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Arcus (MSX2)

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Title Screen

Arcus

Developer: Wolf Team
Publisher: Wolf Team
Platform: MSX2
Released in JP: November 1988[1]


DevMessageIcon.png This game has a hidden developer message.
SoundtestIcon.png This game has a hidden sound test.


Arcus is the first game of the same-titled series of RPGs by Wolf Team.

In a world in which humans mastered the art of magic and started using it on each other, a man named Jedah Chaf leaves his home to fulfill his dream of becoming a knight, and to hopefully save his kingdom from imminent destruction.

Developer Message

Found at offset 0xD0 of Disk 1 is a message from programmer Naoyuki Ukeda. Line breaks were added for readability.

Original romaji
KONNITIHA WOLF TEAM NO UKEDA DESU
KONNA PROGRAM AKETEMO NANNIMO ERARENAIYO
SOREWA SOUTOSITE SAIKIN ATAMAGA USUKU NATTE NAYANDERUNDA DOUSIYO !!
Japanese transcription
こんにちは ウルフチームの受田です
こんなプログラム開けても何にも得られないよ
それはそうとして最近頭が薄くなって悩んでるんだどうしよ!!
Translation
HELLO, THIS IS UKEDA FROM WOLF TEAM
YOU WON'T GET ANYTHING FROM OPENING THESE KINDS OF PROGRAMS
BY THE WAY, I'VE BEEN WORRYING ABOUT MY HAIR GETTING THINNER LATELY!!
(Source: tikal.)

Sound Test

ArcusMSX2-soundtest.png
In the first town, press F5 + Select to start a sound test mode. Use Up and Down to switch through the tracks.


(Source: ReyVGM)

References