE and published by Irem. It arrived in the middle of the handheld's life, a time when developers were fully exploring the hardware's potential for action and puzzle games, often with quirky premises that stood out from more straightforward platformers and RPGs.

You control a small child armed with a vacuum cleaner, tasked with clearing each room of oversized insect pests. The core loop involves navigating single screen environments, jumping on furniture to avoid enemies while you line up a shot to suck them into your device. Finding every last bug often requires discovering hidden passages or triggering environmental changes, adding a light puzzle element to the frantic cleaning. The difficulty comes from the persistent enemies and the need for precise positioning, making successful completion of a cluttered room a genuine relief. It feels like a strange, methodical chore that somehow becomes compelling.