History VideoGame / LegacyOfTheWizard

''Legacy of the Wizard'' is an 1987 action adventure RPG for the UsefulNotes/{{MSX}}2 and UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem, developed by Creator/{{Falcom}}. It is the fourth game in the ''VideoGame/DragonSlayer'' series, and was the first to make it Stateside on consoles, courtesy of Creator/BroderbundSoftware. Released in Japan as ''Dragon Slayer IV: [[PortmanteauSeriesNickname Drasle]] [[SuperTitle64Advance Family]]'' on the Famicom, it was notably the first game developed by Falcom specifically for a gaming console (the company was primarily a PC developer, releasing games on platforms such as the [=PC-8800=] and the [=X1=]), although it was also released for the UsefulNotes/{{MSX}}2 and later ported to the original MSX (which were much closer to gaming consoles than traditional [=PCs=]).

* TheDragon: The four bosses who guard the crown, [[GiantSpider Tarantunes]], [[OurLichesAreDifferent Erebone]], [[GiantFlyer Archwinger]] and [[{{Golem}} Rockgaea]]. Keela, an ''actual'' [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragon]], is the {{Big Bad}}.

* TheMole: Pochi, seriously. Those poor monsters, thinking he's one of their own, then *BAM!* [[VideogameCaringPotential Of course, he can choose not to blast the monsters at all]].

* {{Expy}}: The Metablack is the first enemy you encounter. They have black bodies with little beady eyes like Buzzy Beetles but walk on octopus legs, while also serving as TheGoomba. It helps that like specifically Buzzy Beetles from the original [[SuperMarioBros1]], metablack can be found in many [[PaletteSwap different colors]].

* {{Expy}}: The Metablack is the first enemy you encounter. They have black bodies with little beady eyes like Buzzy Beetles but walk on octopus legs, while also serving as TheGoomba. It helps that like specifically Buzzy Beetles from the original [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1]], metablack can be found in many [[PaletteSwap different colors]].

* Expy: The Metablack is the first enemy you encounter. They have black bodies with little beady eyes like Buzzy Beetles but walk on octopus legs, while also serving as TheGoomba. It helps that like specifically Buzzy Beetles from the original NES SuperMarioBros, metablack can be found in may different colors.

* EenieMeenieMinyMoai: Golem enemies look like yellow Moai heads with arms and legs.

* AnAxeToGrind: Xemn's weapon of choice is a throwing axe.

* {{Metroidvania}}: More like a [[UpToEleven Metroidinsania]]! You get no map, but luckily the map is an easy 16x16 screen grid.

* AmbidextrousSprite

* EverythingIsTryingToKillYou

* FinalBossNewDimension

* GraphicsInducedSuperDeformed

* HitPoints

* InexplicableTreasureChests
* Instant180DegreeTurn

* InvisibleBlock

* LadderPhysics

* MalevolentArchitecture

* {{Metroidvania}}

* MonstersEverywhere
* MonsterTown: The vast dungeon isn't really a town, but there are numerous inns and shops as well as evidence of what appears to be ancient cities and castles. They just happen to be populated by numerous monsters.
* MultiMookMelee

* PlatformGame

* RespawningEnemies

* SideView

* UndergroundMonkey

%%* AmbidextrousSprite

%%* {{Backtracking}}: And a lot of it.

%%* DisconnectedSideArea: LOTW has turned this into an art form.
%%* TheDogIsAnAlien: Pochi.

%%* EverythingIsTryingToKillYou
%%* FakePlatform: The most notable being just before Lyll's crown.
%%* FinalBossNewDimension
%%* FlipScreenScrolling: The MSX versions more so than the Famicon / NES version.
%%* GoombaStomp: With the spiked shoes.
%%* GraphicsInducedSuperDeformed

%%* HitPoints
%%* HyperactiveMetabolism: Bread heals.
%%* InexplicableTreasureChests
%%* Instant180DegreeTurn

%%* InvisibleBlock

%%* KidHero: Lyll and Roas
%%* LadderPhysics

%%* MalevolentArchitecture

%%* {{Metroidvania}}

%%* MonsterAllies: Pochi
%%* MonstersEverywhere

%%* MultiMookMelee

%%* PlatformGame

%%* RespawningEnemies

%%* SealedEvilInACan: The painting which contains the dragon Keela.
%%* SideView

%%* SpellMyNameWithAnS: The names of some of the characters differ between the NES and [=MSX=] versions.

%%* SwordOfPlotAdvancement: The Dragon Slayer.

%%* UndergroundMonkey

* BleakLevel: Most of the game is pretty bright colorful and well lit untill you get deep into Pochi's zone. A new tileset of bricks and blocks appears where things just look darker and dreary with starker lighting. These new graphics also intersect with a section of Lyll's zone where things just appear much darker.

A freeware remix for ''Legacy of the Wizard'' is currently in the works by Kiragames. The first beta version is available for download.

''Legacy of the Wizard'' is an 1989 action adventure RPG for the UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem, developed by Creator/{{Falcom}}. It is the fourth game in the ''VideoGame/DragonSlayer'' series, and was the first to make it Stateside on consoles, courtesy of Creator/BroderbundSoftware. Released in Japan as ''Dragon Slayer IV: [[PortmanteauSeriesNickname Drasle]] [[SuperTitle64Advance Family]]'' on the Famicom, it was notably the first game developed by Falcom specifically for a gaming console (the company was primarily a PC developer, releasing games on platforms such as the [=PC-8800=] and the [=X1=]), although it was also released for the UsefulNotes/{{MSX}}2 and later ported to the original MSX (which were much closer to gaming consoles than traditional [=PCs=]).

%%* AWinnerIsYou

* SceneryPorn: For an 8-bit game, some of the backdrops are quite picturesque; the castle to the left of the dungeon entrance being a prime example. Many of the vistas in the dungeon with silhouettes of castles and towers and the volcano in Lyll's area. The boss rooms tend to lean towards SceneryGorn.

* SceneryPorn: For an 8-bit game, some of the backdrops are quite picturesque. The castle to the left of the dungeon entrance, for example. Many of the vistas in the dungeon with silhouettes of castles and towers and the volcano in Lyll's area. The boss rooms tend to lean towards SceneryGorn.

* SceneryPorn: For an 8-bit game, some of the backdrops are quite picturesque. The castle to the left of the dungeon entrance. Many of the vistas in the dungeon with silhouettes of castles and towers and the volcano in Lyll's area. The boss rooms tend to lean towards SceneryGorn.

* PoisonMushroom: The poison drop item which appears with alarming frequency. It doesn't take off very much life but it often appears in tight corridors where you can't get around them, forcing the player to pick them up anyways.

* BlackMagicianGirl: Meyna, Roas' little sister is a short, plucky sorceress.

* DisconnectedSideArea: LOTW has turned this into an art form.
* TheDogIsAnAlien: Pochi.

* FakePlatform: The most notable being just before Lyll's crown.

* FlipScreenScrolling: The MSX versions more so than the Famicon / NES version.
* GoombaStomp: With the spiked shoes.

* HyperactiveMetabolism: Bread heals.

* KidHero: Lyll and Roas

* MonsterAllies: Pochi

* SealedEvilInACan: The painting which contains the dragon Keela.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: The names of some of the characters differ between the NES and [=MSX=] versions.

* SwordOfPlotAdvancement: The Dragon Slayer.

* EenieMeenieMinyMoai: Some enemies look like Moai heads with arms and legs.

* EmptyRoomPsych: Happens frequently with how many dead ends there are in the game. Some of these area actually contained and were designed for collecting items in the [=MSX2=] counterpart, but were moved in the NES version, rendering some of them vestigial.

* ActionGirl: Lyll
* ActionMom: Meyna
* AdamSmithHatesYourGuts: Adam Smith keeps giving you magic when all you really need is keys or gold. Also, one clever mechanic the game uses is that items' drop rates are inversely proportional to how much you already have. Getting a lot of items while low on them is easy, topping off when you're 99% full is extremely difficult.

* AnAxeToGrind: Xemn's weapon of choice.

* BigBoosHaunt: Certain rooms have ghosts or [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Wizzrobe]]-like enemies which will mercilessly follow you around and can pass through walls.
* BigBad: Keela, the King Dragon.
* BlackMagicianGirl: Meyna

* CatGirl: Some enemies look like tiny hooded creatures with cat ears and tail.
* ChestMonster: Some of which are very lethal.

* CuteMonsterGirl: Normally when venturing into a dungeon, coming across a room with nothing but cute [[CatGirl cat girls]] would be a good thing. Not in this game as [[EverythingIsTryingToKillYou they want to kill you just like any other monster.]]

* DemBones: A fairly common enemy type is skeletal knights.