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Indra no Hikari

Around the year 2000, mankind departs a depleted earth and travels through space to the plant Ibaru some 8,500 light years away. There, people live peacefully under the protection of a god whose power source…

20 November 1987

Indra no Hikari is a role-playing (rpg), released 20 November 1987 on Family Computer.

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What Indra no Hikari is

Indra no Hikari was released in 1987. It was published by Kemco. It is available on Family Computer only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Around the year 2000, mankind departs a depleted earth and travels through space to the plant Ibaru some 8,500 light years away. There, people live peacefully under the protection of a god whose power source is the Light of Indora. However, a demon siphons the light away from the planet and the god begins to slumber. The surface of the planet transforms into a vast desert and monsters begin to appear. The player must quest to put an end to the demon and restore the Light of Indora to the god that protects the planet.
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How it plays

Its themes are historical and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Indra no Hikari launched on 20 November 1987, within three weeks of Tecmo Bowl and Shinobi.

Released around the same time: Tecmo Bowl, Shinobi.

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When did Indra no Hikari come out?
Indra no Hikari was released on 20 November 1987 for Family Computer.

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