For the thoroughbred racehorse, see First Samurai (horse).
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1991 video game
First Samurai
Home computer cover art
Developer(s)
Vivid Image
Publisher(s)
Image Works Ubi Soft (MS-DOS) Kemco (SNES)
Director(s)
Mev Dinc[1]
Designer(s)
John Twiddy[1]
Programmer(s)
Raffaele Cecco[1]
Artist(s)
Paul 'Dokk' Docherty[1]
Platform(s)
Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Super NES, iOS
First Samurai, alternatively titled The First Samurai, is a 1991 beat 'em up platform game developed by Vivid Image and published by Image Works. The First Samurai was originally released in September 1991 for the Amiga and Atari ST,[1] and was later ported to the Commodore 64, MS-DOS and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It was followed by a sequel, Second Samurai, in 1994. In 2011 a port was released for iOS.
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