SKELETON WARRIORS
Official Title  Skeleton Warriors
Common Title  Skeleton Warriors
Serial Number(s)  SLUS-00209
Region  NTSC-U
Genre / Style  Action  Beat'em up

Developer  Neversoft Entertainment
Publisher  Playmates Interactive Entertainment.
Date Released  10 May 1996
Disc Number &
Printed Serial Number
DISC 1

SLUS-00209
Serial Number In Disc SLUS-00209
Media Disc ID N / A
Number Of Tracks 18
( 1 Data Track &
17 Audio Tracks )
Approx. Image Size
( Image Format Used )
427 MB
( .bin / .cue )
Approx.Size On Disc MB
Approx. Archive Size
( Archive Type Used )
MB
( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
Barcode Number(s)
( UPC / EAN )

From the back cover.
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English
Menus and gameplay are in English.

Skeleton Warriors was a 13 episode cartoon series created by Landmark Entertainment Group, which originally aired in 1993-1994 on CBS.

The story takes place on the distant planet of Lumimaire. The conflict of the plot revolves around the need to control the Lightstar Crystal. This powerful crystal powers the great city of Luminicity. Baron Dark, the show's main villain, tried to steal the crystal in order to gain control over its incredible power. He only succeeded in obtaining half of the crystal, with the other half being obtained by Prince Lightstar.

The half of the crystal that the Baron Dark managed to obtain turns him into a living skeleton. It also gives him the power to turn those with evil hearts into living skeletons for his army. Each episode involves Prince Lightstar, his siblings and Baron Dark attempting to obtain the other half of their respective crystals in order to gain control over the planet.

Prince Lightstar forms part of the Legion of Light. It consists of Justin Lightstar a.k.a. Prince Lightstar, Joshua Lightstar a.k.a. Grimskull, and Jennifer Lightstar a.k.a. Talyn. They also have been endowed with great powers through their half of the Crystal. They team together with their uncle Ursak to battle the evil Baron Dark. While Baron Dark is transformed into an undead skeleton and given the ability to transform other living beings into his Skeleton Warriors, the Legion of Light gains other fantastic abilities. Lightstar gains the ability to channel energy through his hands, Talyn gains the power of flight, and Grimskull is transformed into an undead creature similar to the Baron, but also has the power to travel through shadows.

As Prince Lightstar, players must defeat the Skeleton Warriors and Baron Dark in order to gain control of the Lightstar Crystal and bring balance back to the world. Gamers will explore the environments of 20 different levels as they face hundreds of enemies while riding on their skybike. The game features an original soundtrack composed by Tommy Tallarico.

The game is a 2D sidescrolling platform game with 3D pre-rendered graphics, with about 100 types of enemies for you to slay with the weapons you possess. You need to complete 21 levels filled with demonic evil creatures before you can fight the Baron Dark himself, with 3D rendered cutscenes inbetween some levels.

Features:
Navigate Prince Lightstar through 20 levels in an attempt to face and defeat Baron Dark
Swing your sword and defend yourself against 100 different enemies
Explore several environments on a skybike while battling enemies who attack from above and below

CHARACTERS:
- Justin Steel/Prince Lightstar: Prince Justin is the leader of the Legion of Light and the one meant to protect the Lightstar Crystal. After its loss, he continually strives to protect humanity and defeat the skeleton warriors. He greatly frustrates the Baron by displaying the clear limits to his power: a person of good heart cannot be turned into a skeleton warrior. When the Lightstar Crystal was shattered, Justin received the ability to project powerful beams of energy out of his hands or through his sword, which later is declared by Ursak to be (or which might more likely contain, considering the relative sizes of the sword and crystal) an actual piece of the Lightstar Crystal.

- Jennifer Steele/Talyn: Talyn is a fierce warrior, a gracious princess, a caring soul and an unwavering defender of the righteous. She somehow manages to combine all her devotion to the fight against evil with great compassion. After the struggle which shattered the Lightstar Crystal, she was granted the power of flight and managed to reconcile Justin and Joshua. Her later exploits include finding a way to actually restore skeleton warriors to the flesh - by removing the 'heart gems' which appear after the transformation. Although this discovery is a tactical advantage and a source of hope, it also spurred baron Dark on to worse acts; if any skeleton warrior is restored to human form, he could use his power to transform them back into skeletons, but, since he was the only one who possessed this power, if he himself was restored, no one else would be able to transform him back into a living skeleton.

- Joshua Steele/Grimskull: Justin's younger brother, who initially worked together with Baron Dark out of a misplaced envy of his older brother. When Justin and Dark struggled for the Lightstar Crystal, Joshua interfered. The resulting surge of power turned him into an undead creature, but where Dark and his Skeleton Warriors are pure skeletons, Joshua — who was renamed Grimskull — is still covered in flesh. Grimskull is seeking redemption in his way, by helping his family; he saw the baron's evil during the fight which transformed him. Grimskull has been granted the power to travel through shadows wherever he wishes. Since his transformation, he has befriended a wolf, which he has named Stalker.

- Ursak the Guardian: Ursak is the brother to the late king and the uncle to the Steele children. He serves as their advisor, second-in-command, mentor and surrogate father. He is a skilled combatant who leads from the front, as well as a highly competent scientist designing various weapons and armor for the Legion of Light's members.

- Baron Dark: The greedy and evil baron tried to seize the Lightstar crystal for himself, and caused it to break in two. His half turned him into a living skeleton who has the power to turn any person with the slightest bit of darkness in his or her heart into a skeleton warrior like himself. He is obsessed with defeating the Legion of Light, and taking control of both halves of the Lightstar Crystal, thereby granting absolute power for himself.

  Manufacturer's description:

As Prince Lightstar, you alone are the final defense against the terrifying skeletal brigade. This is no easy task, for Baron Dark holds half of the mighty Lightstar Crystal. With it, he can change anyone with an evil heart into an evil Skeleton slave. You must stalk him... you must conquer him... you must not return without the Crystal. If you fail... you and your once peaceful world will pay. Fully rendered 3-D characters and full motion video sequences. 100 vicious enemies await you in 21 savage levels.

  Features:
  • Third person perspective.
  • 2D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • SCI-FI, Medieval Fantasy & Anime themes.
Number Of Players  1 Player
Number Of Memory Card Blocks  1 Block
Compatible Controllers Tested
( Official Gamepads Only )
 Standard Controller ( Digital Controller compatible only )
Compatible Light Guns
( Official Light Guns Only )
 No
Other Compatible Controllers
( Official Controllers Only )
 None
Special Controllers Included Or
Supported ( Official Only )
 None
Vibration Function Compatible  No
Multi-Tap Function Compatible  No
Link Cable Function Compatibile  No
Emulator  ePSXe v.2.0.5
Video Plugin  Pete's OpenGL2 GPU Core 2.0.0 ( internal X & Internal Y= Very High, Stretching mode: Stretch to full window size, render Mode: 2 (Use framebuffer object) text filt = 2 FPS limit= 63, Compatibility=2,3,2; Shader effects= 5 (GLSlang Files (gpuPeteOGL2-slv/slf))
Audio Plugin  ePSXe SPU Core v.2.0.0
CD-ROM Plugin  ePSXe CDRom Plugin
Game Pad Plugin  N / A
Vibration Compatible  The game doesn't have it (Digital only).
Console Bios Used  SCPH7502

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 BASIC CONTROLS:
  Move character:  D-Pad
  Energy attack (starsword) / Skip cinemas -  X Button
  Slash attack -  Circle Button
  Block -  Square Button
  Jump -  Triangle Button
  Activate power-up 1 -  L1 Button
  Activate power-up 2 -  L2 Button
  Pause game -  Start Button

 SKYBIKE LEVEL CONTROLS:
  Dive toward ground:  D-Pad Up
  Pull up toward the sky-  D-Pad Down
  Turn left or right -  D-Pad left or right
  Fire blaster cannon -  Circle or Square Button
  Fires missiles -  X Button
  Pause game -  Start Button

 

MISC CODES (Start a game on Easy difficulty, then pause and enter the following):
  Infinite Heartstones -   Left, Up, X, Square, Up, Down, Square 
  Invincibility -   Pause the game and press Down, Circle, Square, Square, Up, X 
  Level Select (The level select option will appear in the options menu) -   Triangle, Circle, Circle, Left, Circle, Up, Down 
  Super Sword -   Circle, Left, Down, Triangle, Right, Circle, Up, Triangle 

GAMESHARK CODES:
  Infinite Lives -  
801DB768 0004
 
  Infinite Crystals -  
801DB774 0020
 
  Infinite Energy -  
801DB760 0064
 
  Invincible -  
801DB752 0001
 

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 - Advert Cover
USA ADVERT
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 - Disc Cover
DISC
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Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 122 KB

 PAL:
  • Skeleton Warriors [SLES-00341]   
     

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