Play The Magic Of Scheherazade Online

I first played The Magic of Scheherazade on the Nintendo Entertainment System back in 1987. It was developed by Culture Brain, and it stood out from other NES games with its setting, which was based on the stories from One Thousand and One Nights. Most games at the time were fantasy or sci-fi, so this Arabian theme felt different.

You control a hero named Ruku, and your main goal is to defeat the wizard Sabaron, who has thrown the world into chaos. The game mixes action RPG exploration with turn-based battles. You move screen by screen through an overworld, fighting monsters in real time with your sword or bow. When you enter a dungeon, the combat switches to a turn-based system on a grid, where you and the enemies take moves in sequence. You also travel between different time periods, which changes the world and the items you can find. The pacing can be slow as you figure out where to go next, and some of the later dungeons are quite difficult. Playing it feels like piecing together a long, intricate story through your own exploration.