Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole, called Landstalker: Koutei no Zaihou (ランドストーカー 皇帝の財宝) in Japan, is a role-playing action-adventure game by Climax Entertainment released for the Sega Mega Drive in 1992 in Japan and in 1993 in the US and Europe, where it was also translated to French (Landstalker: Le Tresor du Roi Nole) and German (Landstalker: Die Schätze von König Nolo). An Spanish-language fan translation was released in May 2018.
Story
Nigel (Ryle in Japan and Niels in Germany) is a treasure hunter working for pay. While receiving payment for a recent hunt, the wood nymph Friday flies in, asking for help, as she is being chased by thieves who know she knows something about the treasure of King Nole, a forgotten king who escaped his subjects's wrath and became lost with his treasure. Nigel sets out to find the treasure with Friday as a guide in the hopes of becoming richer than his wildest dreams.
Gameplay
The game takes an isometric projection where the player can only go in a diagonal (that is, only face the corners of the screen) by pressing the appropriate combination of D-pad buttons (
,
,
,
).
or
alone will move towards the top of the screen;
or
alone will move towards the bottom.
and
swings your sword.
jumps. When near a person or sign,
and
talks to him/her/reads it. When near an object that can be picked up, such as a book (explained later) or crate,
and
once picks it up and again throws it (it cannot merely be dropped, but Nigel can jump while holding something). Some villages have a church where the priest asks the player to bring some books on a nearby shelf to him:
- Awakening Book: cures hallucinations
- AntiCurse Book: cures curses
- Detox Book: cures poisoning
- Record Book: saves the game's progress (this is the only way to save)
Pressing
opens a menu where the player may either use items picked up or equip different weapons collected.
History
Legacy
Landstalker was followed by Lady Stalker: Kako kara no Chousen in 1995, a Super Famicom exclusive that was not released outside of Japan. Dark Savior, also by Climax Entertainment, also shares similarities with both games.
Characters from both Landstalker and Lady Stalker would later appear in the Sega Dreamcast game, Time Stalkers (along with characters from Shining in the Darkness and Shining Force).
Versions
Localised names
Also known as
Language
|
Localised Name
|
English Translation
|
English (US)
|
Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole
|
Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole
|
Japanese
|
ランドストーカー 皇帝の財宝
|
Landstalker: Koutei no Zaihou
|
French
|
Landstalker: Le Tresor du Roi Nole
|
|
German
|
Landstalker: Die Schätze von König Nolo
|
|
Production credits
- Chief Map Designer: Kenji Orimo
- Chief CG Designer: Hidehiro Yoshida
- CG Data Control Director: Hidehiro Yoshida
- Chief Programmer: Kan Naitō
- Sound Effect Programmer: Dōgen Shibuya
- Original Story: Yoshitaka Tamaki, Kenji Orimo, Kouhei Nomura
- Scenario: Shinya Nishigaki
- Music Composer: Motoaki Takenouchi
- Character Design: Yoshitaka Tamaki
- Creative Director: Kenji Orimo
- Executive Director: Kan Naitō
- Monster/Trap Constructor: Yasuhiro Ōhori
- Source:
- Sega TV Game Genga Gallery
[20]
Digital manuals
Mega Drive Mini US manual
Mega Drive Mini EU manual
Mega Drive Mini JP manual
Magazine articles
- Main article: Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Print advert in (DE) #1993-11: "11/93" (1993-10-27)
Print advert in
(CZ) #10: "Říjen 1994" (1994-10-01)
also published in:
- (CZ) #11: "Listopad 1994" (1994-11-01)[21]
- (CZ) #12: "Prosinec 1994" (1994-12-01)[22]
- (CZ) #13: "Leden 1995" (1995-01-01)[23]
- (CZ) #14: "Únor 1995" (1995-02-01)[24]
- (CZ) #15: "Březen 1995" (1995-03-01)[25]
Print advert in (JP) #1992-09: "September 1992" (1992-08-08)
Print advert in (JP) #1992-10: "October 1992" (1992-09-08)
Print advert in (JP) #1992-11: "November 1992" (1992-10-08)
Physical scans
Sega Retro Average
|
Publication
|
Score
|
Source
|
(JP)
|
80
|
[26]
|
(JP)
|
85
|
[27]
|
(FR)
|
94
|
№24, p121/122
|
(JP)
|
83
|
№203
|
(US)
|
100
|
[28]
|
(US)
|
99
|
[29]
|
(US)
|
80
|
[30]
|
(UK)
|
84
|
№12, p106
|
(JP)
|
80
|
№1992-11, p45
|
(FR)
|
98
|
[31]
|
(FR)
|
97
|
[32]
|
(UK)
|
96
|
№12, p16-19
|
(UK)
|
92
|
№14, p32/33
|
(UK)
|
85
|
№8, p10/11
|
(FR)
|
94
|
[33]
|
(DE)
|
91
|
[34]
|
(UK)
|
93
|
№23, p76-78
|
(UK)
|
94
|
[35]
|
(FR)
|
91
|
[36]
|
(DE)
|
91
|
№6/93 №12/93
|
(UK)
|
89
|
№48, p52/53
|
(UK)
|
84
|
№16, p24-26 №18, p66
|
(UK)
|
85
|
№26, p56
|
(UK)
|
91
|
№3, p36-38
|
(UK)
|
90
|
№13, p38/39
|
(BR)
|
93
|
[37]
|
(SE)
|
96
|
[38]
|
(UK)
|
80
|
№10, p11
|
|
Mega Drive, JP
|
 Cover
|
 Cart  Manual
|
Mega Drive, US
|
 Cover
|
|
Mega Drive, UK
|
 Cover
|
|
Mega Drive, FR
|
 Cover
|
|
Mega Drive, DE
|
 Cover
|
 Cart
|
Mega Drive, DE (Alt)
|
 Cover
|
 Manual
|
Mega Drive, BR
|
 Cover
|
|
Mega Drive, KR
|
 Cover
|
 Cart
|
Mega Drive, AS†
|
 Cover
|
|
Technical information
ROM dump status
System |
Hash |
Size |
Build Date |
Source |
Comments |
|
|
|
✔
|
CRC32
|
fbbb5b97
|
MD5
|
04ae2b65f3a11a7504339e60735beed8
|
SHA-1
|
24345e29427b000b90df778965dd8834300a9dde
|
|
2MB
|
1993-07
|
Cartridge (US)
|
|
|
|
|
✔
|
CRC32
|
e3c65277
|
MD5
|
6397f7029f90f59881bdc4174eafb52f
|
SHA-1
|
9fbadc86319936855831ecd096d82d716b304215
|
|
2MB
|
1993-07
|
Cartridge (EU)
|
|
|
|
|
✔
|
CRC32
|
5de7d917
|
MD5
|
0bee733207842672479cc0f2775290ba
|
SHA-1
|
86db4b22b54e8583e35717927ad66b7535bf33b4
|
|
2MB
|
1993-11
|
Cartridge (FR)
|
|
|
|
|
✔
|
CRC32
|
10fedb8f
|
MD5
|
2b6ee5677a6233fd98f0b90b51684991
|
SHA-1
|
b0b447158cabb562e6bf4c0b829ed938b34afb52
|
|
2MB
|
1993-11
|
Cartridge (DE)
|
|
|
|
|
✔
|
CRC32
|
60d4cedb
|
MD5
|
d9a7922681a126653dc16a0d907d7f32
|
SHA-1
|
cdbc7cd9ceb181cad9e49b641ff717072546f0d9
|
|
2MB
|
1992-09
|
Cartridge (JP)
|
|
|
|
|
?
|
CRC32
|
70483d03
|
MD5
|
8411ed74c77f2282bb0cd9398027cdee
|
SHA-1
|
dfca19397479852584d4ac6fcbe27412f9bc1af0
|
|
2MB
|
1993-02-24
|
|
|
|
|
Page
|
External links
References
- ↑ File:Landstalker MD JP Box.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1992" (JP; 1992-10-08), page 5
- ↑ GamePro, "November 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 258
- ↑ GamePro, "November 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 213
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Sega Magazin, "September/Oktober 1993" (DE; 1993-09-01), page 77
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Mega, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-21), page 33
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-15), page 62
- ↑ Megazone, "October 1993" (AU; 1993-xx-xx), page 27
- ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/software/05.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-05 23:22)
- ↑ http://vc.sega.jp:80/vc_landstalker/ (Wayback Machine: 2007-10-13 01:58)
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/N0GapvSe3Y49drTMUDl7vsmv_PeZiUvl (Wayback Machine: 2010-11-23 02:24)
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 http://www.nintendolife.com/games/megadrive/landstalker (Wayback Machine: 2017-06-14 12:47)
- ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Virtual-Console-Wii-/Landstalker-277820.html (archive.today)
- ↑ http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=catalogue&prodcat_id=41&prod_id=19752&pageID=4 (Wayback Machine: 2012-04-03 01:48)
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 https://steamdb.info/app/71118/ (Wayback Machine: 2016-07-30 06:15)
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 http://steamdb.info/app/71118/ (Wayback Machine: 2013-05-22 19:17)
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 18.8 18.9 https://steamdb.info/app/71118/history/?changeid=5755278
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 19.7 19.8 19.9 http://steamdb.info/app/71118/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-09-13 19:08)
- ↑ Sega TV Game Genga Gallery, Graphic Sha, page 30
- ↑ Score, "Listopad 1994" (CZ; 1994-11-01), page 2
- ↑ Score, "Prosinec 1994" (CZ; 1994-12-01), page 23
- ↑ Score, "Leden 1995" (CZ; 1995-01-01), page 41
- ↑ Score, "Únor 1995" (CZ; 1995-02-01), page 41
- ↑ Score, "Březen 1995" (CZ; 1995-03-01), page 41
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1992" (JP; 1992-10-08), page 26 (28)
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 83 (85)
- ↑ GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 3: January 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 30/31 (30)
- ↑ GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 3: January 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 11
- ↑ GamePro, "November 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 252 (258)
- ↑ Joypad, "Décembre 1992" (FR; 1992-1x-xx), page 86-88 (86)
- ↑ Joystick, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 231
- ↑ Mega Force, "Novembre 1993" (FR; 1993-11-10), page 82-85 (82)
- ↑ Mega Fun, "02/94" (DE; 1994-01-19), page 42-44 (42)
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-08-28), page 102-105 (105)
- ↑ Player One, "Novembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 114/115 (114)
- ↑ Supergame, "Maio 1993" (BR; 1993-05-xx), page 6/7 (6)
- ↑ Sega Force, "6/93" (SE; 1993-09-30), page 18/19 (18)