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Play Magic of Scheherazade, The Online

Travel through time, explore towns and dungeons, battle enemies with swords or spells, and recruit allies in this NES adventure, The Magic of Scheherazade.

Developer: Culture Brain
Genre: Action RPG
Released: 1987
File size: 256 bytes
Game Overview

I first came across The Magic of Scheherazade back in the late 80s on the NES, a game developed and published by Culture Brain. It stood out from other fantasy titles of the era by blending traditional Arabian Nights storytelling with some surprisingly futuristic elements, creating a world that felt both familiar and completely unexpected.

You control a young hero who must travel through time to stop an evil sorcerer, exploring towns and dungeons screen by screen. Combat shifts between real-time action with a sword or bow and turn-based magical duels where you select spells to counter enemy attacks. You recruit allies with specific requirements, like finding a samurai's lost armor before he'll join you, and the pacing can be unforgiving with frequent random battles. It feels like solving a grand, sometimes obtuse puzzle where every new ally and spell makes the journey a little more manageable.

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