Zeliard (PCs, 1987)

• Linear (two sequence breaks possible - can skip the ice boots in the ice cave, can skip a good chunk of the fire level (the blue foxes can go through the invisible one-way doors so using a glitch you can have them push you through one of these doors))

• Some ability gating (jump boots, anti-slipping boots, some gear that lets you go where you couldn't before)

• Save feature (only in towns)

• No in-game map but the game comes with basic maps of the dungeons

• Dungeons loop horizontally

• Different towns have different alma to gold exchange rates (get alma/souls from defeated enemies)

• Deteriorating shields (can be repaired in towns until broken)

• Some PC DOS differences (higher rewards and better exchange rates, health regen while still, game speed options, multiple save slots, pause button, smoother scrolling)

• Can teleport to the last visited sage via the feather (bugged on PC DOS making you only teleport to the first sage/town)

Playthrough - Video Review - Mini Review

Influenced by: Dragon Buster, Xanadu, probably Zelda II, possibly Castlevania II or Vampire Killer (MSX)

Influenced: Possibly Ys III, Popful Mail, Monster World IV