====== The Last Crusader [PC-98] ======

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  * Genre: SRPG
  * Date: 1995
  * Company: Fairytale
  * Neo Kobe archive location: ''./Fairytale/Romance wa Tsurugi no Kagayaki - The Last Crusader/''

Online information

  * PC98 DB Entry: http://fullmotionvideo.free.fr/screen/G2966.html
  * PC9801 Database Entry: https://refuge.tokyo/pc9801/pc98/00300.html
  * Mobygames: https://www.mobygames.com/game/pc98/romance-wa-tsurugi-no-kagayaki-last-crusader


===== Notes =====

N/A

===== Additional Screens =====

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===== Disk Information =====

  * Disks: 8x 1.2MB (as archive ''Romance wa Tsurugi no Kagayaki - The Last Crusader [FD].zip'')
  * HD Image: 20MB (in archive ''Romance wa Tsurugi no Kagayaki - The Last Crusader [HD].zip'')

<code>
  Length      Date    Time    Name
---------  ---------- -----   ----
  1261568  1996-12-24 23:32   Romance wa Tsurugi no Kagayaki - The Last Crusader (Disk A).hdm
  1261568  1996-12-24 23:32   Romance wa Tsurugi no Kagayaki - The Last Crusader (Disk B).hdm
  1261568  1996-12-24 23:32   Romance wa Tsurugi no Kagayaki - The Last Crusader (Disk C).hdm
  1261568  1996-12-24 23:32   Romance wa Tsurugi no Kagayaki - The Last Crusader (Disk D).hdm
  1261568  1996-12-24 23:32   Romance wa Tsurugi no Kagayaki - The Last Crusader (Disk E).hdm
  1261568  1996-12-24 23:32   Romance wa Tsurugi no Kagayaki - The Last Crusader (Disk F).hdm
  1261568  1996-12-24 23:32   Romance wa Tsurugi no Kagayaki - The Last Crusader (Disk G).hdm
  1261568  1996-12-24 23:32   Romance wa Tsurugi no Kagayaki - The Last Crusader (Disk H).hdm
---------                     -------
 10092544                     8 files
</code>

==== Floppy Disk Contents ====

The only useful content is on the first disk, A:

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==== HDD Install Process ====

**Step 1.** Relatively straight forward, ensure you have disk A in the drive after you have booted from the hard drive and run ''INSTALL.EXE'' from the floppy, the installation menu will appear:

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The options on the menu are (from top to bottom):

  * Install game
  * Create a boot disk
  * Exit installer

**Step 2.** Choose the top option to install the game and you are then prompted to select the destination drive:

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I only have a single hard drive/partition, so only the drive letter //A:// appears in my option, along with the right-most option to //return// to the previous menu.

**Step 3.** On confirming the destination drive, you are given the ability to choose a folder or sub-folder for the game:

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You can use the simple directory browser to navigate to a custom location, or accept the default, which is to create the folder //LC// (Last Crusader) in the root of the drive.

**Step 4.** The installer then runs and begins to copy files from the first disk:

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At a certain point the install will pause and you'll need to insert disk //B//, then //C// and so-on:

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**Step 5.** After all disks are copied a final menu is shown, with two more options - create a boot disk or cancel. There is a little bit of text to accompany the screen, informing you that a boot disk is ideal since it can start the game in the event of low-memory or faulty configurations.

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Finally, to launch the game, change to the game directory //LC//, and run the command ''LCRU.COM'', the game will start and go to the menu screen:

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==== Pre-Packaged Install ====

The Last Crusader is also available pre-packaged with metadata and artwork suitable for running under my PC-98 native game launcher, [[blog:pc98_launcher_b|here]].