The game Doraemon 3: Nobita to Toki no Hōgyoku is based on the popular manga series Doraemon . The story follows a Japanese boy named Nobita, who often gets beaten by other boys. His future grandson constructs a cat-like blue robot named Doraemon, and sends him to the past to protect Nobita. In this game, a friend of Nobita's finds a fossil that accidentally gets overrun by a car. Nobita feels it was his fault and asks Doraemon to use a time machine to travel back to prehistoric age to retrieve the fossil.
Doraemon 3: Nobita to Toki no Hōgyoku is an action platform game where you can control Doraemon, Nobita, and other characters as they travel through platform levels, defeating or avoiding enemies. Each character has his own weapon and possesses a special ability that is often required to complete a stage. In the present day, you travel through Nobita's town in top-down view, talking to characters and entering houses. There is also a slight RPG element in the game, as you can buy items and upgrade your weapons.