Rygar
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For the PlayStation 2 & Wii game, see Rygar: The Legendary Adventure. For the Monster Rancher character, see List of Monster Rancher characters.
Rygar is a side-scrolling platform game created by Tecmo in 1986 and originally released for arcades in Japan as Argos no Senshi (アルゴスの戦士, Arugosu no Senshi, lit. Warrior of Argus).[5] The player assumes the role of a "Legendary Warrior", battling through a hostile landscape. The main feature of gameplay is the use of a weapon called the "Diskarmor", a shield with a long chain attached to it.[6]
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Developer(s) | Tecmo |
Publisher(s) | Tecmo |
Composer(s) | Michiharu Hasuya (NES) |
Platform(s) | Arcade, X68000, C64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, NES, Master System, Lynx, Mobile, Virtual Console, PlayStation 4, Amiga |
Release | May 20, 1986 |
Genre(s) | Platform |
Mode(s) | 1-2 players alternating terms |
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A remake, Rygar: The Legendary Adventure, was released in 2002. As of June 2007[update], Rygar and its remake sold a combined 1.5 million copies worldwide.[7]