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First Samurai

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First release
Nov 1991
Developer
Vivid Image
Genres
Fighting, Adventure, Platform, Arcade · Action
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Amiga, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, iOS, Atari ST/STE

A 2D action-platforming game that begins in a mystical representation of feudal Japan but travels all over time. It was originally released on European home computers, though Kemco's 1993 SNES port was published worldwide.

Also known as The First Samurai, first samurai.exe

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Storyline
The Demon King descends from his mountain domain to you, the First Samurai, and your Master. Defenseless against the Demon's magic, you succumb to his powers, leaving your Master to fight the Demon King alone. Your Master falls in combat, dying. But, with his last breath, he summons the Wizard Mage. The Demon King, fearing defeat, escapes to the future. Tormented, the young samurai seeks the teachings of the Wizard Mage in the ways of magic. Boiled with revenge and armed with a magical sword, the young samurai follows the Demon King into the future and the unknown.Read more

The Demon King descends from his mountain domain to you, the First Samurai, and your Master. Defenseless against the Demon's magic, you succumb to his powers, leaving your Master to fight the Demon King alone. Your Master falls in combat, dying. But, with his last breath, he summons the Wizard Mage. The Demon King, fearing defeat, escapes to the future. Tormented, the young samurai seeks the teachings of the Wizard Mage in the ways of magic. Boiled with revenge and armed with a magical sword, the young samurai follows the Demon King into the future and the unknown.

Release dates
Amiga
Nov 1991
Atari ST/STE
1991
DOS
1992
All 8 release dates
Commodore C64/128/MAX
1992
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Jul 02, 1993
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
1993
iOS
Sep 30, 2011
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jul 23, 2021
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Where to buy
Keywords
martial arts, samurai, traps, japan, climbing
… All 12, feudal japan, boss fight, digital distribution, collectibles, secret area, behind the waterfall, warping
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Languages

  • Englishinterface, audio, subtitles
IGDB · recorded 25 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 25 Oct 2026