Lost In Translation/Dynasty Wars

About The Game
Dynasty Wars is an arcade video game.

This is a 1 or 2-player game where you play one of 4 Chinese heroes on horseback and try to kill hordes of enemies. This game always scrolls to the right.

The 1st button will make you face left and swing your weapon, the 2nd button will make you face right and swing your weapon, while the 3rd button will let you use magic. You can also add coins any time to increase your vitality.

Trivia
Released in July 1989.

The background story and all characters are based on factual history : the Period of Three Kingdoms after the 'Han' Dynasty in China. Character designs were based on a popular Japanese comic called 'Destruction of Heaven and Earth'.

This game is known in Japan as "Tenchi wo Kurau".

The Tenchi wo Kurau series is based on the Chinese tale best known as Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Strider Hiryu : G.S.M. Capcom 2 - D25B1001) on 21/05/1989.

Series

 * 1) Dynasty Wars (1989)
 * 2) Warriors of Fate (1992)

Staff

 * Producer:
 * Kihaji Okamoto


 * Game Designers:
 * Noritaka Funamizu (Poo)
 * S. Sato
 * K. Kataoka


 * Programmers:
 * Y. Mutsunobu
 * M. Kobayashi
 * Y. Tsunasaki


 * Obj Designers:
 * Kurichan
 * Y. Tamago
 * M. Tanabe
 * M. Matsuura
 * Shinji Sakashita


 * Scr Designers:
 * Fukumoyan
 * M. Konishi
 * M. Miyao
 * K. Koizumi


 * Sound Music:
 * Manami Goto


 * Illustration:
 * S. Shintani

Ports

 * Computers :
 * Sinclair Spectrum (1990)
 * Commodore C64 (1990)
 * Amstrad CPC (1990)
 * Commodore Amiga ("Dynasty Wars", 1990, U.S. Gold)
 * Atari ST (1990)

