Wizards and Warriors is a 1987 Nintendo game developed by the UK-based company Rare and one of my first and favorite games I’ve ever played. Being raised by parents who love fantasy, this game appealed/appeals to me so much. I have been anxiously waiting for it to be released to the Wii’s virtual console; I will snatch it up immediately!
In Wizards and Warriors the player controls Kuros, the “Knight Warrior of the Books of Excalibur”, as he sets out in the Kingdom of Elrond to defeat the evil wizard Malkil, who holds the princess captive in the Castle IronSpire. Players make their way through forests, tunnels and caves, battling hoards of enemies, rescuing damsels in distress and collecting treasure, magical items and additional weaponry to get past the obstacles in their path. Chests are color-coded and require a key of that matching color to open the chest; the same color-coded keys are used to open doors of matching colors. Some weapons and magic items are replaced once the player collects a new item, but others remain throughout the course of the game. Other valuable treasures increase the player's score and include coins, orbs, chalices, and entire hoards of treasure.
I really miss playing Wizards and Warriors. It was the first game I really got excited about when I was a kid. Sure I played Super Mario Bros. and such, but this was my favorite. I can't wait for it to become part of the Virtual Wii, if it ever does *crosses fingers*
Here is a video featuring some of the music and the games main bosses.
Ha! My dad plays that game all the time! He can max out the score and beat it without dying.
ReplyDeleteWhat does he play it on? I've been wanting to play it again so bad!
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