Niji no Silkroad

aka: Rainbow Silkroad
Moby ID: 13558

Description

The game is set in the Middle Ages, all around the famous Silk Road, which connected China and the Middle East. In the fictional kingdom Littleland, the evil Zrool conspired against the royal family. He killed the king and the queen and usurped the throne, initiating a dark era of tyranny. But one of the king's guards, Radley, took the young heir of the throne and brought him securely to Damascus, where he grows up. Realizing he is the true prince of the Littleland dynasty, the young hero follows Radley's instructions and sets on a quest to find seven magical rainbow pieces, which alone will be able to destroy Zrool.

Niji no Silkroad is a Japanese-style RPG with first-person perspective, turn-based combat, and some less usual gameplay elements. You get neither experience points nor money from random enemies. Instead, by fighting a lot your popularity increases, and you are able to trade items by buying them in one town and selling in another. Trading is the only effective way of getting money in the game. You become stronger by buying and equipping better weapons and armor. Also, there is a thirst factor in the game. You have to drink water regularly, or else you'll be dried to death.

Spellings

  • 虹のシルクロード - Japanese spelling

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Credits (NES version)

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Scenario (シナリオ)
Character Design (キャラクターデザイン)
  • Kazuo Enomoto (Banana Grove Studio [榎本一夫 (バナナグローブスタジオ)])
Game Music (ゲーム・ミュージック)
Executive Producer (エグゼクティブ・プロデューサー)
  • Satoshi Honda (Victor Musical Industries [本多慧 (ビクター音楽産業)])
Coordinator (コーディネーター)
  • Harunobu Komori (Victor Musical Industries [小森治信 (ビクター音楽産業)])
Headquarters (ヘッド・クォーター)
  • Masaru Yoshioka (Victor Musical Industries [よしおかまさる (ビクター音楽産業)])
Promotion (プロモーション)
  • Koki Minami (Victor Musical Industries [南幸樹 (ビクター音楽産業)])
Program & Computer Graphics (プログラム&コンピューターグラフィックス)
  • Advance Communication Company [ACC]
System Advisor (システム・アドバイザー)
Music Arrange (ミュージック・アレンジ)
Music Direction (ミュージック・ディレクション)
  • Shigeo Kihara (Astro Music [木原茂生 (アストロ・ミュージック)])
Town Layout (タウン・レイアウト)
  • Yuki Honma (Studio Palette [本間友貴 (スタジオパレット)])
Dungeon Layout (ダンジョン・レイアウト)
Assistant Advisor (アシスタント・アドバイザー)
Producer (プロデュース)

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Game added by Unicorn Lynx.

Game added June 4, 2004. Last modified November 22, 2024.