Landstalker

ランドストーカー 皇帝の財宝 (Randosutōkā: Kōtei no Zaihō)Genesis, Wii, Other, Switch1992

  1. JP1992
  2. NA1993
  3. EU1993
  4. RU—

Landstalker's full Western title is Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole; in Japan it is ランドストーカー 皇帝の財宝 (Kōtei no Zaihō). Today the Mega Drive version is playable through Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, where it arrived in 2023.

Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole is an action role-playing game for the Mega Drive, released in Japan on 30 October 1992, in North America in October 1993 and in Europe in November 1993. It was developed by Climax Entertainment and published by Sega. Kenji Orimo directed and designed it, Shinya Nishigaki wrote it and Motoaki Takenouchi composed the music.

In Japan it sold 34,385 copies in its first week and about 160,000 over its lifetime. At GameFan's Megawards it won Most Innovative New Game (Sega) and Best Action/RPG.

Landstalker was re-released on the Wii Virtual Console in 2007, came preloaded on the Sega Genesis Mini in 2019 and joined Nintendo Switch Online in 2023.1

Names and releases

RegionTitle on the boxPlatformDatePublisherSrc
NA Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole Genesis October 1993 Sega 1
JP ランドストーカー 皇帝の財宝 Genesis Oct 30, 1992 Sega 1
EU Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole Genesis November 1993 Sega 1
WW LandstalkerVirtual Console Wii 2007 Sega 1
WW Sega Genesis MiniPreloaded on the Genesis/Mega Drive Mini Other 2019 Sega 1
WW LandstalkerNintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack Switch 2023 Sega 1

Also known as: Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole WW1ランドストーカー 皇帝の財宝 JP1Randosutōkā: Kōtei no Zaihō JP1

Box art by region

  • Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole box art, North America release
    NA Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole
  • Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole box art, Europe release
    EU Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole

Box art © its publishers, shown to identify each release. Scans: libretro-thumbnails.

Where to play legally today

  • Nintendo Switch Online Subscription

    Landstalker (SEGA Mega Drive - Nintendo Switch Online)

    Mega Drive/Genesis version

    Checked: 2026-10-131nintendo.com

Reception

Famitsu scored it 8, 8, 8 and 9 out of 10, and GameRankings shows 77%; GamePro complained about the controls. It won GameFan's awards for Most Innovative New Game (Sega) and Best Action/RPG, and Mega ranked it fifth among the best Mega Drive games.1

Sources

  1. 1en.wikipedia.org

Checked: 2026-10-13Text reviewed: 2026-10-13

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