Crest of Gaia

Crest of Gaia is a retelling of Elthlead in a scenario-driven format. The game tells the story of a war between the Kingdom of Elthlead, led by King Sieghart, and the dark land of Velzeria, led by Böser.

At the outset of the game, Böser gains control of the Power of Gaia and uses it to begin a campaign to conquer the continent. His monster armies slay entire towns to create legions of zombies to send against the Kingdom of Light.

Sieghart, together with Elthlead's traditional allies, sets out on a quest to drive Böser back into the dark lands and restore balance to Gaia.

Releases[]

Crest of Gaia (PC-8801) (June 30, 1987)
Crest of Gaia (Sharp X1) (Aug 1, 1987)
Crest of Gaia (MSX) (March, 1988)
Crest of Gaia (PC Engine) (Sept 23, 1988)
History of Elthlead (Sharp X68000) (March 30, 1989)

Fan Translation[]

Crest of Gaia (PC Engine) English Translation [Mirror] by Derrick Sobodash

Production Credits[]

Director: Tomohiro Tanaka
Chief Designer: Masayuki Suzuki
History Creator: Chikara Suzuki
Designer: Katsuki Tanaka, Maki Fukaya
AI Programmer: Akiyoshi Saito
Arranger: Masayuki Iwashita
Programmer: Nobumasu Tanaka, Gu Yu
Original BGM: Kouji Hayama, Osamu Kawada, Fumie Kawada
Illustrator: Mutsumi Kagemaya
Package Effect: Hibiki Okada
Sub-Programmer: Kawai Yoshiharu

History of Elthlead Team[]

Director: Yasamusa Shirakura (白倉安昌)
Original Design: Masayuki Suzuki (鈴木政幸), Robert M. Timbello
Designer: Masao Igarashi (五十嵐雅夫), Minako Mayajima (宮嶋美奈子)
Technical Leader: Hiroyuki Yamamoto (山本洋之)
Programmers: Yukihiro Higuchi (樋口幸弘), Shinji Hamada (浜田信次)
Original BGM: Kouji Hayama (葉山宏治)
Voice Actors: Obata Kenji (小幡研二), Makoto Haneishi (羽石誠)
Special Thanks: Hideo Suzuki (鈴木英夫)