Willow
Willow
Willow

Willow

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Item Description

Capcom made two Willow games in 1989. The arcade version was a side-scrolling action game, while the NES cartridge went in a different direction entirely: a top-down action RPG in the mold of The Legend of Zelda, and one of the more ambitious licensed adventures on the system.

The film it draws from, Ron Howard's 1988 fantasy produced by George Lucas, follows Willow Ufgood, a Nelwyn farmer and would-be sorcerer drawn into protecting a baby from the wicked Queen Bavmorda. The game keeps Willow at the center but sends him largely on his own, meeting other characters only briefly. Combat happens in real time with sword and shield, and defeating enemies earns experience that raises Willow's level, a role-playing layer that sets it apart from most Zelda-style games of its day. There is no money to collect; swords, shields, magic and items are found out in the world, and villagers inside their homes offer advice and the occasional piece of equipment.

The pedigree is what catches collectors' eyes. The game was directed by Akira Kitamura, who also directed the first two Mega Man games, with Tokuro Fujiwara producing and Harumi Fujita composing the music. Capcom's 8-bit polish is everywhere, especially in the detailed, colorful environments that reviewers praised at the time. The one real sore spot was progress saving, handled through a long 18-character password that mixes upper- and lower-case letters.

Opinions have always varied, but IGN placed it on its list of the top 100 NES games, and the cartridge holds a fun place in Capcom lore: Shinji Mikami has recalled that new hires joining the company in 1990 were each given a copy. Because of the film license, Willow has never been re-released on Virtual Console, so the original NES cartridge is still the way to play this Kitamura-directed adventure.

Fast factsgame data via IGDB
Released
1989
Publisher
Capcom
Players
Single player
About the game

The version of Willow released for the Nintendo Entertainment System and the Famicom is an adventure game in the vein of The Legend of Zelda. The game has the player taking on the role of Willow. Unlike the film and arcade game, Willow generally travels alone, only briefly meeting other characters. In the tradition of The Legend of Zelda, Willow wields a sword and shield and many supplementary items along with a wide variety of magic spells. As the game progresses and Willow defeats enemies, he gains experience points and levels as in a role-playing video game.

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