Light Crusader

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Light Crusader
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console, Steam
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Action, RPG (JP box says both; Sega of Japan master list says only Action)

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥7,8007,800 G-5545
Sega Mega Drive
US
1187
Sega Mega Drive
DE
1187-18
Sega Mega Drive
ES
1187-06
Sega Mega Drive
FR
1187-09
Sega Mega Drive
UK
1187-05
Sega Mega Drive
AU
FLIG04SMC
Sega Mega Drive
KR
GM95004JG
Wii Virtual Console
JP
600pts600
Wii Virtual Console
US
800pts800
Wii Virtual Console
EU
800pts800
CERO
Missing Parameter!

Light Crusader (ライトクルセイダー) is an RPG developed by Treasure for the Sega Mega Drive in 1995. The game has since been brought to the Wii's Virtual Console service. It stands out among other Treasure games for its more Western-style graphics.

Unusually when distributed in Australia, Light Crusader was sold in a VHS box. No "extras" were included, just a cartridge and instruction manual. It is the only game in the library to have done this.

During development Light Crusader was known as Relayer.

Production credits


Magazine articles

Main article: Light Crusader/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Mean Machines Sega (UK) #37: "November 1995" (1995-09-29)
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Print advert in MAN!AC (DE) #1995-11: "11/95" (1995-10-11)
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Digital manuals

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
92 №46, p98-100[4]
85 №165, p62-63[1]
87
63 №76, p42
68 №88, p138
77 №33, p56/57
85 №15, p60/61
88 №45, p78-80[5]
83 №11/95, p73[6]
89 №34, p62-66[7]
№35, p13[8]
93 №56, p88-91
85 №71, p57
90 №49, p60/61
80 №5, p74-77[9]
80 №82, p92[10]
Sega Mega Drive
83
Based on
15 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
70
[11]
CD Consoles (FR) PAL
68
[12]
Consoles + (FR)
92
[4]
Cool Gamer (RU)
90
[13]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
85
[1]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
63
[14]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
90
[15]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
68
[16]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
76
[17]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
68
[18]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
85
[19]
Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 1 (RU)
70
[20]
Joypad (FR)
88
[5]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
85
[21]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-J
83
[22]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
83
[6]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
89
[23]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
50
[24]
Player One (FR)
93
[25]
Power Up! (UK)
86
[26]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
72
[27]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
89
[28]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
85
[29]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
90
[30]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
65
[31]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
78
[32]
Todo Sega (ES)
93
[33]
Top Consoles (FR)
80
[9]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
85
[34]
Video Games (DE) PAL
81
[35]
VideoGames (US)
80
[10]
Sega Mega Drive
80
Based on
31 reviews

Light Crusader

Mega Drive, US

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Cart
Light Crusader MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, US (cardboard)
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, JP
LightCrusader MD JP Box.jpg
Cover
LightCrusader MD JP CartTop.jpg
LightCrusader MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Lightcrusader md jp manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, AU (VHS box)
LightCrusader MD AU Box VHS.jpg
Cover
Mega Drive, UK
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Cover
LightCrusader MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
LightCrusader MD EU Manual.jpg
Manual
Mega Drive, FR
LightCrusader MD FR Box.jpg
Cover
Light Crusader MD FR Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, DE
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Cover
Mega Drive, ES
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Cover
Mega Drive, KR
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Cover
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Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 beb715dc
MD5 2869e0d4ad512a1fbd9b79d6937d9446
SHA-1 df58fbcbede4b9659740b5505641d4cc7dd1b7f8
2MB 1995-07 Cartridge (US)
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 52c7252b
MD5 20269e49021b8f5d85073453b2e8349e
SHA-1 4352ae7ba1316e4384c4632be80f2fe277443f51
2MB 1995-03 Cartridge (EU)
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 237076a4
MD5 53673755ae0c01f8443293e3d846e910
SHA-1 2b8c0931c33c143d41ef7cff6a8dbb9b8351d613
2MB 1995-03 Cartridge (JP)
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 6d0cbcb2
MD5 8d4fa22fdf9ad5515e37f690c8490152
SHA-1 0f018f95b4933bb5b3b3a91cee8b9a8ecb376942
2MB 1995-03 Cartridge (KR)
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 e350ccfa
MD5 07f0620dd8ad5d278b7981607da9f504
SHA-1 0bf26dba5324471532db776da1ee4c0c06add1e5
2MB 1995-06-08 CD-R disc[36] Page

External links

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 File:CVG UK 165.pdf, page 62 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 165.pdf_p62" defined multiple times with different content
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://steamdb.info/app/71119/ (Wayback Machine: 2017-05-23 02:50)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 http://steamdb.info/app/71119/ (Wayback Machine: 2013-05-22 19:32)
  4. 4.0 4.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 046.pdf, page 98 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 046.pdf_p98" defined multiple times with different content
  5. 5.0 5.1 File:Joypad FR 045.pdf, page 78 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 045.pdf_p78" defined multiple times with different content
  6. 6.0 6.1 File:MegaFun DE 1995-11.pdf, page 73 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaFun DE 1995-11.pdf_p73" defined multiple times with different content
  7. File:MeanMachinesSega34UK.pdf, page 62
  8. File:MeanMachinesSega35UK.pdf, page 13
  9. 9.0 9.1 File:TopConsoles FR 05.pdf, page 74 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:TopConsoles FR 05.pdf_p74" defined multiple times with different content
  10. 10.0 10.1 File:VideoGames US 82.pdf, page 92 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:VideoGames US 82.pdf_p92" defined multiple times with different content
  11. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 116
  12. CD Consoles, "Septembre 1995" (FR; 1995-09-08), page 130
  13. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 116
  14. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 42
  15. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 74
  16. Famitsu, "1995-06-02" (JP; 1995-05-19), page 32
  17. Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 11 November 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 90
  18. GamePro, "January 1996" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 140
  19. Games World: The Magazine, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 60
  20. Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 2000-12-07), page 103
  21. MAN!AC, "10/95" (DE; 1995-09-13), page 68
  22. Mega Fun, "09/95" (DE; 1995-08-23), page 72
  23. Mean Machines Sega, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-06-26), page 13
  24. Next Generation, "December 1995" (US; 1995-11-21), page 197
  25. Player One, "Septembre 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 90
  26. Power Up!, "Saturday, October 07, 1995" (UK; 1995-10-07), page 1
  27. Saturn Fan, "1995 August" (JP; 1995-07-07), page 70
  28. Sega Magazine, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-07-13), page 82
  29. Sega Power, "October 1995" (UK; 1995-08-17), page 57
  30. Sega Pro, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-10), page 60
  31. Sega Saturn Magazine, "June 1995" (JP; 1995-05-08), page 133
  32. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  33. Todo Sega, "Septiembre 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 40
  34. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 19
  35. Video Games, "10/95" (DE; 1995-09-27), page 104
  36. Hidden Palace: Light Crusader (Jun 8, 1995 prototype)