Aretha (video game)
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{{Short description|1990 video game}}
{{Infobox VG
|title = Aretha
|image = ArethaJPBoxShotSNES.jpg
|caption = Aretha the Super Famicom cover art by Tosihiro Nukiyama
|developer = Japan Art Media{{cite web|author=会社名 |url=http://www.jam1989.co.jp/company/index.html |title=会社概要／日本 アート メディア JAPAN ART MEDIA |publisher=Jam1989.co.jp |date= |access-date=2015-11-11}}
Game Arts
|series = Aretha
|director = Mitsuru Takahashi
Takehisa Abe
|producer = Seiichi Yano
Kazutoyo Ishii
Yasuyuki Wakamiya
|released = Game Boy {{vgrelease|JP|1990}} Super Famicom {{vgrelease|JP|November 23, 1993}}
|genre = Role-playing video game
|modes = Single player
|platforms=Super Famicom, Game Boy
}}
{{nihongo|Aretha|アレサ||"Aretha"}} is a role-playing video game developed by Japan Art Media (JAM) and published by Yanoman Corporation to an exclusively Japanese market. It was originally released for the Game Boy in 1990. A sequel to the original trilogy named Aretha the Super Famicom was later released for the Super Famicom in 1993. Aretha was the first title in the game series of the same name.
Gameplay
In the SNES version, an all-directional random encounter turn-based battle screen is used that allows enemies to attack from the rear, the side, and the front.
Plot
Aretha tells the story of Ariel, the granddaughter of a wise old grandmother who has been turned a ten-year-old, who has been given a simple task: to go through the forest to Nineveh, the nearby town, and meet a certain person while visiting the place. Eventually, Ariel uses this quest to hone her magic skills to fight the ultimate battle against evil.
Development
Aretha was developed by Japan Art Media and published by Yanoman.{{cite web|url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/aretha/|title=Aretha|last=Todd|first=Daniel|publisher=Hardcore Gaming 101|date=January 12, 2019|access-date=January 13, 2019}}
Reception
The Super Famicom version of the game was on the console's top-ten bestseller list in early 1994.{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/snes-nforce-magazine-10/SNESForce_10_Mar_1994#page/n9/mode/1up/ |title=SNES N-Force Magazine Issue 10 |date= March 1994|access-date=2015-11-11}}
Legacy
Aretha was followed by two sequels, Aretha II: Ariel no Fushigi na Tabi (ARETHA II ~アリエルの不思議な旅~) and Aretha III, and a standalone side-story game Rejoice: Aretha Ōkoku no Kanata (リジョイス 〜アレサ王国の彼方〜). They were released for the same platforms between 1991 and 1995.
References
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External links
- [http://www.mobygames.com/game/aretha Aretha] at MobyGames
Category:Japan Art Media games
Category:Japan-exclusive video games
Category:Japanese role-playing video games
Category:Single-player video games
Category:Super Nintendo Entertainment System games
Category:Video games developed in Japan