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'''''Tougi Ou King Colossus''''' (闘技王キングコロッサス) (also known as ''Tougi-Ou King Colossus'', ''Tougiou King Colossus'', or just ''King Colossus'') is a 1992 action RPG developed by [[Sega]], [[wikipedia:Makoto Ogino|Makoto Ogino]], [[Brainbusters]], [[KNU]], and [[Team D-Axe]] and published by Sega for the [[Sega Mega Drive]] exclusively in Japan. Ogino, a manga author best known for ''[[wikipedia:Spirit Warrior|Spirit Warrior]]'', directed the game and created its story and characters; KNU provided sound. Translation group M.I.J.E.T. [http://mijet.eludevisibility.org/KingColossus/KingColossus.html created an English language fan-translation patch] between 2005 and 2006 (as well as a special patch for people who distaste mild language).
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{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (闘技王キングコロッサス) (also known as ''Tougi-Ou King Colossus'', ''Tougiou King Colossus'', or just ''King Colossus'') is a 1992 action RPG developed by [[Sega]], [[wikipedia:Makoto Ogino|Makoto Ogino]], [[Brainbusters]], [[KNU]], and [[Team D-Axe]] and published by Sega for the [[Sega Mega Drive]] exclusively in Japan.  
  
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==Story==
 
The game stars a wanderer who does not know his own history and has a strange crest on his hand. An elder put this wanderer in charge of guarding his sword, which he stashed in a cave, but the thief Zakkar came in and took it while the wanderer was busy fooling around, and now the elder has forced him to retrieve the sword... too bad ''everything else'' has to go wrong today too!
 
The game stars a wanderer who does not know his own history and has a strange crest on his hand. An elder put this wanderer in charge of guarding his sword, which he stashed in a cave, but the thief Zakkar came in and took it while the wanderer was busy fooling around, and now the elder has forced him to retrieve the sword... too bad ''everything else'' has to go wrong today too!
  
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The game takes a ''Zelda''-like top-down perspective. {{C}} jumps. {{B}} swings the primary weapon (by default a short sword). {{A}} uses a magic power. {{Start}} opens up a menu which displays the status, equip weapons/armor/magic powers, check items, and save.
 
The game takes a ''Zelda''-like top-down perspective. {{C}} jumps. {{B}} swings the primary weapon (by default a short sword). {{A}} uses a magic power. {{Start}} opens up a menu which displays the status, equip weapons/armor/magic powers, check items, and save.
  
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Ogino, a manga author best known for ''[[wikipedia:Spirit Warrior|Kujaku Ou/Spirit Warrior]]'' (which have had [[Kujaku Ou|two]] [[Kujaku Ou 2: Geneijou|games]] based on it developed by Sega), directed the game and created its story and characters; KNU provided sound. A soundtrack album was released the same year, ''[[Image from King Colossus: Tougi Ou no Gensou Kumikyoku]]''.
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===Release===
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During development, the game appears to have gone under the working title '''''D-Axe''''', a name used by the development team exclusively for this game. A North American release under this name was once planned for Fall 1991, with [[Sega Enterprises, Ltd.]] or [[Sega of America]] lined up as the game's publisher. Ultimately, ''King Colossus'' would remain exclusive to Japan, and nothing further was heard of the English localization.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20241208102325/https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video/c/uVNk7djCad0}}
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===Legacy===
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Translation group [[M.I.J.E.T.]] [http://mijet.eludevisibility.org/KingColossus/KingColossus.html created an English language fan-translation patch] between 2005 and 2006 (as well as a special patch for people who distaste mild language).
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==Production credits==
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*'''Original Story Created By:''' [[wikipedia:Makoto Ogino|Makoto Ogino]]
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*'''Advised By:''' Brain Busters, Masanori Kinomiya
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*'''Written by:''' [[Toru Yoshida|Yoshibon]], [[Sakatsu Rimo]], [[Shigeharu Isoda|K.N.U]]
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*'''Original Characters Created By:''' [[wikipedia:Makoto Ogino|Makoto Ogino]]
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*'''Illustrated By:''' Atsushi Sugawara
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*'''Art Directed By:''' [[Toru Yoshida|Yoshibon]]
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*'''Character Designed by:''' [[Sakatsu Rimo]]
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*'''Graphics Designed By:''' [[Sakatsu Rimo]], [[Toru Yoshida|Yoshibon]]
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*'''Programed by:''' Mr.Ito, [[Menme]]
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*'''Sound Directed By:''' [[Shigeharu Isoda|K.N.U]]
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*'''Sound Advised By:''' [[Naofumi Hataya|Hata]]
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*'''Directed by:''' [[Makoto Ogino]], [[Junichi Tsuchiya|J.Yatsuchi]]
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*'''Special thanks to:''' [[Rieko Kodama|Phenix Rie]], [[Takahiro Hamano|Hama]], [[Minoru Matsuura|Matsu-G]], [[Kazuyoshi Tsugawa|L.C.]], [[Akinori Nishiyama|LOCKY.P]], [[Kazuma Fujii|Fuzzy]], [[Sunset]], [[Marsh]], [[Usagi]]
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*'''Presented by:''' [[Sega Enterprises]]
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The following developers are known, but their respective pseudonyms have not been identified.
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*'''Debugging:''' [[SiFi-TZK]]
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==Digital manuals==
 
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==Technical information==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.vgcomplete.com/gametranslations/king-colossus ''Tougi Ou King Colossus'' Japanese to English manual translation at www.vgcomplete.com]
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Tougi Ou King Colossus
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Developer:
Genre: RPG[2][3]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥5,8005,800 G-5513

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Tougi Ou King Colossus (闘技王キングコロッサス) (also known as Tougi-Ou King Colossus, Tougiou King Colossus, or just King Colossus) is a 1992 action RPG developed by Sega, Makoto Ogino, Brainbusters, KNU, and Team D-Axe and published by Sega for the Sega Mega Drive exclusively in Japan.

Story

The game stars a wanderer who does not know his own history and has a strange crest on his hand. An elder put this wanderer in charge of guarding his sword, which he stashed in a cave, but the thief Zakkar came in and took it while the wanderer was busy fooling around, and now the elder has forced him to retrieve the sword... too bad everything else has to go wrong today too!

Gameplay

The game takes a Zelda-like top-down perspective. C jumps. B swings the primary weapon (by default a short sword). A uses a magic power.  START  opens up a menu which displays the status, equip weapons/armor/magic powers, check items, and save.

History

Ogino, a manga author best known for Kujaku Ou/Spirit Warrior (which have had two games based on it developed by Sega), directed the game and created its story and characters; KNU provided sound. A soundtrack album was released the same year, Image from King Colossus: Tougi Ou no Gensou Kumikyoku.

Release

During development, the game appears to have gone under the working title D-Axe, a name used by the development team exclusively for this game. A North American release under this name was once planned for Fall 1991, with Sega Enterprises, Ltd. or Sega of America lined up as the game's publisher. Ultimately, King Colossus would remain exclusive to Japan, and nothing further was heard of the English localization.[4]

Legacy

Translation group M.I.J.E.T. created an English language fan-translation patch between 2005 and 2006 (as well as a special patch for people who distaste mild language).

Production credits

Source:
In-game credits (JP)
Tougi Ou King Colossus MD credits.pdf
[5]

The following developers are known, but their respective pseudonyms have not been identified.

Source:
Twitter[6]


Digital manuals

  • Mega Drive Mini 2 JP manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Tougi Ou King Colossus/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1992-07: "July 1992" (1992-06-08)
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Physical scans

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Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[7]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
70
[8]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
65
[9]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
70
[10]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
63
[11]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
43
[12]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
75
[13]
Sega Mega Drive
 61
Based on
7 reviews

Tougi Ou King Colossus

Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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Cart
TougiOuKingColossus MD jp manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

Main article: Tougi Ou King Colossus/Technical information.

External links

References

  1. ↑ https://sifi-tzk.hatenadiary.jp/entry/20050227/p2
  2. ↑ File:KingColossus MD JP Box.jpg
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
  4. ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video/c/uVNk7djCad0 (Wayback Machine: 2024-12-08 10:23)
  5. ↑ File:Tougi Ou King Colossus MD credits.pdf
  6. ↑ @SiFi_TZK on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2022-08-11 14:59)
  7. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 156
  8. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1992" (JP; 1992-06-08), page 34
  9. ↑ Famitsu, "1992-07-03" (JP; 1992-06-19), page 41
  10. ↑ Hippon Super, "August 1992" (JP; 1992-07-04), page 38
  11. ↑ Sega Pro, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-12), page 59
  12. ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
  13. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85


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