Sorcerian
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| System(s): Sega Mega Drive | ||||||||||
| Publisher: Sega | ||||||||||
| Developer: Sega R&D 2 | ||||||||||
| Original system(s): JP Home Computers | ||||||||||
| Developer(s) of original games: Falcom | ||||||||||
| Sound driver: SMPS Z80 (banked) | ||||||||||
| Genre: RPG[1][2] | ||||||||||
| Number of players: 1 | ||||||||||
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Sorcerian (ソーサリアン) is the fifth main game in Falcom's Dragon Slayer series of RPGs, first released for the PC-88 in 1987 before being ported to a variety of other systems. Sega ported it to the Sega Mega Drive in 1990 — this port was not released outside Japan (the IBM PC port was the only port of the time to be released outside Japan, published by Sierra) and unlike the other Mega Drive Dragon Slayer games, is not a product of the later Sega Falcom partnership.
In the main series, Sorcerian was followed by Dragon Slayer: Eiyuu Densetsu. However, as with other main series entries, Sorcerian received a number of its own sequels on Japanese home computers, including the Dreamcast game Sorcerian: Shichisei Mahou no Shito.
A soundtrack album, Sorcerian Mega Drive Version Original Sound Track, was released by Wave Master in 2008.
Contents
Production credits
- Programmed: Kamikami, Si-Extra, Lunarian
- Scenario Written: Gamer Miki, L.C., Judy Totoya, Bo
- Music Composed: Bo, Jimita (music originally composed by Yuzo Koshiro and Mieko Ishikawa for computers)
- Graphic Designed: Judy Totoya, L.C., Chie Sama, Phenix Rie, Choko
- Manual Instruction: Mad Hatter, Fusen Hamsuta
- Special Thanks: Works Nishi, Gotoccyan, Ufo Zou, Pata, Okaru, Captain Elf, Locky P, Nao Nao
- Presented by: Sega
- Cover artwork: Hitoshi Yoneda
Magazine articles
- Main article: Sorcerian/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
- Main article: Sorcerian/Promotional material.
Physical scans
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 Cover
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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512kB | 1989-12 | Cartridge (JP) |
References
- ↑ File:Sorcerian MD JP Box.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "March 1990" (JP; 1990-02-08), page 110
- ↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 1990-0x-xx), page 1
- ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "August 1990" (JP; 1990-07-07), page 73
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
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| Dragon Slayer games on Sega systems / developed by Sega | |
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Sorcerian (1990) | Lord Monarch: Tokoton Sentou Densetsu (1994) | Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes (1994) | Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes II (1995) |
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Falcom Classics (1997) | Shiroki Majo: Mouhitotsu no Eiyuu Densetsu (1998) | The Legend of Heroes I & II Eiyuu Densetsu (1998) |
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Sorcerian: Shichisei Mahou no Shito (2000) |
| Dragon Slayer related media | |
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Sega Mega Drive Attack Manual Book Sorcerian Joukan (1990) | Sega Mega Drive Attack Manual Book Sorcerian Gekan (1990) | Shiroki Majo: Mouhitotsu no Eiyuu Densetsu Official Guide (1998) | Sorcerian: Shichisei Mahou no Shito Koushiki Guide (2000) |
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Sorcerian Music Collection (2000) |