For the raw Golvellius fans, the MSX1 version of the game is really quite fun. It has that early gamedev mess that I think can be appreciated by everyone with enough game play/dev experience on their belts. I mean, having your iframes be granted to you by an item? And before you get that item you simply don't have them and all enemies stunlock you to death? That's just too wonderful for words.

It's a clever game though. I love how each screen has a guaranteed secret and I love the hint system. It has like one or two bad dungeons (one of them being a bonus dungeon anyway), but besides that it's just a good time. Surpassed by the much more polished SMS version though (which is also a totally different map with completely different dungeons).

Reviewed on Feb 04, 2024


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