The Lost Vikings

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Description

Three Vikings, Eric the Swift, Olaf the Stout and Baleog the Fierce, were kidnapped by the alien Tomator, the evil Croutonian ruler, who is collecting unique life forms to display in his gallery. The three Vikings will have to combine their unique skills to defeat Tomator, as well as a vast array of aliens, robots, giant snails, big lizards and more.

The Lost Vikings is a side-scrolling platform puzzle game with a twist. Instead of one character who can jump, run, shoot, collect items, flip switches and so on, there are three different characters, each with his own skills. Eric the Swift can jump, run and bash through walls with his tough helmet. Olaf the Stout has a shield which can block attacks, function as an air glider or as a step to stand on. Baleog the Fierce can shoot things with his arrows (including switches) or kill things with his sword. The player has to use the three Vikings as a team if he wants to get past the increasingly difficult levels and puzzles.

The player controls one Viking at a time, but can switch between them at any point. The Vikings have limited space in their inventory which they can use to keep various items. Each Viking has three health points, and if he loses them all from confrontations with dangers, he dies (some threats kill instantly), and the level must be restarted.

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Alternate Titles

• "バイキングの大迷惑" -- Japanese spelling
• "הויקינגים" -- Hebrew spelling
• "The Lost Vikings: Viking no Daimeiwaku" -- Japanese title

Part of the Following Groups

• Lost Viking series
• Mythology: Norse / Germanic
• Setting: Space station / Spaceship
• Sound engine: AIL/Miles Sound System

User Reviews

Platform adventure puzzler	Genesis	BeaconBlue (17)
It is a fine example of... shovelware.	Amiga CD32	Schutzstaffel88 (14)
A very good platformer. Two thumbs up, way up!!!	DOS	James1 (247)
Great Game	DOS	Attila (588)
A terrific game, a classic indeed.	DOS	Tomer Gabel (4646)

Critic Reviews

Player One	Genesis	Mar, 1994	92 out of 100	92
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Genesis	Aug, 1994	11 out of 12	92
IGN	SNES	Jul 25, 2008	8.5 out of 10	85
Game Players	Genesis	Mar, 1994	84 out of 100	84
Mean Machines	Genesis	Jan, 1994	84 out of 100	84
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	SNES	May, 1993	30 out of 40	75
Score	SNES	Apr, 1994	72 out of 100	72
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	Genesis	Jan, 1994	34 out of 50	68
Video Game Den	SNES	May 03, 2010		60
Svenska Hemdatornytt	SNES	Nov, 1993	40 out of 100	40

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Blizzard released this for free	44	chirinea (44330) Dec 16, 2014
Play Hard	1	AlienX999 (1) Aug 15, 2009

Trivia

1001 Video Games

The Lost Vikings appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Browser version

Blizzard used to have a flash rendered demo of the game at http://www.blizzard.com/blizzclassic/vikingsdemo.shtml.

Dialogue

There's all kinds of hidden dialog to the game if the Vikings are doing poorly. After being defeated constantly on a level, the Vikings will start talking about how difficult it is, insulting the player and even consulting Norse gods for additional inspiration.

Extras

Included in the US DOS release was an 11x17" poster, "The Lost Vikings: Your Voyage to an Incredible Adventure Through Time."

Freeware release

On May 2, 2014, the game was released for free through Blizzard's online gaming platform Battle.net.

References to the game

In World of Warcraft, there is a dungeon called "Uldaman" where the three vikings appear as NPCs (non-playable characters), related to a quest called "The Lost Dwarves".

Awards

• Amiga Joker
  • Issue 02/1994 – Best Dexterity Game in 1993 (Readers' Vote)

Information also contributed by Scott Monster, Slik and WildKard

Related Web Sites

• Lost Vikings (Official site.)
• The Lost Vikings playable demo (The Lost Vikings playable demo, just like it'll look on your GBA :) (requires Macromedia Flash))