Kumdor no Ken
In this touch-typing JRPG for PC-98, created by Michiaki Tsubaki with ASCII, you play as the Milky Way's #1 typist, summoned to planet Kumdor to fight mysterious monsters with typographic magic — but you lose…
Kumdor no Ken is an adventure developed by ASCII Corporation, released 25 October 1991 on Mac and PC-9800 Series.
What Kumdor no Ken is
Kumdor no Ken is an adventure game developed by ASCII Corporation and released in 1991. It is available on Mac and PC-9800 Series.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In the distant future, you are the Milky Way's pre-eminent typist, a master of touch typing whom others revere. One day, after pondering what else is left to master, you receive a distress signal. The government on planet Kumdor requests your help with defeating monsters invulnerable to all but the best keyboard warriors. You accept, taking an ill-fated rocket trip to the planet, where you crash land and end up losing all your keys and prior experience. To Kumdor's residents, you might as well be nobody. The planet, renowned for its potables & tourism, faces not just monsters, but inclement disasters. Fruit-bearing trees are petrified, settlements are blocked off by unworldly gates, and a…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are comedy, educational and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Kumdor no Ken launched on 25 October 1991, within three weeks of Super Castlevania IV, Super Ghouls'n Ghosts and Metroid II: Return of Samus.
Released around the same time: Super Castlevania IV, Super Ghouls'n Ghosts, Metroid II: Return of Samus.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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