Willow (Arcade) - The LucasFilm Classic by Capcom - Saturday Afternoon Gaming
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I'm Gaming Jay: Youtube gamer, let's player, fan of retro games, and determined optimist... Normally I'm working my way through the book 1001 VIDEO GAMES YOU MUST PLAY BEFORE YOU DIE in my Let's Play 1001 Games series. This is a great book with a ton of classic retro games but it doesn't have everything and it's even missing some of my favorite video games. Hence, in Saturday Afternoon Gaming, screw it, I'm just going to play whatever I want!
In this series I will be playing some of the best retro games that don't appear in the 1001 VIDEO GAMES YOU MUST PLAY BEFORE YOU DIE book. So pull up a chair, slap on your headphones, and join me as babble aimlessly through some of my most favourite classic games! And hey, if you have ideas or suggestions feel free to leave them in the comments below. I'm always looking for more games to try! Today we play...
Willow
from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willow_(Capcom_arcade_game)
Willow (Japanese: ウィロー Hepburn: Uirō) is a 1989 arcade game by Capcom. Capcom published two different games in 1989 based on the 1988 film of the same name.[1][2] The arcade version is a platform game while the Nintendo Entertainment System version is an action-RPG.
The evil witch queen Bavmorda is after the holy baby of the lands, Elora Danan, intent on destroying her. A young peaceful wizard called Willow Ufgood was selected to protect Elora. Later on, a brave warrior named Madmartigan joins Willow to fight the enemy rival General Kael.
Capcom director Yoshiki Okamoto commented that the game was part of a broader strategy of Capcom at the time to appeal to a wider audience by using established characters from other media, as their original characters could be too niche.[3] In addition to Willow, he cited games based on Area 88 and Destiny of an Emperor as part of this strategy.[3] Capcom developed two games based on Willow in 1989.[2] The arcade game plays similar to Capcom's previous fantasy action platformer Ghouls n' Ghosts.[1] The Willow game developed for the for the NES is a role playing game.
The arcade version of the game belongs to the platform genre. It has six stages, some where Willow plays his part, others where Madmartigan plays his and one of the stages where either character is selectable. The stages consist of Crossroad, Cherlindrea's Forest, Fin Raziel's Island, Sorsha's Camp. Each stage must be completed within a certain amount of time. Defeated enemies drop coins which characters can collect to buy things at shops. Depending on whether the player is playing as Willow or Madmartigan, either magic blasts or sword swipes are the attacks. Madmartigan's attack has less range than Willow's, but can destroy enemy projectiles. Both can purchase attack upgrades at shops. Madmartigan's upgrades give him greater power and range, while Willow's upgrades are far more versatile. With each upgrade, his regular blasts become more powerful, the actual upgrades being utilized by holding down the attack button and releasing it when the meter at the screen's bottom reaches a certain point.