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{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', called '''''Sorcer Kingdom''''' (ソーサルキングダム) in Japan, is a 1992 RPG by [[NCS]] for the [[Sega Mega Drive]] brought overseas by [[Treco]].
 
{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', called '''''Sorcer Kingdom''''' (ソーサルキングダム) in Japan, is a 1992 RPG by [[NCS]] for the [[Sega Mega Drive]] brought overseas by [[Treco]].
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*'''Producer:''' Takayuki Jingu
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*'''Scenario Writer:''' Satoshi Namekawa
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*'''Chief Programmer:''' Yousuke Sakaushi
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*'''Programmer:''' Kouichi Shimamura, Michitoshi Momose
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*'''Data Programming:''' Shinji Kataoka
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*'''Chief Designer:''' Akira Takahashi
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*'''Graphic Designer:''' Taeko Suzuki, Tomoko Sugou, Kouichi Shimamura, Kakuya Osanai, Hideki Harada, Shinji Kataoka
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*'''Music Composer:''' Kouichi Shimamura, Mami Tanaka
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*'''Special Thanks To:''' Masaki Hashimoto, Hideo Suzuki, Manabu Takasugi, Hikaru Sato
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*'''Thanks To:''' Keisuke Yasaka, Taiji Hida, Yusuke Abe, Takahiro Kokubu, Kenji Minoura
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*'''Sales Promoter:''' Masaki Uchida, Kyouko Katagiri, Jun Mimura, Yasuaki Yokoe, Takashi Kikuchi, Norihiko Iwamoto
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*'''Executive Director:''' Yasumasa Shirakura
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Sorcerer's Kingdom
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Masaya (Japan), Treco (US)
Developer:
Genre: RPG[2][3]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥8,800 (9,064)8,800e[2][4] T-25113
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$64.9564.95[6] T-24076

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Sorcerer's Kingdom, called Sorcer Kingdom (ソーサルキングダム) in Japan, is a 1992 RPG by NCS for the Sega Mega Drive brought overseas by Treco.

This game is unrelated to the 1995 Sorcer Kingdom, a different RPG released for PC-9800 series computers.

Story

In one kingdom, adventuring is a noble art — adventurers are held in high honor and are made rich by the lineage of kings. But evil forces around the kingdom make adventuring also very dangerous. You are an adventurer who must take up the mission of his father, another adventurer who set out to destroy the evil and went missing.

Gameplay

The game engine is very orthogonal — no matter where you are, controls are the same. C opens menus and makes a selection, B exits a menu, and simply touch a person/enemy/object to talk/fight/interact. Otherwise the game plays similarly to other RPGs.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English (US) Sorcerer's Kingdom Sorcerer's Kingdom
Japanese ソーサルキングダム Sorcer Kingdom

Production credits

  • Producer: Takayuki Jingu
  • Assistant Producer: Shinjiro Takata
  • Director: Satoshi Namekawa
  • Game Designer: Technical Wave, Hiroki Hayashi
  • Scenario Writer: Satoshi Namekawa
  • Chief Programmer: Yousuke Sakaushi
  • Programmer: Kouichi Shimamura, Michitoshi Momose
  • Data Programming: Shinji Kataoka
  • Chief Designer: Akira Takahashi
  • Graphic Designer: Taeko Suzuki, Tomoko Sugou, Kouichi Shimamura, Kakuya Osanai, Hideki Harada, Shinji Kataoka
  • Music Composer: Kouichi Shimamura, Mami Tanaka
  • Special Thanks To: Masaki Hashimoto, Hideo Suzuki, Manabu Takasugi, Hikaru Sato
  • Thanks To: Keisuke Yasaka, Taiji Hida, Yusuke Abe, Takahiro Kokubu, Kenji Minoura
  • Sales Promoter: Masaki Uchida, Kyouko Katagiri, Jun Mimura, Yasuaki Yokoe, Takashi Kikuchi, Norihiko Iwamoto
  • Executive Director: Yasumasa Shirakura
Source:
In-game credits
Sorcerer's Kingdom MD credits.pdf
[7]

Magazine articles

Main article: Sorcerer's Kingdom/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Sorcerer's Kingdom/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
68
[8]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
78
[9]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
70
[10]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
68
[11]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
70
[12]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
80
[6]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
50
[13]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
75
[14]
Sega Mega Drive
 70
Based on
8 reviews

Sorcerer's Kingdom

Mega Drive, JP
SorcerKingdom MD JP Box.jpg
Cover
SorcerersKingdom MD JP CartTop.jpg
SorcerKingdom MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Sorcerkingdom md jp manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, US
SorcerKingdom MD US Box.jpg
Cover
SorcerKingdom MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Sorcererskingdom md us manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

Main article: Sorcerer's Kingdom/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
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CRC32 cbe6c1ea
MD5 8ab847680c35b89e4f7883cb216efdd6
SHA-1 57322c1714fd4e42e1a10d56bfd795bcbc3380d7
1MB 1993-08 Cartridge (US) Revision 00
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 bb1fc9ce
MD5 587c51be6c60b82514e928f951e730b1
SHA-1 87759abb603f1f97c2e136682dc78eea545338ce
1MB 1993-08 Cartridge (US) Revision 01
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 944135ca
MD5 c5290a39f86cff65ddf10f9913e94d4a
SHA-1 16394aebece9d03f43505eab0827889e1c61857f
1MB 1992-01 Cartridge (JP)
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 3dbc3130
MD5 0b1cc08ca6020c00bafbf623b7c79d23
SHA-1 f969f7def85fb1a994a1041c72028a35978c9659
1MB 1991-11-08 CD-R disc[15] Page

References

  1. ↑ http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Technical_Wave
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 File:SorcerKingdom MD JP Box.jpg
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
  4. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "September 1991" (JP; 1991-08-08), page 22
  5. ↑ Sega Visions, "August/September 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 104
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 GamePro, "June 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 54
  7. ↑ File:Sorcerer's Kingdom MD credits.pdf
  8. ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1992" (JP; 1992-01-08), page 35
  9. ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "June 1993" (US; 1993-05-11), page 56
  10. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 42
  11. ↑ Famitsu, "1992-02-07" (JP; 1992-01-24), page 39
  12. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 7: June 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 17
  13. ↑ Hippon Super, "February 1992" (JP; 1992-01-07), page 97
  14. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  15. ↑ Hidden Palace: Sorcer Kingdom (Nov 8, 1991 prototype)


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