Aretha (video game)

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Aretha
ArethaJPBoxShotSNES.jpg
Aretha the Super Famicom cover art by Tosihiro Nukiyama
Developer(s)Japan Art Media[2]
Game Arts
Publisher(s)Yanoman Corporation[1]
Director(s)Mitsuru Takahashi
Takehisa Abe
Producer(s)Seiichi Yano
Kazutoyo Ishii
Yasuyuki Wakamiya
SeriesAretha
Platform(s)Super Famicom, Game Boy
ReleaseGame Boy
Super Famicom
  • JP: November 23, 1993
Genre(s)Role-playing video game
Mode(s)Single player

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 release for the Super Famicom in 1993, and it is usually mistaken as a port or a remake of the original title. Aretha was the first title in the game series of the same name.

Gameplay[]

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.[3]

Reception[]

The Super Famicom (SNES) version of the game was on the console's top-ten bestseller list in early 1994.[4]

Legacy[]

Aretha was followed by two sequels, Aretha II: Ariel no Fushigi na Tabi (ARETHA II ~アリエル不思議な旅~) 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 1991–1995.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "沿革 - ジグソーパズルのやのまん". Yanoman.co.jp. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
  2. ^ 会社名. "会社概要／日本 アート メディア JAPAN ART MEDIA". Jam1989.co.jp. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
  3. ^ Todd, Daniel (January 12, 2019). "Aretha". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "SNES N-Force Magazine Issue 10". Retrieved 2015-11-11.

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