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Legend of the Blademasters

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Legend of the Blademasters
Developer(s)Ronin Entertainment
Publisher(s)Ripcord Games
Platform(s)Windows[1]
Dreamcast[2]
ReleaseCancelled

Legend of the Blademasters is a cancelled role-playing video game from Ripcord Games.

Development

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The game was in development by Ronin Entertainment a company founded in 1994 by several former LucasArts employees.[3][4] Environments in the game were inspired by the classic animation of the famous director Hayao Miyazaki, such as Nausicaa, Laputa, and Princess Mononoke.[5]

The title was scheduled to release in August 1999.[5][4] This was pushed to the first quarter of 2000[6] and later to 2001.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Gantayat, Anoop (November 24, 1999). "Legend of the BladeMasters". IGN. Archived from the original on December 8, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Chau, Anthony (March 24, 2001). "Ripcord Games Holds Off Dreamcast Titles". IGN. Archived from the original on December 8, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  3. ^ Bergerud, John (April 27, 1999). "The BladeMasters Development Team". Archived from the original on August 29, 1999. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Houston, Farah (April 1999). "Legend of the BladeMasters - Pipeline". Games Domain. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Legend of the BladeMasters Interview". Vault Network. Archived from the original on October 13, 1999. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  6. ^ Chick, Tom (January 6, 2000). "Legend of the Blademasters Preview". Computer Games Magazine. Archived from the original on May 21, 2003. Retrieved October 22, 2022.