Faxanadu
1987 · Action RPG · NES
Overview
Faxanadu (1987) is Hudson Soft's side-scrolling action RPG spun off from Falcom's Xanadu, set on the World Tree.
Deep Dive
The hero returns to his home town of Eolis to find it under attack by Dwarves and the Elves' fountain run dry, with the Evil One, who came from a meteorite, behind it. The quest takes place across four areas of the World Tree.
Developer Story
Hitoshi Okuno designed it, with music by Jun Chikuma. Hudson released it in Japan in November 1987, and Nintendo published it in North America in 1989, where Nintendo Power ranked it sixth in its November 1989 chart.
Did You Know?
- The name combines "Famicom" and "Xanadu", though it shares little of Xanadu's play.
- IGN called it a "hidden gem" in 2011.
Sources & further reading
- Faxanadu — Wikipedia
