A time-travel RPG from Vic Tokai, promising on paper. Slow combat, no translation outside fan patches, dense storytelling. Reserved for patient fans of Japanese 8-bit RPGs.
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RPG1 player12+
Description
Time-travel RPG by Square, journey across multiple eras to alter history, with turn-based battles. Published by Square, released in 1989 in Japan. Story-driven Famicom adventure. Japan-exclusive release.
Toki no Tabibito - Time Stranger review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
2/5
Music
★★★★★
"Decent"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Decent"
Fun
"Mild"
Addictiveness
"Light"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,06 MB📅09/06/1989
Published by Square
Toki no Tabibito - Time Stranger (NES) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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Collector interest
Time-travel adventure published by Square in 1989, an example of the studio's Famicom output before Final Fantasy absorbed all its energy. The title, kept Japan-only, interests collectors documenting the era before Square's coronation in the RPG. Desirability rests on that archival value: a piece of the pre-blockbuster Square catalog, sought to illuminate the trajectory of a publisher whose early steps stay less known than its later glory.
