The Mysterious Murasame Castle

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The Mysterious Murasame Castle
Developer Nintendo EAD
Publisher Nintendo
System NES, Game Boy Advance, Virtual Console, 3DS Virtual Console, Wii U Virtual Console
Release Date NES
JP April 14, 1986
Game Boy Advance
JP August 10, 2004
Wii Virtual Console
JP August 19, 2008
3DS Virtual Console
JP July 3, 2013
EU May 29, 2014
US August 7, 2014
Wii U Virtual Console
JP July 30, 2014

The Mysterious Murasame Castle is an early Nintendo adventure game that was originally released only for the Famicom Disk System. It did not receive an English release until 2014, when it was ported to the 3DS Virtual Console.

Story

At a Japanese castle during the Edo period, a great storm brought a stone idol named Murasame to life. Murasame cast darkness over the land and hypnotized the leaders of the villages to do it's bidding using five magic orbs. With his new found power, Murasame plans to overthrow the shogun and become leader of Japan. A swordsman named Takamaru has been sent to defeat Murasame.

Gameplay

The game has a top down perspective, similar to The Legend of Zelda, but the gameplay is much different. The game is linear rather than encouraging exploration and the emphasis is on action rather than puzzle-solving. The player never gets new equipment, but can power up the shuriken.

As the player travels through the game, enemies will block the way, usually ninjas. Sometimes maidens will appear. Saving a maiden will give the player an extra life, but some maidens are really devils in disguise. At the end of each level, the castle's lord must be defeated.

Legacy

Ports and Remakes