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Tougi Ou King Colossus

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Sega CS1,^[1] Makoto Ogino, Brainbusters, KNU, Team D-Axe

Genre: RPG^[2]^[3]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1992-06-26^[3]	¥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. jumps. swings the primary weapon (by default a short sword). 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.

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

Original Story Created By: Makoto Ogino
Advised By: Brain Busters, Masanori Kinomiya
Written by: Yoshibon, Sakatsu Rimo, K.N.U
Original Characters Created By: Makoto Ogino
Illustrated By: Atsushi Sugawara
Art Directed By: Yoshibon
Character Designed by: Sakatsu Rimo
Graphics Designed By: Sakatsu Rimo, Yoshibon
Programed by: Mr.Ito, Menme
Sound Directed By: K.N.U
Sound Advised By: Hata
Directed by: Makoto Ogino, J.Yatsuchi
Special thanks to: Phenix Rie, Hama, Matsu-G, L.C., LOCKY.P, Fuzzy, Sunset, Marsh, Usagi
Presented by: Sega Enterprises

Source:

In-game credits (JP)^[4]

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

Debugging: SiFi-TZK

Source:

Twitter^[5]

Digital manuals

Mega Drive Mini 2 JP manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Tougi Ou King Colossus/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

40

^[6]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[7]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[8]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[9]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

63

^[10]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-J

43

^[11]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

75

^[12]

	61
Based on 7 reviews

Tougi Ou King Colossus

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

Main article: Tougi Ou King Colossus/Technical information.

External links

Tougi Ou King Colossus Japanese to English manual translation at www.vgcomplete.com

References

↑ https://sifi-tzk.hatenadiary.jp/entry/20050227/p2
↑ File:KingColossus MD JP Box.jpg
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
↑ File:Tougi Ou King Colossus MD credits.pdf
↑ @SiFi_TZK on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2022-08-11 14:59)
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 156
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1992" (JP; 1992-06-08), page 34
↑ Famitsu, "1992-07-03" (JP; 1992-06-19), page 41
↑ Hippon Super, "August 1992" (JP; 1992-07-04), page 38
↑ Sega Pro, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-12), page 59
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85

Tougi Ou King Colossus

Music: Image from King Colossus: Tougi Ou no Gensou Kumikyoku (1992)

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[:File:KingColossus_MD_JP_Box.jpg_p-2] File:KingColossus MD JP Box.jpg

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20200720095133.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fhistory.2Fhard.2Fmegadrive.2Fsoftware.html-3] 3.0 ^3.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)

[:File:Tougi_Ou_King_Colossus_MD_credits.pdf_p-4] File:Tougi Ou King Colossus MD credits.pdf

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20220811145928.2Fhttps:.2F.2Ftwitter.com.2FSiFi_TZK.2Fstatus.2F1557743293563555845-5] @SiFi_TZK on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2022-08-11 14:59)

[6] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 156

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1992-07.pdf_p34-7] Beep! MegaDrive, "July 1992" (JP; 1992-06-08), page 34

[:File:Famitsu_JP_0185.pdf_p41-8] Famitsu, "1992-07-03" (JP; 1992-06-19), page 41

[9] Hippon Super, "August 1992" (JP; 1992-07-04), page 38

[:File:SegaPro_UK_14.pdf_p59-10] Sega Pro, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-12), page 59

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p66-11] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-12] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85

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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]]'' (which have had [[SpellCaster|two]] [[Mystic Defender|games]] based on it developed by Sega), 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.
+==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!
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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.
-==Physical Scans==
+==History==
+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]]''.
+===Legacy===
+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).
+==Production credits==
+{{multicol|
+{{creditstable|
+*'''Original Story Created By:''' [[wikipedia:Makoto Ogino|Makoto Ogino]]
+*'''Advised By:''' Brain Busters, Masanori Kinomiya
+*'''Written by:''' [[Toru Yoshida|Yoshibon]], [[Sakatsu Rimo]], [[Shigeharu Isoda|K.N.U]]
+*'''Original Characters Created By:''' [[wikipedia:Makoto Ogino|Makoto Ogino]]
+*'''Illustrated By:''' Atsushi Sugawara
+*'''Art Directed By:''' [[Toru Yoshida|Yoshibon]]
+*'''Character Designed by:''' [[Sakatsu Rimo]]
+*'''Graphics Designed By:''' [[Sakatsu Rimo]], [[Toru Yoshida|Yoshibon]]
+*'''Programed by:''' Mr.Ito, [[Menme]]
+*'''Sound Directed By:''' [[Shigeharu Isoda|K.N.U]]
+*'''Sound Advised By:''' [[Naofumi Hataya|Hata]]
+*'''Directed by:''' [[Makoto Ogino]], [[Junichi Tsuchiya|J.Yatsuchi]]
+*'''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]]
+*'''Presented by:''' [[Sega|Sega Enterprises]]
+| source=In-game credits (JP)
+| pdf=Tougi Ou King Colossus MD credits.pdf
+| console=MD
+}}
+}}
+{{hr}}
+The following developers are known, but their respective pseudonyms have not been identified.
+{{creditstable|
+*'''Debugging:''' [[SiFi-TZK]]
+| source=Twitter{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20220811145928/https://twitter.com/SiFi_TZK/status/1557743293563555845}}
+| console=MD
+}}
+==Digital manuals==
+<gallery>
+KingColossus MD JP MDMini2 manual.pdf|Mega Drive Mini 2 JP manual
+</gallery>
+==Magazine articles==
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
+==Promotional material==
+{{gallery
+|{{galleryPrintAd|bemega|1992-07|2-3}}
+}}
+==Physical scans==
+{{ratings|MD}}
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+| manual=TougiOuKingColossus MD jp manual.pdf
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-[[Category:Mega Drive Games]]
+==Technical information==
-[[Category:1992 Mega Drive Games]]
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Technical information}}
-[[Category:Mega Drive RPGs]]
-[[Category:Fan Translated Mega Drive Games]]
+==External links==
+*[https://www.vgcomplete.com/gametranslations/king-colossus ''Tougi Ou King Colossus'' Japanese to English manual translation at www.vgcomplete.com]
+==References==
+<references/>
+{{KingColossusOmni}}
+[[Category:Mega Drive Mini 2 games]]

Difference between revisions of "Tougi Ou King Colossus"

From Sega Retro

Latest revision as of 19:49, 3 January 2024

Contents

Story

Gameplay

History

Legacy

Production credits

Digital manuals

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

External links

References