Play Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Online

Summary

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves hit the NES (and later the Game Boy) in 1991, riding on the hype of the film and a glossy Nintendo Power cover that promised the game months before it actually arrived. The title packs three distinct play styles: an overhead adventure where you wander the map and clash with enemies, a side‑view duel that adds jumping, attacking and guarding, and an extreme‑overhead melee that erupts when your merry men meet the Sheriff’s forces. A brief horse‑racing segment blends the two perspectives, forcing you to jump over obstacles while keeping pace. The game’s loose equipping system lets you swing almost anything as a weapon – even a chicken leg when a new ally joins. Though versions for the Master System and Game Gear were announced, they never saw the light of day.

Storyline

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves on the NES opens in an Arab prison in Jerusalem, where Robin, Peter Dubois and Azeem are locked up. Robin breaks them out, but Peter is mortally wounded as Robin and Azeem escape to England. In England Robin learns his father has been murdered and the Sheriff of Nottingham rules oppressively while King Richard is absent. Maid Marian tells him of rebels hiding in Sherwood Forest and urges him to join them.

Robin reaches the forest, joins the outlaws and makes the camp his home base. He repeatedly leaves on missions—rescuing villagers, gathering supplies, confronting the sheriff’s men—and always returns to the camp for his next assignment. The series of tasks builds toward a final showdown with the sheriff.

The climax pits Robin against the Sheriff of Nottingham; defeating him ends the game. A wedding for Robin and Marian follows, but King Richard returns just in time to give Marian away, sealing their marriage and the restoration of rightful rule.