<s>
Rygar	B-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
Tecmo	O
in	O
1986	O
and	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
,	O
Rygar	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Legendary	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
,	O
Rygar	B-Application
and	O
its	O
remake	O
sold	O
a	O
combined	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
begins	O
with	O
the	O
following	O
introduction	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
's	O
story	O
,	O
the	O
year	O
19XX	O
sees	O
the	O
rise	O
of	O
dread	O
creatures	O
,	O
not	O
seen	O
since	O
before	O
the	O
Common	O
Era	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Ligar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Information	O
gleaned	O
from	O
console	O
manuals	O
reveals	O
that	O
the	O
evil	O
being	O
Ligar	O
has	O
taken	O
over	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Argool	O
,	O
and	O
Rygar	B-Application
,	O
a	O
dead	O
warrior	O
who	O
has	O
risen	O
from	O
his	O
grave	O
,	O
must	O
use	O
his	O
Diskarmor	O
to	O
stop	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Japanese	O
original	O
,	O
references	O
to	O
"	O
Ligar	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Rygar	B-Application
"	O
are	O
one	O
and	O
the	O
same	O
because	O
the	O
Roman	O
syllables	O
"	O
Li	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Ry	O
"	O
come	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
Japanese	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
hero	O
is	O
only	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Legendary	O
Warrior	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
both	O
"	O
Rygar	B-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
Ligar	O
"	O
refer	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
villain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Master	O
System	O
(	O
Japan	O
only	O
,	O
and	O
renamed	O
)	O
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
version	O
some	O
rounds	O
are	O
different	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
are	O
only	O
23	O
rounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rygar	B-Application
is	O
included	O
in	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
games	O
called	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rygar	B-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
is	O
a	O
fantasy-themed	O
action-adventure	O
platform	O
game	O
with	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
elements	O
developed	O
by	O
Tecmo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Famicom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
is	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
standard	O
side-scrolling	O
action	O
title	O
,	O
the	O
NES	O
's	O
Rygar	B-Application
is	O
an	O
open-ended	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
like	O
Metroid	B-Device
(	O
see	O
Metroidvania	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Rygar	B-Application
has	O
access	O
to	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
worlds	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
progresses	O
,	O
new	O
areas	O
open	O
up	O
as	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
finding	O
items	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
grappling	O
hook	O
,	O
crossbow	B-Application
,	O
and	O
wind	O
pulley	O
,	O
which	O
lets	O
him	O
cross	O
previously	O
impassable	O
obstacles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Rygar	B-Application
was	O
also	O
more	O
of	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
a	O
nonlinear	O
open	O
world	O
map	O
in	O
Garloz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
Rygar	B-Application
did	O
not	O
allow	O
for	O
game	O
saves	O
as	O
it	O
lacked	O
a	O
password	O
feature	O
and	O
the	O
cartridge	O
did	O
not	O
contain	O
a	O
battery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
NES	O
or	O
Famicom	O
versions	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Michiharu	O
Hasuya	O
who	O
would	O
later	O
reuse	O
one	O
of	O
Rygar	B-Application
's	O
tracks	O
on	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
of	O
Dr.	B-Application
Jekyll	I-Application
and	I-Application
Mr.	I-Application
Hyde	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Rygar	B-Application
on	O
their	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
1986	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
sixth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
Japan	O
's	O
seventh	O
highest-grossing	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
during	O
the	O
latter	O
half	B-Application
of	I-Application
1986	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rygar	B-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
STart	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
version	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
simple	O
game	O
"	O
was	O
only	O
recommended	O
to	O
"	O
jump-and-shoot	O
arcade	B-Application
enthusiasts	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CVG	O
Magazine	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
version	O
in	O
their	O
March	O
1991	O
issue	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
dull	O
"	O
and	O
only	O
giving	O
46	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robert	O
A	O
.	O
Jung	O
review	O
was	O
published	O
to	O
IGN	O
,	O
in	O
his	O
final	O
verdict	O
he	O
wrote	O
;	O
"	O
Rygar	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
"	O
typical	O
"	O
game	O
,	O
neither	O
extremely	O
outstanding	O
nor	O
truly	O
disappointing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
will	O
find	O
slight	O
differences	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
close	O
enough	O
to	O
be	O
familiar	O
(	O
especially	O
since	O
the	O
only	O
other	O
adaptation	O
was	O
a	O
vastly	O
different	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
a	O
remake	O
titled	O
Rygar	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Legendary	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Tecmo	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
11	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
Tecmo	O
's	O
"	O
Nite	O
Out	O
07	O
"	O
event	O
,	O
eventually	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
28	O
,	O
2009	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unofficial	O
port	O
of	O
Rygar	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
AGA	O
machines	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
