Madō Monogatari

Madō Monogatari (魔導物語; translates as "Story of Sorcery", romanized as Madoh Monogatari in some versions) 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 is 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 a magical element: Fire, Ice Storm, Thunder, and Bayoen. Some enemies are weaker against one particular magic attack than another.

Games in the series

• Madou Monogatari: Episode II Carbuncle – MSX (1989); in Disc Station: Special Christmas Edition, prototype of episode II
• Madou 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: Hanamaru Daiyōchienji (2D) – Super Famicom (1996); another episode of Madou Monogatari I
  • Madou Monogatari II – Game Gear (1994)
  • Madou Monogatari III – Game Gear (1994)
• Madou Monogatari A-R-S – PC-9801 (1993); includes three episodes (Arle, Rulue, Schezo)
  • Madou Monogatari A – Game Gear (1995)
• Madou Monogatari: Michikusa Ibun (道草異聞, Loitering around and the Rumor) – PC-9801 (1994); in Disc Station Vol. 3
• Madou 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
• Madou 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)
• Madou Monogatari (2D) – Saturn (1998)
• Madou Monogatari Mobile – i-mode (2005)

References

• Hardcore Gaming 101