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Madou Monogatari ARS

Madou Monogatari ARS is a prequel to Madou Monogatari 1-2-3, like Madou Monogatari 1-2-3, it is a trio of first-person dungeon crawlers. Each chapter is devoted to a different playable character.

10 December 1993

Madou Monogatari ARS is an adventure developed by Compile, released 10 December 1993 on PC-9800 Series.

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What Madou Monogatari ARS is

Madou Monogatari ARS is an adventure game developed by Compile and released in 1993. It is available on PC-9800 Series only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A prequel to Madou Monogatari 123 to explain how Arle Nadja obtained her powers, how Schezo Wegey became a dark wizard, and how Rulue fell in love with Satan. The game retains its first-person dungeon crawler gameplay, featuring one character's story per disk.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Madou Monogatari ARS launched on 10 December 1993, within three weeks of Doom, Mega Man X, SimCity 2000 and NBA Jam.

Released around the same time: Doom, Mega Man X, SimCity 2000, NBA Jam.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Madou Monogatari ARS come out?
Madou Monogatari ARS was released on 10 December 1993 for PC-9800 Series.

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