Arcus (MSX2)

Arcus is the first game of the same-titled series of RPGs by Wolf Team.

In a world in which humans mastered the art of magic and started using it on each other, a man named Jedah Chaf leaves his home to fulfill his dream of becoming a knight, and to hopefully save his kingdom from imminent destruction.

Developer Message#

Found at offset 0xD0 of Disk 1 is a message from programmer Naoyuki Ukeda. Line breaks were added for readability.

Original romaji	`KONNITIHA WOLF TEAM NO UKEDA DESU` `KONNA PROGRAM AKETEMO NANNIMO ERARENAIYO` `SOREWA SOUTOSITE SAIKIN ATAMAGA USUKU NATTE NAYANDERUNDA DOUSIYO`
Japanese transcription	`こんにちは　ウルフチームの受田です` `こんなプログラム開けても何にも得られないよ` `それはそうとして最近頭が薄くなって悩んでるんだどうしよ！！`
Translation	`HELLO, THIS IS UKEDA FROM WOLF TEAM` `YOU WON'T GET ANYTHING FROM OPENING THESE KINDS OF PROGRAMS` `BY THE WAY, I'VE BEEN WORRYING ABOUT MY HAIR GETTING THINNER LATELY, WHAT TO DO?!`

(Source: tikal.)

Sound Test#

In the first town, press F5 + Select to start a sound test mode. Use Up and Down to switch through the tracks.

(Source: ReyVGM)

References#

Gaming World: 新作ソフト発売予定 - Technopolis, Issue 76, November 1988↩︎

v · t · e The Arcus series
PC-88	Arcus
PC-98	Arcus • Arcush: Kagerou no Jidai wo Koete
Sharp X1	Arcus
MSX2	Arcus • Arcus II: Silent Symphony • Arcush: Kagerou no Jidai wo Koete
Sharp X68000	Arcus II: Silent Symphony • Arcush: Kagerou no Jidai wo Koete
SNES	Arcus Spirits (Prototype)