Legend of Hero Tonma

{{Short description|1989 video game}}

{{Infobox video game

|title = Legend Of Hero Tonma

|image = LegendofHeroTonma arcadeflyer.png

|caption = Japanese arcade flyer of Legend of Hero Tonma.

|developer = Irem

|publisher = Irem

|designer =

|released = Arcade: 1989
TurboGrafx-16: February 1993^NA

|genre = Platform

|modes = Single-player, multiplayer

|platforms = Arcade, TurboGrafx-16

|arcade system = Irem M72

}}

{{nihongo|Legend of Hero Tonma|レジェンド・オブ・ヒーロー・トンマ}} is a side scrolling platform game released by Irem to arcades in 1989. The player controls a caped hero named Tommy in his quest to rescue a princess. Tommy can cast fireballs (which can be upgraded in power) to dispatch enemies, and jump on their heads to temporarily stun them.

The game was ported to the TurboGrafx-16 in 1991 and localized to North America in 1993. The TurboGrafx-16 version was re-released on the Wii Virtual Console in Japan on September 4, 2007,{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/04.html|title=Wii | Virtual Console バーチャルコンソール|website=www.nintendo.co.jp |accessdate=July 10, 2022}} in North America on September 24,{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.com/|title=Nintendo - Official Site - Video Game Consoles, Games|website=www.nintendo.com}} (delisted on March 30, 2012; returning in September 2013), and in PAL regions on September 28.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/TurboGrafx/Legend-of-Hero-Tonma--277842.html|title=Legend of Hero Tonma™|website=Nintendo of Europe GmbH |accessdate=July 10, 2022}} The game was then released for the Wii U Virtual Console in Japan on March 18, 2015,{{Cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/20010000013529|title=レジェンド･オブ･ヒーロー･トンマ | Wii U | 任天堂|website=任天堂ホームページ}} and in North America and Europe on October 12, 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/legend-of-hero-tonma-wii-u/|title=Legend of Hero Tonma for Wii U - Nintendo Game Details|website=www.nintendo.com}}