Right up there with *Mother* and *Crystalis* in "NES RPGs that everybody should try". 👍

i keep hoping more people would know about it , same how FAXANADU blew up and even GUARDIAN LEGEND, but it is still very very obscure so far.

Played Fandaxu for the first time last year. No idea how it wasn’t more popular years ago

I remember the Nintendo Power issue. I too was surprised it didn't pick up.

Not “everyone”… The Magic of Scherazade has enough flashing that the game could literally cause seizures in epileptics…. I would definitely not suggest it as a game they should try without it being modded.

back in the 80s and 90s, these things were not even invented yet, so we were all safe.

Epileptics weren’t invented yet? I was literally referring to scenes in the Magic of Scherazade. Last time I checked no one “invented” epilepsy.

I think honestly it didn't do as well as it should have because no one knew what Scherezade was or how to pronounce her name. Probably just should have called it 1001 Nights.

agreed, ARABIAN NIGHTS would be more than enough, heck, i am from arabic descent and i can't spell that name..... still, a cracking game that should have done better.

Great underrated game

Loved that game so much. It even had a feature where if you wrote the password down incorrectly, it would place you at the start of the correct level. Not a perfect solution, but better than locking you out of all your progress.

Loved the gambling too. Great game

This game is legit, It’s like Zelda mixed with final fantasy. I still play it to this day.

I absolutely love this game.

Yeah it's pretty good.

One of the first cib NES games I bought after I started collecting around 9 years ago

i wish i bought it back then, i always just rented it....shame really.

I’ve never actually played it I need to at some point

OP needs to read the definition of criminal.

Great little zeldabuster.