First Samurai

First Samurai
Home computer cover art
DeveloperVivid Image
PublishersImage Works
Ubi Soft (MS-DOS)
Kemco (SNES)
DirectorMev Dinc
DesignerJohn Twiddy
ProgrammerRaffaele Cecco
ArtistPaul 'Dokk' Docherty
PlatformsAmiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Super NES, iOS
ReleaseSeptember 1991: Amiga, Atari ST
1992: C64, MS-DOS
1993: SNES
2011: iOS
GenresPlatform, beat 'em up
ModeSingle-player

First Samurai, alternatively titled The First Samurai, is a 1991 beat 'em up platform game developed by Vivid Image and published by Image Works. The First Samurai was originally released in September 1991 for the Amiga and Atari ST, and was later ported to the Commodore 64, MS-DOS and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It was followed by a sequel, Second Samurai, in 1994. In 2011, a port was released for iOS.