The Magic Candle adapts the Mindcraft RPG on American Sammy NES with its adventurer group tracking the evil sealed in the magical candle. The representation offers world map, turn based combat and rich inventory system in a classic western CRPG formula. Honest for NES RPG fans, curiosity of the 8 bit American Sammy ported catalog.
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RPG1 player12+
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Famicom port of Mindcraft's western RPG, a classic heroic fantasy quest with a six-character party and an elaborate spell system. Published by FCI, released in 1992 in Japan. Maze-like maps, careful fatigue and magic management, full Japanese translation.
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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A Famicom port of Mindcraft's Western RPG by FCI, The Magic Candle adapts a complex six-character system, fatigue management and elaborate magic, an unusual feat on the console. Released in Japan in 1992 with a full translation, it had a low print run that explains a very high value, among the strongest in this group complete and sealed. The angle is this PC RPG import turned sought-after Famicom rarity.
