<s>
Legend	B-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Arcade	O
Zone	O
and	O
originally	O
published	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
Seika	O
Corporation	O
in	O
April	O
1994	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
Sony	O
Electronic	O
Publishing	O
on	O
December	O
21	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Sellech	O
during	O
the	O
middle	O
ages	O
,	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
knight	O
warriors	B-Application
Kaor	O
and	O
Igor	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
corrupt	O
son	O
of	O
the	O
king	O
of	O
Sellech	O
,	O
Clovis	O
,	O
before	O
he	O
manages	O
to	O
harness	O
power	O
from	O
the	O
imprisoned	O
soul	O
of	O
maleficent	O
despot	O
Beldor	O
and	O
conquers	O
the	O
land	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
several	O
high	O
fantasy	O
medieval-themed	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
arcade	O
games	O
from	O
Capcom	O
and	O
Sega	O
,	O
Legend	B-Application
was	O
conceived	O
as	O
an	O
idea	O
by	O
Perconti	O
and	O
Belaidouni	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
action-oriented	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legend	B-Application
garnered	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Legend	B-Application
never	O
received	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
Toka	O
created	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
which	O
was	O
also	O
called	O
Legend	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
by	O
independent	O
developer	O
and	O
publisher	O
Piko	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
,	O
Konan	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
in	O
development	O
and	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
by	O
both	O
Perconti	O
and	O
Belaidouni	O
but	O
was	O
never	O
finished	O
or	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legend	B-Application
is	O
an	O
arcade-style	O
side-scrolling	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
game	I-Application
similar	O
to	O
Golden	B-Application
Axe	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
where	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
Kaor	O
and	O
Igor	O
through	O
seven	O
stages	O
in	O
total	O
of	O
varying	O
thematic	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
kingdom	O
of	O
Sellech	O
and	O
battling	O
against	O
an	O
assortment	O
of	O
enemies	O
along	O
the	O
journey	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
objective	O
being	O
defeating	O
the	O
corrupt	O
son	O
of	O
the	O
land	O
's	O
king	O
,	O
Clovis	O
,	O
before	O
he	O
manages	O
to	O
break	O
free	O
the	O
sealed	O
remnant	O
of	O
Beldor	O
's	O
powers	O
and	O
conquers	O
Sellech	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
players	O
assume	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
knight	O
warriors	B-Application
Kaor	O
and	O
Igor	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
defeat	O
Clovis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
travelling	O
across	O
the	O
land	O
,	O
meeting	O
townsfolks	O
who	O
aid	O
them	O
in	O
their	O
quest	O
,	O
while	O
battling	O
against	O
enemies	O
and	O
creatures	O
,	O
both	O
Kaor	O
and	O
Igor	O
reach	O
the	O
sanctuary	B-Application
where	O
Clovis	O
resides	O
and	O
after	O
finally	O
defeating	O
him	O
,	O
Beldor	O
's	O
soul	O
is	O
vanished	O
from	O
the	O
land	O
and	O
their	O
glorious	O
victory	O
is	O
widespread	O
all	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Belaidouni	O
preferred	O
action-oriented	O
titles	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
then-current	O
direction	O
of	O
productions	O
under	O
Titus	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
were	O
not	O
interested	O
in	O
developing	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
outside	O
of	O
publishing	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Prehistorik	B-Device
Man	I-Device
,	O
he	O
resigned	O
along	O
with	O
Perconti	O
and	O
marketing	O
manager	O
Gabriel	O
Guary	O
to	O
establish	O
their	O
own	O
game	O
development	O
company	O
called	O
Arcade	O
Zone	O
to	O
create	O
titles	O
for	O
home	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
first	O
idea	O
was	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
under	O
the	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
genre	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
not	O
widely	O
developed	O
in	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
the	O
1990s	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
several	O
arcade	O
games	O
from	O
Capcom	O
and	O
Sega	O
such	O
as	O
Knights	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Round	I-Application
,	O
Golden	B-Application
Axe	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Perconti	O
later	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
we	O
made	O
the	O
game	O
we	O
wanted	O
to	O
play.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
co-founders	O
were	O
the	O
sole	O
authors	O
of	O
Legend	B-Application
which	O
was	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
passion	O
project	O
under	O
turbulent	O
conditions	O
on	O
a	O
quick	O
pace	O
between	O
two	O
and	O
three	O
months	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
first	O
project	O
,	O
with	O
Perconti	O
serving	O
as	O
its	O
programmer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
created	O
from	O
scratch	O
as	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
no	O
financial	O
backing	O
,	O
no	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
software	O
library	O
,	O
nor	O
an	O
official	O
Nintendo	O
development	O
kit	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
while	O
Guary	O
was	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
the	O
business	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Belaidouni	O
made	O
all	O
the	O
artwork	O
for	O
backgrounds	O
and	O
characters	O
in	O
Deluxe	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
on	O
Amiga	B-Device
before	O
being	O
transferred	O
to	O
PC	B-Device
for	O
Perconti	O
,	O
who	O
handled	O
hardware	O
coordination	O
and	O
other	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
finishing	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
showcased	O
at	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
,	O
where	O
Capcom	O
was	O
also	O
exhibiting	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
conversion	O
of	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Dragons	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legend	B-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
April	O
1994	O
by	O
Seika	O
Corporation	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
Sony	O
Electronic	O
Publishing	O
on	O
December	O
24	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Piko	O
Interactive	O
ported	O
the	O
title	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
it	O
was	O
published	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
worldwide	O
by	O
Piko	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
praised	O
the	O
boss	O
design	O
and	O
long	O
levels	O
,	O
but	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
good	O
overall	O
,	O
is	O
lacking	O
in	O
variety	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
felt	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
crucial	O
factor	O
in	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
included	O
it	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
looking	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
games	I-Application
from	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Device
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
of	O
Legend	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Arcade	O
Zone	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
develop	O
two	O
more	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
:	O
Iron	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
and	O
Nightmare	B-Application
Busters	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
former	O
being	O
originally	O
only	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Poppo	O
in	O
February	O
1995	O
before	O
being	O
picked	O
up	O
for	O
a	O
worldwide	O
re-release	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
being	O
ported	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
by	O
Piko	O
Interactive	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
later	O
being	O
cancelled	O
due	O
to	O
financial	O
issues	O
before	O
its	O
development	O
was	O
resumed	O
by	O
the	O
original	O
authors	O
and	O
eventually	O
published	O
worldwide	O
by	O
Super	O
Fighter	O
Team	O
in	O
December	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
,	O
Konan	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
in	O
development	O
and	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
by	O
both	O
Perconti	O
and	O
Belaidouni	O
but	O
was	O
never	O
finished	O
and	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
both	O
Perconti	O
and	O
Belaidouni	O
founded	O
Toka	O
shortly	O
afterwards	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
later	O
develop	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
bearing	O
the	O
same	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
an	O
exhibition	O
at	O
the	O
CES	O
,	O
both	O
Carlo	O
Perconti	O
and	O
Lyes	O
Belaidouni	O
met	O
key	O
people	O
representing	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
and	O
,	O
intrigued	O
by	O
the	O
architecture	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
,	O
became	O
involved	O
with	O
developing	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
began	O
creating	O
a	O
new	O
engine	O
on	O
PC	B-Device
before	O
receiving	O
a	O
Jaguar	B-Device
development	O
kit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regarded	O
by	O
Belaidouni	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
beautiful	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
with	O
huge	O
sprites	O
and	O
monumental	O
backgrounds	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
and	O
previewed	O
in	O
December	O
1994	O
by	O
French	O
magazine	O
CD	O
Consoles	O
under	O
the	O
tentative	O
title	O
Conan	O
,	O
featuring	O
an	O
early	O
graphical	O
art	O
style	O
while	O
its	O
overall	O
style	O
and	O
gameplay	O
were	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Legend	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
only	O
displayed	O
for	O
co-op	O
play	O
once	O
at	O
Atari	O
Corp.	O
'	O
s	O
booth	O
during	O
the	O
Winter	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
featuring	O
two	O
playable	O
characters	O
that	O
were	O
named	O
after	O
both	O
developers	O
and	O
used	O
the	O
same	O
sound	O
effects	O
from	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
title	O
,	O
with	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
referring	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
as	O
Conan	O
the	O
Barbarian	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Perconti	O
has	O
since	O
stated	O
in	O
recent	O
years	O
that	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
of	O
Konan	O
has	O
become	O
lost	O
and	O
the	O
only	O
remaining	O
proofs	O
of	O
its	O
existence	O
are	O
various	O
screenshots	O
taken	O
by	O
several	O
video	O
game	O
magazines	O
and	O
gameplay	O
footage	O
,	O
while	O
no	O
prototypes	O
containing	O
a	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
image	I-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
demo	O
have	O
been	O
found	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
remake	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
3D	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
ups	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
advances	O
from	O
left-to-right	O
on	O
a	O
3D	O
but	O
linear	O
path	O
.	O
</s>
