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Heard something interesting today, from a Japanese friend

"
I heared that Nazca'88 is remake of arcade game LEGEND
by kyu-go boueki
http://www.smspower.org/sites/Momochi-20030921/untiku/legend.htm
Throw money and game is looks like Wonder Boy (1st)
I think there are some PCBs, but not released officialy
"

See the picture:

Text from that page:

レジェンド　（ＬＥＧＥＮＤ）
　１９８６　九娯貿易作品

エアーウルフや、セガの販売で、リパルスやフラッシュギャルを作っていた九娯貿易の幻の作品。
ワンダーボーイのような（と言うかソックリ）画面構成の横スクロールアクションで、
敵にお金を投げつけて仲間（オプション）にし、自分の盾のように使います。

初めはセガの販売の予定でショーなどに出品されていたようですが、
ロケテストの結果でも悪かったのか、実際には極少数のみ九娯みずからが販売したようです。
当時遊んだ人の話によりますと、なかなか面白いゲームで、今でも記憶に残るもう一度プレイしたいゲームだそうです。
上の写真は実際のインストですが、手書きで味わい深い絵が興味をそそります（笑）

The game was not released by some PCB are circulating (I don't know if it has been dumped).

Here's a video on NicoNico http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm3541727

High-score table says:
KAMEI
NAKAYAMARU
ABEMARE
TOSHI TANA
MIKI HARA

The game itself is quite different from Aztec Adventure, but the similarities in the flyer is quite troubling: the control scheme, the "OH!" o the characters.

About Kyugo Boueki:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sega_arcade_system_boards#Kyugo
https://www.giantbomb.com/kyugo-boueki/3010-711/

The game can be played on MAME. Some people say Sega was to be the publisher, but testing didn't go so well and they dropped the game.

Legend is side-scrolling and the artwork has a not-very-Sega style, but the money throwing mechanic is there, and it's pretty obvious Aztec Adventure was originally a port of this (or a pseudo-port, like Ghost House is to Monster Bash).

The article on Sega-Retro
https://segaretro.org/Legend
says
"Legend is a 1986 arcade action game by Sega and Coreland released on Kyugo-made arcade hardware. Present ROM dumps do not appear to credit either company anywhere (presumably coming from a pirate), though some sort of "readme" (according to the MAME source; do they mean the operator's manual? the README of the original dump?) lists both companies. A bootleg called Legion is also known to exist."

Suggesting Coreland may be the developer?
Would be worth investigating this further because we don't have any credits for Aztec Adventure.

Legend was probably developed by Whiteboard. Chieko Aoki (Phantasy Star) is credited on this site as the planner for Aztec Adventure. I'm not sure what the source for that is.

The wiki edit has the comment “Credits bits from Okunari”.

I found the tweet. https://twitter.com/okunari/status/518989164725800962

He also said Tarnya (Chikako Kamatani) did the music for Nazca '88 and Fantasy Zone II (and Tensai Bakabon?). https://twitter.com/okunari/status/618384134306574336

Haha :( :) I have short term memory I forgot the first one was an answer to me..

https://twitter.com/okunari/status/518989164725800962
ナスカ88のプランナーはファンタシースター1の青木さんです（書籍「ファンタシースターの世界」より）。ジリオンはオサール・コウタさんですね。https://sega.jp/fb/album/04_alex/02.html

https://twitter.com/okunari/status/618384134306574336
あと音楽はファンタジーゾーン2、ナスカ’88などのターニャさんです>天才バカボン

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Bock Site Admin Joined: 08 Jul 2001 Posts: 8651 Location: Paris, France	"Legend" arcade game by Kyugo Boueki - inspiration for Aztec Adventure? Posted: Mon May 08, 2017 10:23 am
	Heard something interesting today, from a Japanese friend " I heared that Nazca'88 is remake of arcade game LEGEND by kyu-go boueki http://www.smspower.org/sites/Momochi-20030921/untiku/legend.htm Throw money and game is looks like Wonder Boy (1st) I think there are some PCBs, but not released officialy " See the picture: Text from that page: レジェンド　（ＬＥＧＥＮＤ）　１９８６　九娯貿易作品エアーウルフや、セガの販売で、リパルスやフラッシュギャルを作っていた九娯貿易の幻の作品。ワンダーボーイのような（と言うかソックリ）画面構成の横スクロールアクションで、敵にお金を投げつけて仲間（オプション）にし、自分の盾のように使います。初めはセガの販売の予定でショーなどに出品されていたようですが、ロケテストの結果でも悪かったのか、実際には極少数のみ九娯みずからが販売したようです。当時遊んだ人の話によりますと、なかなか面白いゲームで、今でも記憶に残るもう一度プレイしたいゲームだそうです。上の写真は実際のインストですが、手書きで味わい深い絵が興味をそそります（笑） The game was not released by some PCB are circulating (I don't know if it has been dumped). Here's a video on NicoNico http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm3541727 High-score table says: KAMEI NAKAYAMARU ABEMARE TOSHI TANA MIKI HARA The game itself is quite different from Aztec Adventure, but the similarities in the flyer is quite troubling: the control scheme, the "OH!" o the characters. About Kyugo Boueki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sega_arcade_system_boards#Kyugo https://www.giantbomb.com/kyugo-boueki/3010-711/

mateusbond Joined: 19 Aug 2006 Posts: 101 Location: Brazil	Posted: Tue May 09, 2017 12:05 pm
	The game can be played on MAME. Some people say Sega was to be the publisher, but testing didn't go so well and they dropped the game. Legend is side-scrolling and the artwork has a not-very-Sega style, but the money throwing mechanic is there, and it's pretty obvious Aztec Adventure was originally a port of this (or a pseudo-port, like Ghost House is to Monster Bash).

Bock Site Admin Joined: 08 Jul 2001 Posts: 8651 Location: Paris, France	Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 3:15 pm
	The article on Sega-Retro https://segaretro.org/Legend says "Legend is a 1986 arcade action game by Sega and Coreland released on Kyugo-made arcade hardware. Present ROM dumps do not appear to credit either company anywhere (presumably coming from a pirate), though some sort of "readme" (according to the MAME source; do they mean the operator's manual? the README of the original dump?) lists both companies. A bootleg called Legion is also known to exist." Suggesting Coreland may be the developer? Would be worth investigating this further because we don't have any credits for Aztec Adventure.

CRV Joined: 02 Jan 2005 Posts: 668	Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 5:14 pm
CRV Joined: 02 Jan 2005 Posts: 668	Legend was probably developed by Whiteboard. Chieko Aoki (Phantasy Star) is credited on this site as the planner for Aztec Adventure. I'm not sure what the source for that is.

Maxim Site Admin Joined: 19 Oct 1999 Posts: 14741 Location: London	Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 7:12 pm
	The wiki edit has the comment “Credits bits from Okunari”.

CRV Joined: 02 Jan 2005 Posts: 668	Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 9:02 pm
CRV Joined: 02 Jan 2005 Posts: 668	I found the tweet. https://twitter.com/okunari/status/518989164725800962 He also said Tarnya (Chikako Kamatani) did the music for Nazca '88 and Fantasy Zone II (and Tensai Bakabon?). https://twitter.com/okunari/status/618384134306574336

Bock Site Admin Joined: 08 Jul 2001 Posts: 8651 Location: Paris, France	Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2020 10:24 am
	Haha :( :) I have short term memory I forgot the first one was an answer to me.. https://twitter.com/okunari/status/518989164725800962 ナスカ88のプランナーはファンタシースター1の青木さんです（書籍「ファンタシースターの世界」より）。ジリオンはオサール・コウタさんですね。https://sega.jp/fb/album/04_alex/02.html https://twitter.com/okunari/status/618384134306574336 あと音楽はファンタジーゾーン2、ナスカ’88などのターニャさんです>天才バカボン

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