Dungeon Explorer

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Dungeon Explorer

Developer(s)	Atlus
Publisher(s)	Hudson Soft
Platform(s)	TurboGrafx-16, Sega CD, Virtual Console
Release date	March 4, 1989 1989
Genre(s)	Role-Playing, Hack and slash
Mode(s)	Single player, Multi player (With Multi-tap)
Media	HuCard, CD-ROM
Input methods	TurboPad Controller

Dungeon Explorer is an action/role-playing game released for the TurboGrafx-16 in 1989. It centered around the quest of several heroes to find the Ora Stone for the former king of Oddesia. When the alien race that now rules the land invaded, the stone was hidden deep in the dungeons of the land to keep it safe. Now, however, the king wants the players to recover the stone, which can bring life, light, and happiness, and to kill the alien king, Natas: King Satan.

Players can play as a fighter, thief, warlock, witch, bishop, elf, bard, or knome. Special classes, like the Princess, can also be unlocked as the game progresses. The game supports up to five players playing at one time.

This game has been described in the past as a cross between The Legend of Zelda and Ikari Warriors.

There is also a Sega CD game of the same name. It is very similar to Gauntlet in nature, except for that in Gauntlet, the player is given a separate food count which slowly counts down before health begins to be depleted. Weapons and armor may be bought with the gold found in dungeons.

Dungeon Explorer was released for the Nintendo Wii's Virtual Console in Europe on December 8, 2006 and in North America on January 8, 2007. The game is rated E by the ESRB and 3+ by the PEGI. The Wii version can be played with 5 players, with at least one person using a Gamecube controller.