Madou Monogatari I
The first game (story-wise) in the Madou Monogatari series, in which 6-year-old Arle Nadja must scale a dangerous tower. The Mega Drive remake was the last official Mega Drive game to be released in Japan.
Madou Monogatari I is an adventure developed by Compile, released 22 March 1996 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
What Madou Monogatari I is
Madou Monogatari I is an adventure game developed by Compile and released in 1996. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Six-year old Arle Nadja must complete a test by scaling a large tower, collecting three magic spheres, and destroying Cockatrice (who is not present in the PC-9801 version) and Fudoushi (Mamono in the MSX version) so she can graduate from kindergarten. In the Game Gear version, Camus will appear and either help Arle (such as teaching Arle "Bayoen") or slow Arle down (by taking one of the magic spheres if the game has been played for over three hours). Just before the final boss, Fudoushi/Mamono tricks Arle into seeing a mirage of the exit of the tower and her classmates turning into hideous creatures with their faces melting and eyes leaking out terrifying her. Arle defeats him and exits…
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 I launched on 22 March 1996, within three weeks of Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Resident Evil, Kirby Super Star and Descent II.
Released around the same time: Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Resident Evil, Kirby Super Star, Descent II.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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