Romancia
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Romancia | |
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Developer(s) | Nihon Falcom Compile (FC) [1] |
Publisher(s) | Nihon Falcom |
Composer(s) | Takahito Abe Yuzo Koshiro Masatomo Miyamoto |
Series | Dragon Slayer |
Platform(s) | PC-8801, PC-9801, X1, MSX, MSX2, Famicom, Windows |
Release | PC-8801/9801/MSX/X1
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Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Romancia (ロマンシア), also known as Dragon Slayer Jr., is an action-adventure game developed by Nihon Falcom in 1986 for the PC-8801, PC-9801, MSX, and Sharp X1 computers. A later Famicom version was published by Tokyo Shoseki. An enhanced remake was released for Windows in 1999 by Unbalance. It is the third in the Dragon Slayer series, preceded by Xanadu and followed by Dragon Slayer IV. Romancia is a simpler and brightly colored game in comparison to the other Dragon Slayer titles, hence the name "Dragon Slayer Jr."
Story
The game begins with Prince Fan Freddy (ファン・フレディ) outside the castle. As in Xanadu, Fan can speak with the king for some free equipment. The goal is to rescue Princess Selina (セリナ) within 30 minutes.
Gameplay
Movement is controlled with the arrow keys, and attacking is done with the action key. Unlike Xanadu, there are almost no statistics, and zero customization. The game consists largely of two screens with a few small sub-areas. The player has only thirty minutes to complete the game, further illustrating the light and accessible nature of the title versus the oppressive underground complexes of Xanadu. Despite this, the game is still rather unforgiving and the player will likely need to use trial and error or a walkthrough to solve some of the puzzles.
References
- ^ "Compile Game History -その他-" [COMPILE GAME HISTORY -Other-] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 1998-01-17. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
- 1986 video games
- MSX games
- MSX2 games
- Action-adventure games
- Metroidvania games
- NEC PC-8801 games
- NEC PC-9801 games
- Sharp X1 games
- Nintendo Entertainment System games
- Tokyo Shoseki games
- Windows games
- Dragon Slayer (series)
- Japan-exclusive video games
- Video games developed in Japan
- Video games scored by Yuzo Koshiro
- Action-adventure video game stubs
- Single-player video games
- Compile (company) games
- Nihon Falcom games