Madō Monogatari

Madō Monogatari[lower-alpha 1] is a series of first-person dungeon crawler RPGs by Compile. The first game was released in 1989 for MSX2 and NEC PC-9801. The characters of this series would later be used in the puzzle game Puyo Puyo.

Gameplay

Gameplay combines traditional RPG with some unique twists. For example, there are no numeric stats; instead, everything is represented by character facial expressions and sprites. Another is the complete lack of physical attacks. Everything utilizes one of four magical elements: Fire, Ice Storm, Thunder, and Bayoen. Some enemies are weaker against one particular magic attack than another.

Games in the series

  • Madō Monogatari: Episode II Carbuncle – MSX (1989); in Disc Station: Special Christmas Edition, prototype of episode II
  • Madō Monogatari 1-2-3 – MSX (1990), PC-9801 (1991); includes three episodes (I, II, III)
    • Madō Monogatari I – Game Gear (1993), Mega Drive (1996), PC Engine (1996)
    • Madō Monogatari: Honoo No Sotsuenji (炎の卒園児, Graduate Child of Flame) - PC Engine (1996)
      • Madō Monogatari: Hanamaru Daiyōchienji (はなまる大幼稚園児, Big Kindergarten Kids) (2D) – Super Famicom (1996); another episode of Madou Monogatari I
    • Madō Monogatari II – Game Gear (1994)
    • Madō Monogatari III – Game Gear (1994)
  • Madō Monogatari A-R-S – PC-9801 (1993); includes three episodes (Arle, Rulue, Schezo)
    • Madō Monogatari A – Game Gear (1995)
  • Madō Monogatari: Michikusa Ibun (道草異聞, Loitering around and the Rumor) – PC-9801 (1994); in Disc Station Vol. 3
  • Madō Monogatari: Hacha-Mecha Kimatsu Shiken (はちゃめちゃ期末試験, Confused Final Exam) – Windows (1996); in Disc Station Vol. 12
  • Madō Monogatari: Madoushi no Tou (魔導師の塔, Magician's Tower) – Windows (1997); in Disc Station Vol. 16
  • Mado Jeongi: Elysion e Bimil (엘리시온의 비밀, Secret of Elysion) – Windows (1997); in Disc Station Vol. 5 (Korean version)
  • Madō Monogatari (2D) – Saturn (1998)
  • Madō Monogatari (Mobile) – i-mode (2005)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 魔導物語 (lit. Story of Sorcery), officially romanized as Madou Monogatari or Madoh Monogatari in some versions

References

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