It was a direct competitor to the SNES console and the successor of the well known 8-bit console Sega Master System. This version of The Lost Vikings was designed for Sega Genesis (known as Sega Mega Drive in Europe), which was the first ever 16-bitīy Sega in the years 1988 - 1997.
įind digital download of this game on GOG or Steam. īuy original game or Genesis console on or. More details about this game can be found on .įind this game on video server or. Olaf can block enemies and their projectiles with his shield, use his shield as a hang glider, or as a stepping stone for Erik to enable him to reach high grounds which is not possible without the shield.The bow can also be used to hit switches from a distance. Baleog can kill enemies with his sword, or from a distance with his bow (and a 'life-time supply of arrows').
Erik can run faster than the other two, can jump, and can bash through some walls (and enemies) with his helmet.Each of the Vikings has a unique set of abilities: After escaping through the airlock of the spaceship, they must traverse various bizarre locations to find their way home.Īll three Vikings (Erik, Baleog and Olaf) have three health points which they can lose by getting hurt by enemies or by falling from great heights, and the ability to carry and use items, mainly keys, bombs, and food (which restore health points). In the game, the three Vikings get kidnapped by Tomator, emperor of the alien Croutonian empire, for an inter-galactic zoo and become lost in various periods of time. In 2014 the game was added to as a free download emulated through DOSBox. Art director Samwise Didier has stated that the character design for 'Erik the Swift' was based on childhood friend Michael Cripps. The game features infinite opportunities of retries in case the player loses one of the Vikings.
The GBA port is identical to the SNES version, but the password feature has been removed and replaced with three save slots, meaning the player cannot replay any level at any time. Blizzard re-released the game for the Game Boy Advance in 2003. The Lost Vikings was originally released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, then subsequently released for the Amiga, Amiga CD32, MS-DOS, and Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis systems the next year the Mega Drive/Genesis version contains five stages not present in any other version of the game.
Others are coming soon.Ĭharles Deenen, Glenn Stafford, Matt Furniss, Allister Brimble This game can be played also in a versions for SNES and DOS. The following emulators are available for this game: