Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

The Legend of Kage

Title	The Legend of Kage
First release	1986
Developer	Taito
Publisher	Taito
Platforms	Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX, NES / Famicom, ZX Spectrum, Arcade ADB
Genre	action game
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
Releases	ZX Spectrum: 1986-01-01 Amstrad CPC: 1986-01-01 Commodore 64: 1986-03-17 NES / Famicom: 1986-04-18 (NTSC)
Wikidata ID	Q2585558

Kage utilizes a kodachi shortsword and unlimited shuriken to fight through forests, secret passageways, and castle walls. Collecting crystal balls changes the character's clothing color to grant increased speed or larger projectiles, while also providing a buffer against death. Players navigate these environments to rescue Princess Kiri from the warlord Yoshi across changing seasonal stages.

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Sources

Wikidata (Q2585558) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (c64/the-legend-of-kage) · last updated 2026-10-01 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (zxspectrum/legend-of-kage) · last updated 2026-10-06 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (amstradcpc/legend-of-kage) · last updated 2026-10-19 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (amstradcpc/legend-of-kage-2) · last updated 2026-10-19 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (33137) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (1479,108570) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (38328) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (39691) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Arcade Database (ADB) (lkage) · last updated 2026-10-02 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`lkage`
Title at ADB	The Legend of Kage (rev 2)
Manufacturer	Taito
Year	1984
Genre	Fighter / 2D
Players	2
MAME driver status	GOOD

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Taito); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) · fetched 2026-10-02 16:19 UTC · filled here: platform

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Taito · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (12): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Taito · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Logos (3): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Taito · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (6): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Taito · internal use only.

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Videos

MSX Longplay [076] The Legend of Kage

World-of-Longplays · MSX version · longplay · 20:42auto-matched
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Legend of Kage - RZX Playback

Spectrum Computing · ZX Spectrum version · gameplay · 3:43auto-matched
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