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Terranigma

TitleTerranigma
First release1995
DeveloperQuintet
PublishersEnix, Nintendo
PlatformsPC (Windows), SNES / Super Famicom
Genresaction role-playing game, post-apocalyptic video game, role-playing video game, science fiction video game
Also known asTenchi Sōzō
Players1 player
Co-opNo
ESRB ratingE Everyone
Releases
SNES / Super Famicom: 1995-10-20, 1996-12-19 (PAL)
Wikidata IDQ1197149

Ark explores the world of Crysta and the upper world to resurrect life after accidentally turning his fellow villagers to stone. Players engage in fast-paced combat using dash and leap attacks while conquering five towers to unfreeze the village and restore the planet's continents across four story chapters.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0 Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB. Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.
Sources
Wikidata (Q1197149) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0
REG-Vault (snes/terranigma) · last updated 2026-10-28 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
TheGamesDB (1783,67953) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Image credits
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (7): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Enix · internal use only. REG-Vault page
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (7): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Enix · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Sprites
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Videos
SNES Longplay [100] Terranigma (Part 1 of 4)
World-of-Longplays · SNES / Super Famicom version · longplay · 4:00:07auto-matched
Part of a multi-part series.
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC
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