Magician Lord is an action-platformer developed by Alpha Denshi and published by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade (MVS) and home (AES) systems. It was a launch title for the platform. Players control the wizard Elta across eight side-scrolling stages, shooting enemies and collecting orbs to transform into six magical forms, each with distinct attacks.
How To Play Magician Lord
Control
Action
Joystick (8-way)
Move, climb, duck, aim shot (left, right, up, and down while jumping)
A Button
Shoot
B Button
Jump
Select
Insert coin / add credit
Start
Start game and confirm menu selections
About Magician Lord
Release date
Arcade (WW): April 26, 1990 · Neo Geo AES (WW): July 1, 1991 · Neo Geo CD (JP): October 31, 1994 · Neo Geo CD (NA): October 1996
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