The Music of Video Games [209] Legacy of the Wizard

Entry 209 in an on-going video series that offers a selection of musical tracks from various titles throughout gaming's history.

Legacy of the Wizard
Dragon Slayer IV: Drasle Family (jp)
ドラゴンスレイヤーIV (jp)

Year: 1989
Platform: NES
Developers: Nihon Falcom Corp., Quintet Co. Ltd.
Publisher: Brøderbund Software Inc.
Video source: Speeddemosarchive.com

For more info on the game, follow these links:
http://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/legacy-of-the-wizard
http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/home/587404.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_of_the_Wizard

Watch this video with 44 KHz stereo sound:
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=WkdOyiuG6VY&fmt=18
Using this link may affect video quality.

Music composed by Yuzo Koshiro.

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[eightbitgnosis]

I remember liking this game, but damned if I could figure out where the hell to go

[G4Spounge]

Took me forever to figure out what the name of this game was. I use to play it as a kid. But I didn't understand anything about it but liked the tunes and liked messing around in it.

[Bastiest]

@eightbitgnosis Yeah, gotta say that you won't get too far withouth a map of a sort, I tried to fiqure out everything I couldn't withouth any sort of map but finding a first dungeon boss was just too impossibble withouth.

[ilikesshinythings]

@eightbitgnosis omg amen. i never could figure out any of it. so confusing lmao so i just kept on trying and trying...and failing LOL

[ucd949]

Great soundtrack! The music feels like a mix between Mega Man and Castlevania.

[bluesuncompanyman]

I played this game for long months and years as a boy. I never solved all of it, but I recall getting 2 of the 4 primary goals and being within sight of a third. Legacy of the Wizard was a puzzle-fest if ever there was one. My parents would be upset at the long hours of my video gaming but they never could grasp the rich logic complexities I silently dug through. I think LotW was one varible that made me an A math student.

[kibjohn]

@budweiser1965 It has a 32-character password system so you can continue where you left off at. That is what I hate about games with long passwords. I mean, I just want to play the game, not hack into a server.

[schtolteheim]

Why not every track?

[budweiser1965]

I beat it... But I called the hotline to figure it out. spent hours playing and remeber..ther are no saves.

[budweiser1965]

I beat it... But I called the hotline to figure it out. spent hours playing and remeber..ther are no saves.

[PeterSmeter]

Aww man this brings back so many childhood memories! Never did beat it.

[Nedspodos]

@FlameAdder LOL! XD