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created by Sun Electronics. In 1983, it was published in arcades by Sun in Japan and

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in North America. The player assumes the role of an adventurous

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prince whose goal is to rescue the princess from her palace. During his quest, the prince will sail seas, crawl through caves, and fly magic carpets. A

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version was developed and released by Sunsoft only in Japan as .

Gameplay

Release

In magazine advertisements, ''Arabian'' was promoted by Eric Ginner, the world record holder for ''

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'' and '' Liberator'' at the time. Ginner later co-created the PlayStation game '' Gubble''.

Reception

In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Arabian'' on their July 15, 1983 issue as being the fifth most-successful new table arcade unit of the month. In the United States, it had sold at least 1,950 arcade cabinets by July 1983.

Legacy

''Super Arabian'' was re-released in a two-in-one

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game, ''Memorial Series Sunsoft Vol.1'', which also included ''

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''. ''Super Arabian'', is one of the video games was adapted by Manga titled , published in the Gamest Comics collection from April 1999. ''Tales of the Arabian Nights'' by

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had many similarities to ''Arabian''. It was published in 1984/5 for the

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, and

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. The game was "re-released" for Nintendo Switch as part of the HAMSTER Arcade Archives series in October 2020.Arcade Archives ARABIAN
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Arcade History
* * 1983 video games Sunsoft games Arcade video games Atari arcade games Nintendo Entertainment System games Nintendo Switch games PlayStation 4 games Platform games Video games developed in Japan Video games based on Arabian mythology Works based on One Thousand and One Nights {{platform-videogame-stub Hamster Corporation games