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== Description ==
Combining the [[side scrolling]] gameplay of a [[beat 'em up]] with the item collection of an adventure game, ''Shadow over Mystara'' has gameplay not commonly found in the arcade. While things as simple as finding and equiping gear is and old idea in [[console games]], it is a rare find at the [[arcade|arcades]]. Your character can wield a large variety of weapons and armor, although this selection is limited by the character you choose (thieves and magic-users, for example, could not use shields). There is also a huge assortment of magical and hidden items in the game, many of which were completely unknown to exist to the typical arcade gamer. This, along with the addition of multiple endings and forking paths, gave the game an extreme amount of re-playability and led to it's [[cult following]].
Worked into several stages are hidden items in the game. The game includes two cursed swords, one which the Cleric must ''attempt'' to pick up (since he cannot actually pick up a bladed weapon) 8 times becomes the ''Holy Avenger'' and a second which must be swung over 30 times before it is uncursed to transform into the ''Sword of Legends''.
Hidden near the end of the game is a treasure chest, that if the Magic-User opens it, contains the Staff of Wizardry. If the Magic-User wields the staff during the [[last boss]] Synn and there are at least 3 players with a combined total of over 1 million [[Experience Points]], the Staff will glow and the team will be able to use ''Final Strike''. This secret attack requires that all players press all of their buttons (except the inventory button) at the same time which causes the Magic-User to leap to the center of the screen, screaming out the words "Final strike!" and snapping the Staff in half, over his knee. This does a considerable amount of damage to Synn and leaves all of the players at 1 hit point.
Upon completion of the game, each character is treated to a short paragraph detailing his or her future. There are four seperate ending per character and you earn an ending equal to your ranking in Experience Points. For example, if the Fighter had the most experience points in the group he would earn ending F-1, or if the Thief was third place in experience, she would be given ending T-3. Due to a mistake endings D-2 and D-3 for the Dwarf are identical.
Any hero that ends the game in possession of the ''Sword of Legends'' is instead given an ending with tells that the sword was renamed ''Sword of [Insert Your Character's Name Here]''.
== Characters ==
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