SpellCaster

n/a

Kujakuou/SpellCaster

System(s): Sega Master System, Mega-Tech

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Sega R&D2

Licensor: Makoto Ogino, Shueisha

Genre: Action

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1988-09-23	¥5,8005,800	G-1366
US	1989-09^[3]		9003
EU	1989		9003
BR	19xx

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Kujakuou (孔雀王) is an action game by Sega for the Sega Master System tying into Makoto Ogino and Shueisha's Kujakuou manga series. When released overseas, Sega renamed the game SpellCaster, and changed some graphics/names (e.g. the protagonist Kujaku was renamed Kane and given a different design). It would be followed by Kujakuou 2: Geneijou on the Sega Mega Drive.

SpellCaster storyline

Evil forces have been attacking temples, but no one knows who or why. Daikak, the head of Summit Temple, calls on a magician, Kane, to fight this evil.

Gameplay

Outside: jumps. shoots a ball of magic; hold for stronger attacks. There are a variety of magic spells you can perform: PAUSE opens the menu to select a spell, returning to the game and holding then pressing Down casts it. There are also various items, weapons, and armor to obtain.

Within temples: You can do a variety of things within temples; the commands should be self-explanatory. Use "Move" to leave.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	SpellCaster	SpellCaster
English (US)	SpellCaster	SpellCaster
Japanese	孔雀王	Kujakuou

Production credits

Director: Dragon Wang, Nanno Koreshiki
Programmer: Sexy Dynamite, EP71 Turbo, Sokosoko
Designer: Nanno Koreshiki, Izumi Black 55, Alex Yoko, Phoenix Rie, Big Island, Illuminator
Sound Composer: Sting Ogawa
Presented by: Sega

Source:

In-game credits

Other credits

Cooperated Readers: Jin Yamaguchi, Kunihiko Yamazaki, Hideki Sakamoto, Yuki Omori, Fujiko Mitsui, Tokuichiro Kondo, Masanori Miura, Yoshio Suzuki, Keiji Uchida, Takashi Imamura, Yasuyuki Seki, Hiroyuki Sakai, Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Hidenobu Kobayashi, Mitsuki Kumagai
Special Thanks to: Makoto Ogino, Shueisha, Kazuhiko Arimoto

Magazine articles

Main article: SpellCaster/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

JP TV advert

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #97: "December 1989" (1989-11-16)
also published in:

Computer & Video Games (UK) #98: "January 1990" (1989-12-16)^[4]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

ACE (UK)

PAL

71

^[1]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

84

^[5]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

PAL

84

^[10]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

90

^[11]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

PAL

84

^[12]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[13]

Joystick (FR)

77

^[6]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

84

^[14]

Power Play (DE)

26

^[15]

S: The Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

89

^[16]

S: The Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

91

^[17]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

100

^[18]

Sega Pro (UK)

80

^[9]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

90

^[19]

VideoGames & Computer Entertainment (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[20]

Zero (UK)

PAL

91

^[21]

	79
Based on 16 reviews

SpellCaster

Master System, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, EU
Cover

Master System, JP
Cover
Cart

Master System, AU

Cart

Master System, BR
Cover
Cart

Master System, SE

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	4752cae7
MD5	0e1449dd7df4fd0995ccf802bb74cba0
SHA-1	eed8b01fca86dbd8291d5ca2d1e6f6ca1b60fe68

512kB

Cartridge (EU/US)

?

CRC32	d11d32e4
MD5	d8788e907f76419d55bcc447e76de6ad
SHA-1	6974d27bc31c2634bec54c4e9935a28461fb60f7

512kB

Cartridge (JP)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 File:ACE UK 31.pdf, page 61 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ACE UK 31.pdf_p61" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:CVG UK 097.pdf, page 36
↑ File:EGM US 003.pdf, page 56
↑ Computer & Video Games, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-12-16), page 115
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 File:CGtC UK 04.pdf, page 107 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CGtC UK 04.pdf_p107" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 File:Joystick FR 002.pdf, page 39 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 002.pdf_p39" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:StheSegaMagazine UK 07.pdf, page 12
↑ File:SegaPower UK 46.pdf, page 101
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 File:SegaPro UK 06.pdf, page 29 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 06.pdf_p29" defined multiple times with different content
↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 62
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 145
↑ Computer & Video Games, "August 1989" (UK; 1989-07-15), page 98
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1989" (US; 1989-xx-xx), page 48
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 136
↑ Power Play, "9/89" (DE; 1989-08-14), page 55
↑ S: The Sega Magazine, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-11-xx), page 6
↑ S: The Sega Magazine, "June 1990" (UK; 1990-05-03), page 11
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 59
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72
↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "April 1990" (US; 1990-0x-xx), page 42
↑ Zero, "January 1990" (UK; 19xx-xx-xx), page 58

[:File:ACE_UK_31.pdf_p61-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 File:ACE UK 31.pdf, page 61 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ACE UK 31.pdf_p61" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:CVG_UK_097.pdf_p36-2] File:CVG UK 097.pdf, page 36

[:File:EGM_US_003.pdf_p56-3] File:EGM US 003.pdf, page 56

[:File:CVG_UK_098.pdf_p115-4] Computer & Video Games, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-12-16), page 115

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p107-5] 5.0 ^5.1 File:CGtC UK 04.pdf, page 107 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CGtC UK 04.pdf_p107" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:Joystick_FR_002.pdf_p39-6] 6.0 ^6.1 File:Joystick FR 002.pdf, page 39 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 002.pdf_p39" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:StheSegaMagazine_UK_07.pdf_p12-7] File:StheSegaMagazine UK 07.pdf, page 12

[:File:SegaPower_UK_46.pdf_p101-8] File:SegaPower UK 46.pdf, page 101

[:File:SegaPro_UK_06.pdf_p29-9] 9.0 ^9.1 File:SegaPro UK 06.pdf, page 29 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 06.pdf_p29" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p62-10] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 62

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p145-11] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 145

[:File:CVG_UK_093b.pdf_p98-12] Computer & Video Games, "August 1989" (UK; 1989-07-15), page 98

[:File:EGM_US_005.pdf_p48-13] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1989" (US; 1989-xx-xx), page 48

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p136-14] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 136

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1989-09.pdf_p55-15] Power Play, "9/89" (DE; 1989-08-14), page 55

[:File:StheSegaMagazine_UK_02.pdf_p6-16] S: The Sega Magazine, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-11-xx), page 6

[:File:StheSegaMagazine_UK_07.pdf_p11-17] S: The Sega Magazine, "June 1990" (UK; 1990-05-03), page 11

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p59-18] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 59

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p72-19] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72

[:File:VGCE_US_15.pdf_p42-20] VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "April 1990" (US; 1990-0x-xx), page 42

[:File:Zero_UK_03.pdf_p58-21] Zero, "January 1990" (UK; 19xx-xx-xx), page 58

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SpellCaster

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Contents

SpellCaster storyline

Gameplay

Versions

Localised names

Production credits

Other credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References