The Lost Vikings
| The Lost Vikings | |
|---|---|
| Studio | Silicon & Synapse |
| Publisher | Interplay entertainment |
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
1993 (SNES) |
| platform | SNES , Amiga , DOS , Mega Drive , CD³² , Game Boy Advance |
| genre | Jump 'n' run |
| Game mode | Single player |
| control | Game controller , keyboard |
| system advantages preconditions |
DOS |
| medium | Floppy disk , CD-ROM , cartridge , download |
| language | English |
The Lost Vikings is a computer game by the American game developer Silicon & Synapse (today: Blizzard Entertainment ). The game mixes elements of the genres jump 'n' run , puzzle game and adventure . It was first launched in 1993 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System game console , and later also for PCs and other game consoles . In 1996 a follow-up was released called Norse by Norse West: The Return of the Lost Vikings .
description
The first part appeared in 1993, published under Blizzard's former company name Silicon & Synapse by the American publisher Interplay Entertainment . In it, the three Vikings Erik, Baleog and Olaf are kidnapped from their home village on the spaceship of the alien Tomator, who collects alien species from the universe in order to exhibit them in his gallery. The Vikings manage to escape, but now they have to find their way home through different worlds.
The player alternately controls one of the three main characters with their different, exclusive abilities in order to reach the end of the genre-typical two-dimensional levels together with everyone. Baleog has a sword and a bow, Olaf has a shield and Erik can jump and ram broken walls to collapse. The Vikings must always work together in order to be able to solve the tasks and puzzles. If one of them dies, the level can no longer be achieved.
Versions
The Lost Vikings originally appeared for SNES and was subsequently ported to numerous other platforms. A new edition of the game was released in 2003 for the Game Boy Advance . In 2014, Blizzard made a version that can run on modern PCs available free of charge. The game was released (depending on the system) on floppy disk , CD-ROM or cartridge for the following systems (chronological order):
| system | Year of publication | Disk |
|---|---|---|
| Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) | 1993 | Plug-in module |
| Amiga | 1993 | diskette |
| Pc | 1993 | diskette |
| Sega Mega Drive / Sega Genesis | 1993 | Plug-in module |
| Amiga CD³² | 1994 | CD-ROM |
| Game Boy Advance | 2003 | Plug-in module |
reception
The game is considered by the SNES to be one of the best puzzle games ever released for this console , and it was very successful economically.
Norse by Norse West: The Return of the Lost Vikings
The successor to The Lost Vikings was released in 1996, also in the style of a two-dimensional platformer. The biggest difference to the predecessor consists of two additional figures, a wolf and a dragon. These have more extensive skills and, depending on the level, are used as a substitute for one of the three Vikings.
The game was released (depending on the system) on CD-ROM or cartridge for the following systems:
| system | Year of publication | Disk |
|---|---|---|
| Pc | 1996 | CD-ROM |
| Sony PlayStation | 1997 | CD-ROM |
| Sega Saturn | 1997 | CD-ROM |
| Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) | 1997 | Plug-in module |
The system requirements for the PC version are:
useful information
- The three Viking Baleog, Erik and Olaf also have a guest appearance in Blizzard's World of Warcraft , where in the instance as Uldaman NPCs appear. Baleog also gives a quest . There is another guest appearance in World of Warcraft in the wasteland, where they accompany the game character on a quest series for a short time and support him in battle.
- In the strategy game StarCraft II an Easter Egg was hidden, in which the player can use a computer to call up an arcade game that alludes to The Lost Vikings.
- In Heroes of the Storm , the Lost Vikings were added as a playable hero.
Web links
- The Lost Vikings on the Blizzard Entertainment website
- Free PC version at Blizzards Battle.net
- The Lost Vikings at MobyGames (English) and Norse by Norse West at MobyGames (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Spiegel Online : Classic games for free: Blizzard gives away "The Lost Vikings" , article from May 5, 2014, accessed on May 6, 2014.
- ↑ Description ( Memento of the original from October 2, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. of the Eastereggs at gameports.net
