Oriental Legend
西遊釋厄傳
- Year
- 1997
- Developer
- IGS (International Games System)
- Publisher
- IGS (International Games System)
- Platform
- Arcade
- Hardware
- IGS PGM (PolyGame Master)
- Genre
- Beat 'em Up
- Players
- 1-4 players (simultaneous co-op)
- Controls
- 8-way joystick + 2 buttons (attack / jump), item button for magic
- Series
- Oriental Legend series
Gameplay Screenshots
About This Game
Oriental Legend (西游释厄传) is the game that made IGS's PGM hardware a household name in Asian arcades. Journey to the West comes to life as a side-scrolling beat 'em up: Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Sha Wujing, Tang Seng and Xiao Longnü battle demons across stages drawn straight from the novel, armed with combo attacks and screen-clearing magic items.
Its magic-item system — treasure picked up mid-fight that unleashes massive area attacks — gave the game its strategic layer, and its four-player cabinet support made it the social centerpiece of Chinese arcades for years. The series continued with Oriental Legend Super and the legendary Kuen Mo Ron Wu (群魔乱舞) expansions before culminating in Oriental Legend 2.
- Five Journey to the West heroes with distinct movesets
- Magic-item system for devastating screen-clearing attacks
- Four-player simultaneous co-op on the PGM board
- Stages and bosses adapted from the classic novel
Version History
- Oriental Legend (ver. 126)1997
The late production revision; this page's screenshots come from it.
- Oriental Legend Super1998
Expanded follow-up with rebalanced characters and new items.
- Oriental Legend 22007
The PGM2 sequel with character growth — also on this site.
Cheats & Secrets
Service menu (F2 in MAME)Free Play, difficulty, lives per credit and other cabinet settingsThe PGM board carries operator DIP switches — set Free Play on your own cabinet or emulator.
Tips & Strategy
Bank magic items for bosses
Items collected mid-stage clear the screen and chunk bosses, but using them on regular mobs is a waste. Hold at least one item back for every boss door.
Wukong's dash covers the whole screen
Sun Wukong's dashing staff attack travels far and hits everything in its path. Use it to break through crowds rather than fighting them toe-to-toe.
In four-player games, save items for the group
A single screen-clearing item benefits everyone. Agree that whoever holds an item pops it when the team is surrounded — one well-timed item can revive a whole run.
Learn the mob spawn rhythm
Enemies arrive in fixed groups per screen. Hitting the first spawn with a dash as it enters stops the group from surrounding you — the fight is much easier fought in ones and twos.
Download Resources
Resource packs for this game are provided through the button below.
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