1991

First Samurai

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Adventure Platform Arcade Fighting

PC (Microsoft Windows) iOS Super Nintendo Entertainment System DOS Amiga Atari ST/STE Commodore C64/128/MAX

Developer: Vivid Image

Publisher: Image Works, Elite Systems, Kotobuki Systems

Game Modes Single player

Themes Action

Perspective Side view

Summary

A 2D action-platforming game that begins in a mystical representation of feudal Japan but travels all over time. It was originally released on European home computers, though the 1993 SNES port by Kemco was published in all regions.

Storyline

The Demon King descends from his mountain domain to you, the First Samurai and your master. Defenceless against the Demon's magic, you succumb to his powers, leaving the your Master to fight the Demon King alone. Your master falls in combat, dying. But, with his last breath, he summons the Wizard Mage. The Demon King fearing defeat, escapes to the future. Tormented, the young samurai seeks the teachings of the Wizard Mage in the ways of magic. Boiled with revenge and armed with a magical sword, the young samurai follows the Demon King into the future and the unknown...