Greek Mythology In Video Games [Archive]

Avenger

09-06-2004, 05:44 AM

I'm obsessed with Greek Mythology, and even more so with video games :D...but where do the 2 merge together? the only thing i can think of off the top of my head is Kid Icarus, but im sure there are quite a few more..im trying to make a quick little list of games, try um out, see if any are any good...so if anyone knows any games that have anything to do with greek myths that would be awesome:

LIST:
Kid Icarus (NES)
Kingdom Hearts (part of) (PS2)
Age Of Mythology (PC)
Aegean Voyage (Commodore 64)
Phelios (Genesis)
Battle for Olympus (NES)
Athena (NES)
Will Rock (PC)
Gods (SNES)
Lunar Silver Story (PSX)
Day Dream'n Davey (NES)
Altered Beast (GEN?)
Rygar: The Legendary Adventure (PS2)

Coming Soon - Shadow Of Rome (hope it doesnt suck) (PS2)

soniko_karuto

09-06-2004, 05:45 AM

age of mythology? maybe? :D

Avenger

09-06-2004, 05:45 AM

its 3am...shut up :P

*(how could i miss that one :angry: )*

soniko_karuto

09-06-2004, 05:51 AM

LOL sorry

Mayhem

09-06-2004, 05:57 AM

Aegean Voyage?

Avenger

09-06-2004, 06:00 AM

wat about ET for 2600...that games just got a lil sumthin for everyone huh? LOL

Dire 51

09-06-2004, 06:09 AM

No mention of Phelios yet? It's very much based on Greek mythology. Here, read this: The Dark Secret Of Phelios (http://www.geocities.com/opcfg3/phelios.html), and find out more about it.

SebasC

09-06-2004, 06:16 AM

Battle for Olympus (NES) maybe??

Dire 51

09-06-2004, 06:20 AM

I second Battle of Olympus... it was like Zelda II meets the Greek myths.

Quintracker

09-06-2004, 07:06 AM

Perhaps Athena for the nes?

-hellvin-

09-06-2004, 07:10 AM

Battle for Olympus (NES) maybe??

Damn! Beaten.

One hell of a great game ;D. I can't really think of any others that haven't been mentioned.

dojosky

09-06-2004, 07:39 AM

thegreatescape

09-06-2004, 08:49 AM

Will Rock for PC. Its an average FPS set in the whole greek mythology scene (your an archeologist) thats also bundned with most mid-range video cards (9600xt, etc).

Worth playing for co-op though.

Lord_Magus

09-06-2004, 09:16 AM

I think Gods was based on Greek Mythology. It was a pretty nice platformer that came out on the Amiga and SNES.

http://www.nemmelheim.de/turrican/seta/Gods.jpg

Queen Of The Felines

09-06-2004, 10:22 AM

Dunno if the following would count, so let's see...

Herc's Adventures for PSX
Any game based on Disney's "Hercules" movies
Any game based on the "Hercules" or "Xena" tv shows

Kristine

atarifan

09-06-2004, 10:31 AM

how about Lunar silver story for the ps1 (and sega system as well (i think))

Garry Silljo

09-06-2004, 10:39 AM

1/3 of Day Dream'n Davey on the Nes is mythology based.

davidleeroth

09-06-2004, 10:53 AM

I think Gods was based on Greek Mythology. It was a pretty nice platformer that came out on the Amiga and SNES.

http://www.nemmelheim.de/turrican/seta/Gods.jpg

Hey, there was a Genny one too. ;)

There's also Zeus: Master of Olympus for PC which I guess is based on Greek mythology. Just guessing, could be a longshot. LOL

VinnyT

09-06-2004, 11:37 AM

Altered Beast

Anything else I can think of has been said already.

gamergary

09-06-2004, 01:06 PM

Rygar on PS2 has a greek feel to it. The big statue boss you fight in the collessium has one head that looks like Neptune (Posiden which is probably spelled wrong).

Dire 51

09-06-2004, 01:21 PM

I'll second Rygar: The Legendary Adventure as well. It's based on Greek mythology, even though it uses very few story points or characters from the actual myths. Hell of a game, though.

Iron Draggon

09-06-2004, 03:24 PM

A few obvious ones that I can think of right now:

Populous
Powermonger
Act Raiser
Act Raiser 2

Shinji008

09-06-2004, 03:43 PM

Don't forget Legendary Wings (NES). While Futuristic it has Greek Roots. Also Black and White (PC) in many ways can be seen as getting its start from the greek gods.

Crush Crawfish

09-06-2004, 04:02 PM

The second level of Castlevania Bloodlines for Genesis is very Greek-based, ith lots of Minotaurs to kill.

The upcoming PS2 game God of War is Greek Mythology based, and looks really awesome too.

Also, don't forget that there was a 2nd Kid Icarus game for Gameboy.

devilman

09-06-2004, 04:12 PM

Myth (on 8-bit and 16-bit computers but console-wise also on the CD32) has a fair few mythical bad guys such as Hydra.

Kim Possible

09-06-2004, 04:54 PM

battle of olympus is one of the best games we ever played but anyone here beaten it ?? in my old days my wife (girlfriend at that time) we tried beating it we were on the final level but never finished it :( we need to play it again !!! LOL jeez ....ahh good memories !!

tangent, sorry, but yeah I've beaten it several times, a WONDERFUL game. The final level is tough, but a LOT like the Gannon fight in Adventure of Link. Find the weak point in its attack, exploit. (If I recall it involves the boss jumping).

back on topic. The "Collector" level in Silver Surfer (NES) is sort of Greek/Roman themed.

And what about No Escape! (2600)

rbudrick

09-06-2004, 05:07 PM

battle of olympus is one of the best games we ever played but anyone here beaten it ?? in my old days my wife (girlfriend at that time) we tried beating it we were on the final level but never finished it we need to play it again !!! jeez ....ahh good memories !!

Ahh, Battle of Olympus....one of the very best games ever for the NES...and most people don't even know it. I did beat this game back in the day. I believe it only took me 3 days. I had two friends that did it in 2. The music in this game is incredible. The last level I didn't think was that hard, but that damn Minotaur! AGGGHHH!!!

-Rob

dj898

09-06-2004, 08:46 PM

ahem..
love chess

'nuff said :p

Ed Oscuro

09-06-2004, 09:00 PM

Hmm...making a mental note about Battle of Olympus.

Now then, what about E.T. The Extraterrestrial (2600)? :D

Iron Draggon

09-06-2004, 11:15 PM

HEHE, I just thought of a silly one:

Izzy's Quest for the Olympic Rings

LOL

GameNinja

09-07-2004, 11:01 AM

What about Gladius?

Keir

09-07-2004, 12:20 PM

Every RPG I've ever played has stolen something out of Greek Mythology.

Ninja4820

09-07-2004, 04:06 PM

Act Raiser
Act Raiser 2

Just wanted to point out that those games are based on Nordic mythology, not Greek. :p

Edit: spelling

Avenger

09-07-2004, 04:45 PM

Act Rasier = my most fav game ever :D

Sotenga

09-07-2004, 04:57 PM

The entire Castlevania series is huge on not just Greek mythology, but any sort of mythology as well. For example, Medusa is one of the series' most reoccuring bosses, having appeared in more than half the titles. Also, the DSS Action cards in Circle of the Moon are all named after... oops, I guess they're Roman Gods. LOL

Words fail me. I'm just going to plug to an excellent page on an excellent site.

http://www.classicgaming.com/castlevania/myth/enemymyth.htm

Aaaaaaaaaand...

http://www.classicgaming.com/castlevania/myth/sotnweaponmyth.htm

Most of those aren't Greek, but I'm running out of ideas here. LOL

Avenger

09-07-2004, 05:00 PM

we should turn this thread into a I Love Castlevania thread...its just so good :D

Professor Hector

09-07-2004, 05:52 PM

Final Fantasy Legend II has a lot of close ties to Roman Mythology, if I remember correctly (Roman Myth is deeply intertwined with Greek Myth, usually revisiting the same stories with different names).