1991 · ASCII Corporation · Puzzle · Strategy

Megalit

Nintendo exclusive

When a wicked witch decides to rule the world with the power of her magic jewels, her terrifying plot leads her to kidnap elves, princesses, and even fairies. You're the brave warrior who's decided to save all the captured innocents, but the witch gets wind of your plan and turns you to stone. Now, your efforts turn to breaking the spell, which is going to require cracking the ancient puzzle of Megalit. If the princesses and magical beings stand any chance of making it out of the witch's clutches, you'd better solve the code quickly.

Released: 9 August 1991
Platforms: Game Boy
Genres: Puzzle Strategy
Developers: ASCII Corporation
Publishers: —
Perspective: Side view
Country: Japan

About

Megalit (メガリット, Megaritto) is a 1991 third party puzzle-solving strategy game developed by ASCII Corporation. It was published for the Nintendo Game Boy by Asmik Ace Entertainment in Japan and Takara in North America and Europe. Megalit was first released in Japan on August 9, 1991. It was not released until December 1992 in North America and Europe.

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Gameplay

The object of Megalit is to solve a series of increasingly difficult puzzles through six rounds. Each round is divided into five stages. Controlling the hero who has been turned into a round stone, you must reposition a stacked mound of oblong blocks so that each individual piece can freely touch the ground. The blocks may only fall one level at a time, otherwise they will break upon impact and the player will automatically lose the stage.

Megalit features two difficulty settings: Easy and Quest. Quest Mode rearranges the puzzles in a more difficult pattern and adds a time limit in which the player must solve them. The game cartridge utilizes a password feature, allowing the player to return to a previously unlocked round.

Story

A wicked witch wants to rule the world with the power of her magic jewels. She has abducted all the princesses, elves, and faeries who have magic jewels from their castles and has cast a Megalit spell on them. One brave hero comes to the rescue but he also is cast under the wicked witch's spell and is turned into a statue of stone. In order to save the captured princesses and to break his own spell, the brave hero must solve Megalit's puzzle. Restore peace to the Kingdom by helping our hero solve the puzzle.