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Gensei Kaito Den

Gensei Kaitō Den is set in the same world as Gensei Kitan. Important characters from Gensei Kitan (including its protagonist, the dog Smash) appear in the game, and some of them are playable. However, the main…

6 October 1995

Gensei Kaito Den is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Compile, released 6 October 1995 on PC-9800 Series.

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What Gensei Kaito Den is

Gensei Kaito Den is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Compile and released in 1995. It is available on PC-9800 Series only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Gensei Kaitō Den is set in the same world as Gensei Kitan. Important characters from Gensei Kitan (including its protagonist, the dog Smash) appear in the game, and some of them are playable. However, the main hero is a young and very ambitious thief named Ali-Baba - who is, naturally, the leader of a band of 40 robbers. The game is divided into chapters; each one describes an episode from Ali-Baba's "career", from train robbery to treasure hunt and even discovery of the magic lamp.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Gensei Kaito Den launched on 6 October 1995, within three weeks of Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together, Twisted Metal, Destruction Derby and Wipeout.

Released around the same time: Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together, Twisted Metal, Destruction Derby, Wipeout.

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When did Gensei Kaito Den come out?
Gensei Kaito Den was released on 6 October 1995 for PC-9800 Series.

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