Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara
Capcom's 1996 arcade beat 'em up sequel with RPG elements.
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Capcom developed and published the 1996 arcade beat 'em up titled Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara.[1] This title follows Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom as its successor, with the action taking place within the Mystara campaign setting from Dungeons & Dragons.[1]
Making and release
The collection was initially announced for both Saturn and PlayStation, with a U.S. release planned for the PlayStation version, but that version was never completed.[2] 1996 saw the arcade version hit the market.[3] Shinseisha put out a combined guide and art book under the Gamest Mook imprint during that same year.[3] These ports feature slight gameplay alterations and cap the player count at two, unlike the original four-player arcade setup.[4]
During summer 2013, the compilation Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara brought Tower of Doom and Shadow over Mystara to Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows.[5]
What the cited sources add
The GameSpy article notes that after SSI lost the Dungeons & Dragons license, TSR split the license among several publishers for cash.[6]
References
- Wikipedia, "Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Delpierre, "L'arcade dépasse les bornes! - Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara (Capcom)", Média Système Édition, March 1996, p. 30; Ishii, "ダンジョンズ&ドラゴンズ －ミスタラ英雄戦記－", Capcom, 2019-12-30 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Dungeons & Dragons Collection: Elves, Dwarves, Clerics and Knights", Ziff Davis, August 1997, p. 94; Ogasawara, "Tokyo Game Show '97", IDG, July 1997, p. 32–33; "Dungeons & Dragons Collection", Ziff Davis, March 1998, p. 48 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Salon (AOU 96): Le Japon En Direct - Dungeons & Dragons", M.E.R.7, April 1996, p. 34; "D&Dシャドーオーバーミスタラ", Gamest Mook, 2019-12-30, p. 1–200 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Dungeons & Dragons Collection: Elves, Dwarves, Clerics and Knights", Ziff Davis, August 1997, p. 94; "Next Wave - Tower of Doom", Sendai Publishing, March 1996, p. 99 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Capcom's Dungeons & Dragons collection confirmed", GameSpot.com, 2013-03-22 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Rausch, "A History of D&D Video Games - Part IV: There have been some great D&D video games over the years, along with some we'd like to forget (Page 2)", GameSpy, August 18, 2004. facts only, no text reused. pc.gamespy.com
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