The Lost Vikings

The Lost Vikings

Released1993
The Lost Vikings is a puzzle-platform video game developed by Silicon & Synapse (now Blizzard Entertainment) and published by Interplay. The game features infinite opportunities of retries in case the player loses one of the Vikings. In 2015, The Lost Vikings were added as a playable hero in Heroes of the Storm, allowing players to control the three Vikings as individual units, making a unique departure from the typical heroes available. Character abilities: All three Vikings (Erik, Baleog and Olaf) have three health points which they can lose by getting hurt by enemies or by falling from great heights, and the ability to carry and use items, mainly keys, bombs, and food (which restore health points). Each of the Vikings has a unique set of abilities: Erik can run faster than the other two, can jump, and can bash through some walls (and enemies) with his helmet. Baleog can kill enemies with his sword, or from a distance with his bow (and a "life-time supply of arrows"). The bow can also be used to hit switches from a distance. Olaf can block enemies and their projectiles with his shield, and use his shield as a hang glider. Olaf's shield can also be used as a stepping stone for Erik to enable him to reach higher ground, which would not be possible without the shield.
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DeveloperSilicon & Synapse
PublisherInterplay Entertainment, T&E Soft
ReleasedApril 29, 1993
StatusReleased
GenresPlatformPuzzleStrategy
ThemesActionComedyFantasyScience fiction
PlatformsSUP Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemSUP Super Famicom
ModesMultiplayerSingle playerCo-operative
SeriesThe Lost Vikings

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About This Game

Three Viking warriors unexpectedly find themselves captured by Tomator, the tyrannical ruler of an alien civilization obsessed with collecting exotic specimens for his cosmic menagerie. After breaking free from their captors' spacecraft, the trio embarks on an unpredictable journey through wildly disparate eras and surreal environments, each stranded in a different corner of time and space. Separated and disoriented, the Vikings must rely on their unique skills and wits to navigate hostile worlds and overcome the obstacles standing between them and their return to the frozen Nordic lands they once called home.