First Samurai

First Samurai

Released1991
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 Kemco's 1993 SNES port was published worldwide.
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DeveloperVivid Image
PublisherElite Systems, Kotobuki Systems, Image Works
ReleasedNovember 1, 1991
StatusReleased
GenresFightingPlatformAdventureArcade
ThemesAction
PlatformsPC (Microsoft Windows) PC (Microsoft Windows)DOS DOSCOM Commodore C64/128/MAXAMI AmigaSUP Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemiOS iOSATA Atari ST/STE
ModesSingle player
SeriesSamurai

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About This Game

A young warrior known as the First Samurai watches helplessly as a malevolent demon lord overwhelms both him and his mentor through dark sorcery, resulting in his master's tragic death. In his final moments, the master calls upon a powerful wizard, whose intervention frightens the demon king enough to flee through time itself. Consumed by grief and a thirst for vengeance, the samurai apprentices himself to the wizard and masters the arcane arts, eventually wielding an enchanted blade. He then pursues his fallen master's killer across the temporal divide into an uncertain future, determined to settle their blood debt.

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