Hiouden: Mamono-tachi tono Chikai
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Hiōden: Mamono-tachi tono Chikai is a video game that was published in 1992 by Telenet Japan
and developed by their Wolfteam subsidiary. It was released on the NEC PC-98 in the same year. The game was later ported to the Super Famicom
in 1994. Its subtitle could be translated as "Legend of the Scarlet King".
The main character of Hiouden is Richard A. MacIntyre, the titular Scarlet King. His castle has been taken over by the Macaulays, and everyone in the castle was executed except him. He fled to the hanging gardens in the castle to regroup. There he discovers Beatrix, a dryad, who grants him the ability to summon demons. Thus begins his quest to retake his home.
The game can be played using the SNES mouse
or a normal controller.
, Shinji Tamura, Ryota Furuya and Hiroya Hatsushiba
(who was also the sound programmer). It also features two solo piano tracks composed by Sakuraba.
Telenet Japan
was a Japanese video game and software developer founded in October 1983 by Kazuyuki Fukushima. The company was also known as Nippon Telenet . The company was best known for the Valis series as well as its Wolfteam & RiOT divisions...
and developed by their Wolfteam subsidiary. It was released on the NEC PC-98 in the same year. The game was later ported to the Super Famicom
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...
in 1994. Its subtitle could be translated as "Legend of the Scarlet King".
The main character of Hiouden is Richard A. MacIntyre, the titular Scarlet King. His castle has been taken over by the Macaulays, and everyone in the castle was executed except him. He fled to the hanging gardens in the castle to regroup. There he discovers Beatrix, a dryad, who grants him the ability to summon demons. Thus begins his quest to retake his home.
The game can be played using the SNES mouse
SNES Mouse
The Super NES Mouse is a peripheral released by Nintendo in 1992 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System . Originally designed for use with the game Mario Paint, the SNES Mouse was sold in a bundle with the game and included a plastic mouse pad...
or a normal controller.
Music
The game's music was composed by Motoi SakurabaMotoi Sakuraba
is a Japanese composer of video games, anime series, and television dramas as well as independent progressive rock albums.-Biography:Motoi Sakuraba was born in Akita Prefecture, Japan...
, Shinji Tamura, Ryota Furuya and Hiroya Hatsushiba
Hiroya Hatsushiba
Hiroya Hatsushiba is the founder of tri-Crescendo, and a long time sound programmer for composer Motoi Sakuraba.Hatsushiba came up as a sound director and programmer for the Telenet Japan subsidiary Wolfteam in 1993...
(who was also the sound programmer). It also features two solo piano tracks composed by Sakuraba.
Trivia
- This game is also noted as Yoshiharu Gotanda's first work as the lead programmer.
- It is the second to last game Wolfteam developed before the big staff breakup.
- Richard A. MacIntyre makes a cameo appearance in Harmel Village in the game Tales of PhantasiaTales of Phantasiais a Super Nintendo game in the RPG genre published by Namco and released in Japan in 1995, selling 212,000 copies. It is the first mothership title in the Tales RPG series and was later remade/re-released on the PlayStation, Game Boy Advance and PlayStation Portable...
as the city mayor and store owner.