Arabian Nights: Desert Spirit King - Most Overlooked SNES RPG?

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КОМЕНТАРІ • 59

  • @Xygor
    @Xygor  2 роки тому +7

    What was the most memorable part of Arabian Nights: Desert Spirit King to you?
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  • @lilchappy223
    @lilchappy223 2 роки тому +35

    How is it 2022 and I’m still discovering SNES/SFC rpg titles I’ve never heard of? Keep up the great work!

  • @WillKhami
    @WillKhami 2 роки тому +15

    As a huge jrpg fan and an Arab, I'm surprised I've never heard of this game until now. That's why I like channels like yours, to learn more and enjoy more games.
    It's always interesting to see how other language speakers and people from different cultures reimagine Arab folklore. For example the names of the characters; Ifrit means strong genie, and also means wicked and sly. Shukran means thankful, Zeitoon is olive...
    Suleiman is the name of an ottoman sultan like you said, but it's also the Arabic name of King Solomon, whom God granted the ability to speak to Djinns and animals. God also gave him a magical ring that he used to enslave demons.
    Thank you for the great videos. Definitely worth the sub.

    • @miguelbranquinho7235
      @miguelbranquinho7235 2 роки тому

      Dude get it and make a playthrough on here, it would be interesting to hear your thoughts!

  • @laplace5412
    @laplace5412 2 роки тому +11

    Suleiman is the name of king solomon in arabic, according to arabian stories, he was a prophet and a very wise man, he had supernatural powers given to him by god like ruling over the jinn, Ifrits and enslaving demons with his magical ring.
    so the story of the game is inspired by the islamic and arabian version of king solomon.

  • @DonnyKirkMusic
    @DonnyKirkMusic 2 роки тому +8

    the pixel art is really really nice in this, wow

  • @theopatino2379
    @theopatino2379 2 роки тому +10

    Another I never knew existed, great job!

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  2 роки тому +2

      Thanks!

  • @josephpeeples5192
    @josephpeeples5192 5 місяців тому +1

    I'm a long-time rpg fan. I just started playing this yesterday, and I like it. It feels unique and fresh compared to other snes rpg's.

  • @guardianrandy
    @guardianrandy 2 роки тому +2

    "This translation job seems a lot more solid..." *screen shows a message about The Evil Cult of Evil* Hahaha
    But in all seriousness, this looks neat. I'd never heard of this game before now. Thanks for sharing!

  • @Phil_597
    @Phil_597 11 місяців тому +1

    Played the Japanese original a bit on an emulator in the late 90s but got stuck very early because of the language barrier. Glad to know there's a translation now. I'll add it to the ever growing list and might eventually get to it. You know, after I retire.

  • @dentstowel4230
    @dentstowel4230 2 роки тому +3

    The encounter rate gets better as you get the carpet or the bird. The maze like quality of some dungeons were frustrating but exploring usually allowed me to not have to grind

  • @stepheng8061
    @stepheng8061 2 роки тому +2

    Dude this channel rules you sound like someone in my lunch group from elementary school

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  2 роки тому +1

      Thanks, I think lol

  • @SonofSethoitae
    @SonofSethoitae 2 роки тому +2

    Suleiman is probably also based in the biblical King Solomon, who tradition holds bound demons (and, in Islamic tradition, djinn) into his service with a magic ring.

  • @user-vi3tb3bw5t
    @user-vi3tb3bw5t Рік тому +2

    Gonna try this on my SNES!

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Рік тому

      It's worth trying!

  • @sjajsjsja4523
    @sjajsjsja4523 2 роки тому +2

    The weirdest thing about this game is there's no healing spells. You _can_ heal with cards, but they barely heal any HP, so you're stuck with buying a ton of healing items to get through the midgame. Then in the last few hours hours, it becomes super easy and you'll never need to heal at all.

  • @Krokador
    @Krokador 2 роки тому +1

    Woah, wait, I'm 30 seconds in and that little snippet of the battle system reminds me SO MUCH of Ogre Battle. OMG O.o (haha, and you mentioned it around 4:30. Glad it's not just me!)

  • @toolman4745
    @toolman4745 2 роки тому +1

    I love your videos. You have introduced me to so many different RPGs I didn't know existed before.

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  2 роки тому

      Thanks, many more to come!

  • @tomg8062
    @tomg8062 2 роки тому +1

    Another great vid, you're on 🔥 keep it up man. The battle system definitely looked like it had an Ogre battle vibe like you mentioned which I is intriguing, loved march of the black queen

  • @Sandman_Slim
    @Sandman_Slim 2 роки тому +4

    Looks interesting. I might really enjoy the card mechanic.

  • @KuroReisho
    @KuroReisho 2 роки тому +1

    Dude that intro music is awesome, if you were to change it you should do something like overture from castlevania rondo of blood

  • @GoondocksCastle
    @GoondocksCastle 2 роки тому +2

    The encounter rate is insane. And the game is a bit broken with how it replenishes HP and MP upon leveling, so you can feasibly grind the early game for a minute using auto battle and fast forward on an emulator and suddenly the rest of the game is a cakewalk. Unfortunate, it would've been nice if they lowered the encounter rate just a tad or made grinding kind-of less required. The airship can be had early as can the best weapon in the game due to cheesing this same system and it makes the rest of the game trivial. Excellent translation, as the video stated.

  • @ZappaSlave
    @ZappaSlave Рік тому

    Today was the day I learned this existed. Seems neat.

  • @Hayastantzi92
    @Hayastantzi92 2 роки тому

    I have done this game, really fun!

  • @ukrpgfan4029
    @ukrpgfan4029 2 роки тому +1

    One of my fav JRPGs...Great game.

  • @EmmittDespain
    @EmmittDespain 2 роки тому +1

    Awesome review. I played this one not that long ago, and really enjoyed it overall.

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  2 роки тому

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @Sparkbomber
    @Sparkbomber 2 роки тому

    Looks interesting. It goes to show how many games we missed out on in the day.

  • @nintenjoel
    @nintenjoel 2 роки тому

    Cib copies of this game are so ridiculously expensive and I generally only play physical copies... I may have to actually emulate this one. Great vid, man!

  • @melgranger6450
    @melgranger6450 2 роки тому +1

    Binding Genies is Solomon/Suleimon not the sultan if going by traditional myth outside of game.

  • @justicerainz
    @justicerainz Рік тому +1

    Uh, this game looks really cool! I gotta try it sometime

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  Рік тому +1

      It's a unique one! Give it a go!

  • @jonfitzpatrick9942
    @jonfitzpatrick9942 2 роки тому +2

    Cuz discovered cdromance, running through all the roms

  • @hotelbooking6923
    @hotelbooking6923 2 роки тому +2

    EXTREMELY HIGH encounter rate. Names are cool, I'm middle eastern so I understood it all, well chosen names. Played the game on zsnes on speedmode and still hated it for the super high encounter rate. If there was a quick way out of a dungeon like an escape rope it would have made it less frustrating. Mazes and high encounter meant the game had A LOT of grinding, intentionally or unintentionally. The first 1/3 of the game is hard and you need to grind to advance. Then the rest you're too strong from all the encounters that you basically become invincible to anyone except bosses, so it wasn't as balanced as it should be. The storyline is also pretty shallow and lackluster. SPOILER ALERT*** -the thief joins your party because he wants the treasure you're after, never gets it for himself but sticks around and will sacrifice his life for you and the world doesn't appear to be in any danger but you press on because a couple people were jailed to be sacrificed but never actually were and you want to fix everyone's problems because you're just nice? I'm sure they could've came up with something better than that. But kudos for going against the status quo and doing something different.

  • @Banefane
    @Banefane 2 роки тому +3

    Cool a translation. I tried it once when there was no translation.
    At that time it looked awesome for an jrpg and it has not that childish art style.
    Also I don`t understand why there is so less games with arabic theme.
    I hope it is not because of political reasons
    🙃

    • @Bjorick
      @Bjorick 2 роки тому

      magic of scheranide on NES is a zelda/RPG game that's hard to explain
      it didn't seem to do well, mostly as the name is crazy hard to spell (likely mis-spelled it above) and the culture is different, so it takes time to understand unless you know the culture - and it doesn't have the japanese advantage of thousands of games with bits and pieces of the culture
      tl;dr: the games are there, you just have to look for them

  • @moe8935
    @moe8935 3 місяці тому +1

    OST at the end of the video? Btw, just finished this game, it's amazing with the translation and random encounter patch!

    • @Xygor
      @Xygor  3 місяці тому

      Terra's theme from Final Fantasy VI

  • @arielconstante212
    @arielconstante212 2 роки тому +1

    Pretty game, but i found the number of battles annoying. Looking forward to see your opinion about games like La place Demon, Dark half and Mystic Ark.

  • @galloe8933
    @galloe8933 2 роки тому +1

    This video almost makes me feel guilty that I didn't even know it was a thing...

  • @Qvmmy
    @Qvmmy Рік тому

    i always think this game inspires creator of bakugan

  • @skottsimmonds8912
    @skottsimmonds8912 2 роки тому +2

    I got to get this

  • @hezekiahramirez6965
    @hezekiahramirez6965 9 місяців тому +1

    I disagree. The visuals are superb. I do think they are a good bit better than FFVI. This is one of the most beautiful games on the Super Famicom

  • @DanielRamirez-hh7ng
    @DanielRamirez-hh7ng 2 місяці тому

    Yo lo jugue a los 14 años en emulador con mas de 100 juegos incluidos.
    Lo jugue con guias en ingles mal traducidas en Google 😅

  • @bluespaceman7937
    @bluespaceman7937 2 роки тому

    Very random game but it looks cool.

  • @airthrowDBT
    @airthrowDBT 2 роки тому

    I never knew about this game, will have to check it out, it looks way charming compared to typical cookie cutter JRPGs. Thanks!

  • @Jexel999
    @Jexel999 2 роки тому +1

    I wanna play

  • @vel2118
    @vel2118 2 дні тому

    I don't know why but it wont let me patch the rom

  • @Suleiman2000
    @Suleiman2000 2 роки тому

    Finally a video game character that shares the same name as me

  • @josepereira1487
    @josepereira1487 11 місяців тому

    Bom rpg mano

  • @jakemonster001
    @jakemonster001 2 роки тому

    Sounds more like Solomon instead of Suleiman.