Play Story of Thor, The (Japan) (Beta) [b] Online

Game Overview

Oh man, The Story of Thor beta—this Japanese Genesis prototype feels like digging up buried treasure. You start as this scrappy warrior with a magic bracelet that actually does cool stuff instead of just sitting there looking shiny. Swinging your sword feels weighty, but the real fun begins when you figure out how to mix melee attacks with elemental magic. Burn some skeletons, freeze a swamp monster, that kind of thing.

The beta’s full of weird little differences—enemies in places they shouldn’t be, half-finished spell effects, even entire rooms that got scrapped later. It’s got that classic SEGA vibe where the colors are moody but vibrant, like someone painted a dark fantasy world with neon ink. Some puzzles are jankier than the final version, but that just makes it more interesting if you’ve played the official release.

Honestly, it’s worth booting up just to hear the soundtrack—those Genesis synths do something magical with the dungeon themes. If you’re into retro deep cuts, this one’s a time capsule worth cracking open.