JEWEL MASTER ジュエル・マスタ (Sega Genesis) - Complete Playthrough

Longplay #3 - Jewel Master (ジュエル・マスタ) is a 1991 video game for the Mega Drive/Genesis game console.It took place in the country of Mythgard, where the protagonist, The Jewel Master must traverse the harsh lands ranging from scorching deserts to rugged mountains and through long forgotten ruins to collect the 12 elemental rings and save Mythgard from the clutches of the Demon King, Jardine the Mad. The elemental rings represents each of the four elements: Fire (Red), Water (Blue). Earth (Green), and Air (Gray). The Jewel Master starts with a red and a blue ring. Through the course of the adventure, he will obtain more rings. Some rings can be combined, e.g. Fire and Air allow the Jewel Master to shoot Fire Balls, while combining Water and Earth allows him to cast Ice Daggers. To win the game, the player will need to get to know the rings, and use proper combinations of rings against the right opponents. Unfortunately, this feature is also a draw back. When the Jewel Master is changing rings, the action stops. This makes the gameplay feels choppy, although while I am playing this, I do appreciate the break as I consider my next move, of which rings I should use to defeat this giant Dragon that's currently sipping on green tea while I'm frantically going thru my ring box looking for rings. I like the music of this game. It's upbeat, catchy, and carries the tune of progressive rock mixed with Japanese fusion. So here's a bit of trivia about the composer: The sound track for Jewel Master was composed by Motoaki Takenouchi - the composer for Sega's Shining Series, Jewel Master BGM is one of the first one's that he was responsible for in 1991.. The OST encompasses elements of progressive rock and jazz fusion, frequently making use of odd time signatures, virtuosic musical lines, syncopation and dissonance. He has cited King Crimson, Yes, Frank Zappa and Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake & Palmer as some of his favorite musicians and influences. Some of the track names (as seen in the sound test), such as "The Gate of Delirium", "To Be Over" and "Close to the Edge", is homage to the British rock band "Yes", as those were the names of songs performed by the band. In addition, "Talk to the Wind" could very well be a reference to the song by King Crimson.