Conan (NES)
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- For other games in the series, see Myth: History in the Making.
Conan is an action-platformer developed by Eastridge Technology and published by Mindscape. Despite sharing the same logo, the game is not based on the Schwarzenegger film of the same name. The game is actually a conversion of the computer game Myth: History in the Making by System 3 for the Commodore 64. The game has also been mislabeled with the subtitle The Mysteries of Time, but this title does not exist neither in the game nor the manual.
In this game, you play as the titular hero Conan. There is no story given in the game, and is instead explained in the game's manual; Conan wants to attain the throne of Aquilonia. He is later approached by an old man named Nemonios. He tells Conan the story about the throne of Aquilonia and how to attain it. The Four Urns of the Early Kings of Aquilonia have been taken from the Crypt of Cahalla. Nemonios then tells Conan the path he must take to get to the throne and return the urns. First, Conan must prevail through the Catacombs of Belveras. Next, he must traverse through the Ruins of Ry-lee in Brythunia. Here, he must get past the nymph that can easily destroy him. After that, he must go to Kordavo, at the mouth of the Black River, where he must get on the ghost ship and fight off its evils. Next is the Sky Castle of Vanaheim, in which Conan must ascend up the sky to reach the entrance into the castle. However, he must fight off the two Keepers of the Tomb. Once Conan reaches the castle's drawbridge, arcane magics will transport him to the final area, the Tombs of Zamboula. It is here in the Tombs of Zamboula that Conan will have to find the four urns hidden throughout. However, before he can attain the throne, he must face the final challenge of the Crypt. Nemonios vanishes after telling the story, and Conan sets off on his adventure the next morning.
The game was negatively received by critics due to its poor gameplay and graphics. The game was single-handedly programmed by Nick Eastridge, but the game was rushed in development by Mindscape, who forced Eastridge to complete the game quickly.
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Music
Conan does not borrow Jeroen Tel's music from the Commodore 64 version, but rather has a nice, albeit short assortment of tracks composed by Rich Shemaria. Like many Eastridge Technology games at the time, all of the music plays at approximately 150 beats per minute. Each song sounds adventurous, ignoring the limitations of the sound driver.
The title music is used in a few different places throughout the game. One of these is Level 4, which is why it does not show up in the tracklist below. Also, Level 5 has a square channel that goes out of sync with each loop due to a programming error.
To create the music, Rich wrote the music on sheet music paper, which was then given to Nick Eastridge to convert to his sound driver. Eastridge gave Shemaria the hexadecimal values for the note pitch and length to make for an easier conversion to his sound driver.
The song names are named after their initial location in the game, and should be verified by Shemaria.
Recording
| # | Title | Composer | Arranger | Length | Listen | Download |
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| 01 | Title | Rich Shemaria | Nick Eastridge | 1:39 | Download | |
| 02 | Level 1 | Rich Shemaria | Nick Eastridge | 1:38 | Download | |
| 03 | Level 2 | Rich Shemaria | Nick Eastridge | 1:02 | Download | |
| 04 | Level 3 | Rich Shemaria | Nick Eastridge | 1:14 | Download | |
| 05 | Level 5 | Rich Shemaria | Nick Eastridge | 1:05 | Download | |
| 06 | Level 6 | Rich Shemaria | Nick Eastridge | 1:10 | Download | |
| 07 | Level 7 | Rich Shemaria | Nick Eastridge | 1:08 | Download |
Credits
- Ripper: Gil_Galad
- Recorder: Doommaster1994
- Game Credits:
- Not Credited Composer: Rich Shemaria
- Not Credited Arranger: Nick Eastridge
(Verification from composer; game lacks credits.)
Like all other Eastridge Technology games, this game lacks credits. However, Rich still has most of the sheet music sketches he made for the video games he worked on, and found Conan as one of the works he had forgotten. He also confirmed Eastridge Technology was in fact the developer.
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