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Summary

Legend feels like a love‑letter to classic arcade brawlers such as Final Fight, Streets of Rage, Golden Axe and The King of Dragons, but it swaps neon streets for a gritty medieval kingdom. You pick up Kaor or Igor and hack through seven themed stages across the land of Sellech, battling everything from sword‑wielding foot soldiers to spell‑casting sorcerers while trying to stop the corrupt prince Clovis from unleashing the sealed power of Beldor. The combat mixes straightforward sword slashes and kicks with shield blocks and a handful of magic spells, and you can pull off risky combo moves like jump slashes at the cost of a little health. Defeated foes drop food, magic bags and extra lives, and each cleared level rewards you with a bonus room where points and power‑ups can be collected; a secret dungeon only appears if you’re captured during a boss fight. The game’s development story is almost as chaotic as its action: the two‑person team of Carlo Perconti and Lyes Belaidouni built it in just a few months without an official Nintendo kit, doing art on an Amiga in Deluxe Paint and programming on a PC, then showed it off at CES before it finally hit shelves and later resurfaced in a 2017 worldwide re‑release.

Storyline

In the medieval kingdom of Sellech, the evil despot Beldor ruled for a thousand years, spreading chaos and destruction. Knights launched a final crusade against him, but none returned. The people eventually united, created energized heroes and managed to imprison Beldor’s soul, bringing peace.

The Legend follows the twin knights Kaor and Igor as they travel the land, aided by townsfolk, to stop Clovis – the corrupt son of the king – who seeks to free Beldor’s power and conquer Sellech. After battling monsters and reaching Clovis’s sanctuary, they defeat him, causing Beldor’s soul to vanish and the kingdom to celebrate their victory.