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THE LEGEND OF XANADU…

Just prior to its release on 02.18.1994, The Legend of Xanadu Poster #5 (2600x1623 .jpg) ▼ is further evidence of the heavy promotion NEC put behind this Falcom title. The panel on the left is a rather beautiful composition depicting all of the characters in your party, including Argos, the gratuitously cute, fluffy, non-humanoid member of your crüe…

TOP-LEFT, CLOCKWISE: Media, Areios (Alektor), Noys, Argos, Pyrra, Daimos, Lykos, Sophia.

WAIT! THERE ARE MORE

The Legend of Xanadu Poster #1. SOURCE: Gekkan PCE (1993 August)

The Legend of Xanadu Poster #2. SOURCE: Gekkan PCE (1993 September)

The Legend of Xanadu Poster #3. SOURCE: Gekkan PCE (1993 October)

The Legend of Xanadu Poster #4. SOURCE: Gekkan PCE (1993 November)

The Legend of Xanadu Poster #5. SOURCE: Gekkan PCE (1994 January)

The Legend of Xanadu Poster #6. SOURCE: Gekkan PCE (1994 March)

POETIC & PROPHETIC, IF CLICHÉD: The text, in English, below the portrait of characters reads, "The wind of fate has blown, that same wind from a thousand years ago, and it has raised the veil of mystery."

Free of any grammatical errors, this prose adds an extra touch of elegance to the overall presentation. Yes, elegant—despite how hackneyed "the wind of fate" and the rest of it sounds, especially for an ARPG/RPG. When the overall presentation of an advertisement is exquisite, down to the finest details, I can forgive a cliché, or two. Or three.

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Table of Contents for Gekkan PC Engine #01 (January 1994)

01   Cover: King Gorireo. Artist: Masami Esaka.
02   Advertisement: The Legend of Xanadu (SCD) 02  03
04   Advertisement: Bomberman '94 (HuCARD) 04  05
06   Top Ten 06  07
08   Advertisement: DUO-R (¥39,800). Emerald Dragon. The Legend of Xanadu. ACD: Fatal Fury 2. Art of Fighting. World Heroes 2. Fatal Fury Special
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