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The Lost Vikings is an action-adventure side-scrolling puzzle game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System released in 1993 (United States) and 1993 (Japan and Europe) by Blizzard Entertainment. A remake was developed for the Game Boy Advance.
The three playable characters are Erik the Swift, Baleog the Fierce and Olaf the Stout. Each character has his own abilities, and all three work together to reach the end of each level.
A sequel. Lost Vikings 2, was released in 1997.
Plot[]
A Croutonian alien emperor named Tomator kidnaps the vikings in the middle of the night, intending on putting them in his intergalactic zoo along with various other creatures throughout the universe. The vikings manage to escape his spaceship but end up falling through different crazy worlds and time periods. After battling through those worlds, they find themselves back on the ship finally fighting Tomator.
Gameplay[]
Levels[]
There are 37 levels spread out over 6 worlds. The passwords to each level are listed below.
| Spaceship | Prehistoric | Egypt | Factory | Wacky | Spaceship |
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Level 01: STRT |
Level 05: LLM0 |
Level 12: QCKS |
Level 18: JLLY |
Level 26: NFL8 |
Level 34: TFFF |
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Level 02: GR8T |
Level 06: FL0T |
Level 13: PHR0 |
Level 19: PLNG |
Level 27: WKKY |
Level 35: FRGT |
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Level 03: TLPT |
Level 07: TRSS |
Level 14: C1R0 |
Level 20: BTRY |
Level 28: CMB0 |
Level 36: 4RN4 |
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Level 04: GRND |
Level 08: PRHS |
Level 15: SPKS |
Level 21: JNKR |
Level 29: 8BLL |
Level 37: MSTR |
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Level 09: CVRN |
Level 16: JMNN |
Level 22: CBLT |
Level 30: TRDR |
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Level 10: BBLS |
Level 17: TTRS |
Level 23: H0PP |
Level 31: FNTM |
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Level 11: VLCN |
Level 24: SMRT |
Level 32: WRLR |
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Level 25: V8TR |
Level 33: TRPD |
Development[]
Reception[]
Computer Gaming World in 1993 called The Lost Vikings "a clever blend of comedy and role playing". The magazine concluded that "the game is a unique puzzle solving adventure, great for people who enjoy using their cerebral cortex along with their eye to hand coordination". Zach Meston of VideoGames & Computer Entertainment praised the difficult puzzles, humor, distinctive visual style, personable character animation, and upbeat music. He summarized the game as "funny, fresh and challenging enough to keep you playing for hours on end".
In the Super Power Club bonus supplement in Nintendo Power V56, the game was ranked #7 in the Top 10 Super NES Games of 1993. The game later won "Most Innovative Game" in the 1993 Nintendo Power Awards.
External links[]
- The Lost Vikings at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- The Lost Vikings at GameFAQs
- The Lost Vikings at MobyGames
| Blizzard Entertainment | |
|---|---|
| The Lost Vikings series | The Lost Vikings • Lost Vikings 2 |
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