This shit just may be too awesome to joke about.
I was gonna think of some joke to crack, but I’m at a loss. There are also potions, but beware – Taito decided to be shitheads and make some of them deplete your health instead of restore it! There are three different weapons, too: a mace, an axe, and the sword you start with. Armor (something Rastan should should have thought about while getting dressed for this trip) can help absorb some of the punishment you’ll take. While most of them only work for a limited amount of time, all of them are worth having. Thankfully, in addition to being a huge badass, Rastan also has periodic access to some power ups found throughout the game’s environments. Lizard men, undead wizards, an astounding volume of dog-sized chimaeras, and gargoyle swordsmen make up a small sliver of the creatures trying to end your quest with a trip to an early grave.
Rastan arcade game screenshots manual#
Clever combat is worth considering, since the variety of enemy monsters in Rastan looks like someone held a Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual over this world and shook it until everything fell out. Rastan is pretty athletic, not to mention acrobatic his prodigious leap is an essential tool for getting around and can also be used to get the drop on enemies while minimizing the risk of reprisal. The game begins with Rastan dropping from an unreasonable height into the first level, where you can immediately begin slashing through monsters and making your way across the game world. Well, except for the fact that his vertical leap is about thirty feet. Taito released the game this way not only to save money, but to hedge their bets by not using a dedicated cabinet, the company stood to take less of a hit if Rastan failed to take off.ġ00% absolute clone of Conan the Cimmerian. Rastan Saga (or simply Rastan outside Japan) was released to arcades as a kit existing cabinets could be converted with a little bit of work into Rastan cabinets. In 1987, Taito hit the world with a truly badass barbarian who would heartily agree with that sentiment.
Kogan had proved that being adventurous can really pay off. What began as a distributor of amusements during post-war Japan’s recovery would grow into one of the most prolific developers of 1980s and 90s gaming. Taito, for instance? You know, the very Japanese corporation that gave us Bubble Bobble and Operation Wolf? That company was founded in 1953 by a Russian Jewish immigrant named Michael Kogan. A lot of it has to do with these companies’ origins and beginnings – some of which differ greatly from what one might assume. I’ve been reading a lot lately about the video game developers who were active in Japan in the 1980s and early 90s, and I’ve learned some of interesting stuff.
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