Rygar

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). 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.

For the PlayStation 2 & Wii game, see Rygar: The Legendary Adventure. For the Monster Rancher character, see List of Monster Rancher characters.
Rygar
North American arcade flyer
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
  • Arcade
    • JP: May 20, 1986
    • NA: June 1986
    X68000
    • JP: April 28, 1994
    C64
    Famicom/NES
    • JP: April 17, 1987
    • NA: July 10, 1987
    • EU: March 30, 1990
    Master System
    Lynx
    Virtual Console
    • JP: September 8, 2009
    • PAL: September 11, 2009
    • NA: October 19, 2009
    Arcade Archives
    • JP: May 15, 2014
    • NA: August 19, 2014
Genre(s)Platform
Mode(s)1-2 players alternating terms

A remake, Rygar: The Legendary Adventure, was released in 2002. As of June 2007, Rygar and its remake sold a combined 1.5 million copies worldwide.

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