Lufia & the Fortress of Doom

Lufia & the Fortress of Doom
North American box art
DeveloperNeverland
PublisherTaito
DirectorMasahide Miyata
WriterMasahide Miyata
ComposersYasunori Shiono
Aki Zaitsu
Naomi Kuroda
SeriesLufia
PlatformSuper NES
Release
  • JP: 25 June 1993
  • US: November 1993
GenreRole-playing
ModeSingle-player

Lufia & the Fortress of Doom, known as Estpolis Denki (エストポリス伝記, Esutoporisu Denki; officially translated Biography of Estpolis) in Japan, is a role-playing video game developed by Neverland and published by Taito in 1993, for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is the first title in the Lufia series of video games and the only game from the series released under the Taito label in North America.

The game's plot follows The Hero, Lufia, Aguro, and Jerin on a quest to prevent the resurrection of four superpowered beings called Sinistrals, and frequently delves into the political and personal lives of the subjects of kingdoms all around the world. Top-down exploration is mixed with traditional turn-based combat using 2D sprites. The game was generally well-received, and has spawned multiple sequels on the Super Nintendo as well as the Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance and the Nintendo DS.