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title: "Ankoku Shinwa: Yamato Takeru Densetsu"
url: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/releases/nintendo-entertainment-system/ankoku-shinwa-yamato-takeru-densetsu/"
description: "The game is based on old Japanese legends about Yamato Takeru, a legendary hero of ancient Japan. The game starts when Yamato Takeru is a thirteen-year-old boy."
author: "Patrick Dankers"
published at: "1989-03-24 12:00:00"
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Ankoku Shinwa: Yamato Takeru Densetsu | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases | NintendoReporters

 [![Ankoku Shinwa: Yamato Takeru Densetsu](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/ankoku-shinwa-yamato-takeru-densetsu.png "Ankoku Shinwa: Yamato Takeru Densetsu")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/ankoku-shinwa-yamato-takeru-densetsu.png)The game is based on old Japanese legends about Yamato Takeru, a legendary hero of ancient Japan. The game starts when Yamato Takeru is a thirteen-year-old boy. His father was killed under mysterious circumstances. Searching his things, the boy found a postcard that gave him his first clue for the investigation. From that moment, his adventure begins.

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