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Pressing {{C}} jumps, and holding {{C}} crouches while walking. {{B}} attacks. How long you hold {{B}} for, how many times you have it pressed, whether or not you are jumping, and whether or not you are moving all determine which attack you perform (though it will always be either using your sword or kicking). {{B}} is also used to talk to villagers. {{Start}} opens up a menu where you can equip weapons and items, check your progress, look at a map, and save.
 
Pressing {{C}} jumps, and holding {{C}} crouches while walking. {{B}} attacks. How long you hold {{B}} for, how many times you have it pressed, whether or not you are jumping, and whether or not you are moving all determine which attack you perform (though it will always be either using your sword or kicking). {{B}} is also used to talk to villagers. {{Start}} opens up a menu where you can equip weapons and items, check your progress, look at a map, and save.
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[[Six Button Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Six Button Control Pad]] buttons are also used for shortcuts:<br>
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{{X}} - Open Map menu.<br>
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{{Y}} - Open Weapons menu.<br>
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{{Z}} - Open Items menu.<br>
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Furthermore, {{Mode}} button is also used in this game. Pressing {{Mode}}+{{B}} switches between dagger and chosen weapon.<br>
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Some cheats require use of buttons that aren't available on [[Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Three Button Control Pad]].
  
 
==Versions==
 
==Versions==

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The Story of Thor: A Successor of the Light/Beyond Oasis
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console, Steam, Android, iOS
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Sound driver:
Sega Mega Drive
Ancient Music Driver MD
Peripherals supported: Six button pad
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥8,8008,800 G-5543
Sega Mega Drive
US
$79.9979.99[2] 1354
Sega Mega Drive
DE
1354-18
Sega Mega Drive
ES
1354-06
Sega Mega Drive
FR
1354-09
Sega Mega Drive
NL
Sega Mega Drive
UK
£59.9959.99[4] 1354-05
Sega Mega Drive
AU
$99.9599.95[5]
Sega Mega Drive
KR
GM94023JG
Wii Virtual Console
JP
600pts600
Wii Virtual Console
US
800pts800
Wii Virtual Console
EU
800pts800
Google Android OS
US
FREEfree
Google Android OS
EU
FREEfree
iOS
US
FREEfree
iOS
EU
FREEfree

The Story of Thor: A Successor of the Light, called The Story of Thor: Hikari o Tsugumono (ストーリー・オブ・トア 光を継ぐ者) in Japan, La Legende de Thor in France, and Beyond Oasis in North America, is a 1994/1995 role-playing action game developed by Ancient for the Sega Mega Drive. It was followed by a prequel, The Story of Thor 2, on the Sega Saturn.

Prince Ali has found the Gold Armlet, a magical artifact used by Reharl, a sorcerer, to defeat Agito, another sorcerer who wanted to destroy the Kingdom of Oasis with his Silver Armlet, a long time ago. Both sorcerers died and the armlets were lost until now. The Gold Armlet governs the four spirits of Oasis, which Ali must find in order to stop the person who has found the Silver Armlet from destroying Oasis.

Gameplay

US title screen.

Pressing C jumps, and holding C crouches while walking. B attacks. How long you hold B for, how many times you have it pressed, whether or not you are jumping, and whether or not you are moving all determine which attack you perform (though it will always be either using your sword or kicking). B is also used to talk to villagers.  START  opens up a menu where you can equip weapons and items, check your progress, look at a map, and save.

Six Button Control Pad buttons are also used for shortcuts:
X - Open Map menu.
Y - Open Weapons menu.
Z - Open Items menu.
Furthermore,  MODE  button is also used in this game. Pressing  MODE +B switches between dagger and chosen weapon.
Some cheats require use of buttons that aren't available on Three Button Control Pad.

Versions

Version history

Main article: The Story of Thor: A Successor of the Light/Changelog.
System Version Size Date Comment Ref Icon
Google Android OS
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Download.svg (info) (50.15 MB)
Google Android OS
0000010000000000000000000000001.0.0 49MB 201710112017-10-11 [9][8]
Download.svg (info) (48.78 MB)
iOS
0000010000010000000000000000001.1.0 141MB 201712202017-12-20 [10]
iOS
0000010000000000000000000000001.0.0 186MB 201710112017-10-11 [11]

Production credits

  • Main Program & System Design: Yukio Takahashi
  • Monster, Event & Sound Program: Hideki Koyama
  • Monster & Visual Program: Akitoshi Kawano
  • Game Design & Main Planning: Kataru Uchimura
  • Map Design & Event Design: Tetsuya Kawabata
  • Art Direction & Character Design: Ayano Koshiro
  • Object Art & Illustration: Hitoshi Ariga
  • Background Graphic Art: Hiroki Tatemukai, Hajime Chikami
  • Story & Script Writer: Juri Ogawa
  • Producer & Music Composer: Yuzo Koshiro
  • Special Thanks To: Steaven C Vlam
  • Special Thanks To Sega Staff: Kunihiro Shirahata
  • ©1995 Sega
  • Music ©1994 Yuzo Koshiro


Magazine articles

Main article: The Story of Thor: A Successor of the Light/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in GamePro (US) #69: "April 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in Consoles + (FR) #42: "Avril 1995" (1995-0x-xx)
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Digital manuals

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
56 №4, p132-135[13]
96 №41, p92-94
89 №160, p78-80[3]
97 Vol.3, №3, p18/38-41
95
92
93 №27, p54/55
93 №10, p14
88 №100, p55
93 №29, p56-61[4]
40 №4, p94
96 №51, p78-81[14]
90 №15, p94/95
93 №65, p42-45
90 №43, p36/37
84 №5, p90
Sega Mega Drive
87
Based on
16 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
90
[15]
Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)
90
[16]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
80
[17]
CD Consoles (FR)
56
[13]
Consoles + (FR)
96
[18]
Cool Gamer (RU)
90
[19]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
89
[3]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
58
[20]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
76
[21]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
90
[22]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
60
[23]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
95
[24]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
75
[25]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
88
[2]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
93
[26]
Joypad (FR) PAL
93
[27]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
79
[28]
Mega (UK) PAL
93
[29]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
84
[30]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
93
[4]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
25
[31]
Player One (FR)
96
[32]
Play Time (DE)
88
[33]
Power Up! (UK)
91
[34]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
76
[35]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
90
[36]
Sega News (CZ)
82
[37]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
93
[38]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
90
[39]
Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)
82
[40]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
82
[41]
Todo Sega (ES)
91
[42]
Tricks (RU)
81
[43]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
89
[44]
Ultimate Future Games (UK) PAL
84
[45]
Video Games (DE) PAL
86
[46]
VideoGames (US)
80
[47]
Sega Mega Drive
83
Based on
37 reviews

The Story of Thor: A Successor of the Light

Mega Drive, US

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Mega Drive, US (cardboard)
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Manual
Mega Drive, JP
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Manual
Mega Drive, UK
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Manual
Mega Drive, FR
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Mega Drive, DE
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Mega Drive, ES

The Story of Thor MD ES Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, AU

Mega Drive, KR
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External links

References

  1. File:EGM US 067.pdf, page 134
  2. 2.0 2.1 File:GamePro US 070.pdf, page 105 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 070.pdf_p105" defined multiple times with different content
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 File:CVG UK 160.pdf, page 78 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 160.pdf_p78" defined multiple times with different content
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 File:MeanMachinesSega29UK.pdf, page 56 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega29UK.pdf_p56" defined multiple times with different content
  5. File:SegaMegazone AU 49.pdf, page 22
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 @SEGAForever on Twitter
  7. Google Play (com.sega.beyondoasis) (Wayback Machine: 2017-12-22 00:22)
  8. 8.0 8.1 APKPure (com.sega.beyondoasis)
  9. Google Play (com.sega.beyondoasis) (Wayback Machine: 2017-10-29 03:20)
  10. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/beyond-oasis-classic/id1263090841?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2017-12-22 00:26)
  11. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/beyond-oasis-classic/id1263090841?mt=8 (Wayback Machine: 2017-10-17 21:34)
  12. Sega Visions, "May 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 43
  13. 13.0 13.1 File:CDConsoles FR 04.pdf, page 132 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CDConsoles FR 04.pdf_p132" defined multiple times with different content
  14. File:PlayerOne FR 051.pdf, page 74
  15. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 224
  16. Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-08-xx), page 15
  17. Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1995" (JP; 1994-12-08), page 24
  18. Consoles +, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 92
  19. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 207
  20. Electronic Games (1992-1995), "June 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 84
  21. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 36
  22. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 313
  23. Famitsu, "1994-12-16" (JP; 1994-12-02), page 1
  24. GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 3: March 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 18
  25. Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 4 April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 46
  26. Games World: The Magazine, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 14
  27. Joypad, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 60
  28. MAN!AC, "03/95" (DE; 1995-02-08), page 50
  29. Mega, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-28), page 52
  30. Mega Fun, "03/95" (DE; 1995-02-22), page 74
  31. Next Generation, "April 1995" (US; 1995-03-21), page 96
  32. Player One, "Mars 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 78
  33. Play Time, "4/95" (DE; 1995-03-08), page 103
  34. Power Up!, "Saturday, March 25, 1995" (UK; 1995-03-25), page 1
  35. Saturn Fan, "1995 March" (JP; 1995-02-08), page 41
  36. Sega Magazine, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-15), page 94
  37. Sega News, "Listopad 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 25
  38. Sega Power, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-16), page 42
  39. Sega Pro, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-23), page 36
  40. Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1996-01-03), page 24
  41. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  42. Todo Sega, "Abril 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 30
  43. Tricks, "5/95" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 28
  44. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 8
  45. Ultimate Future Games, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-02), page 90
  46. Video Games, "3/95" (DE; 1995-02-23), page 94
  47. VideoGames, "April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 71