History VideoGame / WizardsandWarriors

Would go on to spawn two NES sequels and one for the GameBoy. Kuros and Malkil were also regular characters on the cartoon segment of ''VideoPower''.

* KnightInShiningArmor: Kuros, though he's always shown as a barbarian type in cover art. [[VideoPower And on TV]].

* TheDragon: A literal three-headed variant appears in the third game.

Released in 1987 by Acclaim, developed by British company {{Rare}}, ''Wizards and Warriors'' features KnightInShiningArmor Kuros hopping through the kingdom, in search of his beloved (and nameless) [[SaveThePrincess Princess]], abducted by token EvilSorcerer Malkil. Along the way, he'll rescue any OTHER [[DamselInDistress Damsels In Distress]] he happens to stumble over, along with picking up a variety of magical odds and ends, [[PowerupLetdown some of which may prove more useful than others]].

* NonStandardGameOver: Accepting Malkil's offer at the end of Wizards and Warriors 3 treats you to a small cutscene of Kuros chained to the floor in front of Malkil's throne, wearing nothing but his knightly skivvies, as Malkil laughs. While that scene is the standard game over, the non-standard part of that is when you actually accept Malkil's offer. You walk over to the other end of the throne room, when Malkil blasts you with some sort of spell and says "Ha ha! The fool."

* ShoutOut: One of the Damsels you save in the first game is called [[LordOfTheRings Galadriel]]

** Of course, the third game {{Ret Con}}s this.

** One of the heads of the Thieves Guild is called The Cat and one tavern is named ''The RedDwarf''.

* TheDragon: A literal one (with three heads) in the third game has to be defeated to get the fourth gem required to open the way to Malkil's tower.

* ContemptibleCover: The boxart of the second game features... uh... [[YouHaveGOTToBeKiddingMe Fabio]]. No kidding.

* ContemptibleCover: The boxart of the second game features...uh...[[YouHaveGOTToBeKiddingMe Fabio]]. No kidding.

* ContemptibleCover: The boxart of the second game features...uh...Fabio. No kidding.

* InvisibilityCloak: One of the more infamous examples. You see, the Cloak makes YOU invisible. That is, your sprite becomes nigh impossible to see. [[PowerupLetdown The enemies, however, still manage to know exactly where you are...]]

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Malkil

** This is much more apparent in ''Ironsword'', since many of the items collected do ''absolutely nothing'' to improve Kuros' abilities.

Would go on to spawn two NES sequels and one for the GameBoy. Kuros and Malkil were also regular characters on the cartoon segment of ''[[VideoPower]]''.

Would go on to spawn two NES sequels and one for the GameBoy. Kuros and Malkil were also regular characters on the cartoon segment of ''[[Video Power]]''.

Would go on to spawn two NES sequels and one for the GameBoy. Kuros and Malkil were also regular characters on the cartoon segment of [[''Video Power'']].

Would go on to spawn two NES sequels and one for the GameBoy.

* GiantSpider: One of the bosses. The PC game plays from a first person perspective and you'll probably find your first one after falling and screaming in a windmill. [[NightmareFuel They get right in your face to attack and are quite lethal.]]

* GiantSpider: One of the bosses.

* CoverAlwaysLies: The cover artwork for all four games depict Kuros as a half-naked barbarian, despite the fact that he wears armor in the games.

* KnightInShiningArmor: Kuros, though he's always shown as a barbarian type in cover art.

Would go on to spawn two official sequels and one side story.

** [[LadyNotAppearingInThisGame Nor does anyone who looks like him appear in the actual game.]]

* AWinnerIsYou: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpaNHdYmcJs The ending sequence for ''Ironsword'']].

Released in 1987 by Acclaim, developed by British company {{Rare}}, WizardsAndWarriors features KnightInShiningArmor Kuros hopping through the kingdom, in search of his beloved (and nameless) [[SaveThePrincess Princess]], abducted by token EvilSorcerer Malkil. Along the way, he'll rescue any OTHER [[DamselInDistress Damsels In Distress]] he happens to stumble over, along with picking up a variety of magical odds and ends, [[PowerupLetdown some of which may prove more useful than others]].

WizardsAndWarriors is essentially a platformer with dungeon-crawler elements and mild RPG elements. Players had to roam through large levels looking for enough gems to pay their way to a boss fight, and could collect keys, treasure, and special items along the way, while dealing with a 5-item inventory limit (with specific items using specific slots).