Faxanadu (ファザナドゥ, Fazanadu) is a platform adventure game for the Nintendo Family Computer (Famicom) and the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The name was licensed by computer game developer Nihon Falcom ("Falcom") and was developed and released in Japan by Hudson Soft in 1987. In 1989, Nintendo of America released the game as a first-party title in the US under license from Falcom and Hudson Soft. Nintendo also released the game to the Europe...
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Faxanadu (ファザナドゥ, Fazanadu) is a platform adventure game for the Nintendo Family Computer (Famicom) and the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The name was licensed by computer game developer Nihon Falcom ("Falcom") and was developed and released in Japan by Hudson Soft in 1987. In 1989, Nintendo of America released the game as a first-party title in the US under license from Falcom and Hudson Soft. Nintendo also released the game to the European market in 1990.
Faxanadu can be considered a side-story of Xanadu, which is the second installment of Falcom's long-running RPG series, Dragon Slayer. The title Faxanadu is a portmanteau formed from the names Famicom and Xanadu.
The player-controlled protagonist of Faxanadu is an unidentified wanderer. He has no name, though the Japanese version allows the player to choose one. The game begins when he approaches Eolis, his hometown, after an absence to find it in disrepair and virtually abandoned. He meets with the Elven king, who urges him...
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