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Cover for SpellCaster

Jan 1, 1988

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SpellCaster

Developer / Publisher: Sega

Jan 1, 1988

Visual
  • pixel
  • side scroll
Structure
  • exploration
  • interconnected map
Combat
  • action
Themes
  • fantasy
Sub-Genre
  • proto-Metroidvania

Summary

He has been summoned by Daikak, the great leader of the Summit Temple, to stop a war between factions of warlords. The player explores temples and defeats enemies like ghosts, ninja, and feral beasts. There are also villages to explore and people to talk to as the player assembles clues on who desecrated his home town's temple and killed its guardians. The quest takes the player across medieval Japan and to the Underworld. Unlike most games, death does not lead to game over or even a loss of money or experience points. Instead, the player has to use a password in order to resurrect themselves from the dead.

The game is a port of the Japanese game Kujaku-ou, removing the anime license.

Where to play

  • Sega
    • Master System

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