ECS no. 1
ECS no. 2

Bandit Kings Of Ancient China

General info

Not Amiga Original

Relationships

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Stats

4,868

Genre

Conversions

Apple Macintosh (Classic)
MSX 2/MSX 2+
NEC PC-98
Nintendo NES (Famicom)/Sharp Twin Famicom
PC (DOS)

ECS / OCS

Version info

No
Max 7, Sim 1

Features

Hard Disk Installer

Yes

- Simply copy the contents of all disks to a game drawer on HD. - Manual installation requires approx. 1.6Mb HD space.

Compilations

Releases

Year
Name
Licence
Type
Country
Publisher
Languages
Manual Languages
Disks
Rarity
1990
Bandit Kings Of Ancient China
Commercial
Full Price
Europe
English
2
Rare
1990
Bandit Kings Of Ancient China
Commercial
Full Price
Rest of the World
English
2
Rare

Notes

[1] Game conceived/produced by Kou Shibusawa.

[2] Based on the famous Chinese classical novel 'Shui Hu Zhuan' (translated into English as 'Water Margin') detailing the trials and tribulations of 108 outlaws during the 12th century Song Dynasty, BANDIT KINGS OF ANCIENT CHINA represents the first historical simulation of this important period in Chinese history.

[3] Game must be launched from WB.

[4] No sequel to this game was ever released on the Amiga; the disks circulating on the internet are fake.

[5] Distributed in Germany by Bomico.

Conversion Notes

Based on 1989 Koei PC/MSX2 releases. PC versions: CGA, EGA N.B. Known in Japan as SUIKODEN: TENMEI NO CHIKAI.

Screen info

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Screenshot ECS no. 34

Box: ECS / OCS
Box scan ECS no. 1

International Release (front)

Box scan ECS no. 2

International Release (back)

Box scan ECS no. 3

European Release (front)

Box scan ECS no. 4

European Release (back)

Disk: ECS / OCS
Disk scan ECS no. 1

Misc: ECS / OCS
ECS no. 1

U.S. Advert (CGW 65 11/1989, Pages 38 & 39)

ECS no. 2

U.S. Advert (CGW 77 12/1990, Page 103)

ECS no. 3

German Advert (Powerplay 4/1991, Page 2)

ECS no. 4

German Advert (Amiga Joker 10/1991, Page 21)

Manual info

ECS / OCS
ECS no. 1

Manual (English) [Source: Retro Commodore]

ECS no. 2

Reference (English/French/German) [Source: Retro Commodore]

ECS / OCS

No cheats found.

Apple Macintosh (Classic)
No conversion screens found.
MSX 2/MSX 2+
Conversion MSX 2/MSX 2+

Conversion MSX 2/MSX 2+

NEC PC-98
No conversion screens found.
Nintendo NES (Famicom)/Sharp Twin Famicom
Conversion Nintendo NES (Famicom)/Sharp Twin Famicom

Conversion Nintendo NES (Famicom)/Sharp Twin Famicom

PC (DOS)
Conversion PC (DOS)

CGA

Conversion PC (DOS)

Conversion PC (DOS)

EGA

Conversion PC (DOS)

Map info

ECS / OCS

No maps found.

MAGAZINE REVIEWS

Magazine
Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
Amiga Action
19 (Apr 1991)
85%
1
Amiga Joker
Aug - Sep 1991
70%
Joachim Nettelbeck
1
Amiga World
Vol 6 No 12 (Dec 1990)
John Ryan
2
Datormagazin
No 15 (Sep 1991)
74%
Göran Fröjdh
0
Info
34 (Nov 1990)
5/5
Judith Kilbury-Cobb
1
Zzap
73 (May 1991)
90%
0

MAGAZINE PREVIEWS

Magazine
Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
No magazine previews found

ECS / OCS

Lore Score: 81%

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