Trojan (video game)

Trojan
North American arcade flyer
DeveloperCapcom
Publishers
DirectorTakashi Nishiyama
DesignerTakashi Nishiyama
PlatformsArcade, NES, MS-DOS
ReleaseArcade
  • NA: March 1986
  • JP: April 1986
  • EU: June 1986
NES
  • JP: December 24, 1986
  • NA: February 1987
  • EU: March 23, 1989
MS-DOS
  • January 1988
GenresHack and slash, beat 'em up
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer
Arcade systemPlayChoice-10

Trojan, released in Japan as Tatakai no Banka, is a 1986 hack and slash video game developed and published by Capcom for arcades; it was released in North America by Romstar. Directed by Takashi Nishiyama, it is a spiritual successor to the beat 'em up Kung-Fu Master (1984), which was designed by Nishiyama at Irem before he left for Capcom, where he evolved its gameplay concepts with Trojan. It has also been likened to Capcom's Ghosts 'n Goblins (1985), which has similar side-scrolling action gameplay elements.