Rygar

Rygar
Basic Information
Type(s)	Video Game
Developer(s)	Tecmo
Publisher(s)	Tecmo
Genre(s)	Platform
Input	Joystick; 2 buttons
Platform(s)	Arcade, Sharp X68000, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, NES, Family Computer, Master System, Lynx, Mobile Phone and Virtual Console
Retail Features
1-2 players alternating
Ratings
European Release Date(s)
Nintendo Entertainment System March 30, 1990 Virtual Console September 11, 2009
North American Release Date(s)
Commodore 64 and Nintendo Entertainment System 1987 Atari Lynx 1990 Virtual Console October 19, 2009
Japanese Release Date(s)
Sharp X68000 1986 Family Computer April 14, 1987 Master System 1988 Virtual Console September 8, 2009
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Rygar is an arcade game created by Tecmo in 1986 and originally released in Japan as Argus no Senshi (アルゴスの戦士, Arugosu no Senshi, lit. "Warrior of Argus"). It is a scrolling platform game where the player assumes the role as the "Legendary Warrior", battling through a hostile landscape. Only with the attack and movements mastered would the player stand a chance of progressing through later stages.

The main feature of gameplay is using a weapon called the "Diskarmor", a shield with a long chain attached to it.

Ports

The game was ported to the Sharp X68000, Commodore 64, Sega Master System (Japan only; as Argos No Jūjiken), Spectrum 48K, Amstrad 6128 and the Atari Lynx. It was also included in a compilation of game called Tecmo Classic Arcade for the Xbox. The arcade version has also been re-released on the Wii Virtual Console.

Atari Lynx Version

The Atari Lynx version closely followed the arcade version. However, the layout of some rounds was different, and there were only 23 rounds.

NES Version

The NES game Rygar is entirely different from the arcade game of the same name.

Plot

The arcade game begins with the following introduction:

4.5 billion years have passed since Earth's creation. Many dominators have ruled in all their glory, but time was their greatest enemy and it defeated their reign. And now a new dominator's reign begins...

Information gleaned from console manuals reveals that the evil being Ligar has taken over the land of Argool, and Rygar, a dead warrior who has risen from his grave, must use his Diskarmor, along with a variety of other weapons, to stop him. In console versions clues and limited dialogue are given in the form of large, sage like men encountered in stone green temples throughout the game.

In the Japanese original, references to "Ligar" and "Rygar" are one and the same because the Roman syllables "Li" and "Ry" come from the same Japanese character. In this version, the hero is only referred to as "The Legendary Warrior", while both "Rygar" and "Ligar" refer to the main villain.

PlayStation 2 game

Main article: Rygar: The Legendary Adventure

Rygar was updated and released for the PlayStation 2 in November 2002. It features a transition to 3-D graphics and portions of the environment are destructible. It was released to generally positive reviews.

Wii game

On May 11, 2007, a new Rygar title for the Wii was announced at Tecmo's "Nite Out 07" event. [1]

Videos

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External links

• Hardcore Gaming 101 Article on the Rygar series
• Rygar at Museum of the Game
• Rygar wiki guide at StrategyWiki

• 'Rygar' at MobyGames
• Rygar at World of Spectrum