If you waste too many time without advancing in the stage, 8 bats will attack you (instead of 2 in the original version). In the attract mode, a description of the objects appears instead of the original opening sequence.This export version has some differences from the original Japanese version: It was originally known in Japan as "Rastan Saga". TECHNICAL Prom Stickers: B04 Main CPU: Motorola 68000 8 Mhz), Zilog Z80 4 Mhz) Sound Chips: Yamaha YM2151 4 Mhz), OKI MSM5205 384 Khz) Players: 2 Control: 8-way joystick Buttons: 2 → Slash, Jump TRIVIA Rastan was released in March 1987.
For more information about the game itself, please see the original Japanese version entry "Rastan Saga".
Always go after the special weapons where possible if special weapons run out, jumping and striking doubles the damage done with the sword. If you cannot defeat him with the first man and little damage, kill off the remaining men and start with a fresh credit. You should then use another credit to continue and defeat the dragon with your first man (with as little damage as possible). In order to make this even remotely possible you should deliberately die at the end of the fifth stage while fighting the boss (a multi-headed dragon). If you die on the final stage, the game ends and you cannot continue this means that the entire final level must be completed on a single credit.If you waste too many time without advancing in the stage, only 2 bats will attack you (instead of 8).In the attract mode appears the intro (instead the description of the objects).Zuntata Records released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Zuntata History L'ab-normal 1st - ZTTL-0038) on. Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Kyukyoku Tiger : G.S.M. The game forbids the initials 'SEX' on the high-score table. Invincibility can be selected, causing 'NO-HIT' to be displayed at the bottom of the title screen.
The game contains a built in test mode, activated by the value of two bytes towards the end of the code ROMs. The golden armature acts like the existing armature, the scrolls do nothing. Graphics for these can be seen in the tile-sets and modifications to game's data tables can cause them to be dropped. The game contains several bonus items that are not normally dropped by enemies : A golden armature, a brown scroll and a yellow scroll. The main character, Rastan, appears as a selectable character, 'Miracle Rastan', in " Champion Wrestler". While the film appeared several years after Rastan, the famous LotR concept artwork that featured in the deluxe edition of the book had been available for some time. In the background of the first stage, giant stone statues can be seen that bear more than a passing resemblance to the statues that featured in 'The Lord of The Rings - Fellowship of the Ring'. Rastan was inspired by the 'Conan the barbarian' saga novels, by Robert E Howard. This game is known in Japan as "Rastan Saga". Unlimited continues are available throughout the game. Players should be wary that some collectable items are cursed and will have a detrimental effect on the hero's health and performance. More powerful weapons can be picked up, as well as bonus items that can increase the barbarian hero's health and give increased protection against enemy attack.
Rastan is an hack and slash arcade video platform game in which a single player guides a barbarian hero through a number of fantasy-themed levels, fighting through swathes of mythological fantasy creatures, including orcs, skeletal warriors and multi-headed hydra.