Mystaria: The Realms of Lore

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Mystaria: The Realms of Lore
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (6 tracks)
Peripherals supported: Saturn Backup Memory
Genre: Simulation

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
JP
¥5,8005,800 GS-9021
Sega Saturn
US
81300
Sega Saturn
US
(Blazing Heroes)
81303
Sega Saturn
EU
MK81300-50
Sega Saturn
PL
199zł199

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Mystaria: The Realms of Lore, originally released as Riglordsaga (リグロード サーガ) in Japan, is a strategy game developed by Sega and Microcabin for the Sega Saturn. Two versions of the game were released in the US: one titled Mystaria: The Realms of Lore and the other as Blazing Heroes. The sequel, Riglordsaga 2, was only released in Japan.

A soundtrack album, Riglordsaga Original Soundtrack, was released in Japan shortly after the game.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English Mystaria: The Realms of Lore Mystaria: The Realms of Lore
English (US) Blazing Heroes Blazing Heroes
Japanese リグロード サーガ Riglordsaga

Production credits

  • ゲームデザイン・チーフプログラマー: 中津 泰彦
  • プログラマー: 井上 敬司
  • シナリオ・プログラマー: 山川 富士男
  • シナリオライター・マニュアル: 泉 正人
  • キャラクターCG: 加藤 雅史
  • マップCG: 鎌田 公夫, 古屋 賢三
  • ミュージック・サウンドエフェクツ: 瓜田 幸春
  • スペシャルサンクス: 福田 康文
  • ツールプログラム
  • システムサポート: 山田 浩司
  • 3Dシステムサポート: 永井 勝也, 大野 功二
  • マーケティングスタッフ: 川越 隆幸, 菊池 博人, 竹崎 忠, 南雲 靖士, 野中 竜太郎
  • スーパーバイザー: 田中 秀司
  • アドバイザリースタッフ: 大場 洋, 小野 健一
  • ディレクター: 中津 泰彦, 佐伯 広人
  • プロデューサー: 大場 規勝, 石井 洋児
  • エグゼクティブプロデューサー: 重田 守, 大矢知 直登
InVision Interactive
Riglordsaga
(C)Sega Enterprises, Ltd. 1995
(C)Micro Cabin Corp. 1995
Source:
In-game credits (JP)


  • Designer/Lead Programmer: Yasuhiko Nakatsu
  • Programmer: Takashi Inoue
  • Scenario Programmer: Fujio Yamakawa
  • Scenario Writer: Masato Izumi
  • Character Designer/Artist: Masashi Kato
  • Map Designers/Artists: Kimio Kamata, Kenzo Furuya
  • Music/Sound Effects: Yukiharu Urita
  • Special Thanks: Yasufumi Fukuda
  • Tool Programmer: Hiroshi Yamada
  • 3D System Dreiver Support: Katsuya Nagai, Kouju Ohno
  • Supervisor: Hideji Tanaka
  • Advisory Staff: Hiroshi Ohba, Kenichi Ono
  • SOJ Coordinator: Ryoichi Hasegawa
  • Directors: Yasuhiko Nakatsu, Hiroto Saeki
  • Producers: Nokiyoshi Ohba, Youji Ishii
  • Executive Producers: Mamoru Shigeta, Naoto Oyachi
  • Manual: John McClain
Source:
US manual (Mystaria)
Mystaria sat us manual.pdf
[3]

Magazine articles

Main article: Mystaria: The Realms of Lore/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1995-07: "July 1995" (1995-06-08)
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1995-08: "August 1995" (1995-07-07)
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1995-08: "August 1995" (1995-07-07)
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1995-09: "September 1995" (1995-08-08)
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1995-09: "September 1995" (1995-08-08)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
71 [4]
95 №50, p116/117
81 [5]
80 [6]
78 №345, p31
90 №358, p32
89 [7]
87
80
83 №33 [1]
60 [8]
90 [9]
95 [10]
82 №77, p38/39
80 [11]
70 [12]
74 [13]
59 [14]
Sega Saturn
80
Based on
18 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
CD Consoles (FR)
80
[15]
Consoles + (FR) NTSC-J
95
[16]
Consoles + (FR)
95
[17]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
81
[18]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
80
[6]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
78
[19]
Freak (IL)
83
[20]
Fun Generation (DE) PAL
70
[21]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
85
[7]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
81
[22]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
75
[23]
Hobby Consolas (ES) PAL
91
[24]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
86
[25]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
82
[26]
Maximum (UK)
50
[8]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
87
[27]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
86
[28]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
90
[2]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-J
50
[29]
Player One (FR)
95
[30]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
76
[31]
Saturn+ (UK) PAL
83
[32]
Secret Service (PL)
70
[33]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
86
[34]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
82
[35]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
90
[36]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
80
[37]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
70
[38]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
74
[39]
Ultimate Future Games (UK) NTSC-J
59
[40]
Última Generación (ES)
70
[41]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-U
82
[42]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
100
[43]
Sega Saturn
80
Based on
33 reviews

Mystaria: The Realms of Lore

Saturn, US (Mystaria)
Mystaria Saturn US Box Back.jpgMystaria Saturn US Box Front.jpg
Cover
Mystaria sat us manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, US (Blazing Heroes)
BlazingHeroes Saturn US Box Back.jpgBlazingHeroes Saturn US Box Front.jpg
Cover
BlazingHeroes Saturn US Disc.jpg
Disc
Blazingheroes sat us manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, EU
Mystaria Saturn EU Box.jpg
Cover
Saturn, JP
RiglordSaga Saturn JP Box Back.jpgRiglordSaga Saturn JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
RiglordSaga Saturn JP Spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
Mystaria Saturn JP Disc.jpg
Disc

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Saturn
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
351,475,824 CD-ROM (EU) MK81300-50 V1.000
Sega Saturn
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
351,273,552 1995-05-01 CD-ROM (JP) GS-9021 V1.000
Sega Saturn
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
351,478,176 CD-ROM (US) 81300 V1.000
Sega Saturn
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
225,643,824 CD-ROM (US) 81303 V1.000

External links

References

  1. GamePro, "November 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 178
  2. 2.0 2.1 Mean Machines Sega, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-01-28), page 68
  3. File:Mystaria sat us manual.pdf, page 28
  4. CD Consoles, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 70-72 (70)
  5. Computer & Video Games, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-01-12), page 48/49 (48)
  6. 6.0 6.1 Electronic Gaming Monthly, "February 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 31
  7. 7.0 7.1 GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 1: January 1996" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 20
  8. 8.0 8.1 Maximum, "January 1996" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 143
  9. Mean Machines Sega, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-01-28), page 68-71 (68)
  10. Player One, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 70-72 (70)
  11. Sega Saturn Magazine, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-12-15), page 84/85 (84)
  12. Sega Saturn Magazine, "August 1995" (JP; 1995-07-07), page 143 (149)
  13. Sega Saturn Magazine (readers), "Final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 12 (14)
  14. Ultimate Future Games, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-10-02), page 92/93 (92)
  15. CD Consoles, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 70
  16. Consoles +, "Septembre 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 130
  17. Consoles +, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 116
  18. Computer & Video Games, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-01-12), page 48
  19. Famitsu, "1995-07-28" (JP; 1995-07-14), page 31
  20. Freak, "4/96" (IL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1
  21. Fun Generation, "03/96" (DE; 1996-02-12), page 52
  22. Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 1 January 1996" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 84
  23. GamePro, "March 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 82
  24. Hobby Consolas, "Enero 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 104
  25. Joypad, "Octobre (Joypad International supplement)" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 22
  26. MAN!AC, "03/96" (DE; 1996-02-14), page 56
  27. Mega Force, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 72
  28. Mega Fun, "03/96" (DE; 1996-02-20), page 78
  29. Next Generation, "November 1995" (US; 1995-10-24), page 172
  30. Player One, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 70
  31. Saturn Fan, "1995 October" (JP; 1995-09-08), page 64
  32. Saturn+, "Easter/April 1996" (UK; 1996-03-07), page 44
  33. Secret Service, "Kwiecień 1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 65
  34. Sega Magazin, "März 1996" (DE; 1996-02-14), page 70
  35. Sega Power, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-02-15), page 38
  36. Sega Pro, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-01-25), page 54
  37. Sega Saturn Magazine, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-12-15), page 84
  38. Sega Saturn Magazine, "August 1995" (JP; 1995-07-07), page 149
  39. Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 14
  40. Ultimate Future Games, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-10-02), page 92
  41. Última Generación, "Enero 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 96
  42. Video Games, "3/96" (DE; 1996-02-21), page 90
  43. VideoGames, "January 1996" (US; 1995-12-21), page 84