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'''Chief Map Designer:''' Kenji Orimo<br>
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'''Chief CG Designer:''' Hidehiro Yoshida<br>
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'''CG Data Control Director:''' Hidehiro Yoshida<br>
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*'''CG Data Control Director:''' Hidehiro Yoshida
'''Chief Programmer:''' Kan Naitō<br>
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*'''Chief Programmer:''' Kan Naitō
'''Sound Effect Programmer:''' Dōgen Shibuya<br>
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*'''Sound Effect Programmer:''' Dōgen Shibuya
'''Original Story:''' [[Yoshitaka Tamaki]], Kenji Orimo, Kouhei Nomura<br>
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*'''Original Story:''' [[Yoshitaka Tamaki]], Kenji Orimo, Kouhei Nomura
'''Scenario:''' Shinya Nishigaki<br>
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'''Music Composer:''' Motoaki Takenouchi<br>
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'''Character Design:''' Yoshitaka Tamaki<br>
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*'''Character Design:''' Yoshitaka Tamaki
'''Creative Director:''' Kenji Orimo<br>
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*'''Creative Director:''' Kenji Orimo
'''Executive Director:''' Kan Naitō<br>
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*'''Executive Director:''' Kan Naitō
'''Monster/Trap Constructor:''' Yasuhiro Ōhori
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Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console, Steam
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: RPG

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Wii Virtual Console
JP
700pts700
Wii Virtual Console
US
800pts800
Wii Virtual Console
EU
800pts800
CERO
Missing Parameter!

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).

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 (Up-left, Up-right, Down-left, Down-right). Up or Left alone will move towards the top of the screen; Down or Right alone will move towards the bottom.

A and C swings your sword. B jumps. When near a person or sign, A and C talks to him/her/reads it. When near an object that can be picked up, such as a book (explained later) or crate, A and C 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  START  opens a menu where the player may either use items picked up or equip different weapons collected.

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

History

Awards

  • 1992 GameFan Megawards [1]
    • Best Import Game
  • 1993 GameFan Megawards [2]
    • Winner:
      • Best Action/RPG (Overall)
      • Best Action/RPG (Sega)
      • Most Innovative New Game (Sega)
    • Nominee:
      • Game of the Year
      • Best Music (Genesis)
  • Mega [3]
    • Top Mega Drive Games of All Time (#5)

Promotional material

Digital manuals

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
94 №24, p121/122
83 №203
100 №3, p30/31
99 №3, p11
99
98
80 №52, p252[4]
84 №12, p106
98 №15
97 №34, p231[5]
96 №12, p16-19
92 №14, p32/33
85 №8, p10/11
94
91 №2/94, p42-44[6]
93 №23, p76-78
94 №12, p102-105[7]
91 №36, p114/115[8]
91 №6/93
№12/93
89 №48, p52/53
84 №16, p24-26
№18, p66
85 №26, p56
91 №3, p36-38
90 №13, p38/39
96
80 №10, p11
Sega Mega Drive
91
Based on
26 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
90
[9]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
80
[10]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
80
[11]
Consoles + (FR)
94
[12]
Cool Gamer (RU)
60
[13]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
90
[14]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
83
[15]
GameFan (US) NTSC-J
99
[16]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
95
[17]
Game Power (IT) NTSC
96
[18]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
80
[4]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
86
[19]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
80
[20]
Hyper (AU)
92
[21]
Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 1 (RU)
80
[22]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
98
[23]
Joypad (FR) PAL
97
[24]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-J
97
[5]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
96
[25]
Mega (UK) PAL
92
[26]
Mega Action (UK) PAL
85
[27]
Megablast (DE) PAL
84
[28]
Mega Force (FR)
94
[29]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
91
[6]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
93
[30]
Marukatsu Mega Drive (JP) NTSC-J
85
[31]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
94
[7]
Megazone (AU)
90
[32]
Player One (FR)
91
[8]
Play Time (DE)
90
[33]
Power Up! (UK)
91
[34]
Power Play (DE)
91
[35]
Sega Magazin (DE)
91
[36]
Sega News (CZ)
94
[37]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
89
[38]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
84
[39]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-J
84
[40]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
85
[41]
Sega Zone (UK) NTSC-J
91
[42]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
90
[43]
Sega Force (SE)
96
[44]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
85
[45]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
80
[46]
Supergame (BR) NTSC-J
93
[47]
Supersonic (FR)
97
[48]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
80
[49]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-U
80
[50]
Sega Mega Drive
89
Based on
47 reviews

Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole

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Mega Drive, DE (Alt)
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Mega Drive, KR
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External links

References

  1. [GameFan, January 1993, Vol. 1, №3, p70-71 GameFan, January 1993, Vol. 1, №3, p70-71]
  2. [GameFan, January 1994, Vol. 2, №2, p54-58 GameFan, January 1994, Vol. 2, №2, p54-58]
  3. [Mega, November 1994, №26, p74 Mega, November 1994, №26, p74]
  4. 4.0 4.1 File:GamePro US 052.pdf, page 258 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 052.pdf_p258" defined multiple times with different content
  5. 5.0 5.1 File:Joystick FR 034.pdf, page 231 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 034.pdf_p231" defined multiple times with different content
  6. 6.0 6.1 File:MegaFun DE 1994-02.pdf, page 42 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaFun DE 1994-02.pdf_p42" defined multiple times with different content
  7. 7.0 7.1 File:MeanMachinesSega12UK.pdf, page 105 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega12UK.pdf_p105" defined multiple times with different content
  8. 8.0 8.1 File:PlayerOne FR 036.pdf, page 114 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 036.pdf_p114" defined multiple times with different content
  9. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 111
  10. Aktueller Software Markt, "März 1993" (DE; 1993-02-08), page 127
  11. Beep! MegaDrive, "November 1992" (JP; 1992-10-08), page 28
  12. Consoles +, "Octobre 1993" (FR; 1993-xx-xx), page 120
  13. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 113
  14. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 46
  15. Famitsu, "1992-11-06" (JP; 1992-10-23), page 1
  16. GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 3: January 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 11
  17. GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 10: September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 15
  18. Game Power, "Novembre 1993" (IT; 1993-1x-xx), page 63
  19. Game Informer, "November/December 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 24
  20. Hippon Super, "November 1992" (JP; 1992-10-03), page 45
  21. Hyper, "December 1993" (AU; 1993-xx-xx), page 53
  22. Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 2000-12-07), page 79
  23. Joypad, "Décembre 1992" (FR; 1992-1x-xx), page 86
  24. Joypad, "Décembre 1993" (FR; 1993-1x-xx), page 76
  25. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-24), page 16
  26. Mega, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-21), page 32
  27. Mega Action, "Christmas 1993" (UK; 1993-12-02), page 10
  28. Megablast, "2/94" (DE; 1994-03-30), page 33
  29. Mega Force, "Novembre 1993" (FR; 1993-11-10), page 82
  30. MegaTech, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-20), page 76
  31. Marukatsu Mega Drive, "November 1992" (JP; 1992-10-xx), page 110
  32. Megazone, "October 1993" (AU; 1993-xx-xx), page 24
  33. Play Time, "10/93" (DE; 1993-09-08), page 94
  34. Power Up!, "Saturday, November 06, 1993" (UK; 1993-11-06), page 1
  35. Power Play, "12/93" (DE; 1993-11-12), page 134
  36. Sega Magazin, "September/Oktober 1993" (DE; 1993-09-01), page 76
  37. Sega News, "Leden 1997" (CZ; 1997-xx-xx), page 29
  38. Sega Power, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-07), page 52
  39. Sega Pro, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-14), page 24
  40. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
  41. Sega Pro, "December 1993" (UK; 1993-11-11), page 56
  42. Sega Zone, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-xx), page 36
  43. Sega Zone, "November 1993" (UK; 1993-10-28), page 38
  44. Sega Force, "6/93" (SE; 1993-09-30), page 18
  45. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  46. Sonic the Comic, "October 2nd 1993" (UK; 1993-10-02), page 11
  47. Supergame, "Maio 1993" (BR; 1993-05-xx), page 6
  48. Supersonic, "Avril 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 18
  49. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 17
  50. Video Games, "2/94" (DE; 1994-01-26), page 45